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71 of the Best Places to Shop in Athens: Streets, Stores, Jewellers, Malls & Glyfada
From Ermou Street and the department stores around Syntagma to the designer boutiques of Kolonaki, the sandal makers of Monastiraki and the city's biggest malls and outlets: the best places to shop in Athens.
Our 71 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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The main shopping street
Ermou Street
Athens' busiest shopping street runs downhill from Syntagma Square towards Monastiraki, car-free for most of its length. Zara, H&M, Mango, Massimo Dutti, Sephora, Nike and Greek chains line both sides, with the little Byzantine church of Kapnikarea in the middle of the street. Side streets such as Voulis, Nikis and Perikleous have more shops. Most stores close on Sundays.
Ermou Street, from Syntagma Square to MonastirakiExplore View on map
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Greece's biggest department store
attica Department Store
Greece's largest department store, a few steps from Syntagma in the Citylink building, with floors of international and Greek fashion, designer labels, beauty, shoes, homeware and a café. Tax-free shopping for non-EU visitors, personal shopping and alterations.
9 Panepistimiou StreetExplore View on map
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Elegant arcade
Citylink & Spyromiliou Arcade
A whole city block of shopping beside Syntagma, built around attica department store and the elegant interwar Spyromiliou Arcade, with boutiques, cafés such as Clemente VIII, restaurants and historic theatres under one roof.
Between Stadiou, Voukourestiou, Panepistimiou & Amerikis StreetsExplore View on map
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Syntagma & the city centre 4
Athens' main shopping street, its biggest department store and the luxury boutiques, all a short walk from Syntagma Square.
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Greece's biggest department store
attica Department Store
Greece's largest department store, a few steps from Syntagma in the Citylink building, with floors of international and Greek fashion, designer labels, beauty, shoes, homeware and a café. Tax-free shopping for non-EU visitors, personal shopping and alterations.
9 Panepistimiou StreetExplore View on map
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Elegant arcade
Citylink & Spyromiliou Arcade
A whole city block of shopping beside Syntagma, built around attica department store and the elegant interwar Spyromiliou Arcade, with boutiques, cafés such as Clemente VIII, restaurants and historic theatres under one roof.
Between Stadiou, Voukourestiou, Panepistimiou & Amerikis StreetsExplore View on map
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The main shopping street
Ermou Street
Athens' busiest shopping street runs downhill from Syntagma Square towards Monastiraki, car-free for most of its length. Zara, H&M, Mango, Massimo Dutti, Sephora, Nike and Greek chains line both sides, with the little Byzantine church of Kapnikarea in the middle of the street. Side streets such as Voulis, Nikis and Perikleous have more shops. Most stores close on Sundays.
Ermou Street, from Syntagma Square to MonastirakiExplore View on map
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Luxury row
Voukourestiou Street
The pedestrian street that climbs from Syntagma towards Kolonaki is Athens' luxury row, with international fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton and Hermès, fine jewellers and watchmakers, all within a few minutes' walk of the Hotel Grande Bretagne.
Voukourestiou Street, Syntagma to KolonakiExplore View on map
High-street fashion 12
The big high-street names, most of them on Ermou Street between Syntagma and Monastiraki, with branches in Glyfada.
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Trend-led fashion
Bershka Ermou
The Inditex group's youngest label, with trend-led fashion, denim, trainers and accessories for women and men, on Ermou Street.
50 Ermou StreetExplore View on map
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At the Syntagma end of Ermou
H&M Ermou
H&M's store at the top of Ermou Street, a minute from Syntagma Square, for affordable fashion for women, men and children, basics and accessories.
11 Ermou Street & Voulis StreetExplore View on map
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On Glyfada's main street
H&M Glyfada
H&M on Metaxa Avenue, Glyfada's main shopping street, for affordable fashion for women, men and children.
41 Angelou Metaxa AvenueExplore View on map
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Women, men & kids
Mango Ermou
The Barcelona label's store on Ermou Street, with Mediterranean-style fashion for women, men and children, from tailoring to summer dresses.
20 Ermou StreetExplore View on map
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Women, men & kids
Mango Glyfada
Mango on Metaxa Avenue, Glyfada's main shopping street, with collections for women, men and children.
16 Angelou Metaxa AvenueExplore View on map
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Clothing, lingerie & food
Marks & Spencer Ermou
The British favourite on Ermou Street, with women's and men's clothing, lingerie, children's wear, beauty, and a food hall of M&S favourites.
