Mind the Cup is a cafe in Kerameikos Metaxourgeio, Athens.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
3h 30m
Discover the secrets of Mediterranean gastronomy with a cooking lesson in the Kerameikos neighborhood of Athens. Step into a traditional stone house, cook 6 Greek dish...
1h 10m
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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...
Address: Aimiliou Veaki 29, Peristeri 121 34, Athens
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.
Kostarelos in Kolonaki Athens is the dine-in dairy of three generations of cheesemakers, where morning espresso comes with a cheese sandwich and a Kolonaki.
DrinkEspresso with the morning cheese-sandwich counter
TipThe morning rush ends by 10:30; the lunch sandwich service runs through to 15:00.
Krinos on Aiolou in central Athens has fried loukoumades on the same recipe and decor since 1923, a sit-down counter for the doughnut with honey and a Greek.
DrinkLoukoumades with honey, Greek coffee
TipClosed Sundays; the queue moves fast and the seated counter at the back is the destination.
Lukumades on Aiolou and Agia Irini Square in Athens is the modern loukoumades shop with filled and topped doughnuts and a hipster-leaning counter just steps.
DrinkFilled and topped loukoumades with espresso
TipThe injected loukoumades with cream are the order; queue runs longest on summer weekends.
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.
