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It has been a long time since the snacks and coffee place “To Kafeneio” has been housed in a 1836 building. It was occasionally the main residence of many famous and unknown Greek people. It consists of the ground floor and the underground floor. In the past it was separated in two parts; the front part (up to the fireplace) and the rear part (the rest), thus having two separate […]

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There is just something special about Ideal, one of Athens’ oldest restaurants, which recently celebrated 90 years in business. Perhaps it’s the marble and glass Art Nouveau entrance with gold lettering, which makes the venue look right at home next to some of the city’s architectural gems, such as the 1930s-era, New York-influenced Rex Theater, which now houses the National Theater of Greece. Or maybe it’s the restaurant’s proximity to […]

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Enter a flavour experience that will take you far away, to India… If you like good quality Indian Food, then this is the place for you. When you think about Indian food, you might imagine that it will be very spicy and heavy. Yet, its history begins a long time ago, around 5.000 years ago. Since then it has evolved progressively through the alterations of various populations until it reaches […]

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Oinopoleion, which means “wine shop,” has been around since 1928 – long before Psyri became popular as a dining and nightlife destination – and has remained a family business. The name of the venue is no accident: the Markou family that owns it has maintained a vineyard in Markopoulo, just outside Athens, since the late 19th century. The space that houses Oinopoleion was originally used as a storage depot for […]

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The Meet Market is back this May, Saturday 25 & Sunday 26, in a truly unique & stunning venue in the historical center of Athens. For the first time ever, we’ll be setting up our monthly market-party at the Association of Greek Archeologists, on the walk way of Ermou. Set in a magical garden and neoclassical building dating back to 1920, we’ll be exhibiting over 50 stalls of local creations […]

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The abundance and variety of fruit available in Greece inspired the need to create these traditional preserves. Made with fresh whole fruit ripened under the Greek sun spoon sweets are served by the spoonful on a small delicate glass plate and offered to visitors as a way of welcoming them into our homes. Each spoon sweet reflects the season when the fruit was at its peak, plump and juicy with […]

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Melouk (Kolokotroni 5, Chalandri) is a place that combines quality, aesthetics, tradition and diversity with a classic Greek traditional product, the donut. Melouk blends Greek traditional elements and modern industrial environment. A special meeting place where the classic flavors of sweet donut meet house cocktails for all hours. For more details visit their website here Tweet

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In 1991 Panos Manuelides embarked on bringing the delights of the Greek cuisine to the UK. He started out by selling premium Greek olives from a stall on Portobello Road, as it grew in popularity it soon became clear to Panos that there was a gap in the market for high quality authentic Greek products and so Odysea was born. Odysea prides itself in supplying products of the highest quality. […]

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From its very first day in existence, Gaea follows one unique path. A path that combines the values of olive oil with tradition and innovation. That gets inspired from only pure, high quality products and combines them in amazing recipes. That loves Greece with passion, but never ceases travelling around the world. That enjoys life. That has vision and appetite. All these are essential elements of Gaea’s philosophy. Find more […]

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The unsuspected visitor of the historic center of Athens cannot miss the hundreds of colorful bottles and lights that decorate the walls of “Brettos”. “BRETTOS” is the oldest distillery in Athens. It started operating for the first time back in 1909 at the ground level of an Athenian old mansion in the heart of Plaka. At those premises, his founder, Michael Brettos, started producing ouzo, brandy and few liqueur flavors, […]

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(Greek) Αυθαίρ

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Music for two pianos

Two old friends and colleagues, two virtuosos of their kind, […]

VAT Cut On Restauran

A VAT reduction on Greek food catering services (restaurants, hotel […]

(Greek) Επίδομ

Επίδομα Τακτικής Επιδότησης Σε ισχύ είναι και το: Επικοινωνία και […]

Crime in Athens

Murder, armed robbery, rape and other violent crimes are not […]

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