Odeon Cafe

Athens


This corner cafe-bar is a delightful slice of local Athens life, where friends chat quietly beneath an ivy bower over the footpath. Extra-friendly staff, plus snacks and drinks. You may get lucky and find musicians jamming on the resident piano, double bass and guitar.


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