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Wine and food pairing in Psyche Wine bar, near Syntagma
Wine and food in the most cosy hidden place in the heart of Athens
Krinos Loukoumades is a greek budget eat in Syntagma Historic Centre, Athens.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.

1h 30m
Wine and food in the most cosy hidden place in the heart of Athens

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...

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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: Aiolou 87, Athina 105 51, Greece, Athens
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.
Karavitis in Pangrati has cooked the Athens taverna canon since 1926, a budget Greek dinner of bekri-meze, vine leaves and chops with house wine for around.
TryAthenian taverna plate with house wine
TipNo reservations are taken; arrive before 21:00 on weeknights and before 20:30 on Saturdays.
Kostas on Agia Irini Square in Athens has fired the souvlaki pita with its house tomato sauce since 1946, the €3 lunch counter that has fed the city.
TryPork souvlaki pita with tomato sauce
TipOpen weekdays until 17:00 or until the meat runs out; closed Saturday and Sunday and cash preferred.
O Telis on Evripidou in central Athens has grilled pork chops since the 1970s, the king-of-Evripidou-Street counter where the €10 plate comes with chips.
TryGrilled pork chops with chips, salad, bread
TipNo menu; the order is pork chops with chips, salad, bread and red wine. Closed Sundays.