Locali in Athens

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

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

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

Plaka souvlaki stall since 1946, six stools, a charcoal grill, the canonical pita.

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

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

Working-class pork-chop room since 1955, Evripidou Street, one dish, the institution.

Praxitelous all-day cocktail bar, top-50-bar canon, Athens' canonical drinks address.