Café Avissinia
Athens, Greece
The read// why locals go
Avissinia looks out over Plateia Avissinias, the square at the heart of Monastiraki's flea market where Athens sells its antiques. Second-hand furniture spills across it, and the kitchen cooks Greek meze meant to be ordered across the table and lingered over; expect around €20 a head and considerably more time than you planned to spend. Tables outside put you level with the market stalls. Sunday lunch is the ritual here, when the square is fullest and nobody leaves quickly. One of the few addresses in Monastiraki that the neighbourhood still uses itself rather than surrendering to the tourist trade.
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Kinetou 7, Platia Avissinia, 10555 — Athens
The read// why locals go
Avissinia looks out over Plateia Avissinias, the square at the heart of Monastiraki's flea market where Athens sells its antiques. Second-hand furniture spills across it, and the kitchen cooks Greek meze meant to be ordered across the table and lingered over; expect around €20 a head and considerably more time than you planned to spend. Tables outside put you level with the market stalls. Sunday lunch is the ritual here, when the square is fullest and nobody leaves quickly. One of the few addresses in Monastiraki that the neighbourhood still uses itself rather than surrendering to the tourist trade.
