Hytra Restaurant
One Michelin Rooftop Modern Greek
Hytra
Ilisia (near the U.S. Embassy)
$$$$
Onassis Cultural Centre rooftop, Tasos Mantis' one-Michelin modern-Greek tasting room.
Best Restaurants in Athens
From fine dining to local tables, explore our restaurant selection for Athens. Compare cuisine, atmosphere and practical details before booking.
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Restaurants
6
Michelin Starred
0
Fine Dining
By Mes Prestiges Editorial Team
Michelin Starred Restaurants
Athens's most prestigious dining experiences
Aleria Restaurant
Editor's Pick
Restaurant One Michelin Courtyard Garden Contemporary Greek
Aleria
Metaxourgio
$$$$
Metaxourgio courtyard restaurant, Gikas Xenakis' one-Michelin contemporary tasting menu.
Birdman Restaurant
Editor's Pick
Restaurant One Michelin Izakaya Counter Seating
Birdman
Kifissia
$$$
Kifissia izakaya, yakitori counter, charcoal-grilled, one Michelin star.
Hervé Restaurant Restaurant
Editor's Pick
Restaurant One Michelin French Greek Tasting Menu
Hervé Restaurant
Kifissia
$$$$
Kifissia French-Greek tasting room, Hervé Pronzato's one-Michelin star.
Varoulko Seaside Restaurant
Editor's Pick
Restaurant One Michelin Marina View Fish Only
Varoulko Seaside
Piraeus (Mikrolimano)
$$$$
Lefteris Lazarou's Piraeus marina seafood room, one Michelin star, the canonical Athens-Riviera fish dinner.
Spondi Restaurant
Editor's Pick
Restaurant Two Michelin Courtyard Garden Neoclassical Building
Spondi
Pangrati
$$$$
Athens' canonical two-Michelin-star room, Pangrati side street, restored neoclassical, classical-French foundation.
Casual Dining
Delicious food in relaxed settings
Cookoovaya Restaurant
Editor's Pick
Restaurant Bib Gourmand Contemporary Greek Open Kitchen
Cookoovaya
Pangrati
$$$
Pangrati five-chef collective, contemporary-Greek, Bib Gourmand, the city's most-booked Tuesday.
Mavro Provato Restaurant
Editor's Pick
Restaurant Bib Gourmand Mezedopoleio Small Plates
Mavro Provato
Pangrati
$$
Pangrati mezedopoleio, the city's most-booked Bib Gourmand small-plates room.
Manas Kouzina-Kouzina Restaurant
Bib Gourmand Regional Greek Mother Recipes
Manas Kouzina-Kouzina
Psyrri
$$
Psyrri taverna, regional-Greek cooking, Bib Gourmand, the mother's-kitchen register made formal.
Karavitis Restaurant
Editor's Pick
Restaurant Bib Gourmand Since 1926 Barrel Retsina
Karavitis
Pangrati
$$
Pangrati taverna since 1926, barrel retsina, paper-tablecloth classics, the institution.
Vassilenas Restaurant
Since 1920 Family Institution Tasting Menu
Vassilenas
Pangrati (Ilisia, near the Hilton)
$$$
Athens institution since 1920, Piraeus-port origin, contemporary chef-led set menu, family fourth generation.
Ta Karamanlidika tou Fani Restaurant
Editor's Pick
Restaurant Bib Gourmand Smyrna Refugee Canon Politiki Cuisine
Ta Karamanlidika tou Fani
Psyrri
$$
Psyrri delicatessen-restaurant, the Smyrna refugee canon, the cuisine cousin Istanbul lost in 1922.
Klimataria Restaurant
Editor's Pick
Restaurant Since 1927 Courtyard Garden Barrel Retsina
Klimataria
Psyrri
$$
Upper-Plaka taverna since 1927, courtyard, charcoal grill, the working-Athenian institution above the tourist belt.
Diporto Restaurant
Editor's Pick
Restaurant Since 1887 No Menu Barrel Retsina
Diporto
Psyrri (Athens Central Market)
$
Working-class cellar since 1887, Athens Central Market lunch room, no signs, two doors, the city's most stubbornly itself room.
