7 street food worth the trip across Greece, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Greece guides.
Kostas Souvlaki ★ 4.7 · Athens
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 for three generations.
Tip: Open weekdays until 17:00 or until the meat runs out; closed Saturday and Sunday and cash is preferred.
O Telis ★ 4.5 · Athens
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, bread and red wine.
Tip: No menu; the order is pork chops with chips, salad, bread and red wine. Closed Sundays.
Ariston Pies ★ 4.5 · Athens
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 to work.
Tip: Stand-up takeaway only; closed Sundays. Pies are warm out of the oven all morning.
Falafellas ★ 4.4 · Athens
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.
Tip: Queue runs longest at lunchtime; the meatball pita is the variant the regulars order instead.
Lukumades ★ 4.3 · Athens
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 with chocolate.
Tip: The injected loukoumades with cream are the order; queue runs longest on summer weekends.
Ta Karamanlidika tou Fani Deli ★ 4.3 · Athens
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 for the road.
Tip: Closed Sundays. The deli counter at the front sells meats by the kilo to take home.
Bairaktaris Pita Counter ★ 3.9 · Athens
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 until late.
Tip: The pita window faces the square; the sit-down room behind is a separate tip and bill.