Top 10 Restaurants and Tavernas
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1. O Platanos
Amid Plaka’s tourist traps, O Platanos’s tender, aromatic lamb, fresh horta (wild greens) and home-made retsina have been classics since 1932. In summer, eat under the giant plane tree.
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2. Eden
Greece’s first vegetarian restaurant opened in 1982 and is still a haven for herbivores. The atmosphere is refreshingly bright and nonhippie.
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3. Scholiarhio
Though somewhat touristy these days, this ouzeri still radiates character. Pick from the daily offerings on a tray.
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4. Elliniki Etairia
At this elegant lunchtime stop, the dining room showcases ancient finds, and offers three different, beautifully prepared dishes daily.
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5. Bakaliarakia tou Damigou
The name means “codfish”, which this local favourite has been serving up, with strong garlic sauce, for 140 years.
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6. Daphne’s
If there’s a celebrity in town, they’re sure to eat in the frescoed dining room of this Neo-Classical mansion.
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7. Symposio
Beautiful regional food from northwestern Epirus, most of it raised on the owner’s farm. (see Symposio)
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8. Strofi
The rooftop view is fantastic, the food a cut above typical taverna fare, and the crowd often filled with theatre types from the nearby Herodes Atticus.
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9. Edodi
The food is superb, unfortunately the space is limited and reservations essential. (see Edodi)
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10. Psaras
This established, pretty taverna has tables on the whitewashed steps leading to the Acropolis. Try the soupes (cuttlefish).
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