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ern cafe with communal tables. Choose from the buffet of the day's offerings: a
range of home-style Greek cooking and alternative fare. Plates come in two sizes: big
or small.
Record Shopping
Exarhia's fun music shops include the chance to pick up, among other things, old-
school vinyl. Serious music fans comb
Vinyl Microstore
( 210 361 4544;
www.vmradio.gr
;
Didotou 34, Exarhia; Panepistimio)
for eclectic indie, alternative and dance
vinyl releases and CDs over a coffee. The owners organise party tours, art exhibi-
tions in the basement and an indie music festival.
Spindle
(
www.spindlevinylrecords.gr
;
49
Panepistimio)
is across the street.
Didotou, Exarhia;
Go Cretan for Dinner
Neighbourhood denizens love
Oxo Nou
( 210 380 1778; Emmanuel Benaki 63-65, cnr Metaxa,
Exarhia; mains €8-11; 3pm-late daily; Omonia)
for its super Cretan food. This cheery new
restaurant with large plate glass windows serves a widely praised range of the is-
land's specialities.
Live Local Music
Athenians come to Exarhia for its off-beat bars, live-music venues and
rembetika
clubs. See our listings for a complete array of choices, or hop down to the bar strip at
Mesolongiou
to start your night, and see what happens.
