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restaurants in department stores

restaurants in department stores January 25, 2012 | Food, What's New | Read More
Wagamama Athens is located  on the second floor of  the luxurious Golden Hall shopping mall, a unique commercial centre with some of the most famous Greek and international brands.  Following Asian tradition, the cuisine is exclusively based on fresh ingredients meat, fish, chicken, vegetables and...

bars with great food

bars with great food January 21, 2012 | Food, Nightlife | Read More
Stavlos,  at Thission, Iraklidon 10, is a lively locale, situated in a space which combines traditional elements with bright colors and the menu is mainly based on Mediterranean tastes with fresh aromatic herbs. The restaurant is open from 1 p.m until 1 a.m. The external yard is a cool corner in the...

Best wine bars

Best wine bars December 23, 2011 | Food, Nightlife | Read More
‘Oinoscent’ a friendly and cool wine bar and wine shop on central Voulis str, just 200 mtrs from Syntagma,  is one of the best places for enjoyable wine tasting. The owners, with a wide experience of wines, will offer their advice on which variety to choose. Greek wines and also labels from all...

Top 5 new restaurants

Top 5 new restaurants December 22, 2011 | Food, What's New | Read More
  «Avocado – food for life», a new vegan restaurant opened recently on 30 Nikis street at a very convenient location near Syntagma and Plaka. The people behind the well-known NYSY Studios for yoga and pilates, situated just across the road, are the creators of these tasty veggie snacks and...

Best Italian cuisine

Best Italian cuisine November 30, 2011 | Food | Read More
Aglio, oglio e peperoncino, Porinou 13, near the Acropolis Museum, t. 210 9211801 is a small, cosy trattoria which promises a unique culinary experience. Special attention is paid to the quality of all ingredients, and all plates are freshly prepared. The menu suggestions are from all over Italy and...

The Latest Addition to the Venizelos Airport

The Latest Addition to the Venizelos Airport April 30, 2011 | Food, Travel Tips | Read More
If your plans in Athens involve a hostel, apartment, camper, charter yacht or sailboat, you’re going to be happy about the new addition to the Arrivals level: a traditional “pandopoleion” stocked with locally made dry goods, American cereals, fresh fruit, cheeses, meat, olives, beer, wine, herbs,...

The Delicious Stink of Greece’s Independence

The Delicious Stink of Greece’s Independence March 24, 2011 | Events, Food, Local Flavor | Read More
The Greek Revolution from the Ottomans started with a series of insurgence fighting, mostly from wild-eyed mountain men with the handlebar mustaches called “Kleftes.” The official, legendary start date is March 25, 1821, when Bishop Germanos of Patras raised a flag on Agia Lavra in Kalavryta...

Try Something New: Cuttlefish With Spinach

Try Something New: Cuttlefish With Spinach March 20, 2011 | Food, Local Flavor | Read More
It’s the second Sunday of the Great Fast here in Athens; we’re still trucking along down the highway of penitence called sarakosti, forty days of blood free meals until 12am Easter morning. It’s true that practicing a perfect lenten diet is waning with modern times, but everyone...

A New Ouzeri with a Very Old Name is Coming to Plaka

A New Ouzeri with a Very Old Name is Coming to Plaka March 16, 2011 | Food, Nightlife | Read More
Walking through Plaka today I spied the oxidized sign of Brettos Distillary, the centenarian drinking hole that’s made it into every Athens guide that’s worth reading. But what was this? I wasn’t at 41 Kydathineon Street in front of the dark, crowded bar, lit solely by the rainbow of...

Kali Sarakosti! Celebrating the Lenten Season in Athens

Kali Sarakosti! Celebrating the Lenten Season in Athens March 9, 2011 | Events, Food, Local Flavor | Read More
There’s a cumulative sigh of relief coming from cows, sheep, goats, chickens and fish all over Greece. The period of Carnival is over; this week started with Καθαρή Δευτέρα, Clean Monday, when all of the Orthodox-approved foods were rolled out onto long banquet tables and shared with...
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