CAFE · PLAKA
Καφενείον "Η Ωραία Ελλάς" / Kafeneio Oraia Ellas
'The Beautiful Greece' — one of Athens' most historic 19th-century kafeneia, embers-coffee ritual still intact.
OPENS 08:00
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BEFORE YOU GO
- 01Classic Greek coffee on embers (hovoli) served with a loukoumi on the side
- 02Upstairs balcony is 'the most beautiful balcony in Athens' per its own line
- 03Pelopida corner of Plaka — a 19th-century intellectuals' hangout
YOUR NOTE
A charmingly old-fashioned kafeneio tucked above the Monastiraki flea market, serving traditional Greek coffee and simple bites — a nostalgic break with a bird's-eye view over the market stalls.
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