Rendezvous within the Courtyard
Some of the pleasant current restaurant arrivals, Taverna ton Filon (The Pals’ Tavern) has opened its new courtyard for the summer time. Serene and atmospheric, adorned with hanging lights and a scattering of rose-filled pots nestled beside tables wearing crisp white tablecloths, it’s the best place to satisfy buddies and take a look at the dishes ready by chef Giannis Mousios and his group, which vary from tomato salads with kopanisti and inexperienced beans with grilled apricots to stuffed greens and fried melanouri with skordalia. The well-selected wines on the menu are significantly noteworthy.
© Angelos Giotopoulos
© Angelos Giotopoulos
Burgers by Award-Successful Cooks
Michelin-starred duo Giorgos Papazacharias and Thanos Feskos have created a must-try burger. Regardless of the usage of a number of processes, fermentations, double glazing, smoked butters, and different particular preparations, the tip result’s a exactly constructed, well-balanced smashburger that invitations you to easily take pleasure in with out overthinking it. The fluffy potato bun alone deserves admiration. The patty is produced from 100% Black Angus and is available in three variations: cheeseburger, double cheeseburger, and Oklahoma fashion, with caramelized onions and smoked pancetta. The fries are additionally fairly tempting, as they’re fried mashed potatoes, much like savory churros. The burger joint 4Hands is open Wednesday by means of Sunday (19:00–00:00) on the Athens Avenue Hub outside meals courtroom, a phenomenal backyard in Kerameikos surrounded by colourful containers which have been transformed into meals stalls.
4Hands, Athens Avenue Hub
111 Kerameikou & Mykalis
© Angelos Giotopoulos
© Angelos Giotopoulos
Meze and Trainspotting
Afaia, situated near the previous Poulopoulos Hat Manufacturing facility in Thiseio, has been open for some time and is harking back to a café, meze restaurant, and bistro all rolled into one. With a view of the chimneys of the Technopolis cultural park, within the previous gasworks of Athens, and the back-and-forth of Metro Line 1 on the bridge reverse, we take pleasure in chilly beers from Greek microbreweries or sip on tsipouro and ouzo whereas nibbling on cheeses, tomato salad with ladenia, fava with caper leaves, thick-cut fries served with thyme aioli, goat cheese log from Maltezos Farm, pirozhki, and different meze or extra hearty dishes like paccheri pasta with minced meat and cream of Amfilochia pecorino.
Aphaia Athens
1 Ethras, Thiseio
© Alina Lefa
© Alina Lefa
The New Ice Lotions
New and scrumptious flavors might be discovered within the metropolis’s finest gelaterias, permitting us to hold on the childhood custom of counting what number of ice cream cones we eat each summer time. Maraboo Ice Cream makes use of contemporary fruits, herbs, spices, nuts, nut butters, and distinctive components akin to beer and jalapeños to create novel flavors. They not too long ago started making ready pavlova ice cream with selfmade meringues and contemporary strawberry sauce, in addition to milk flower with thyme and lemon marmalade, chocolate mousse with salt and olive oil, and a refreshing yogurt ice cream with cherries. The gianduja ready from roasted almonds at Django Gelato is a must-try, as is the sorbet produced from Pella cherries with fragrant Matis ouzo from Mytilene at Epik Gelato.
A “Scorching” Souvlaki
Christoforos Peskias, one in all Greece’s most various cooks, named his souvlaki institution Kapsa (Warmth). A becoming identify as a result of it opened throughout a heatwave, and one in all its foremost attracts is its spicy sauces. This summer time, the chef determined to delve into the nation’s favourite avenue meals, listening to the main points whereas not altering its DNA: pork neck skewers are grilled over charcoal, potatoes are peeled and fried on the spot, and sauces are selfmade and different, starting from basic tzatziki to a fiery sauce made with inexperienced horn peppers, coriander, parsley, and olive oil. The gyro will spin in entrance of a selected rack containing flaming charcoal.
Film Evening with Spritz and Pizza
The historic Aigli Cinema (the town’s oldest outside cinema, which started screenings in 1910) has been renovated and is now open within the cool backyard of Zappeion. The sound and movie high quality are higher than ever, and the concession stand has been up to date to incorporate tray-baked pizza by chef Dimos Balopoulos along with popcorn, nachos, and different snacks. The pizza is made on the spot and is available in two flavors: margherita and pepperoni. Bartender Dimitris Roussos has curated the 4 cocktails on the menu, which embrace a peach spritz and a wealthy, super-refreshing mango colada in slush type.
Cooling Down with Cocktails
Positioned on the colourful Kleisovis pedestrian avenue in Exarchia, the revolutionary group at Ham on Rye dedicates itself to perfecting basic cocktails. In the meantime, Walkin, which not too long ago opened in the identical space, serves an alternate Negroni with selfmade beet vermouth and a Penicillin with cognac, kombucha, and pineapple. If you end up close to CV Distiller, take a look at their new menu, which features a summer time model of Scorching Buttered Rum, made with two completely different rums, freshly grated nutmeg, and crushed ice. Lastly, ensure to pattern the mojito, made with strawberry-flavored rum and selfmade mint soda, at Lokali‘s vibrant backyard.
© Angelos Giotopoulos
© Angelos Giotopoulos
Seasonal Delicacies in a Inexperienced Sq.
Chronis Damalas, a proficient chef with a formidable profession, has not too long ago launched his first restaurant in his hometown of Ampelokipoi. RawBata, which has tables within the tranquil and inexperienced Lakonias Sq. close to Panormou metro station, doesn’t have a set menu; as a substitute it serves contemporary meals, akin to pink rooster with cranberry beans and cinnamon, mutton wrapped in eggplant slices like dolmades, and a summery salad with purslane, bogue fish, Armenian cucumber and a bitter grape juice and vinegar dressing, utilizing seasonal components, which presently embrace cherries, amaranth greens, peaches, zucchinis, purslane, and zucchini flowers, amongst others.
RawBata
33 Lakonias, Ampelokipoi
© Angelos Giotopoulos
© Angelos Giotopoulos
An Atmospheric Pedestrian Avenue
Amen, led by chef patron Giorgos Stylianoudakis, is housed in an 1890 neoclassical edifice on one of many middle’s most picturesque pedestrian streets. Regardless of its proximity to the Panathenaic Stadium, Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue, and the crowded Proskopon Sq., Iroda Avenue offers a singular and peaceable ambiance. The menu contains dishes akin to blanched tomato filled with a Greek salad “tartare” (olive, tomato, cucumber, onion), xigalo cheese, and a cracker produced from phyllo dough with graviera cheese and thyme; Aghia Galini fish soup (one of many chef’s specialties) with poached grouper, olive oil, and celery; and trahanas with shellfish broth and Kolymbari shrimp. The desserts, such because the cherry and soumada tart, bear the signature of pastry chef Nikoletta Tsaliki.
Pop-Up Discotheque
What number of locations are there to go dancing in Athens? Not many. This was the reasoning that led to the creation of Angie, a brand new pop-up disco that might be hosted over the summer time on the website of Boiler Bar. They created a big dance flooring within the middle of the room and put in classic, coloured lights and a disco ball. The disco might be open Wednesday by means of Saturday from 10:00 pm till late. The music might be chosen by the group behind Angie, in addition to visitor DJs from Greece and overseas (SoMe, Tako, Terra Exotika, Okay.atou, and others). The bar will embrace a fantastic collection of wines in addition to a frozen Margarita machine.
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