Cuisine of Athens & its Best Restaurants

In addition to large number of Greek cuisine restaurants, Athens is truly rich in dining facilities featuring original gastronomy, as well as luxury restaurants and cafes. Cheese, light red wine, and salads remain the favorite food of the locals, so you will find a large choice of them in each dining facility of this city.

Petrino is considered the best restaurant devoted to national cuisine. Here you will be served delicious lobster with Greek feta cheese, meat with vegetables and mushrooms, as well as most exotic desserts and best Greek wine. Among the restaurants devoted to Spanish cuisine the most famous one is Puerta de Espana. The menu of this dining facility contains delicious paella in its classical performance, seafood, and fruit desserts.

Seafood lovers will surely like the restaurant named Garbi. Its menu features more than a hundred of exclusive dishes. Salads with lobster and shrimps, fish with herbs and grilled vegetables – the food here is a true delight for gourmets. Far East Restaurant offers its guests to try delicious oriental dishes. A part of its tables are located on the outdoor terrace, so guests will seat in a cozy place surrounded by trees and flowers. Guests of Erato restaurant are welcome to sit in one of pavilions installed in the garden. Here visitors are offered to try classic national dishes. Music is always playing here, and the restaurant is distinguished by truly unique atmosphere of peace.

The menu of Lalloudes restaurant is a unique combination of national Greek dishes and Mediterranean specialties. Sun-dried tomatoes, flavored cheesecake, eggplant casserole with mozzarella cheese and traditional Italian pasta – this is the ultimate dream of any fan of culinary trends. You will also find Monteio restaurant next to Olympic village. This place also offers a wide range of regional dishes. Exclusive Mediterranean delicacies are perfectly accomplished by Greek wine. The restaurant offers more than a hundred of brands of this famous drink. Finally, To Kofenio restaurant is very popular among tourists. A part of its tables is located in a beautiful garden, where visitors will find a menu full of various gourmet dishes and unique cuisine be best chefs.

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