On my recent trip to Athens I had the opportunity to eat at a variety of places. I enjoyed street food, visited many coffee shops and devoured amazing pastries. We also dined at three very different restaurants. I was really excited to try the different cuisines as I am a vegetarian and discovering new dishes to sample that were suitable for my dietary requirements is sometimes challenging when you are abroad but exciting too.
L’Audrion French Restaurant
On our first night in Athens we braved the metro and went to Plaka to sample the best French Cuisine in Athens at the award winning L’Audrion.
Address: Plateia Filomousou 3 & Farmaki 1, Pláka Athens, Attiki, Greece Call +30 21 0324 1193
The restaurant is open Monday-Sunday from 5pm till 1am and they have live Jazz or French music on Wednesdays from 7:30-10pm. My first impression of the restaurant was the ambience, which was warm and very Mediterranean. On the menu there is large choice of French dishes that my friends voted as being super delicious. However, I did find the vegetarian options were limited but with a special request, the chef soon made me a couple of dishes to accommodate my dietary requirements. I had a salad followed by the risotto with truffle foam and eggs with asparagus. My friends also had a selection of wines that complimented the dishes to accompany each of the courses.
I think for me the best part of the meal was the wonderful array of desserts. They were simply delectable and mouth-watering. I had rice pudding with salted caramel sauce, whilst my friends enjoyed the Ile flottante (soft meringue on crème anglaise, caramel) and lemon fruit tart.
The restaurant is open Monday-Sunday from 5pm till 1am and they have live Jazz or French music on Wednesdays from 7:30-10pm. My first impression of the restaurant was the ambience, which was warm and very Mediterranean. On the menu there is large choice of French dishes that my friends voted as being super delicious. However, I did find the vegetarian options were limited but with a special request, the chef soon made me a couple of dishes to accommodate my dietary requirements. I had a salad followed by the risotto with truffle foam and eggs with asparagus. My friends also had a selection of wines that complimented the dishes to accompany each of the courses.
I think for me the best part of the meal was the wonderful array of desserts. They were simply delectable and mouth-watering. I had rice pudding with salted caramel sauce, whilst my friends enjoyed the Ile flottante (soft meringue on crème anglaise, caramel) and lemon fruit tart.
On request, L’Audrion, can organise a special event for you either in the main restaurant or in the cellar for your private event. For the party they will provide a dedicated menu prepared by their chef to pair with French/Greek wines.
L’Audrion also offers special wine and cheese tasting events in their Cellar. We were given a tour of it and it certainly was impressive. Amongst the many wines from France and Greece there is a choice of Red, white, rose and sparkling wines. They have over 200 unique wines to choose from.
Kiouzin Greek Restaurant
During our stay we also visited Kiouzin,
a Greek restaurant that serves Greek food with a twist!
Address (Likavittou 16, Athens 106 73/Tel: +30 21 0364
7407)
The restaurant is open Monday – Saturday from 12:00 pm –
12.00 am and on Sunday from 13.00 pm – 19.00 pm when there is also live music, so
it’s perfect for a family party. The restaurant is tastefully decorated in
Greek style with some unusual artefacts such as hanging bicycles and wall
hangings and pictures. The restaurant specialises in Greek cuisine with a
twist.
I really enjoyed the palate refresher of warm vegetable soup that was served to us as we looked through the menu. There was lots of dishes to choose from but finally we settled on Mediterranean spaghetti, zucchini balls
with whipped yoghurt, triple fried Naxos potatoes with oregano and thyme, fava
bean puree with warm Greek breads. My friends also tried the slow roasted lamb
shank served on a bed of grains called Trachana a Greek Grain and voted it the best lamb dish they have eaten.
We finished the meal with Chocolate Ice cream, vanilla ice-cream
with almonds, rice pudding mousse and an almond tart, all served with a dessert
wine from the Island of Limnos.
Each and every dish was delicious and the flavours were all
great. The service was excellent as was the ambience. This was a lovely dining
experience.
Mironi Greek Restaurant
Another restaurant that we also visited was Mironi- a traditional Greek restaurant offering local Greek food dining experience.
Address: Alexandrou 7, Athens 104 37/Tel: +30 21 0520 2339
I absolutely loved the authentic look and décor of Mironi.
