8 street food places in Athens we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Athens | Street Food across every city.
Street food is the everyday engine of how Athens eats, and Monastiraki and Psyrri are its heartland. Kostas Souvlaki on Agia Irinis Square and Bairaktaris on Monastiraki Square handle the souvlaki and pita end, while Falafellas on Aiolou and Etnico bring the wraps. For sweet and savoury counters there is Lukumades for loukoumades, Ariston Pies for the savoury pie, O Telis in Psyrri, and Ta Karamanlidika tou Fani Deli for cured meats.
Etnico ★ 4.2
monastiraki · Kolokotroni 22, Athina 105 62
Etnico on Kolokotroni in Monastiraki Athens cooks multi-ethnic street food across Mexican, Indian and Middle Eastern menus with sit-down tables and a counter.
Kostas Souvlaki ★ 4.7
monastiraki · Agia Irinis Square 2, Athina 105 60
Kostas Souvlaki on Agia Irini Square in Athens has fired the pork souvlaki pita with its house tomato sauce since 1946, a counter run by the same family.
O Telis ★ 4.5
psyrri · 86 Evripidou str. & 20 Epikourou str., 10553
O Telis on Evripidou in central Athens has grilled pork chops over coals since the 1970s, the king-of-Evripidou-Street counter with chips, salad.
Bairaktaris Pita Counter ★ 3.9
monastiraki · Pl. Monastirakiou 5, 10555, Athina
Bairaktaris on Monastiraki Square is the long-running Athens souvlaki counter from the late 19th century, with a takeaway pita window onto the square open.
Ariston Pies ★ 4.5
syntagma-historic-centre · Voulis 10, Athina 105 62
Ariston on Voulis behind Syntagma in Athens is the 1910 takeaway-pie counter where the spanakopita is the order and the bougatsa is the breakfast on the way.
Falafellas ★ 4.4
monastiraki · Aiolou 51, Athina 10551, Greece
Falafellas on Aiolou near Monastiraki in Athens is the central falafel pita counter, where the takeaway pita is built on order with tahini, salad and chilli.
Lukumades ★ 4.3
monastiraki · Aiolou 21, Athina 105 51
Lukumades on Aiolou and Agia Irini Square in Athens is the modern loukoumades shop, where the classic Greek doughnut comes filled with cream or topped.
Ta Karamanlidika tou Fani Deli ★ 4.3
psyrri · Sokratous & Evripidou 1, 10552, Athina
Ta Karamanlidika tou Fani on Sokratous in Athens runs a takeaway deli alongside the mezedopoleio, with pastourma sandwiches and a cured-meat counter.