Athénée, a fine dining restaurant that turns into a cocktail bar by night in Athens, Greece, has become the destination for a glossy crowd, so much so that Isabella Rossellini, Valentino Garavani, Diane von Furstenberg and Jean Paul Gaultier have become regulars.
The restaurant opened its doors in 1939 and was a hot spot for Greek poets and creatives such as Odysseas Elytis, Nikos Gatsos and Manos Hatzidakis. But it was also visited by film stars Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn. But as the years went by, its allure waned and the restaurant eventually closed.
Now Athénée is thriving once again thanks to brothers Spyros and Chrysanthos Panas, who took over the its management in 2019 and reopened it. It helps that the restaurant is in central Athens and a stone’s throw away from the Pallas Theater and the city’s luxury shopping strip.
Address: Voukourestiou 9, Athens 106 71
Tel.: +30-31-0325-1430
