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Greek white-bean soup of butter beans simmered with carrot, celery, onion and tomato, finished with olive oil and oregano. The unofficial national dish of Greece.
Fasolada is the unofficial national dish of Greece, present on Lenten and everyday tables since the medieval period. The dish is built on dried gigantes or butter beans slow-cooked with the trinity of Greek vegetables (carrot, celery, onion) and finished with abundant olive oil. Diporto, Taverna Saita and the Athenian neighborhood tavernas plate fasolada as a cold-season staple, often as the first course before grilled protein.
4 editor picks for Fasolada in Athens, ranked by editorial score. All Athens signature dishes · Fasolada across every city.
Diporto on Sokratous and Theatrou has poured Attic retsina from barrels in Athens since 1887, a basement koutouki with no sign and a handful of daily dishes.
OrderThe revithia chickpea stew, sardines and a small glass of retsina from the barrel.
TipLunch only from late morning until the pans empty, often by 17:00; no menu, no English spoken.
Karavitis in Pangrati has cooked the Athens taverna canon since 1926, a rustic room with a courtyard, barrels of house wine and the bekri-meze stew.
OrderThe bekri meze stew with stuffed vine leaves and a carafe of the house red.
TipNo reservations are taken; arrive before 21:00 weeknights and before 20:30 on Friday and Saturday.
Taverna Saita on Kydathineon is the rare Plaka room in Athens cooking for locals. The Zacharopoulou family has fried bakaliaros skordalia here since 1970.
OrderBakaliaros skordalia, lamb chops and the grilled feta with the Byzantine-courtyard view.
TipPavement tables face the quiet end of Kydathineon, away from souvenir shops; book a fortnight ahead.
Klimataria on Theatre Square has poured Athens taverna food since 1927, a Psyrri institution where rebetiko plays live on most evenings from around 22:00.
OrderGigandes plaki, slow-cooked lamb and a half-kilo of the house red from the barrels.
TipLive music runs most evenings from around 22:00; book a fortnight ahead for the weekend.
Fasolada makes more sense with someone from Athens explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
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