Top Cafes in Greece: 29 editor-picked rooms

29 cafes worth the trip across Greece, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Greece guides.

Taf Coffee ★ 4.6 · Athens

exarchia · Emmanouil Mpenaki 7, Athina 106 78

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.

Tip: The roastery on the bar is also a small retail shop; ask for the morning's single-origin filter.

Roasters Kolektiva ★ 4.6 · Thessaloniki

Antheon 25, Sykies, Thessaloniki 566 26

Roasters Kolektiva is Thessaloniki's leading specialty coffee roastery with five locations across the city. The Sykies flagship doubles as the roastery.

The Underdog ★ 4.5 · Athens

kerameikos-metaxourgeio · Iraklidon 8, Athina 118 51

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.

Tip: The cold brew is the order; the brunch at weekends pulls a queue from 10:30.

Roasters Kolektiva Neapolis ★ 4.5 · Thessaloniki

Andrea Papandreou 212, Neapolis, Thessaloniki

The Neapolis branch of Roasters Kolektiva brings the full single-origin menu and pour-over expertise to a residential neighbourhood north of the centre.

Sortie Coffee ★ 4.5 · Thessaloniki

Gounari 20, Thessaloniki 546 24

Sortie near the Rotunda is part coffee bar, part wine bar, and part gallery space. At Gounari 20. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.

Ypsilon ★ 4.5 · Thessaloniki

Edessis 5, Thessaloniki 546 25

Ypsilon occupies a restored 1868 neoclassical building near Aristotelous Square, splitting its programme between a smoke-free morning coffee room.

Trigona Elenidis Panorama ★ 4.5 · Thessaloniki

Venizelou 12, Panorama, Thessaloniki 552 36

The original Elenidis patisserie in Panorama is where the trigona panoramatos was invented: a crisp phyllo triangle filled with cold pastry cream.

Bantis Bougatsa ★ 4.5 · Thessaloniki

Panagias Faneromenis 33, Thessaloniki 546 27

Bantis has produced Thessaloniki's cream bougatsa from a marble counter near Dikastirion Square since 1969. At Panagias Faneromenis 33. Booking recommended.

The Blue Cup ★ 4.5 · Thessaloniki

Salaminos 8, Thessaloniki 546 25

The Blue Cup on Salaminos in Ladadika is the third-wave specialty coffee shop and cocktail bar in a heritage building, with single-origin manual brews.

Mind the Cup ★ 4.4 · Athens

kerameikos-metaxourgeio · Aimiliou Veaki 29, Peristeri 121 34

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.

Tip: The pedestrian street outside is the spillover terrace; closed Sundays from October.

Krinos ★ 4.4 · Athens

syntagma-historic-centre · Aiolou 87, Athina 105 51, Greece

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.

Tip: Closed Sundays; the queue moves fast and the seated counter at the back is the destination.

Kappa Coffee ★ 4.4 · Thessaloniki

Dragoumi 5, Thessaloniki 546 25

Kappa is the city's most technically rigorous pour-over specialist, occupying a narrow space near the waterfront. At Dragoumi 5. Booking recommended.

Estrella ★ 4.4 · Thessaloniki

Pavlou Mela 48, Thessaloniki 546 22

Estrella became a local phenomenon with its bougatsa croissant, a cream-filled phyllo hybrid that sells out by 10am most mornings. At Pavlou Mela 48.

Super Ioulios ★ 4.4 · Thessaloniki

Mitropolitou Gennadiou 6, Thessaloniki 546 25

Super Ioulios doubles as a morning coffee spot and an evening natural wine destination on Mitropolitou Gennadiou. At Mitropolitou Gennadiou 6.

Little Tree Books and Coffee ★ 4.3 · Athens

koukaki · Kavalloti 2, Athina 117 42

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.

Tip: The pavement bench faces the Acropolis Museum; closed Sundays in winter.

Lukumades ★ 4.3 · Athens

monastiraki · Aiolou 21, Athina 105 51

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.

Tip: The injected loukoumades with cream are the order; queue runs longest on summer weekends.

Ariston ★ 4.3 · Athens

syntagma-historic-centre · Voulis 10, Athina 105 62

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.

Tip: Stand-up counter only; closed Sundays. The morning pies fly out before 10:00.

Ergon Agora Cafe ★ 4.3 · Thessaloniki

Pavlou Mela 42, Thessaloniki 546 22

The ground floor cafe of Ergon Agora serves Roasters Kolektiva coffee alongside the full Ergon Greek producer pantry. The morning brunch menu, Greek pastries.

Taxim Hill ★ 4.3 · Thessaloniki

Eparchidou Stefanou Neaniskopoulou 7, Ano Poli, Thessaloniki

Taxim Hill is the most evocative cafe in Ano Poli, set in a restored Ottoman-era house with views over the Byzantine walls and the city below.

Kostarelos Kolonaki Café ★ 4.2 · Athens

kolonaki · Patriarchou Ioakim 30-32, Athina 106 75

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.

Tip: The morning rush ends by 10:30; the lunch sandwich service runs through to 15:00.

Drupes and Drips Coffee ★ 4.2 · Athens

koukaki · Zitrou 20, Athina 117 42

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.

Tip: Coffee runs through the morning; the bar flips to spritz and Italian wines from 13:00 onwards.

Top Cafes in Greece