Seven kinds of coffee shop serve Athens, from the kafeneio to the cat cafe, and the first specialty shop in the city opened in two thousand nine. Four bookable formats, from a Greek coffee brewing class to a cat cafe visit, last two hours or less.
Cafes cluster in Kolonaki, Exarcheia and Psyrri, and a single drink keeps a table for hours. Looking for tours to fill the time between cups? The Greece Tours homepage opens each region and its bookable tours.
What kinds of Athens coffee shops can you visit?
Athens coffee shops come in seven kinds, each for a different plan. The kafeneio fits a long talk. The specialty cafe fits a quick cup. The bakery cafe and the pastry shop fit breakfast and sweets. The terrace cafe and the museum cafe sell a view. The cat cafe sells company.
The Wikipedia article on the coffeehouse calls it a centre of social interaction. It gives people a place to meet friends, read, write or simply pass an hour. Athens coffee shops follow that idea, and each kind adds its own habits.
- Kafeneio. The Wikipedia article on the kafenio says it serves Greek coffee and frappé next to beer, retsina and ouzo. It provides meze or snacks and rarely serves full meals. It suits a long talk.
- Specialty cafe. A travel blog calls one small specialty cafe a place where you drink the coffee and move on, not a sit-down shop. A specialty guide describes another site as coffee shop, roastery and bar in one. It suits a quick, careful cup.
- Bakery cafe. The official Athens visitor guide describes third-wave bakeries run by a new generation of bakers. One bakes eight kinds of bread each day. A travel blog says bakeries can make a takeaway frappé. It suits breakfast on the move.
- Pastry shop. The official visitor guide describes family-run patisseries where owners pass recipes down through generations. One has marble-top tables, high ceilings and mosaic floors. It suits baklava, ice cream or a cookie for dunking in coffee.
- Terrace or rooftop cafe. The Wikipedia article on the coffeehouse says an outdoor section with tables and parasols is especially common in Europe. The visitor guide points to a rooftop above a Greek crafts shop in Monastiraki. It suits a warm day and a view.
- Museum cafe. The visitor guide says Athens museum cafes were once an afterthought and are now worth a stop. The Acropolis Museum cafe opens onto a verandah that faces the Parthenon. It suits a sightseeing break.
- Cat cafe. The Wikipedia article on cat cafes defines one as a theme cafe built around cats you can watch and play with. The first in Greece opened in Athens. It works with a local animal welfare union, and all its cats are up for adoption. It suits animal lovers.
The official Athens visitor guide says cappuccino culture and gentrification closed a large number of old kafenia. It still lists ten classic ones across seven areas, from Plaka to Exarcheia to Kolonaki. Wikipedia adds that kafenia once kept women out and now welcome them.
The kinds overlap. One travel blog describes a cafe split between a coffee bar and a retail shop. Another describes a cafe that is also a restaurant. Athens coffee shops blend kinds in this way, so use the seven as a guide when you choose a seat.
For the drinks themselves, read our guide to Athens coffee culture. This page stays with the places, the districts and the habits of Athens coffee shops.
Which districts are home to Athens coffee shops?
Athens coffee shops gather in Kolonaki, Exarcheia and Psyrri, where cafes shape each area as much as the streets. Plaka, Koukaki, Thiseio, Pangrati and Gazi add squares and pedestrian streets with cafes. Each district has its own mood.
A Greek travel magazine names Kolonaki, Exarcheia and Psyrri as areas defined by their cafes as much as their streets. The Wikipedia article on Kolonaki calls it an upscale neighbourhood on the southern slopes of Mount Lycabettus. The district takes its name from a small column on Kolonaki Square. Evangelismos station on Line 3 serves it.
The Wikipedia article on Plaka places the old neighbourhood on the Acropolis slopes, between Syntagma and Monastiraki squares. A travel blog names Plaka and Psyrri as the two districts packed with street-side cafes. It adds that the Plaka cafes have views of the Acropolis. Our guide to where to eat in Plaka covers the full table scene.
Monastiraki takes its name from Monastiraki Square and the Pantanassa church, says Wikipedia. Its main streets are Pandrossou and Adrianou. Metro lines 1 and 3 meet at the square. Athens coffee shops in Monastiraki share the area with boutiques, souvenir shops and specialty stores.
Psyri is a gentrified neighbourhood. Its central square is Heroes Square. A travel blog calls the district hip and devoted to nightlife. There, Athens coffee shops share the streets with bars.
