Athens for foodies

Best restaurants

Athens eats on a long clock, and this list is built around that fact. The 12 addresses here run from Greek kitchens to sushi, Indian and burgers, and the hours matter more than the decor. One closes at 22:00; another serves until 04:00. Some shut on Sunday, and some open at 08:00 every day of the week. We have kept to what can be verified: where each place is, what it cooks, when the doors open and how to reach it. That is less romantic than a paragraph about grandmothers and olive oil, and far more useful at the moment you are hungry and holding a phone. The list is for visitors who plan a day around meals: the early lunch, the late dinner, the plate after midnight. Skip the laminated photo menus waved at you on the pedestrian streets; the locals know that the right table depends on the hour, and so should you. Read the times before you read anything else, then ring ahead where a number is given.