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Aerides
Under the Acropolis
A café-restaurant serving traditional Greek meze in the small Aerides quarter of Plaka.

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Image courtesy of © AeridesAbout Aerides
Aerides is a café-restaurant in the small Aerides neighbourhood of Plaka, under the Acropolis, with tables set out beneath the trees. The menu is traditional Greek meze, with dishes such as grilled octopus with fava from Schinoussa, served from morning until midnight. Our advice: come in the evening, when the garden fills and the lamps come on.
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- Address
- 3 Diogenous
Plaka, Athens - Phone
- +30 217 700 5445
- Website
- aeridesplaka.gr
- @aeridesplaka
- Opening hours
- Daily 09:00–00:00
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Aerides before you go.
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