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.
Must 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.
Address: Aiolou 48, Athina 105 60, Athens
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