The Wikipedia article on Koukaki names two pedestrian zones filled with cafes and restaurants. One is Drakou Street, reached from Gargaretta Square. The other is G. Olympiou Street, reached from Koukaki Square. Akropoli metro station, near the Acropolis, serves the district. Both zones give Athens coffee shops a street without cars.
Wikipedia says the central square of Exarcheia features a large number of cafes and bars. The article adds bookstores and comic book shops to the district. One of the oldest summer cinemas in Athens stands on the square. Athens coffee shops in Exarcheia sit near the National Archaeological Museum and Strefi Hill.
The Wikipedia article on Pangrati says Proskopon Square hosts restaurants, bars and cafes. Around Varnava Square, behind the Kallimarmaro Stadium, restaurants and tavernas cluster. Athens coffee shops there serve a district that the article says became a hipster destination in recent years.
Gazi surrounds the old gasworks, now the Technopolis cultural centre, says Wikipedia. Since the start of the twenty-first century the district has added nightlife, cafeterias and restaurants. Kerameikos station on Line 3 sits next to Technopolis. Athens coffee shops in Gazi count among the cafeterias the article lists.
Thiseio shows the clearest cafe street. The Wikipedia article says Apostolou Pavlou is a pedestrian street. It meets Dionysiou Areopagitou Street to form the main pedestrian zone around the ancient Agora. Boutiques, restaurants and cafes line it. The article lists Acropolis views and open terraces among the area features of Thiseio.
How does the sit-down culture work in Athens coffee shops?
One drink holds a table for hours in Athens coffee shops. The official Athens visitor guide says people linger over a single cup for hours. A Greek travel magazine adds that no one expects you to leave.
Table service is the rule, says a travel blog. You pick a table, sit down, and someone comes to take your order. The official visitor guide names one exception. A classic cafe on Kolonaki Square works as self-service, even at a table.
The Greek travel magazine says you do not grab a coffee in Greece, you go for coffee. A travel blog says the phrase means let us go for a chat. So the visit matters more than the drink in Athens coffee shops.
The Wikipedia article on the frappé calls it a hallmark of postwar outdoor Greek coffee culture. Athens coffee shops serve it over ice, with a straw. A travel writer says that when the glass is two-thirds gone, you add water and the drink restores itself. Another travel blog says one frappé can last a couple of hours.
The freddo takes over the tables in warm weather. A travel blog says iced espresso and iced cappuccino fill almost every table, especially in the warm months. The Greek magazine says the freddo cappuccino is made to be enjoyed slowly. Athens coffee shops fill with long, cold sips in summer.
The cup comes with a glass of water, says the Greek magazine. The coffee stays on the table long after it turns cold. A travel writer adds that backgammon boards sit in almost every cafe. The visitor guide shows guests playing tavli and chess in the traditional kafenia.
Paying in Athens coffee shops follows the service style. A travel site on tipping splits cafes into two groups. At table service, loose change is left on the receipt. At a counter, a takeaway coffee needs no tip. For what to order with the water, read about Greek coffee in Athens.
How did the specialty scene change Athens coffee shops?
The first specialty coffee shop in Athens opened in two thousand nine, and the scene has grown since. Today Athens coffee shops pour espresso, filter coffee and cold brew from single origins, next to the classic freddo.
A travel blog says that shop grew out of a family roastery. A specialty coffee guide adds that the roastery began with traditional Greek roasting and then moved to third wave coffee. The guide calls it a pioneer in bringing third wave coffee to Greece and to Athens.
Wikipedia gives the terms. Its article on third-wave coffee says the approach stresses single-origin farms and light roasts that bring out distinct flavors. Its article on specialty coffee says the grade starts at a score of 80 points on a 100-point scale.
A number of Athens coffee shops roast on site. A trade magazine says one coffee bar near Omonia Square roasts all of its own coffee. It sells bags of beans from a wide variety of regions. The same magazine says another shop roasts in-house and changes its coffee every quarter.
Menus at Athens coffee shops name the brew methods. One specialty menu lists espresso, cappuccino and drip coffee, plus alternative brewing methods. A specialty guide says one bar offers single origins from Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Ethiopia or Kenya, depending on the day.
Cold brew comes in cans and bottles. A trade magazine recommends a canned cold brew at one shop. It tells readers to buy a bottle from another shop to take home, or on a boat to the islands.
