Best Views in Athens

Onassis Cultural Centre rooftop, Tasos Mantis' one-Michelin modern-Greek tasting room.

Upper-Plaka taverna since 1927, courtyard, charcoal grill, the working-Athenian institution above the tourist belt.

Kifissia French-Greek tasting room, Hervé Pronzato's one-Michelin star.

Pangrati five-chef collective, contemporary-Greek, Bib Gourmand, the city's most-booked Tuesday.

Pangrati mezedopoleio, the city's most-booked Bib Gourmand small-plates room.

Psyrri taverna, regional-Greek cooking, Bib Gourmand, the mother's-kitchen register made formal.

Pangrati taverna since 1926, barrel retsina, paper-tablecloth classics, the institution.

Psyrri delicatessen-restaurant, the Smyrna refugee canon, the cuisine cousin Istanbul lost in 1922.

Monastiraki rooftop bar, the postcard view of the Acropolis, the canonical drink-with-rock booking.

Lefteris Lazarou's Piraeus marina seafood room, one Michelin star, the canonical Athens-Riviera fish dinner.

Vouliagmeni cliff-edge fish room, Athens-Riviera summer lunch, the rocky-cove view.

Astir Palace Vouliagmeni Nobu sister room, Greek-Mediterranean Nobu canon, Athens-Riviera location.

Koukaki rising small-plate room, modern-Greek, Acropolis-side, the chapter's Koukaki anchor.

Nikis Street vegetarian-and-vegan day-room, the central-Athens brunch counter.

King George Hotel rooftop, Syntagma view directly at the Acropolis, classical-Greek tasting room.