You’ve built up a Herculean appetite exploring the city-centre but only have a Spartan budget to satisfy it? Insider shares 5 tasty spots in the Monastiraki area where you can treat yourself to a hearty and delicious feed for under a fiver. Pink Flamingo Dim Sum Pi...
Read moreTime for Tea? It’s fair to say that the much-loved Anglo-Saxon ritual of afternoon tea has never really been a “thing” here in Greece. Why would it … in a land when lunch is barely served by the time most Brits are already reaching for the kettle to brew up that first afternoon cuppa? But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some truly terrific...
Read moreOne of the world’s most celebrated seafood restaurants, Milos, has taken to the seas. In a new culinary venture that’s sure to thrill Milos’ more affluent fanbase, the global bastion of fine marine morsels has launched “Milos at Sea”: an opportunity to savour the gastronomic philosophy of Costas Spiliadis while exploring the b...
Read moreIntroducing not just exquisite French fare, but a whole new revolutionary dining concept, that of a ‘cave à manger’, L’Audrion offers a fresh twist on the wine bar experience, where you can savour impressive wines and sample from deli-style food menus. When Marie-Laure Bocabarteille, (living in Greece since 2013 and loyal subs...
Read moreWith more and more innovative and internationally-flavoured culinary ventures opening in the capital each month – and catering for every appetite and budget - Athens has never tasted better. Amanda Dardanis shares half a dozen of the city’s hottest new dining addresses for you to make a date with. Flamingo Drinks & Food Stor...
Read moreGreece’s liqueurs are like postcards, boasting of regional distinctions and an intoxicating array of raw ingredients. Beautiful, old-fashioned bottles, traditional recipes from village and city homes, unique tastes. These are the characteristics of Greece’s unusual liqueurs. They are products that have stood the test of time, ...
Read moreWHAT: What does Athens taste like? Find out at the 3rd Athens Street Food Festival, a celebration of the city’s most popular “street delicacies” and many prized urban morsels from the kitchens of Europe, America, Asia and Africa, to be held over three long weekends in May. Across a total downtown space area of 4000 sqm, foodies can indulge all in t...
Read moreEtrusco - the celebrated Mediterranean eaterie run by the Italian-Corfiot Botrini family - has won Greece’s top gourmet gong at the 2018 “Toques d’Or” (Golden Caps) awards. Held at the Hotel Grande Bretagne hotel this week, the Golden Caps are the country’s most prestigious and recognised Greek gastronomy awards and are grante...
Read moreIn Greece for the summer and want to drink like a local? How about trying one of the many indigenous born-and-brewed beers? Athens Insider plays beertender and rounds up a few of the coolest beers to try this summer. From Athens to Peloponnese, Crete or Santorini, Greece prides itself in a whole range of lagers, ales and beers bursting wi...
Read moreChef Thodoris Papanikolaou brings a radical and playful culinary philosophy with a side order of glorious Acropolis views to Sense, AthensWas’ magnificent new rooftop restaurant, writes Sudha Nair-Iliades. Sense Fine Dining Restaurant is a testament to Chef Papanikolaou’s remarkable fusion of culinary skills: a playful audacit...
Read moreCan’t decide between Japanese street food, Indian or Brazilian. Or Gourmet Greek, Vegetarian or Bronx Burgers? Nikis Street is a world of food at your feet, discovers Caroline Olsen. A decade ago, Thissio’s Nikis Street was a non-descript hub for tourism offices. Now, it’s one of the capital’s most cosmopolitan and internation...
Read moreAppearances can be deceiving. Who would have guessed that tucked away in a bijou little snug in funky Koukaki – and peddling a feel-good line in kitsch Thai décor – are some of the biggest and most authentic Asian flavours in town, writes Amanda Dardanis. The freshly-minted Tuk Tuk, on Veikou, is the latest arrival to satiate ...
Read more
