High Class Meat in a not so High Class Area

                                                             This last Sunday, a group of us fancied some meat, and since we were in the area for a friend's dance performance, decided to visit a specific souvlaki-place (or "souvlatzidiko" as they're called in Greek) nearby, in Aegaleo.                                                ...

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Posted in: Aigaleo,MAM MAM,Restaurant,Souvlaki,Street Food

A sweet surprise in Zografou

                                                             A few days ago a friend and I wanted some icecream. That is to say I wanted ice cream. And not just any ice cream, but yoghurt with nuts & berries, my all-time favourite. So off we head to Δωδώνη (do-DO-nee), the well-known chain of ice cream parlours (there happened to be one near us, in Zografou). Unfortunately, they were all out of yoghurt flavour, and anyone who knows me also knows...

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Posted in: Cafe,Da Giorgio Gelateria,Desserts,Ice Cream,Zografou

Pasta H(e)aven / Ο Παράδεισος των Μακαρονάδων!

                               (Για Ελληνικά, κυλήστε απαλά και όμορφα το ποντίκι κάτω! Κι άλλο! Πιο κάτω απ'το χάρτη!)                                          One of my favourite places to head for for a good meal is La Pasteria. Although it is quite well-known to the pasta-loving Athenian, I still wanted to write my own piece on it, given I am not just a pasta-lover but a fanatic (and visit La Pasteria...

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Posted in: Italian,Kolonaki,La Pasteria,Restaurant

Secret Garden

                                          When some friends first took me to this place, I was slightly reluctant to turn off my much travelled and beloved Ifaistou street (the "Athens Flea Market"), a road full of tightly crammed tourist shops, hawkers, bead stores and of course the famous clothes basements for the gothic-ly inclined. We were on our way to the usual cafes down in Thiseio, but my friends insisted we turn off down a narrow, dark little alley, dotted with drunkards. Proudly they stopped in front of an old, decrepit building.  "taf"...

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Posted in: bar,Cafe,Centre of Athens,Garden,Monastiraki,taf