At this casual grill house, the pork chops are flawless and flow nonstop – thanks to an in-house butcher, a rare feature in Greece. As it's just off the highway back to Athens, it's a popular family pit stop on weekend afternoons. Go early to avoid the epic post-lunch lull, when it feels like an army has just marched out.
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Around Athens
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
14.01 MILES
This dazzling museum at the foot of the Acropolis' southern slope showcases its surviving treasures. The collection covers the Archaic period to the Roman…
14.23 MILES
Designed to be the pre-eminent monument of the Acropolis, the Parthenon epitomises the glory of Ancient Greece. Meaning 'virgin's apartment', it's…
14.23 MILES
The Acropolis is the most important ancient site in the Western world. Crowned by the Parthenon, it stands sentinel over Athens, visible from almost…
14.9 MILES
This lush, tranquil site is named for the potters who settled it around 3000 BC. It was used as a cemetery through the 6th century AD. The grave markers…
14.56 MILES
The Agora was ancient Athens' heart, the lively hub of administrative, commercial, political and social activity. Socrates expounded his philosophy here;…
13.61 MILES
This outstanding museum, based in the 1848 Villa Ilissia, offers exhibition halls, most of them underground, crammed with religious art. The exhibits go…
Benaki Museum of Greek Culture
13.84 MILES
In 1930 Antonis Benakis – a politician's son born in Alexandria, Egypt, in the late 19th century – endowed what is perhaps the finest museum in Greece…
National Archaeological Museum
14.77 MILES
Housing the world's finest collection of Greek antiquities in an enormous neoclassical building, this museum is one of Athens' top attractions. Treasures…
Nearby Around Athens attractions
6.75 MILES
This partially restored temple to the goddess of the hunt dates from approximately 420 BC, with some earlier remains. Most remarkable is an ancient stone…
8.84 MILES
This hodgepodge of a museum is set on a rambling 32-hectare estate, once the home of Ion Vorres. Vorres migrated to Canada as a young man, but built his…
9.01 MILES
This cave is not particularly large, but the winding path goes past some interesting formations and the whole place is tinged rust-red from iron deposits…
9.76 MILES
Attica Zoological Park has a collection of big cats, birds, reptiles and other animals, including a monkey forest and 'Cheetahland'. The 19-hectare site…
10.9 MILES
Nestled on the lower slope of Mt Hymettos east of the city, this beautiful 11th-century working monastery is maintained as a well-restored archaeological…
10.98 MILES
If you happen to be in town during the museum's limited opening hours, peek in to see fabulous crystals and metals mined from the area, plus learn a bit…
11.03 MILES
Lavrio's small archaeological museum holds finds from the area, mostly stone carvings. Some date to 5000 BC. Entrance and parking is on the small branch…
8. National Sculpture & Art Gallery
12.95 MILES
While the National Gallery is being rebuilt, a small portion of the collection is on display at the National Sculpture Gallery, in the former royal…