Diporto is a greek budget eat in Psyrri, Athens.
Editorially verified July 5, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Discover authentic Greek flavors on a guided walking tour through Psyrri & Monastiraki. Taste moussaka, souvlaki, pastries, & loukoumades with full vegetarian & privat...
4 hours
Discover the flavors of Greece through this cooking class with a market visit. Start the day with a trip to the market and, at the end of the lesson, enjoy the food yo...
3 hours
Taste an authentic Greek family meal during your stay in Athens with a class in cooking gyros. Leave formalities out, grab a beer or a wine from the fridge, and enjoy ...
Address: Sokratous 9, Athina 105 52, Athens
Ariston on Voulis behind Syntagma in Athens has baked filo pies since 1910, a takeaway counter where the spanakopita is the order and a coffee runs under €3.
TrySpanakopita, cheese pie, meat pie
TipStand-up counter only; closed Sundays. Morning pies fly out before 10:00.
Falafellas on Aiolou near Monastiraki in Athens is the central falafel pita counter, fresh-built takeaways under €5 with tahini, salad and chilli.
TryFalafel pita with tahini and salad
TipQueue runs longest at lunch; the meatball pita is the regulars' variant.
Krinos on Aiolou has fried loukoumades since 1923 in Athens, the €5 portion of doughnuts with honey at the back-counter seated room. At Aiolou 87.
TryLoukoumades with honey, Greek coffee
TipClosed Sundays; the seated counter at the back is the destination, not the takeaway window.
Lukumades on Aiolou and Agia Irini Square in Athens is the modern loukoumades shop, where filled or topped doughnuts run €4 to €8 with espresso to go.
TryFilled and topped loukoumades
TipThe injected loukoumades with cream are the order; queue runs longest on summer weekends.
Bairaktaris on Monastiraki Square in Athens has a takeaway pita window onto the square, a €4 pita that runs until 02:00 every day of the week.
TrySouvlaki and gyros pita
TipThe pita window faces the square; the sit-down room behind is a separate bill.
Taverna tou Oikonomou in Ano Petralona in Athens cooks home-style mageirio food since 1930, a €12 lunch plate from the pan with house red and bread included.
TryDaily mageirio plate
TipNo microwave and no menu; you point at the trays. Closes when the pans run out, often by 22:00.
