Athens Guide

Useful links

1. Book ferry tickets to islands: ferryscanner
2. Get a taxi via Beat app

See

• The National Gardens
• Goulandris Museum (Amazing new museum w private family collection in a beautiful renovated building)
• Acropolis
• Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre (SNFCC)
• Museum of Cycladic Art
• The national gallery
• Stoa of Attalos
• The National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens
• Monastiraki Neighbourhood – one of the oldest and busiest areas of the capital, packed with rooftop bars, ancient sights and huge markets
• Koukaki Neighbourhood
• Plaka Neighbourhood – one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited neighbourhoods
• Exarchia neighbourhood (hipster, with lots of bars and cafés)
  • Brunch at Bel Ray
  • Work from Little Tree
  • Underflow, a beautifully moody gallery and record shop
• Cine Paris (outdoor cinema)
• Psiri neighbourhood (touristic, for night)

Coffee Shop/Brunch

• Queen Bee Athens (brunch) 
• Koletti street (Exarchia, lots of Cafés)
• IT restaurant (good for working and brunch)
• Yoleni’s Greek Gastronomy center (a great deli for breakfast/lunch, also have rooms) 

Eat

• Nolan (Greek Japanese)
• Cherchez la femma
• Feedel Urban Gastronomy (European)
• ERGON House Athens (Greek deli, with rooftop)
• Alex pasta bar (Fresh pasta in Kolonaki neighbourhood)
• Dexameni (outdoor tapas and drinks in Kolonaki neighbourhood)
• Ama Lachei (Greek, in a historic elementary school, Exarchia neighbourhood)
• Balthazar (super nice garden recommended for summer) 
• Nikkei (Peruvian, nice garden)
• Zillers rooftop (acropolis view, all day) 
• Birdman (casual Japanese street food)
• Stinking bishop 
• Frater & soror (best for weekends brunch)

Drink

• Ermou18 (rooftop, acropolis view)
• Ciel (rooftop)
• Couleur Locale (rooftop, acropolis view)
• Warehouse (wine bar, Exarchia neighbourhood)
• Cantina Social (local, hipster, with djs)
• A for Athens (rooftop, touristic)
• Bar 360 (rooftop, touristic)
• Materia Prima (wine bar with food)
• The Clumsies
• T5
• Juan Rodriguez 
• Ble papagalos 

Beach bars/clubs 

• Krabo
• Astir
• Lake Vouliagmeni
• Islands/beaches: Hydra, Spetses (1h)