It felt really Greek in atmosphere. Looking at the menu there was a good
variety of Greek dishes to choose from. My friends and I decided to do a meze
style dinner so that we could order a few different dishes and share. This way
we were able to sample more dishes.
We enjoyed the Mironi salad with the house feta and fresh bread,
fried zucchini, tzatziki, and tomatoes stuffed with rice. My friends also tried
the goat dish. All the dishes were very authentic but my most favourite was the
fried zucchini and I could have eaten the whole plate myself. We also had a house
white wine from Alexandria to go with our meal.
We finished the gastronomical feast with a traditional
little pastry drizzled with honey and sesame seeds called Galaktoboureko and a
glass of Mastika, a pine flavoured liqueur very traditionally served in
Greek Restaurants
My trip to Athens was amazing, the choice of vegetarian food was plentiful and I really enjoyed my dining experience at all the restaurants we visited.
You can follow my travels in Athens in a series of blog post that I am sharing. I have written a post about which hotels to stay at in Athens and things to do in Athens so do check them out if you are planning a trip to Athens. You can also read about my friend Heidi’s post 48 hours in Athens.
My trip to Athens was amazing, the choice of vegetarian food was plentiful and I really enjoyed my dining experience at all the restaurants we visited.
You can follow my travels in Athens in a series of blog post that I am sharing. I have written a post about which hotels to stay at in Athens and things to do in Athens so do check them out if you are planning a trip to Athens. You can also read about my friend Heidi’s post 48 hours in Athens.
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Jaime Oliver
now that restaurant looks fabulous. I adore dining on holiday to try authentic foods
Sarah Bailey
Athens always seems like an amazing place to go and visit with so much going on and now I can add to that some delicious places to eat. What a range of foods and settings!
Hayley
The food all looks so good! I would love to try proper greek food.
Shobha
Greek Food is so delicious.. Even I enjoyed during my visit there. This post is very well written and useful for those who plan to visit Greece.
Jenny Kearney
It sounds like you enjoyed some amazing meals on your trip!
LoriBosworth
Wow, everything looks delicious. I love the menu at Kiouzin. I would order the zucchini balls and fava bean puree.
Bindu Thomas
The dishes look absolutely delicious. With lots of people turning to vegetarian or vegan diets, its become much easier to find veg dishes at restaurants.
rhian westbury
I'm hoping to go to Athens in the next couple of years so this is really useful. The greek restaurant definitely sounds like my kind of thing x
Cristina Petrini
Greek cuisine has always fascinated me with its Mediterranean and acid flavors, great dishes!
Alyzza Sanchez
Oh my god. I want to eat everything! I am sure you had so much fun!
Natasha Mairs – Serenity You
I always worry about eating abroad as I am vegetarian too and often menus seem limited. But you seem to have found some right little gems
Mayuri Patel
Beautiful dessert wine glasses. Its amazing how so many restaurants all over the world can come up with such funky decor ideas. All the food looks so scrumptious.
LuciWest
All of these places and foods look amazing! I'd love to dine out in Athens. I came very close to visiting this spring – but it didn't work out. When I finally get to go I'll use this as a reference (saving to Pinterest).
xx Luci
Happier.Place
Miss Tilly And Me
I would really love to go to Greece and experience the food. I have never had Greek food before but it looks lovely. I am a fan of street food but each of these restaurants look lovely.
Chad
I love love love middle eastern food. I've never been to Greece but would love to go there for the cuisine and culture of course.
Prime Beauty
Greece is on my bucket list. I love greek food and am sure I would like the experience.
Konstantina Antoniadoh
Im so happy to hear that you enjoyed Greek cuisine. I don't usually go to restaurants but I have been to Mironi once with ny family and it's truly a great place to dine.
Passion Piece
I used to travel to Greece quite often and I used to visit Athens, too! I love their food, but I haven't visited all of these places! Can't wait to try them out! 🙂
S. Graham
Athens is such an exciting place. I can't wait to visit there for myself. The food is calling me.
Craft alane
Great food choices in Athens. The Mitanni looks like they have great food and a great atmosphere.
Charli B
Greek food is my ultimate favourite food. I just love dining out and eating authentic food no matter where I travel too.
Fatima- Blogs by Fa
I’ve haven’t ever been to Athens yet, but husband has been there several times and he loves their seafood.
Tee simpson
Your pictures are stunning and that food looks incredible. Greek food is my favourite.
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