Kostarelos in Kolonaki Athens runs a dine-in cheese-deli brunch and lunch, 14 cheeses and sandwiches on the pavement bench with a Kolonaki view from morning.
Must order: The feta and graviera board with a glass of the house assyrtiko.
Tip: Sunday morning rush ends by noon; ask for the day's graviera flight to taste.
Address: Patriarchou Ioakim 30-32, Athina 106 75, Athens
Avocado on Nikis on the edge of Plaka in Athens is the vegetarian and vegan wellness cafe, brunch and lunch plates from the founders' yoga-studio kitchen team.
Order: The vegan plate with smoothie and a tahini-honey toast.
Tip: Closed Sundays. The Sunday brunch alternative is Mama Roux on Aiolou, a short walk north.
Little Tree on Kavalloti in Koukaki Athens is the bookshop café near the Acropolis Museum, a quiet morning brunch room with filter coffee and handmade pastries.
Order: Filter coffee with a handmade pastry from the morning counter.
Tip: The pavement bench faces the Acropolis Museum; closed Sundays in winter.
Couleur Locale on Normanou in Athens runs a rooftop brunch from 11:00 with finger food and tapas, the rooftop view of the Acropolis from the 2nd and 3rd floors.
Order: Brunch tapas with a cocktail and the rooftop Acropolis panorama.
Tip: Rooftop fills before 13:00 on summer weekends; the ground floor takes the queue overflow.
Mama Roux on pedestrianised Aiolou is the long-running multi-ethnic Athens room near Monastiraki, the city's reliable all-day brunch spot with a Sunday queue.
Order: The Sunday brunch plate with eggs, bacon and Greek-coffee finish.
Tip: Brunch is bookings only on Saturday and Sunday; weekday dinners are walk-in friendly.
The Underdog on Iraklidon in Thissio Athens runs a weekend brunch carte from the third-wave coffee bar, the in-house roastery's morning destination for cold brew.
Order: Cold brew with the weekend brunch plate.
Tip: The brunch at weekends pulls a queue from 10:30; weekday coffee runs all day.