The freddo stays on the menu at Athens coffee shops. A specialty guide says one small shop serves espresso, milk drinks, filter coffee and a freddo. A trade magazine adds that the freddo cappuccino is served all over Athens. It says each shop has a drink mixer for the foam.
Newer Athens coffee shops cluster in Exarchia and Kolonaki, says a travel blog. Locals call Emmanouil Benaki Street the Coffee Street, says a trade magazine.
A founder quoted in that magazine says the scene has come a long way in a decade. He adds that specialty roasters are still a small number for the size of the city.
Which Athens coffee shops suit work or a long talk?
Athens coffee shops with a large central bar, outdoor tables or a courtyard suit laptop work. A garden or courtyard suits a long talk. A small counter with stools is a quick stop.
A solo-travel blog rates the laptop fit of each of the Athens coffee shops it lists. It calls a Koukaki cafe with a food menu welcoming to digital nomads. It says a very small coffee bar with a handful of stools is not the ideal place to work.
The same blog gives a yes to three more places. The writer worked in a cafe it files under Plaka, during the week. It calls a Psyrri cafe a definite yes for work and says the writer worked there more than once. It says a Thiseio cafe is a good place to use a laptop.
A travel site describes a roastery cafe with high ceilings and a big central bar where you place your order. People work on laptops there, it says, and its writer sat outside under a parasol. Look for the same layout in other Athens coffee shops: a bar for ordering and tables in the open air.
A second travel blog picks a modern cafe for a visit meant to linger. It says locals pop in and visitors feel at ease right away.
A travel blog places a cafe inside a concept store near the Acropolis, a level below the street. Seating is limited there. The blog calls it a slow-morning treat rather than a quick stop, and a place to work for an hour.
Quiet does not always mean a long stay at Athens coffee shops. A travel site found a quiet little cafe at the front of a legal bookshop. It says the cafe is not necessarily the place to stay for hours. A travel blog calls one everyday cafe the spot locals duck into on the way to work.
For a long talk, pick one of the Athens coffee shops with outdoor space. A travel site describes a garden at the back of a cafe near Exarchia, where the mood is relaxed. A travel blog calls a bright brunch cafe a relaxed room to sit in between sightseeing stops.
Closing times differ between Athens coffee shops, and a long talk needs a late one. A travel blog lists one Koukaki cafe that stays open until half past midnight from Tuesday to Sunday.
Free wireless access also exists outside the shops. The Wikipedia article on Syntagma Square says the Municipality of Athens offers free wireless internet at the square. Use it for a short check. Then choose between Athens coffee shops with a big bar or a courtyard for a longer session.
Which Athens coffee shops sit close to the main sights?
Athens coffee shops sit along the Acropolis route and in Plaka. Others stand beside the stairs of Syntagma Square and near the ancient Agora in Thiseio. A terrace fits Syntagma, and a pastry stop fits the climb down from the Acropolis.
Dionysiou Areopagitou Street runs along the south slope of the Acropolis. Wikipedia says it was pedestrianized in two thousand three. The entrance to the Theatre of Dionysus is on it, and the Acropolis Museum stands on its south side.
A trade magazine points to a specialty coffee shop on the walk down from the Acropolis, among the ruins. A solo-travel blog adds a cafe close to Acropolis Hill that sells pastries and desserts. Athens coffee shops like these fit a break after the climb.
Wikipedia says Adrianou Street divides Plaka into two levels. Upper Plaka lies under the Acropolis, and lower Plaka lies between Syntagma and Monastiraki. Athens coffee shops in lower Plaka fit a break between those two stops. Upper Plaka suits a pause after the Acropolis.
Syntagma Square is the central square of Athens, says Wikipedia. The article says the metro stairs come up between a pair of outdoor cafes, a popular gathering place. It also says the guard changes every hour at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The same article lists what lies within walking distance of the square. It names Plaka, Monastiraki, the Ancient Agora and the Tower of the Winds.
Athens coffee shops near the square also include a take-away espresso bar inside a shopping arcade, says a specialty guide. It rotates local roasters and single origins through five grinders.
Wikipedia lists four places that can be entered from Thiseio. They are the Ancient Agora, the Stoa of Attalos, the Temple of Hephaestus and the Kerameikos Archaeological Museum. A specialty guide places a roastery cafe on a pedestrian street close to Thiseio metro station. A travel blog suggests walking to the Kerameikos museum from a Thiseio cafe.
