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This tiny, quiet bar-café behind the Tower of the Winds is surrounded by flower pots and pastel-hued buildings. Locals love it as it’s nicely tucked away.

This pink-and-gilt shrine to late Greek actress and national heroine Melina Mercouri was once her favourite café.

Stop by this small, cosy spot on a rainy night. The elaborate antique mirrors, old jukebox, huge selection of teas and crackling woodstove will keep you warm.

The walls here are lined with hundreds of bottles of homemade, brilliantly coloured liquors that glow like stained-glass windows. The drinks are good, too.

Though this is the youngest, hippest spot on the square, it’s still easy to relax among the ivy-covered outdoor walls.

Intellectuals and locals chew the fat in a garden overlooking the square in summer, or in the stone dining room in winter, at this beautiful vestige of the early 20th century.

The old-world atmosphere – all potted palms, portraits and pink swags – might almost distract you entirely from the prime reason for coming here: the spectacular pastries and mountain teas.

Two floors of silver-and-holograph walls, up-to-the-minute Eurotechno music, and model-perfect boy clientele make this one of Athens’ hottest gay bars.

Deeply trendy DeLuxe is usually packed with glossy media types enjoying its “sixties lounge” decor and groovy DJs. It also serves stellar food upstairs.

One of Athens’ few full beer gardens offers an international range of brews on tap, plus Hellenized pub grub.