Shops in Athens.

10 shops we would send a friend to, in Monastiraki, Syntagma and Makrygianni.

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Named after the Greek muse of lyric poetry

Erato

Rare and collectible titles and a deep secondhand stock across every genre, steps from Monastiraki Square. Greek literature, history, art and travel sit alongside international books, and an online catalogue ships worldwide.

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The Naxos Apothecary

Yorgos and Andonis Korres's apothecary on Kolokotroni, with the labs visible behind glass: five fragrances named for Naxian villages, skincare made to order from herbal extracts, homeopathic remedies and personalised supplements.

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The Olive Era shop interior in Athens — artisanal Greek olive oil, ceramics and premium pantry products in a refined setting

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Olive Era

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Hyper Hypo bookshop interior, Voreou Street Monastiraki

Hyper Hypo interior — Klein blue walls and curated book displays — photo 2 of 5

Hyper Hypo shelves — art, design and photography titles — photo 3 of 5

Hyper Hypo store, Monastiraki Athens — photo 4 of 5

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Hyper Hypo

Graphic designer Stathis Mitropoulos and Andreas Kokkinos, formerly an editor at T: The New York Times Style Magazine, stock art, design, photography, architecture and fashion titles on Voreou, two minutes from the tourist strip. Monocle featured it.

Exterior of Ikigai Japanese Market on Skoufou Street, Athens

Interior of Ikigai Japanese Market, shelves stocked with Japanese products — photo 2 of 5

Japanese ceramics and tableware at Ikigai — photo 3 of 5

Shelves with condiments and Japanese pantry products at Ikigai — photo 4 of 5

Japanese Market

Ikigai Japanese Market

Green Garlic Management's shop near Syntagma: a pantry of Japanese staples and harder-to-find condiments, a butchery for Japanese cuts, and a liquor store of sake, shochu and whisky. Handmade ceramics by Greek and Japanese artists, kitchenware and cookbooks run through it all.

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Hotels positioned for the neighbourhoods worth walking in.

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Interior of Phāon in Athens — a curated concept store with design objects and considered lifestyle products

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Phāon

Alexandros Kalogiros and Dimitra Louana Marlanti came back from Italy and opened what Athens didn't have: Astier de Villatte, Perfumer H, Ormaie, Santa Maria Novella, and objects by ceramist Egidio Milesi and jewellers Vasiliki and Margarita Chrisaki. Interior with Stamos Michael.

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Mofu Vintage Design

Furniture and objects from the 1950s to the 1970s, sourced from the US and Europe, with contemporary pieces that can hold their own. A tight edit: a Danish chair, a table lamp, Murano glass from somewhere unlikely.

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The curated interior of 10AM Apotheke in Kolonaki, Athens — natural beauty and lifestyle products arranged on warm wooden shelves

10AM Apotheke, Kerameikos — photo 2 of 5

10AM Apotheke, Kerameikos — photo 3 of 5

10AM Apotheke, Kerameikos — photo 4 of 5

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10AM Apotheke

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The interior of ERE Athens concept store and café in Koukaki — curated homeware, apothecary products and artisan goods on warm wooden shelves

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ERE Athens

A concept store and café founded by a designer and a pastry chef: homeware, accessories, apothecary and locally made goods alongside fresh pastries and specialty coffee.

The Melissinos Art workshop in Athens — handcrafted leather sandals modelled on ancient Greek designs, made by third-generation poet-sandal maker Pantelis Melissinos

Melissinos Art, Makrygianni — photo 2 of 4

Melissinos Art, Makrygianni — photo 3 of 4

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Melissinos Art

Pantelis Melissinos makes sandals by hand while you wait in a tiny workshop on Tzireon, from classical Greek patterns little changed since the 1950s. His father Stavros made them for The Beatles, Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn.

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Shops in Athens.

Erato

The Naxos Apothecary

Olive Era

Hyper Hypo

Ikigai Japanese Market

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Phāon

Mofu Vintage Design

10AM Apotheke

ERE Athens

Melissinos Art

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