Anafiotika is a small area on the north-east side of the Acropolis hill, and Wikipedia calls it part of Plaka. The article counts 45 houses left, on lanes that still have no names. Pick a spot among the Athens coffee shops in Plaka, before or after the walk through the lanes.
One guided listing covers the Acropolis, the Parthenon and the Acropolis Museum and holds 14,451 reviews at a 4.8 rating. A walking listing through the old city holds 935 reviews at 4.5. A night walk with a local guide holds 263 reviews at 4.8.
Our Athens walking tour page sets out a self-guided route through Plaka and Monastiraki. It shows where each break fits. Pick one of the Athens coffee shops that matches your next sight, then book the guided walk that follows it.
Which coffee workshops and rituals can you book beyond Athens coffee shops?
Four bookable formats sit beside Athens coffee shops. They are a Greek coffee brewing class and a coffee ritual with fortune reading. The other two are a cat cafe visit and a cat cafe painting session. Each one lasts two hours or less.
- Greek coffee brewing class: 1 hour 10 minutes, up to 4 guests, English and Greek, rated 5 from 12 reviews.
- Coffee ritual with fortune reading: 2 hours, up to 5 guests, English and Greek, rated 4.5 from 10 reviews.
- Cat cafe visit with a drink and a sweet: 1.5 hours, up to 50 guests, English, rated 4.8 from 120 reviews.
- Cat cafe painting session: 2 hours, up to 20 guests, English, rated 4.7 from 12 reviews.
A brewing class goes behind the cup that Athens coffee shops serve. One GetYourGuide listing has guests brew traditional Greek coffee in a copper briki. Guests also shake a frothy frappe and read their fortune in the grounds. Local coffee styles come with Greek sweet treats.
The Wikipedia article on the cezve describes the briki as a small, long-handled pot. It has a pouring lip and is traditionally made of brass or copper.
The Wikipedia article on Turkish coffee covers the Greek version too. It says the coffee and water come just to the boil. The pot leaves the heat once the mixture froths.
A travel blog on Athens cafes names one of the oldest Athens coffee shops. It brews Greek coffee in hot sand. The Wikipedia article on Turkish coffee calls that method ancient. The filled pot sits in a pan of hot sand over an open flame.
The ritual listing is the longer, social format. Guests learn to brew Greek coffee, explore its cultural roots and try fortune reading as a social ritual. The listing is wheelchair accessible, and booking closes 4 hours before the start. Athens coffee shops serve the same drink, but this listing adds the story around it.
The Wikipedia article on tasseography explains the reading. Coffee reading is traditionally done with Arabic or Turkish coffee, because they leave a very thick sediment. Greek coffee from Athens coffee shops is served with its grounds in the cup too.
The reader covers the finished cup with the saucer and turns it upside down. In the Turkish tradition, the bottom half of the cup speaks of the past. The top half speaks of the future.
Other readers hold that the cup reveals the past but cannot predict events beyond forty days into the future. The saucer can join the reading too. Whichever tradition the reader follows, the cup holds the same Greek coffee that Athens coffee shops pour.
The cat cafe visit comes with a drink and a sweet. Guests meet adoptable cats in a city cafe. The listing says the visit supports a mission to help cats find permanent homes. It is wheelchair accessible.
The Wikipedia article on cat cafes says the first one opened in Taipei in nineteen ninety-eight. It adds that the first cat cafe in Greece opened in Athens in October of twenty twenty-three. So a cat cafe has been among Athens coffee shops since then.
The article calls a cat cafe a theme cafe whose attractions are cats that can be watched and played with. In Japan, a cat cafe can employ cats from local animal shelters. It can also advertise them for possible adoption.
The painting session adds a craft to the cat cafe hour. Guests paint a Maneki Neko, the Japanese lucky cat, in a guided session. A complimentary drink comes with it, and guests take the figure home.
The Wikipedia article on the maneki-neko describes a cat figurine with a raised paw, believed to bring good luck. Common colours are white, black, red and gold. A raised left paw is for more customers, and a raised right paw is for more money.
The booking cut-off differs by format. The brewing class closes 10 hours before the start, and the painting session closes 10 minutes before. Plan one class or ritual as the structured part of the day. Then leave time to sit in Athens coffee shops afterward.
Which food and walking tours include Athens coffee shops?
Two walking listings put cafe stops on the route. They are a coffee, pastry and story walk, and a market walk with a coffee break. Both come closest to a guided round of Athens coffee shops. Food tours sort differently, because their stops are tastings.