33-35 Ermou StreetExplore View on map
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Clothing, lingerie & home
Marks & Spencer Glyfada
Marks & Spencer's Glyfada store on Vouliagmenis Avenue, for clothing, lingerie, children's wear and home, with a separate M&S food store nearby.
Vouliagmenis Avenue & 2 Antheon StreetExplore View on map
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Smart, timeless style
Massimo Dutti Ermou
The most polished of the Inditex brands, with tailoring, knitwear, leather and linen for women and men, on Ermou Street.
29 Ermou StreetExplore View on map
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In Kolonaki
Massimo Dutti Kolonaki
Massimo Dutti's Kolonaki store, at the start of Skoufa Street, for smart tailoring, knitwear and leather goods for women and men.
1 Skoufa StreetExplore View on map
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Casual & streetwear
Pull&Bear Ermou
Relaxed, street-inspired fashion for men and women, from denim and hoodies to trainers, in the Inditex group's Ermou Street store.
31 Ermou StreetExplore View on map
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Young women's fashion
Stradivarius Ermou
The Inditex brand for young women's fashion, with on-trend clothes, shoes and accessories at high-street prices, on Ermou Street.
59 Ermou StreetExplore View on map
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Women, men & kids
Zara Ermou
Zara's big store halfway down Ermou Street, with the latest women's, men's and children's collections, shoes and accessories.
47 Ermou StreetExplore View on map
Shoe shops 4
Handmade Greek leather sandals near the Acropolis and Syntagma, and designer shoes in Kolonaki and Glyfada. For sneakers, see Skate, sneakers & streetwear below.
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Handmade Greek leather sandals
Ancient Greek Sandals
The Greek brand that took handmade leather sandals worldwide, with its classic and new-season collections on the first floor of The Naxos Apothecary, a few minutes from Syntagma. There is also a shop at the airport.
3-5 Kolokotroni & Voulis Street (1st floor)Explore View on map
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Designer shoes in Glyfada
Kalogirou Glyfada
Kalogirou's Glyfada store on Metaxa Avenue, for designer shoes, bags and accessories from the leading international fashion houses.
18 Angelou Metaxa Avenue & 19 G. Lambraki StreetExplore View on map
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Designer shoes in Kolonaki
Kalogirou Kolonaki
Greece's best-known luxury shoe store, with shoes, bags and accessories from the big international designer houses, in the heart of Kolonaki.
4 Patriarchou Ioakeim StreetExplore View on map
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The poet sandal maker since 1920
Melissinos Art
Pantelis Melissinos, third generation of Athens' famous 'poet sandal maker' family (since 1920), handcrafts bespoke leather sandals based on ancient Greek designs, in a workshop near the Acropolis Museum. Closed Mondays.
16 Tzireon StreetExplore View on map
Beauty & cosmetics 9
Make-up, skincare and fragrance, from Sephora and The Body Shop to Greece's own Hondos Center, Korres and APIVITA, in central Athens, Kolonaki and Glyfada.
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Flagship in Kolonaki
APIVITA Experience Store
The flagship of APIVITA, the Greek natural cosmetics brand built on bee products and Greek herbs, in a neoclassical building in Kolonaki, with the full range of skincare, haircare and suncare.
6 Solonos StreetExplore View on map
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Department store
Hondos Center Glyfada
Greece's best-known beauty department store in an impressive multi-storey building by the cathedral: cosmetics and fragrances from the big international brands, plus fashion, accessories and home.
2 Agiou Konstantinou StreetExplore View on map
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Beauty and more
Hondos Center Omonia
The flagship of Greece's best-known beauty and department store chain, on Omonia Square: floors of cosmetics, perfume, skincare and Greek beauty brands such as Korres and Apivita, plus fashion, at prices often lower than elsewhere in Europe.
Omonia SquareExplore View on map
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Greek natural skincare
Korres Ermou
The Greek natural beauty brand that began in an Athens homeopathic pharmacy, with its full range of skincare, body care and fragrance, a minute from Syntagma Square at the top of Ermou Street.
4 Ermou StreetExplore View on map
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Make-up, skincare & fragrance
Sephora Ermou
Sephora's big Ermou Street store, a few minutes from Syntagma, with make-up, skincare, haircare and fragrance from hundreds of brands, plus in-store services such as make-up sessions and brow bars.
24 Ermou StreetExplore View on map
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On Glyfada's main street
Sephora Glyfada
Sephora on Metaxa Avenue, Glyfada's main shopping street, with make-up, skincare, haircare and fragrance.
