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Monday, 16 February 2015 12:29

The Grocery

The Grocery on central Skoufa street in Kolonaki opened in 2014 and is designed by architects Andreas Kourkoulas and Maria Kokkinou, in a style which combines industrial with nostalgic elements, reminiscent of an old fashioned grocery. The art deco tiles give the space a unique character.

The cuisine is Greek, with some ethnic dishes and is based on quality local ingredients, such as aromatic herbs, greens, cheese from small producers which give the dishes a simple, essential taste, keeping to tradition.  The Grocery is open all day with coffees, juices and breakfast in the morning, is a popular spot for lunch, and in the evening hours the highlights include original cocktails, selected local wine, ouzo, distillates, and beers.

Address: Skoufa 46, Kolonaki - Phone: 210 3623541

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With great luck we found ourselves somewhere in picturesque Mikrolimano. Right by the water with tables and comfortable maritime armchairs almost touching the sea, Delfino offers a unique opportunity for all who search for good-tasting and high-quality food. The atmosphere is exclusive and the location with its strong marine elements competes favourably with the famous background of "Delfino" with the picturesque and distinctly beautiful Portofinoon the Italian Riviera. With collector's furniture and paintings decorating the dining room and an exceptionally aesthetic bar where you can enjoy classic cocktails with soft music; we offer you a totally pleasurable experience.

Delfino Restaurant is located in the town of Piraeus, south-east of Athens. Though the drive here may be a tad inconvenient, the seafood delicacies, other meat dishes, pastas and wines make up for it. Located close to the sea, it accommodates up to 70 people in the outdoor seating area, so you can enjoy the view. An additional 70 visitors can be seated inside. The interiors are beautifully decorated while the facade is inspired by a yacht's design. Come by and you're likely to make more trips outside the city for a bite.

With fresh Greek fish, unique seafood flavours from our homeland as well as other Mediterranean countries and a variety of fresh pastas in unique recipes from neighbouring Italy, we cover a wide variety of cullinary delights.

When it comes to service, we are always polite, welcoming and eager to assist in your selection, offering you an exceptional dinner.

Contact:

60 Akti Koumoundourou
Microlimano
18535 Piraeus
Greece
+30 210 412 0388

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This place is really good and affordable. Super-friendly staff (owners). The meze dishes are presented to you by the table and you can choose your favorites (out of eighteen) and drinks (wine, beer, ouzo) and mineral water and pay a fixed prize of 12 € per person for the whole meal. The amount of dishes you can choose is regulated to the party eating. We were two and could thus choose five dishes to share + bread + drink + water + dessert. We chose taramosalata, tzatziki, fried eggplant, greek salad, gigant beans in tomato and dill sauce. Every dish was good.

THE MOST TRADITIONAL RESTAURANT
You will find Sholarhio restaurant next to Akropolis, Location Anafiotika, in the street Tripodon. It is next to the sacred church of St. Nikolaos (it was built by the Byzantine Emperor Ragavas).

In the heart of Plaka (ancient town of Athens) is functioning the traditional restaurant Sholarhio in a listed building since 1935 as a family restaurant. Geranium is the flower present everywhere around and Kouklis is the name of an old family in Plaka.

At Sholarhio you can relax and enjoy your meel and drink in a friendly atmosphere flooded by the energy, radiated by the sacred Acropolis region over the centuries, along with romance and calmness.

The cuisine of Sholarhio is original traditional Greek cuisine and contains:
Salads: suchas gigantes with what a sauce! And all kinds of salads including season salads. Hors d'oeuvres (Hot and cold). Side dishes such as: Tzatziki Smirneiko for fresh breath, saganaki cheese, middle class caviar (taramosalata). Fried brinjals Tsakonikes, Tirokafteri (hot cheese cream). Meat dishes and sea-food such as: Lahanontolmades special Matoula papadopoula's. Granny Marditsa's type meatballs. Bekri meze for the people with discerning taste. Mousaka home made presviteras. Soupies alaniares Sholarhio style - octapus - Calamari - Codfish - Herring etc.

The Sholarhio cellar includes: Own production red wine - white winw - oyzo - tsipouro - brandy - cognac - beers. Drinks: cold drinks - coffees - teas - chocolate etc.

Serving happens as follows:
we offer to your table a platter with 18 - 20 Greek specialities and you choose the ones you like.
Our dishes are between 3.00 and 6.00 Euro.
House wine, one liter: 6.00 Euro
Large Beer, 330cc: 2.00 Euro
House Ouzo or Tsipouro 250cc: 6.00 Euro
Mineral water 1,5 liter: 1.50 Euro
Soft Drinks: 1.50 Euro
The dessert is free.
If you are 4 people or more of you, you can choose 10 dishes, and either one liter of wine or one bottle of ouzo or tsipouro or 4 beers or 4 soft drinks plus water, bread and dessert for 14 Euros per person.

Our food is fresh and of super quality. The service is perfect and fast.
Open every day from 11.00 pm until 02.00 pm
Address: Tripodon 14 str, Plaka
Phone: 210 3247605
Directions: Right of Acropolis , north of the Acropolis museum and metro.
Website: www.sholarhio.gr
Other Contact: info@sholarhio.gr

 

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Monday, 16 February 2015 12:25

Eat At Miltons

Eat at Miltons in Plaka, on the corner of Adrianou and Nikodimou street, is a great favorite with visitors and passers by who cant help noticing this attractive locale, known for the Greek-Mediterranean cuisine with the inspiration of awarded French chef Alain Parodi.

After five years of successful collaboration, this season the Michelin awarded chef is present daily and prepares all the delicious dishes which are served in the restaurant. He also follows closely every detail, educates his team and offers a unique gastronomic experience to customers. Every day gourmet dishes are prepared, with ingredients from Greece, France and Spain, combined with organic products, at reasonable prices. Eat at Miltons, with a warm, pleasant atmosphere also has tables outside on the sidewalk and the pedestrian street and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Coffee, desserts and savory snacks are served all day.

