The guide to 14 great wine restaurants in Athens 2024

Where to go in Athens if you're hungry and also want to drink some seriously good wine? Check out our guide to the best wine restaurants in the city!

  1. Phone: +30 21 0522 2633

    Address: Megalou Alexandrou 57, Athina

    A wonderful and classy restaurant, located in the Metaxourgio area, that definitely deserves a Michelin star. The owner Nikiforos Kechadiadakis, together with famous Greek chef Gikas Xenakis, pairs Greek ingredients and flavours with local and international wines in a fabulous way. This beautiful old mansion is really worth a visit, both for the high-end gastronomic experience and the place itself. A plus is that you can bring your own bottle for a reasonable corkage fee.

  2. Phone: +30 21 0324 4244

    Address: Miaouli 2, Athina

    A for Athens is a hotel in the centre of Athens, just across Monastiraki square, famous for its beautiful roof garden with a view of Acropolis and its high-end cocktail bar. Due to the owner’s love for wine, a wine bar was also added with the help and guidance of sommeliers Alexandros Triantafyllou and Elias Grigoropoulos.

  3. Phone: +30 21 0967 1778

    Address: Leoforos Posidonos 4, Vouliagmeni

    If you're really serious about eating great fish then head down the Athenian Riviera to George Economides' BlueFish, a contemporary seafood taverna par excellence. Unlike their more casual outpost in central Athens, the Vouliagmeni site overlooks the Aegean (at the best tables you might literally get your feet wet).

  4. Phone: +30 21 0685 7323

    Address: Vasileos Georgiou Defterou 24, Halandri Athens

    The Michelin-Star Restaurant Botrini's is located in Halandri, a northern suburb of Athens. The Executive Chef and owner is the Greek-Italian Chef Ettore Botrini, one of Greece's most famous and awarded chefs. There are two different menu choices, the "Travelling", which has fourteen courses focused on ingredients from the sea, and the "Ploes", which has twelve courses with a bit more experimental approach.

  5. Phone: +30 21 0722 8812

    Address: Plateon 15, Athina

    CTC is a fine dining restaurant recently awarded a Michelin Star, located in the centre of Athens. Executive Chef and owner Alex Tsiotinis is among the most acknowledged and talented chefs of the younger modern Greek gastronomy generation. The menu consists of 11 stages, marrying perfectly Greek and international ingredients. The sommelier team has created a wine list of 235 labels, 25 of which can be enjoyed by the glass, with a “spotlight” on Greek wines and a noticeable presence of international wines from classic regions. As for wine pairing options, there are two. The first consists of f...

  6. Phone: +30 698 665 7553

    Address: Leoforos Andrea Siggrou 364, Athina

    Delta is a fine-dining restaurant featuring contemporary Greek cuisine. It is located in Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens. With a focus on sustainability and culinary excellence, the SNFCC and Dipnosofistirion, with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), are creating a gastronomic destination that fits the values and character of the SNFCC. The kitchen offers three different menus: Omnivore, Vegetarian and Vegan. The wine list has 700 labels to choose from and 41 by-the-glass options. There are two different wine pairings for each menu, Omnivore, Vege...

  7. Phone: +30 21 0333 0000

    Address: 1 Vasileos Georgiou A, Syntagma Square Str, Athina

    The Hotel Grande Bretagne is located in the heart of Athens, at Syntagma Square. Athens's emblematic "grande dame" is a landmark of luxury hospitality entwined with the city's history. The impressive Grande Bretagne Roof Garden Restaurant and Bar on the 8th floor offer breathtaking views of the fabled Acropolis and the city of Athens. The menu presents dishes that unfold the creative imagination and rich experience of Michelin-awarded Executive Chef Asterios Koustoudis. The dynamic team creates an imaginative menu based on the Mediterranean culinary tradition and the application of modern ha...

  8. Phone: +30 21 0412 5204

    Address: Polidefkous 39, Pireas

    In the most unexpected area, away from the centre of Athens, in an old warehouse in Piraeus, Giannis Kaimenakis created his vision of a hybrid wine restaurant named Paleo. His main focus is wines from Italy, Spain, France and Greece which can be paired with a short but tasty list of dishes. This is a very relaxed place, with no loud music, no smoke and plenty of space. A perfect wine-place for a casual night out!

  9. Phone: +30 21 0890 1192

    Address: Apollonos 40, Vouliagmeni

    Pelagos restaurant, located in Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel, has recently been awarded one Michelin star with talented Italian-born Chef Luca Piscazzi in the kitchen and Cédric Vinckier as a restaurant manager. Since the restaurant is named after the Greek word for ocean, seafood is the backbone of its cuisine. There are two different menus to choose from, the 6-course "The Classics 360 Degrees" and the 9-course "Pelagos On Tour" which is the chef's summer project. The wine list consists of 350 different labels, 26 of which are by the glass, with a good diversity of Greek wines and quite a...

  10. Phone: 21 0380 8412

    Address: Solomou 54, Athina

    Pharaoh is a project located in the centre of Athens, that became the “talk of the town” from day one. Chef Manolis Papoutsakis and his team create a menu that changes almost every day based on the availability of fresh seasonal ingredients. It is also worth mentioning that the kitchen does not use standard electric ovens, nor do they use natural gas; instead they decided to show off the power of wood, with the wood ovens. Here you can also find a Japanese jazz bar equipped with a high-quality stereo on which some of the city’s leading DJs play an eclectic mix of music on vinyl. The wine lis...

  11. Phone: +30 21 0751 3505

    Address: Ferekidou 5, Athina

    Soil is a wonderful new addition to the fine dining scene in Athens, housed in an emblematic neoclassical house in the Pagrati area. The menu is created by Michelin-Star awarded Chef Tasos Mantis, with the restaurant's name inspired by the trinity of the purity of ingredients, the love for nature, and the beginning of something new. A unique farm-to-table approach, sourcing ingredients from the chef's privately owned garden in Alepohori village that won't disappoint.

  12. Phone: +30 21 0322 2277

    Address: Mitropoleos 54, Athina

    This Michelin-star restaurant is located in the heart of Athens, on the rooftop of the Zillers Boutique Hotel, which once was the home of German architect Ernst Zillers. This is an all-day venue that starts service in the morning, continues with brunch, and in the evening executive Chef Pavlos Kiriakis has created a wonderful menu inspired by traditional Greek and Mediterranean cuisine. The wine list is exclusively Greek-oriented, ideal for guests to discover the rich and diverse culture of Greece.

  13. Phone: +30 21 0522 8400

    Address: Akti Koumoundourou 52, Pireas

    Down by the waterfront in Piraeus, the seafood at Varoulko Seaside in Piraeus is second to none, with the creative flourishes and attentive service that you'd expect from the flagship restaurant of renowned Michelin-starred chef Lefteris Lazarou.

  14. Phone: 21 0723 2002

    Address: Vrasida 11, Athina

    Vezene Athens opened its doors in 2011. Here, chef Aris Vezenés serves pasture-raised meats and local, sustainably sourced, seafood that is cooked on wood-fired grills. Almost a decade later, this award-winning Michelin Plate restaurant still manages to impress with its delicious comfort food and rustic bistronomy. The wine list consists of 120 different labels, with 15-20 by-the-glass options, with a strong Greek presence but without lacking a nice selection of international wines.