City Guide
An Athens coffee guide for Greek specialty roasters, championship-linked brew bars, compact espresso rooms, and a few all-day cafes where the coffee programme still leads.
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Exarchia, Athens
Go for TAF's direct-relationship coffees, central espresso and filter, and a retail shelf built for taking beans home.
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Best for filter
Pangrati
Choose a rotating filter coffee, browse beans and brewing tools, and add something from the small in-house bakery; indoor seating is limited, with a terrace outside.
Best for breakfast
Thissio
Go for championship-linked house coffee, a proper brunch table, and the Thissio flagship room that can carry a longer stop.
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Pangrati, Athens
Foyer Espresso Bar in Pangrati, east of central Athens, combines rotating guest-roaster espresso and filter coffee with a small in-house bakery and shelves of beans, brewing tools and books.
Exarchia, Athens
Central Athens roaster shop for direct-relationship coffees, espresso, filter, competition blends, retail beans, capsules, and brew gear.
Thissio, Athens
Thissio flagship from a competition-heavy Athens roaster, best for espresso, filter coffee, serious brunch, retail beans, and a courtyard-style sit-down stop.
Ampelokipi, Athens
Create’s coffee experience centre near Katechaki in north-east Athens offers manual brewing, workshops, beans and brewing tools. Call ahead before visiting.
Pangrati, Athens
Kross coffee from Chania, espresso and pour-over, cakes and sandwiches, with upstairs seating for a longer Pangrati stop.
Neo Psichiko, Athens
House-roasted coffee, hand brews, brunch and retail beans at KUDU’s Neo Psichiko cafe, north-east of central Athens, with a covered terrace.
Peristeri, Athens
House-roasted espresso and filter, food, outdoor tables and late hours at Mind The Cup in Peristeri, west of central Athens.
Kolonaki, Athens
Kolonaki roaster shop for espresso and filter, with retail beans, brew gear and a few seats inside and out.
Ampelokipi / Panormou, Athens
Kifisias Avenue roaster cafe for espresso, filter, breakfast, retail beans, and a practical Panormou-area stop.
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