Koukaki area guide
Where to eat in Koukaki
Eat in Koukaki on its side streets and on pedestrian Drakou Street. Takis on Misaraliotou has baked bread under the Acropolis since 1961, and Guarantee on Veikou, a family sandwich bar since 1988, uses Takis bread. GH Attikos, open since 1972, serves Greek dishes on a terrace facing the Acropolis. In the evening Drakou's cafés turn into bars. Few of these places publish opening hours, so check before you go.
Reviewed October 22, 2026next check by January 20, 2027
Places to eat
Restaurant
GH Attikos
A Greek restaurant open since 1972 on Garivaldi Street, at the Acropolis end of Koukaki and a few steps from the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. Its roof terrace faces the Acropolis; the menu runs from moussaka and lamb to Corfiot sofrito and home-made baklava. Book with the online request form up to 20 days ahead or by phone; a request counts only once the restaurant confirms it.
- Address
- 7 Garivaldi Street, 117 42
- Hours
- Not published
- Price
- Not published
- Phone
- +30 210 921 5256
Source: GH Attikos official contact page
Café and pastry
Takis bakery
A family bakery under the Acropolis since 1961, baking more than 30 kinds of bread a day, along with pies, sandwiches, cakes and cookies. Expect a queue; it moves fast.
- Address
- Misaraliotou 14
- Hours
- Not published
- Phone
- +30 210 923 0052
Café and pastry
Mama Psomi Bakery
A Koukaki bakery for freshly baked pies, pastries and bread.
- Address
- Zacharitsa 42
- Hours
- Not published
- Phone
- +30 210 922 7686
Restaurant
Guarantee
A sandwich bar run by a family of four since 1988, with bread from Takis bakery and a long list of fillings; ask for a suggestion if you cannot choose. Expect to queue.
- Address
- Veikou 41
- Hours
- Not published
- Phone
- +30 210 922 6924
Source: This is Athens — Guarantee
Café and pastry
Drupes & Drips (Drupes Spritzeria)
A small café-deli opposite Takis bakery and owned by the same people: coffee and Takis pastries from early morning, then pizza, cheese and cold-cut platters and spritzes. This is Athens notes that it closes at 22:00, early for Athens.
- Address
- Zitrou 20
- Phone
- +30 216 939 6363
Street
Drakou Street
The pedestrian street that starts at the Syngrou-Fix metro entrance on Syngrou Avenue: cooperative cafés by day and a bar street at night, when clubbers stop at the late-night eateries at weekends.
Where to eat in Koukaki: map
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Questions before you go
Do I need to book at GH Attikos?
It takes bookings through an online request form, up to 20 days ahead, or by phone on +30 210 921 5256; a request is a booking only once the restaurant confirms it. Opening hours are not published.
Where can I buy food for a picnic on Filopappou Hill?
Takis and Mama Psomi bake bread and pies, and Guarantee makes sandwiches. This is Athens also points to Ellinika Kaloudia, an organic deli at Chatzichristou 8, for Greek wine.
When is Drakou Street busy?
In the evening, when its cafés turn into bars, and late at weekends, when clubbers stop at the late-night eateries.
Nearby
Sources
- GH Attikos — official site - checked 2026-10-22
- GH Attikos — contact - checked 2026-10-22
- GH Attikos — reservations - checked 2026-10-22
- This is Athens — Attikos Greek House - checked 2026-10-22
- This is Athens — traditional bakeries - checked 2026-10-22
- This is Athens — Takis Bakery - checked 2026-10-22
- This is Athens — Mama Psomi Bakery - checked 2026-10-22
- This is Athens — Guarantee - checked 2026-10-22
- This is Athens — Drupes & Drips - checked 2026-10-22
- This is Athens — A local's guide to Koukaki - checked 2026-10-22
- This is Athens — Acropolis & Koukaki neighbourhood guide - checked 2026-10-22
- This is Athens — Drakou Street - checked 2026-10-22
- Wikipedia — Syngrou–Fix station - checked 2026-10-22
Reviewed October 22, 2026 · next check by January 20, 2027