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Eating
10
Café Avyssinia
€€
TRADITIONAL GREEK
Hidden away on colourful Plateia Avyssinias, this bohemian
mezedhopoleio
gets top marks
for atmosphere, food and friendly service. It specialises in regional Greek cuisine, from
warm fava to eggplants baked with tomato and cheese, and has a great selection of ouzo,
raki
(Cretan firewater) and
tsipouro
. Weekends see acoustic live music. Snag fantastic
Acropolis views from the seats upstairs.
(
210 321 7047;
www.avissinia.gr
; Kynetou 7, Monastiraki;
mains €10-16;
11am-1am Tue-Sat, to 7pm Sun;
Monastiraki)
11
Hytra
€€€
This tiny chute of a restaurant is decked out in oil paintings of bikes and motorcycles... Oh,
yes, and has one Michelin star. One of Athens' haute-cuisine hideouts, Hytra serves up ex-
quisitely presented Greek food with a modern twist. In summer it moves to the Westin
Athens, Astir Palace Beach Resort in coastal Vouliagmeni.
(
FINE DINING
210 331 6767;
www.hytra.gr
; Navar-
hou Apostoli 7, Psyrri; mains €28-30;
dinner Tue-Sun;
Thisio)
12
Kuzina
€€
MODERN GREEK
Light streams through the plate-glass windows here, warming the crowded tables in winter.
Or eat outside on pedestrianised people-watching Adrianou in summer. The modern mood
and music set the tone for inventive Greek fusion, like Cretan pappardelle or chicken with
figs and sesame.
(
210 324 0133;
www.kuzina.gr
;
Adrianou 9, Monastiraki; mains €12-25;
Thisio)
13
Nikitas
€
TAVERNA
