Where to Dine in Athens … Right Now!
Athens’ giddy food revolution is in overdrive. From grill-houses where meat rules the roost to retro meze mansions and gourmet enclaves, Athens Insider bre...
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Say Cheers… to 12 Original Greek Beers
In Greece for the summer and want to drink like a local? How about trying one of...
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The Cigar Report
Smoking a cigar – while not everyone’s thing – always makes a strong statement. ...
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Sugar, spice and all things nice
You’re coming to the end of your Greek sojourn and want to return with edible souvenirs that, with one bite, will bring you back to the Aegean. Or perhaps you live here, but are heading home for holidays, and need some tasty treats to bestow on friends and relatives. Peerless as Greek olives and olive oil are, they use up valuable weight in one’s l...
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Buffalo Wings & Rings: Born to be Spicy
“Eat, drink, talk loudly.” “Hot is a state of mind.” “Born to be spicy.” Those are the words decorating the walls of Nea Erythraia’s newest wings joint, but it’s not just fetching, saucy phrases that makes Buffalo Wings & Rings a magnetic force for locals and tourists alike - the restaurant boasts a culinary experience fit for any foo...
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Refugee Food Festival 2018: Meet the Chefs
From Iraq to Morroco to Eritrea, the Athens 2018 Refugee Food Festival is bringing international flavours to Greek cuisine, promising a week of culinary experiments and cross-cultural discussion. Meet the six chefs involved in this year's festival. MAHBOUBEH TAVIKOLI Cooking Iranian cuisine at Seychelles restaurant (Athens, Greece) on June 19. ...
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The New Cool: Eight Super Designer Gelato Bars
Remember the Frozen Yoghurt Invasion of a few years back? Well, now it’s ice-cream that’s gone all posh and seemingly multiplied on the streets of Athens of late. Insider has the scoop on the 8 most mouth-watering deluxe gelato bars to hit town. Long Live the Big Chill. What’s the scoop? Ninnolo [caption id="attachment_973" ali...
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7 Super Rooftop Bars
We could wax all lyrical about how whiling away a sultry summer’s eve, sipping a fashionably-named cocktail, in one of Athens’ ravishing downtown rooftop bars is a match made in cinematic heaven. Or we could just keep quiet and let these stunning images by Maria-Irene Moschonas do all the talking. Modern Restaurant, Athens Was ...
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Timeless French allure at Spiros and Vasilis
In a city that's constantly hungry for new trends, and one that is becoming more exacting in its culinary standards, French cooking has survived the fads, and it is restaurants like Spiros and Vasilis that remind us just why it was so highly prized in the first place, notes Sudha Nair-Iliades. Spiros and Vasilis has long been a bastion of all thin...
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Blue Fish, meeting shellfish demands
An import from Paros, Blue Fish sets up base in Athens with the promise of sea-spray and island-charm at two distinct but equally attractive locales: Plaka and Vouliagmeni Chef George Oikonomidis reworks the magic with which he wooed tourists and locals in Naoussa on Paros and brings his unique brand of Mediterranean-Japanese seafood cuisine to At...
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