Cafe Avissinia

"Though more expensive than many, it’s good value, and there’s live music most weekday evenings and weekend lunchtimes."

"This looks like the sort of place Lord Byron might have enjoyed: a small cafe with louche locals lounging over their coffee in a ramshackle building near the entrance to the Ancient Agora." Full review

"In this beloved institution, hidden down another winding back alley, Athenians of all ages were boozily singing mournful rebetika to an accordion player and occasionally standing up to dance."