Lunch in Athens.
Apr 4th, 2006, 05:43 AM
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Lunch in Athens.
Would appreciate recommendations for interesting places to have lunch in Athens. Traveling with a group of students, and free time is mostly mid-day. Thanks in advance.
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Apr 6th, 2006, 04:47 PM
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second to Thanassis. The best and I mean the best souvlaki and gyros ever!
Can never have another on here in the US ever again.
Loads of street atmosphere. The neighborhood is "real", slightly gritty, but fun!!! Go!!!!!
Can never have another on here in the US ever again.
Loads of street atmosphere. The neighborhood is "real", slightly gritty, but fun!!! Go!!!!!
Apr 6th, 2006, 06:08 PM
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I liked a bakery called Ariston...they have take-out cheese pies that you can have for a meal.....our resident Greece expert, Brotherleelove can tell you the name of those pies......they are very tasty and very filling. I am sure you can get them in many spots in Athens........
Apr 6th, 2006, 06:37 PM
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Directed pedantically at brotherleelove:
Spinach pie: Spanakopita
Spinach/Cheese pie: Spanakotiropita
They consist of exactly the same ingredients except the latter has feta and eggs, whereas the former does not (traditionally, anyway).
(The Greeks are always screwing this up and calling them both spanakopites. The Everest lady will probably not bother to correct you unless they have both.)
Another one to try: Bougatsa me zahari ahni (hold the cinnamon - personal preference).
Spinach pie: Spanakopita
Spinach/Cheese pie: Spanakotiropita
They consist of exactly the same ingredients except the latter has feta and eggs, whereas the former does not (traditionally, anyway).
(The Greeks are always screwing this up and calling them both spanakopites. The Everest lady will probably not bother to correct you unless they have both.)
Another one to try: Bougatsa me zahari ahni (hold the cinnamon - personal preference).