Kostas Souvlaki Restaurant
Editor's Pick
Restaurant Since 1946 Souvlaki Stall Six Stools
Kostas Souvlaki
Plaka
$
Plaka souvlaki stall since 1946, six stools, a charcoal grill, the canonical pita.
Telis Restaurant
Editor's Pick
Restaurant Since 1955 One Dish Working Class
Telis
Psyrri (Evripidou)
$
Working-class pork-chop room since 1955, Evripidou Street, one dish, the institution.
Lukumades Restaurant
Counter Seating Fried To Order Thyme Honey
Lukumades
Monastiraki (Aiolou)
$
Aiolou loukoumas counter, the chapter's classical-Greek sweet, fried-to-order.
Ithaki Restaurant
Editor's Pick
Restaurant Waterfront Cliff Edge Fish Taverna
Ithaki
Glyfada (Vouliagmeni)
$$$$
Vouliagmeni cliff-edge fish room, Athens-Riviera summer lunch, the rocky-cove view.
Matsuhisa Athens Restaurant
Nobu Canon Waterfront Hotel Restaurant
Matsuhisa Athens
Glyfada (Vouliagmeni)
$$$$
Astir Palace Vouliagmeni Nobu sister room, Greek-Mediterranean Nobu canon, Athens-Riviera location.
Diodos Athinaion Restaurant
Modern Greek Small Plates Koukaki
Diodos Athinaion
Koukaki
$$$
Koukaki rising small-plate room, modern-Greek, Acropolis-side, the chapter's Koukaki anchor.
Ergon House Restaurant
All Day Venue Food Hall Modern Greek
Ergon House
Syntagma (Mitropoleos)
$$
Mitropoleos all-day food hall and hotel, produce market, day-bakery, modern-Greek dining counter.
Avocado Vegetarian Cafe Restaurant
Vegetarian Modern All Day Venue Brunch Counter
Avocado Vegetarian Cafe
Syntagma (Nikis)
$$
Nikis Street vegetarian-and-vegan day-room, the central-Athens brunch counter.
Tudor Hall Restaurant
Rooftop Acropolis View Hotel Restaurant
Tudor Hall
Syntagma
$$$$
King George Hotel rooftop, Syntagma view directly at the Acropolis, classical-Greek tasting room.
Where to Eat in Athens?
Athens entered the Michelin Guide formally with the 2024 Greece independent edition, earlier than that, Greek venues were folded into the wider Europe guide, and the formal Greece selection brought both the starred tier and the Bib Gourmand category to working visibility. The city's fine-dining map now reads in three clear layers: the headline Pangrati two-star (Spondi), the city-centre and Kifissia one-stars (Hytra, Aleria, Birdman, Hervé), and the deep Bib Gourmand bench (Cookoovaya, Mavro Provato, Manas Kouzina-Kouzina, Karavitis, Ta Karamanlidika tou Fani).
Geography matters. Pangrati holds the canonical fine-dining anchor (Spondi has held two stars continuously since 2002, the longest run in Greece) plus the most-booked mezedopoleio in the city (Mavro Provato). Psyrri runs the Smyrna-refugee canon and the late-night modern-Greek bench. Kolonaki is the editorial-class daily rotation. Kifissia is the leafy-northern-suburb Michelin axis (Birdman + Hervé). Glyfada and Vouliagmeni on the Athens Riviera carry the summer fish-taverna register the city moves to from June through September.
Michelin at the Top
Athens currently carries one two-star (Spondi) and multiple one-stars across the centre and the suburbs, with a substantial Bib Gourmand layer that the audience uses as the working middle. Tasting menus at the top tier run €120–280; the Bib tier sits in the €35–55 range, and the format the audience reads most clearly is the regional-and-modern Greek register rather than the international cosmopolitan default. The wine lists lean Greek with confidence, Santorini Assyrtiko verticals, small-grower Limnos and Naoussa selections, the cellar that knows its islands.
Reservation Tips
Six weeks is the standard booking horizon for Spondi (with the courtyard request); three weeks for the one-star tier; ten days to two weeks for the Bib Gourmand layer. The smart shoulder weeks are May and late September into October, same kitchens, same weather, half the August friction. For the Athens Riviera summer-lunch axis (Ithaki, Varoulko, Matsuhisa), Sunday is the heaviest day; book Tuesday-Thursday in July-August if the trip allows.