33-35 Angelou Metaxa AvenueExplore View on map
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In Kolonaki
Sephora Kolonaki
Sephora in the heart of Kolonaki, for make-up, skincare and fragrance from the big international and niche beauty brands.
23 Kanari StreetExplore View on map
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Cruelty-free beauty
The Body Shop Glyfada
The Body Shop on Metaxa Avenue in Glyfada, for cruelty-free skincare, body care, fragrance and gift sets.
37 Angelou Metaxa AvenueExplore View on map
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Cruelty-free since 1976
The Body Shop Syntagma
The British cruelty-free beauty brand at the top of Ermou Street, by Syntagma, for its body butters, shower gels, skincare and gifts, with a refill station for many favourites.
10 Ermou Street & Voulis StreetExplore View on map
Neighbourhood shopping streets 4
Designer Kolonaki, souvenirs in Plaka and Monastiraki, and the smart northern suburb of Kifisia.
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Plaka souvenirs
Adrianou & Kydathineon Streets
The two main streets of Plaka, lined with souvenir shops, Greek crafts, ceramics, jewellery, natural cosmetics, olive oil and honey, with views of the Acropolis and tavernas for a break. Shops here are usually open on Sundays and late into the evening.
Adrianou Street & Kydathineon StreetExplore View on map
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Leafy and upmarket
Kifisia Shopping
The elegant northern suburb at the end of metro line 1, where the streets around Platanos Square, Kassaveti, Kolokotroni and Levidou, are lined with designer and Greek boutiques, jewellers and smart cafés under old plane trees.
Kassaveti, Kolokotroni & Levidou StreetsExplore View on map
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Designer and Greek labels
Kolonaki Boutique Streets
Around Kolonaki Square, the streets of Skoufa, Tsakalof, Anagnostopoulou, Solonos and Patriarchou Ioakeim are lined with designer boutiques, Greek contemporary fashion labels, jewellery workshops, concept stores and smart pavement cafés for a break between shops.
Skoufa, Tsakalof, Anagnostopoulou & Patriarchou Ioakeim StreetsExplore View on map
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Sandals and souvenirs
Mitropoleos & Pandrosou Streets
Running from Syntagma past the cathedral to Monastiraki Square, Mitropoleos and narrow, pedestrian Pandrosou are packed with handmade leather sandals, jewellery, icons, olive-wood and souvenir shops, leading on to the flea market streets around Ifestou.
Mitropoleos Street & Pandrosou StreetExplore View on map
Glyfada 8
The Riviera's shopping capital: high-street names on Metaxa Street, designer boutiques on Kyprou Street, and luxury labels at Astir Marina in nearby Vouliagmeni.
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Louis Vuitton, Dior & more
Astir Marina Luxury Boutiques
Ten minutes from Glyfada, the open-air marina is the Riviera's luxury shopping hub, with standalone stores for Louis Vuitton, Dior, Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Loro Piana, Zegna, Polo Ralph Lauren, Golden Goose, Orlebar Brown, Zeus+Dione and Rolex.
Astir Marina, VouliagmeniExplore View on map
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Greek designers
Boutique 52 & 55
Twin boutiques mixing up-and-coming Greek designers with international labels, for easy, urban everyday style.
52 & 55 Kyprou StreetExplore View on map
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Riviera shopping
Glyfada: Metaxa & Kyprou Streets
The shopping heart of the Athens Riviera: Metaxa Street for Zara, H&M, Hondos Center and Greek fashion chains, and palm-lined Kyprou Street for designer boutiques and concept stores. See our Glyfada guide for 20 of its best shops.
Angelou Metaxa Street & Kyprou StreetExplore View on map
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Concept store
Lillie Rosalie
A colourful concept store of one-off kaftans, beaded jewellery, handbags and home décor from artisans around the world.
61 Kyprou StreetExplore View on map
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Designer brand
Pinko Glyfada
The Italian designer label's Glyfada boutique on chic Kyprou Street, for glamorous dresses, tailoring and its signature Love Bird bags.
51 Kyprou StreetExplore View on map
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Designer multi-brand
Soho Soho
One of Glyfada's best-loved designer boutiques, stocking labels such as Missoni, Rabanne, Stella McCartney, Victoria Beckham, Zimmermann, The Attico and Roberto Cavalli.
70 Kyprou StreetExplore View on map
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High street
Zara Glyfada
The big Zara on Glyfada's main shopping street, with women's, men's and children's floors.
