Perhaps the coolest place of them all: Pharaoh in Exarchia is a wine bar-restaurant with a Michelin Bib Gourmand and very unique. The kitchen runs entirely on wood fire, charcoal, and a wood oven, with which chef Manolis Papoutsakis serves Greek village dishes in their purest form.

Keftedakia, braised beef with barley, dolmadakia with xygalo yogurt, taramosalata with bottarga. The wine list features some 400 (mostly natural) wines, and the music comes exclusively from vinyl, spun by some of the city's best DJs in a genuine audiophile setting. Behind it all: food journalist Fotis Vallatos, baritone Dimitris Platanias, and wine connoisseur Perry Panagiotakopoulos. Dionisiou Solomou 54.

Pharaoh

Ideal Bar in Exarchia, on the pedestrian street Kiafas. A listening bar where music is played via a carefully tuned sound system. Retro fifties atmosphere, vinyl, cinematic lighting, coffee, and cocktails. Feels like you're not in Athens for a moment (it's not called Insta for nothing). im.notinathens), and yet just right. Daily from morning until 03:00, walk-ins only.

A French heart in Monastiraki: Wine is Fine is a collaboration between two Frenchmen (Rafael Wallon-Brownstone and Thomas Brengou) and Greek chef Stavros Chrysafidis. Paris with seventies charm and tables on a quiet side street. The wine list consists almost entirely of natural wine and low-intervention bottles, mainly from France and Greece; on your plate, French bistro classics like beef tartare and bottarga pasta. They do not take reservations and there is often a line. Come around opening time, and you can easily snag a table. Vyssis 6.

Wine is Fine

Founded by seven wine enthusiasts (hence “Zeven Martelaren”) and an instant regulars since early 2024. From the outside, it looks like an 80s kafenio with pavement tables, but inside you enter a high-ceilinged room with Thonet chairs, marble tables, and a vintage chandelier. Ouzeri logic: with every round of wine/tsipouro/beer, you specify how many meze you want, and the small menu changes every few days (fortunately, the French oysters are always there). Volos inspiration, daily fresh fish, Greek and French bottles. Relaxed neighborhood atmosphere from early afternoon.

Epta Martyres

In chic kolonaki chooses Feelin' Tipsy For cozy elegance: subdued lighting, soft jazz, and a wine list (by Panagiotis Stremmenos) that has a particular fondness for the New World. Around a hundred labels, seventeen of which are by the glass, and inventive bites by chef Dimos Balopoulos; the cacio e pepe flatbread with mushrooms stands out. A lovely spot to settle down in one of the city's most manicured neighborhoods. Charitos 43.

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