Travel Reference
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Best
Cafes
One Athenian (and Greek) favoured pastime is going for a coffee. Athens' ubi-
quitous and inevitably packed cafes have Europe's most expensive coffee
(between €3 and €5). But with that premium you're essentially hiring the chair,
and can linger for hours, watching the cafe action and, alfresco in summer, the
passersby. Museums like the Benaki, Acropolis Museum and Theocharakis
Foundation also have lovely cafes. And the traditional
kafeneio
(coffee house)
can still be found. A
kafeneio
serves Greek coffee, spirits and little else (though
in rural villages it may serve food), and remains largely the domain of men.
Best Cafes
Tailor Made
Hip new micro-roastery with tea, sandwiches, desserts and a young Athenian
crowd. (
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Melina
Decked out in homage to Melina Mercouri and one of Plaka's few low-key haunts.
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Da Capo
The Kolonaki flagship cafe, anchoring the square - it's
the
place to be seen. (
Filion
Writers and the intellectual set gravitate here, in Kolonaki. (
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Petite Fleur
Sweet, like a French cafe, with enormous, steaming capuccinos. (
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Kimolia Art Cafe
On the edge of Plaka with handpainted tables and an inviting aura. (
Odeon Cafe
Mets' corner coffeeshop - a great local hang. (
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Vox
On the square in Exarhia, live Greek music spices up some weekends. (
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