36 Metaxa StreetExplore View on map
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Greek jewellery
Zerteo
A jewellery brand created by two Athenian brothers, famous for its evil-eye 'mati' cuffs and bracelets: a stylish Greek souvenir.
78 Kyprou StreetExplore View on map
Jewellery, watches & eyewear 6
Fine jewellery houses, luxury watches and designer eyewear, mostly on Panepistimiou Avenue and Voukourestiou Street near Syntagma.
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Kolonaki flagship
Ileana Makri
The Athenian designer's flagship in Kolonaki, for her signature evil-eye pieces and colourful fine jewellery, worn by celebrities around the world.
13–15 Patriarchou Ioakeim StreetExplore View on map
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Luxury watches
Kessaris
Athens' leading luxury jeweller and watch retailer, with its own high-jewellery collections and watches from Omega, Breitling, Jaeger-LeCoultre and more.
7 Panepistimiou AvenueExplore View on map
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Greek jewellery house
Lalaounis
The flagship of Greece's most famous jewellery house, known for gold pieces inspired by ancient Greek art. Its jewellery museum shop is by the Acropolis.
6 Panepistimiou Avenue & Voukourestiou StreetExplore View on map
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Official Rolex retailer
Ora Kessaris Rolex Boutique
Kessaris' official Rolex and Tudor boutique on Voukourestiou Street, Athens' most exclusive shopping street, a short walk from Syntagma Square.
8A Voukourestiou StreetExplore View on map
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Eye tests & sunglasses
Panaidis Eyewear
A leading Greek optician with designer frames and sunglasses, eye tests and contact lenses. Also on Ermou Street and in Glyfada.
5 Filikis Etairias Square (Kolonaki Square)Explore View on map
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Since 1895
Zolotas
The historic Athenian jewellery house, famous for hand-hammered gold inspired by ancient Greek treasures, in its flagship store near Syntagma Square.
10 Panepistimiou AvenueExplore View on map
Shopping malls & outlets 6
The big malls and designer outlets, most of them reachable by metro or free shuttle bus.
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On the metro
Athens Metro Mall
A big mall in the southern suburbs, directly linked to Agios Dimitrios metro station (line 2), with fashion and sports chains, a supermarket, food court and a Village Cinemas multiplex. An easy trip from Syntagma.
276 Vouliagmenis AvenueExplore View on map
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Premium mall
Golden Hall
A premium mall on Kifisias Avenue in Marousi, in the former Olympic broadcast centre, with around 130 shops including designer and premium fashion labels, an attica department store, and smart cafés and restaurants.
37A Kifisias AvenueExplore View on map
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Designer discounts
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Athens
An open-air designer outlet near the airport with international and Greek brands at reduced prices, from fashion and sportswear to homeware. A free shuttle runs from Doukissis Plakentias metro; handy for a last stop before a flight.
Yalou, SpataExplore View on map
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Next to IKEA
River West
A large mall in western Athens on Kifisou Avenue, next to IKEA, with fashion, homeware and electronics stores, restaurants and free parking for around 2,500 cars, plus a free shuttle bus from Egaleo metro station.
96 Kifisou AvenueExplore View on map
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Open-air shopping park
Smart Park
Greece's largest open-air shopping park, right next to the designer outlet near the airport and linked to it by a plaza, with big-name stores, a cinema, restaurants, a children's play area and plenty of free parking.
E. Poulaki Street, Yalou, SpataExplore View on map
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200+ shops
The Mall Athens
Athens' best-known shopping mall, opened in 2005 beside Neratziotissa metro and suburban rail station (line 1), with more than 200 shops over several floors, from international fashion chains to electronics, plus restaurants and a Village Cinemas multiplex with IMAX.
35 Andrea Papandreou StreetExplore View on map
Bike shops 3
Road, mountain, gravel and electric bikes, with expert servicing, in Glyfada and the northern suburbs.
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Cube & Lapierre
Cycleland
A bike shop north of Athens for Cube and Lapierre mountain and road bikes, Haro, and Lombardo and Ideal e-bikes.
5 Chelmou StreetExplore View on map
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Santa Cruz & Yeti
Cyclestore Athens
A specialist shop for mountain, road and gravel bikes, with Santa Cruz, Yeti and Marin, electric mountain bikes, ASSOS cycling clothing, and expert wheelbuilding and servicing.
1 Nikolaou Mantzarou StreetExplore View on map
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In Glyfada since 1987
Kasimatis Bikes
A big three-level bike shop on Vouliagmenis Avenue, in Glyfada since 1987 (the family business began in Piraeus in 1945): road, mountain, trekking, city, BMX, kids' and electric bikes, with Greece's first Shimano Service Center, a test area and on-site parking.