The coffee walk is a small-group crawl through central Athens coffee shops and cafes. It lasts 3 hours and takes up to 10 guests. It runs in English and French. Guests drink Greek coffee, eat pastries and hear local stories.
The listing is rated 5 from 2 reviews and sets a child band for ages 0 to 14. A story walk like this suits a traveller who wants Athens coffee shops and local history in one outing.
The market walk lasts 3 hours for up to 15 guests, in English and Greek. It is a new listing with no reviews yet. The route crosses Monastiraki Square, takes a coffee break and browses the market stalls.
A private listing pairs city landmarks with a coffee or a tasting. It runs 4 hours 30 minutes and offers pickup. It fits a day that mixes landmarks with Athens coffee shops in one private outing.
The sweet walk lasts 4 hours and starts near the Acropolis. It passes through Plaka to Syntagma Square and watches the Changing of the Guard. Guests taste loukoumades with honey and chocolate. It needs 2 guests at least, takes up to 20 and runs in English and Italian.
The Wikipedia article on lokma links loukoumades to the enkrides of ancient Greece. Enkrides were fried dough, cooked in oil, then eaten with honey. The walk fills 4 hours, so plan a coffee break in Athens coffee shops before or after it.
The dinner walk lasts 3 hours 30 minutes for up to 10 guests, in English. It serves a traditional Greek dinner, dessert and drinks. It ends with live music and dancing. The rating is 4.7 from 4 reviews.
Food tours are larger and carry far more reviews. The street food walk has 4,200 reviews and lasts 3 hours. It pairs street food with beer or wine and adds desserts. It sets a child band for ages 3 to 12.
The 4-hour food tour with 3,671 reviews adds pastries from local bakeries, wine, cheese and mezze. It also includes a meal at a downtown taverna. It has a private option.
The 3.5-hour food walk with 722 reviews names a Greek coffee in a hidden cafe among its stops. It also lists a bakery among the oldest in the city, plus 8 to 10 tastings. It runs in English and French, and a private option exists.
The ten-stop listing counts 22 tastings over 3 hours for up to 16 guests. They are 15 foods, 3 spirits and 4 more. A shorter listing runs 2 hours 30 minutes with 5 tastings and a drink.
The evening food walk has 628 reviews and lasts 3 hours. It tastes dakos, the Cretan barley rusks, with olives. These food walks are built around tastings, not around Athens coffee shops.
A coffee walk is built around drinks and pastries, with up to 10 guests. A food walk is built around tastings. The Wikipedia article on culinary tourism defines culinary tourism as the exploration of food as the purpose of tourism. The longer food listings fit that definition.
A travel blog on Athens cafes places a coffee stop near the central municipal market. It recommends a food tour in Athens.
Read the Athens food tour page for the tasting routes. Read the Athens food market tour page for the market streets and the classes. Either one leaves room for an afternoon in Athens coffee shops.
How do the seasons and the time of day change Athens coffee shops?
Summer in Athens is hot and dry, and winter is cool and wet. The right seat in Athens coffee shops changes with the month. Wikipedia gives July and August an average high of 34.3 degrees Celsius, and January an average high of 13.3.
The Wikipedia article on Athens calls the climate a hot-summer Mediterranean climate. The National Observatory of Athens runs a station near the city centre. It records a mean annual temperature of 19.2 degrees Celsius.
The article adds that Athens has been called the hottest city in mainland Europe. Athens became the first European city with a chief heat officer. August brings only 5.4 millimetres of rain on average, so shade matters more than cover.
Athens coffee shops answer the heat with outdoor seating. One guide describes a generous sun terrace on Vrazilias Square, where a breeze blows until late into the evening. A travel writer sat outside under a parasol. Nights stay warm, with an average low of 24.2 degrees Celsius in July and 24.4 in August.
Cold drinks follow the sun. Another guide says Greeks order the freddo espresso more than any other coffee in summer. A coffee guide drank a cold brew in the midday heat. A travel blog calls the cold drinks at one cafe a match for the Athenian heat.
Where you sit in the city matters too. The Wikipedia article says other parts of the urban area run hotter because of the urban heat island effect. The south sees less extreme temperature variations because the Saronic Gulf moderates the climate. Northern Kifissia sits higher and has moderately lower temperatures.
Winter changes the seat. The January average low is 7.1 degrees Celsius. December is the wettest month at 76.3 millimetres of rain, and November follows with 70.8. Humidity climbs from 42 percent in July to 73 percent in December. Wikipedia adds that snowfall in Athens is relatively uncommon.
