Lukumades is a cafe in Monastiraki, Athens.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Day trip · 12 hours
We visit the famous Meteora monasteries from Athens on a PRIVATE trip. A long day but worth the visit to the monasteries of Meteora that defy logic and inspire awe. Me...
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...
Guided tour · 3.5 hours
Roll up your sleeves and make your own souvlaki, then taste your way through one of Athens' most vibrant neighborhoods - five stops, real family businesses, zero filler.
Address: Aiolou 21, Athina 105 51, Athens
Drupes and Drips in Makrygianni near the Acropolis Museum in Athens flips between third-wave coffee in the morning and a spritzeria in the evening.
DrinkThird-wave coffee by day, wine by evening
TipCoffee runs through the morning; the bar flips to spritz and Italian wines from 13:00 onwards.
Ariston on Voulis behind Syntagma in Athens is the 1910 takeaway-pie bakery where the morning Greek coffee comes alongside the spanakopita on the counter.
DrinkSpanakopita with a Greek coffee at the counter
TipStand-up counter only; closed Sundays. The morning pies fly out before 10:00.
Taf Coffee on Emmanouil Benaki in Exarchia is the founding Athens third-wave coffee bar from 2009, an in-house roastery with the Rosebud blend as the daily.
DrinkSingle-origin espresso, Rosebud house blend
TipThe roastery on the bar is also a small retail shop; ask for the morning's single-origin filter.
The Underdog on Iraklidon in Thissio Athens is the third-wave coffee bar and micro-roastery from 2011, in a restored neoclassical building with a brunch.
DrinkCold brew and weekend brunch in a neoclassical building
TipThe cold brew is the order; the brunch at weekends pulls a queue from 10:30.
Mind the Cup on Aimiliou Veaki in Peristeri Athens is a specialty coffee roastery and bar on a pedestrian street, a third-wave Athens destination outside.
DrinkSingle-origin espresso and filter from in-house roastery
TipThe pedestrian street outside is the spillover terrace; closed Sundays from October.
Little Tree on Kavalloti in Koukaki is the small bookshop café near the Acropolis Museum in Athens, a quiet room with filter coffee, handmade sweets.
DrinkFilter coffee and handmade sweets
TipThe pavement bench faces the Acropolis Museum; closed Sundays in winter.