Address: Adrianou 91, Athens
Phone: 210 3249129

www.eatatmiltons.gr

 

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By Nelly Paraskevopoulou

 

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Monday, 16 February 2015 12:23

To Kouti Restaurant - Monastiraki

A nice and lovely restaurant in a neat style and with a comfortable and cheerful ambiance. One of the better places to eat in this area and well visited. It has a nice terrace and a lively atmosphere due to use of bright colours. The interior is comfortable. Paintings on the wall give the final decorative touch. That a fine kitchen doesn't necessarily have to be fancy is a point well proven by the Greek cuisine here. The menu is comprised of mainly original dishes.


You'll taste that the bread here is homemade! Vegetarians also have enough to choose from. Very pleasant is the fact that the waiters are kind.

ADDRESS:

Adrianou 23
Athens
District: Psiri - Monastiraki
+302103213029

OPEN:

Monday through Sunday: 13:00 - 01:00

Closest metro station - Monastiraki

 

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Monday, 16 February 2015 12:21

Trattoria Da Nonna

We tasted it, we loved it and we present it to you: Trattoria Da Nonna! A tasty temptation, of Italian origin, hidden in the narrow streets of Halandri! A place made like traditional Italian restaurants, ready to entertain and serve each one of you. The owner, Christos Xanthopoulos, gets all his raw materials from Italy through a special supplier which supplies all the genuine trattorias of Athens, to maintain the authenticity of the recipes of the Italian cuisine! The menu at Da Nonna trattoria consists of traditional Italian recipes, has curated an Italian chef and good friend of the owner, who aims to keep high levels of quality and proper execution of recipes.

For this reason, he brought from Italy a special pizzagiolo (person who makes pizza), to teach the rest of the team how to make a proper Italian pizza.

Enjoy!

Address Griva 18, Chalandri, 15233
210 6830 009, orderdanonna@gmail.com
Tuesday - Friday 6pm to 12am
Monday closed
Saturday-Sunday 1pm to 12 am

gourmetandcheap.com
 


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Monday, 16 February 2015 12:19

The Grande Bretagne's 2 Roof Garden Bars

Sitting at the GB Roof Bar you can enjoy a breathtaking views of the Acropolis along with any of the 90 cocktails available, while watching them being prepared by professional bartenders. Before a romantic dinner or for a night out, enjoy an aperitivo and experience the enchanting atmosphere from the roof of the Hotel Grande Bretagne.

Open air Bar

The open-air bar overlooks the lush Lycabettus Hill and Athens from above while the relaxed atmosphere turns it into the ultimate place-to-be!

Explore & enjoy original cocktails that travel you to tropical destinations, including the famous "Zombie" cocktail that uniquely combines three different kinds of rum, satisfying even the most discerning guests. As for Martini lovers, the variety of 16 different original recipes will definitely not leave you indifferent.

The new GB Roof Bar offers drinks from our select group of bartenders, trained to create authentic experiences.

For more details, please visit www.gbroofgarden.gr/en/bars
 

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Monday, 16 February 2015 12:17

YooMoo: Fat Free Frozen Yogurt in Glyfada

If you’ve driven by Kyprou street in Glyfada, you may have noticed a rash of double parked cars on a certain block. And if you looked closely, you would see a line forming at a little store. It seems that the advent of a do-it-yourself frozen yogurt bar “YooMoo” in Greece has been a success! What’s not to like? You walk in, you choose your flavors, serve yourself, add toppings, weigh and pay- and then you can either run home or sit in the friendly surroundings. If that’s not enough, consider this- the frozen yogurt is FAT FREE!

How it works: Firstly, choose as many flavours as you like and mix them up as you please. Then go crazy on the toppings - naughty, nice or a mixture of everything! Once you are ready, just weigh your creation at the counter and pay by weight. Let loose and moo!

 

YOOMOO
KYPROU 51
ESPERIDON SQUARE, GLYFADA
TEL: 210 8985150

 

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Monday, 16 February 2015 12:15

Paradosiako Restaurant In Plaka

Plaka restaurants are touristy by nature which does not always mean bad food. What it does mean is a transient clientele and some restaurants have reputations for serving food that a true Greek would send back. The restaurants I have reviewed are the ones that the people from the neighborhood eat at too. It does not mean you won't get a bad meal because that can happen anywhere. But a bad meal is far less likely if you stick to the places that the locals eat at too. This combination Ouzeri-taverna on the corner of Voulis and Nikodimou is not exactly quiet, in fact its a lot like sitting in the middle of a traffic jam.

 

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Monday, 16 February 2015 12:14

Cosy Cocktail Bar: Crazy Daisy

Crazy Daisy is a small, cozy bar in the center of Athens, with a public of all ages. Romvis street where it is situated, is close both to Syntagma and Monastiraki, and is well known for the many shops selling buttons, lace and other dressmaking articles. Crazy Daisy is an all day bar, open from 9 in the morning to 5 the next morning daily.

The decor is sixties and seventies style, with authentic antiques, vibrant colors, and a beautifully designed bar. Vintage lighting and lively music make the atmosphere attractive. During the day you can enjoy very good coffee, prepared with attention to every detail, accompanied with home made pies, or tasty bruschette and baguettes prepared on the spot with the ingredients you choose. Wine, beers, special drinks, but most of all cocktails are the specialty of Crazy Daisy, mixed in new, fresh, spicy, sweet and sour tastes, with original decorations. All drinks can be accompanied with cold tapas, finger food and varieties of cheese or hams.

Address: Romvis 18, Athens

Phone: 210 3210924

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