From December to February, average highs stay under 15 degrees Celsius. An indoor table makes sense in Athens coffee shops. Spring and autumn sit between the extremes. The average high is 18.9 degrees Celsius in November and 21.1 in April. Our Athens weather page covers the rest of the year.
The clock changes the trade as much as the month does. Time of day sorts Athens coffee shops into two groups. One travel blog lists the hours of 13 cafes. Seven stay open until 22:00 or later, and the latest closes at 2:00 in the morning. Six close between 15:00 and 20:00.
The morning group serves breakfast. The same blog says a Psyrri cafe offers breakfast in the early hours. It calls a Koukaki cafe a stop before a day of sightseeing.
The evening group fills later. A travel writer visited a cafe on the edge of Exarchia after a full day of sightseeing. The terrace was packed, so the writer took an iced latte to go.
How do you choose between Athens coffee shops?
Six criteria separate one shop from another: district, kind of shop, seat, noise, opening days and purpose. Purpose comes first when you pick Athens coffee shops. One shop serves a quick stop, and another serves a long talk.
- District. The Wikipedia article on Plaka calls it a major tourist destination. A travel blog calls Pangrati a local favourite that sits off the usual tourist route.
- Kind of shop. Wikipedia says an espresso bar focuses on espresso and espresso-based drinks. It adds that a coffeehouse can be an independent venue run by its owner or a franchise of a large corporation. A travel blog describes one small cafe as a place to drink your coffee and move on.
- Seat. A tiny espresso bar in Pangrati has limited seating, and a travel writer calls it a stop for a coffee to go. A cafe in Exarchia with limited seating inside puts guests on its terrace. One guide lists a small courtyard, indoor tables and outdoor benches at a single plant-based cafe.
- Noise. A travel writer calls the courtyard at the back of one coffee bar peaceful and notes cosy corners inside.
- Opening days. Five of the 13 cafes in one travel blog close one day a week: two on Monday and three on Sunday.
- Purpose. Wikipedia describes a coffeehouse as a place to meet, talk, read, write or pass the time, and as an informal social club for regular members.
The evening changes the choice among Athens coffee shops. A travel blog says one Plaka cafe moves from coffee to wine and cocktails once you are caffeinated. Wikipedia notes that cafes in continental Europe can serve alcoholic drinks. Our Athens wine bars page covers the evening side.
Check the day before you walk over. Both Monday closures in that blog list sit in Koukaki. The three Sunday closures include one cafe in Psyrri and one in Exarchia. The one cafe that opens at 10:00 also closes on Sunday.
Use the criteria in order. Fix the purpose first, then the district and the kind of shop. The seat, the noise and the opening days then narrow the list to one or two names. The month then settles the last choice, a terrace or a table indoors.
What questions come up about Athens coffee shops?
Do Athens coffee shops open early?
Athens coffee shops open early. One travel blog lists the hours of 13 cafes. Nine open at 8:00 or earlier, and the earliest opens at 7:00. Two open at 9:00, one at 8:30 and one at 10:00.
Can you work in Athens coffee shops?
Yes, in the right ones. One travel blog marks laptop-friendly cafes in Koukaki, Plaka, Psyrri and Thiseio. The same blog marks two other Koukaki cafes as not ideal for work, so check the shop first.
Do Athens coffee shops serve food?
Athens coffee shops serve food as well as drinks. Wikipedia says a coffeehouse can serve light snacks, sandwiches, cakes and pastries. One travel blog lists eggs and pastry for breakfast at one cafe, and salads and savoury dishes at another.
Is smoking allowed outdoors at Athens coffee shops?
Not under a cover. The Wikipedia article on smoking in Greece says the ban covers enclosed public places. It also covers sheltered outdoor seating that is not open on at least two sides. A later amendment added e-cigarettes and vaping devices.
Which district suits a first visit to Athens coffee shops?
Plaka suits a first visit to Athens coffee shops. Wikipedia places it between Syntagma and Monastiraki squares, on the northeast slope of the Acropolis. One travel blog lists a Plaka cafe as open daily from 9:00 to 23:30.
Can children join a coffee workshop in Athens?
Yes. Two Greek coffee workshop listings sell one ticket for guests aged 99 and younger. A cafe walk between Athens coffee shops sets adults at 18 to 64. It lists youth at 15 to 17 and children at 14 and younger.