Hello and welcome to this post on the best places to eat breakfast in Athens. By the time you finish reading this you will be ready to rush out the door to eat a tasty meal.
Our opening section will discuss the best all-around brunch and breakfast restaurants in Athens. Whether you are searching for eggs, omelets, waffles, pancakes, cinnamon rolls, sandwiches, wraps, bacon, sausage, or any other delicious morning meal somewhere on that list should have you covered.
Then we will talk about healthy vegan and vegetarian breakfast options. Donuts, bagels, and bakeries will round out our next few topics.
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After all of that is out of the way we will pivot to drinks and discuss local cafes to get your coffee as well as some more healthy stuff like smoothies and juices. Our final section will tell you about the best all day breakfast restaurants near you because this food tastes so great it shouldn’t only be limited to the morning hours.
Throughout the post any time a brunch buffet is available we will try to point that out, and you can also expect there to be a map for your area towards the end to help you find the closest spot. Anyone that is interested is welcome to read our other posts on this area of the world right there.
Best Breakfast & Brunch Restaurants In Athens
If you are searching for places to eat your bacon, eggs, waffles, pancakes, omelets, or any early morning delight the best Athens breakfast and brunch restaurants are a good place to look:
- Bite Box at Veikou 84
- iFeel at Karaiskaki 33
- The Brunch Factory at Athinas 11
- Queen Bee at Patriarchou Loakim 45
Bite Box is a cozy cafe serving delicious poffertjes, tasty coffee, and plenty more every day from 9am to 11pm. Local brunch specialties and coffee are served in a laid back setting at iFeel from 8am to 12am and until 1am on weekends.
The Brunch Factory offers a variety of flavorful breakfast, brunch, and lunch options including eggs, pancakes, salads, and hot and cold drinks as well as freshly baked croissants, tasty pies, and many more delicacies from 8am to 4pm and until 5pm on weekends. You can have breakfast, lunch, and dinner at Queen Bee where they also make artisan sourdough bread every day from 7:30am to 5:30pm except for Tuesday when they are closed.
Vegan & Vegetarian Breakfasts
Veganaki at Athanasiou Diakou 38 Vegan Mediterranean recipes with gluten free options are offered at Veganaki.
Donut Shops In Athens
On the other hand if you just want something that tastes delicious one of these local donut shops should suffice:
- Dennis Donuts at Louka Mpellou 14
- Nanou Donuts House at Septemvriou 126
- Krinos at Aiolou 87
Bagel Shops Near You
You should be able to find a wide variety of bagels and probably some breakfast sandwiches in your area at:
- Amandine’s Bagels at Nikis 13
- Bagels & Coffee at Ilia Iliou 57
Bakeries
Bakeries will have many different types of foods that can kick your day off right:
- Tzatzos at Veikou 43-45
- Overoll Croissanterie at Praxitelous 27
- Kora at P Anagnostopoulou 44
- Takis Bakery at Misaraliotou 14
Tzatzos is a good place to eat breakfast near you with tasty omelets and savory pancakes as well as fresh baked goods. Overoll Croissanterie is one of the best spots to go for a variety of sweet and savory croissants, cookies, and coffee.
High quality sourdoughs, specialty breads, buns, and pastries are available at Kora. Takis Bakery provides a variety of baked goods and pastries such as potato bites, chocolate cake, and vegetarian pizza bread. The Brunch Factory who we linked you too earlier also has a nice bakery.
Cafes In Your Area
Get your caffeine boost when you pick up your coffee at one of these cafes in town:
- Clemente VIII Café at Voukourestiou 3
- Melina Mercouri Café at Lisiou 22
- Taf Coffee at Emmanouil Benaki 7
- Coffee Joint at Vourvachi 5-9
Tasty light meals, croissants, snacks, and plenty more are served in a cozy atmosphere at Clemente VIII Café. Melina Mercouri is a classic French inspired cafe bistro offering high quality coffee, drinks, snacks, and a few local and international dishes too.
Taf sells croissants and coffee. Have your typical breakfast offerings like omelets, sandwiches, croissants, salads, and yogurt with fresh fruits at Coffee Joint.
Smoothies & Juice Bars
Usually these smoothie and juice bars will also sell some wraps, sandwiches, bowls, and other healthy food for your morning:
- Happy Blender at Ifestou 39
- Pure Juice Bar at Sina 21
- Fontana at Aiolou 17
- Nova Gea at Vyronos 6
All Day Breakfast Restaurants
When you want your bacon and eggs later in the day head to an all day breakfast restaurant in Athens:
- The Underdog at Iraklidon 8
- Folk at Vissis 2
Brunch is served all day from 8am to 8pm and until 10pm every weekend at The Underdog. Folk offers all day breakfast in your area from 9am to 7pm daily.
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Enjoy Your Breakfast In Athens
Well, we wish we had more to share but for now that is all we’ve got. After reading about all of those local breakfast spots to get your eggs, omelets, bacon, pancakes, or waffles as well as buffets, healthy vegetarian and vegan options, donut and bagel shops near you, cafes, smoothie and juice bars, and all day restaurants you should be ready for your next meal.
Do us and our future readers a favor by mentioning if we got anything incorrect in the comments, and feel free to share any early morning meal tips for your area that you may have too. Now go have fun enjoying your breakfast in Athens.