27 Vouliagmenis AvenueExplore View on map
Skate, sneakers & streetwear 7
Skateboards, roller skates, sneakers, streetwear and sportswear, in central Athens and Glyfada.
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Nike SB skate shop since 2008
Color Skates
The heart of the Athens skate scene since 2008: an independent skate shop in Psirri for decks, wheels, skate shoes and streetwear, and one of the official Nike SB skate shops, which also runs skate events and contests.
5 Protogenous StreetExplore View on map
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Flagship on Ermou
JD Sports Ermou
JD's flagship on Athens' main shopping street, with a big wall of sneakers from Nike, adidas and New Balance, sportswear, and exclusive drops.
22 Ermou StreetExplore View on map
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On Glyfada's main street
JD Sports Glyfada
Sneakers, sportswear and streetwear on Metaxa Avenue, Glyfada's main shopping street, open seven days a week.
13 Angelou Metaxa AvenueExplore View on map
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Streetwear concept store since 2010
Ministry of Concrete
A streetwear and skate concept store a few minutes from Syntagma, founded in 2010, for international skate and street labels, limited sneaker releases, caps and accessories.
3-5 Athanasiou Axarlian StreetExplore View on map
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Nike & Jordan
Nike Store Glyfada
A Nike store on Vouliagmenis Avenue for the newest Nike and Jordan sneakers, running shoes, sportswear and accessories.
96 Vouliagmenis AvenueExplore View on map
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Skateboards, roller skates & surf
Skateshop Glyfada
A board-sports shop in central Glyfada for skateboards, quad and inline roller skates, scooters and surf gear, alongside skate shoes, streetwear and accessories.
10 Lazaraki StreetExplore View on map
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Greece's sneaker specialist
Sneaker10 Ermou
The Ermou Street branch of Greece's own sneaker chain, for the latest Nike, adidas, New Balance and other releases, plus streetwear labels such as Carhartt WIP.
51 Ermou StreetExplore View on map
Fast food & family chains 8
Familiar names for a quick, easy meal: McDonald's, KFC and TGI Fridays in central Athens and Glyfada.
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Fried chicken
KFC Glyfada
KFC in central Glyfada, near the shopping streets: buckets of fried chicken, burgers, wraps and fries to eat in or take to the beach.
Lazaraki StreetExplore View on map
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Open late
KFC Syntagma
KFC on Mitropoleos Street, a few steps from Syntagma Square: fried chicken buckets, burgers, wings and fries. Open daily from 11am until 2am, and until 4am on Friday and Saturday nights.
3 Mitropoleos StreetExplore View on map
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Near the Acropolis Museum
McDonald's Acropolis
A handy McDonald's a short walk from the Acropolis Museum and the Akropoli metro station, useful for a quick bite or breakfast before climbing the Acropolis.
1 Makri StreetExplore View on map
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On the coast road
McDonald's Glyfada
McDonald's on the seafront Poseidonos Avenue in Glyfada, for a quick meal between the beach and the shops.
Poseidonos AvenueExplore View on map
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Greece's first McDonald's
McDonald's Syntagma
Greece's very first McDonald's, opened on Syntagma Square in 1991 at the top of Ermou Street: burgers, fries, McCafé coffee and the Greek menu specials, with a view over the square.
2 Ermou Street, Syntagma SquareExplore View on map
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American diner
TGI Fridays Glyfada
TGI Fridays in the heart of Glyfada: burgers, ribs, sizzling fajitas, sharing platters and cocktails in a lively, family-friendly setting near the shops.
43 Lazaraki StreetExplore View on map
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American diner
TGI Fridays Kolonaki
The American casual-dining favourite in Kolonaki, near Syntagma: burgers, ribs, loaded fries, big salads and cocktails, popular with families and groups. There's another branch on Kifisias Avenue in Ampelokipi.
2 Neofytou Vamva StreetExplore View on map
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American diner
TGI Fridays Plaka
TGI Fridays in the old town, on Kapnikareas Street by the little Byzantine church of Kapnikarea, just off Ermou Street between Plaka, Monastiraki and Syntagma: burgers, ribs, fajitas, sharing platters and cocktails, handy after a day's sightseeing.
3 Kapnikareas StreetExplore View on map
Most shops in central Athens open Monday to Saturday and close on Sundays, except in Plaka and Monastiraki. Some shops close early on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Non-EU visitors can claim tax-free shopping at many larger stores.
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