# Best Cafes in Athens

A mix of Athens' historic Greek kafeneia and its internationally recognised third-wave specialty coffee scene. · community starter list

A list of the 7 best cafes in Athens, including Taf Coffee (Exarchia, Athens). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Greece](/greece.md) / Athens
**Updated:** 2026-08-26 09:40:10

1. **[Taf Coffee](/e/taf-coffee---1668.md)** (cafe) — Specialty coffee roastery and cafe run by Yiannis Taloumis, a pioneer of Athens specialty coffee, roasting its own beans on site. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://thecoffeevine.com/reviews/cafes/greece/athens/taf-athens-gr/, https://sprudge.com/taf-interview-111095.html
2. **[The Underdog](/e/the-underdog---1669.md)** (cafe) — Specialty coffee shop, in-house micro-roastery and bar opened in 2015 by 2008 World Coffee in Good Spirits champion Tasos Delichristos. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.athenshotspots.gr/the-underdog-specialty-coffee/, https://sprudge.com/the-sprudge-guide-to-coffee-in-athens-greece-889420.html
3. **[Kudu Coffee Shop](/e/kudu-coffee-shop---1670.md)** (cafe) — Specialty coffee shop and retail counter of the Athens-based Kudu roastery, on Plateia Pagkratiou in Pangrati. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://sprudge.com/the-sprudge-guide-to-coffee-in-athens-greece-889420.html, https://kudu.gr/pages/kudu-shop
4. **[Tailor Made Coffee Roasters](/e/tailor-made-coffee-roasters---1671.md)** (cafe) — Specialty coffee microroastery and cocktail bar near Plateia Agias Eirinis, roasting its own coffee alongside espresso drinks. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.smarksthespots.com/tailor-made-athens/, https://www.instagram.com/tailormade_coffeeroasters/
5. **[Mouria](/e/mouria---1672.md)** (cafe) — Kafeneio founded in 1915 at the corner of Charilaou Trikoupi and Kallidromiou, among the oldest continuously operating coffeehouses in Athens. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.lifo.gr/tropos-zois/gefsi/moyria-sto-aionobio-kafeneio-ton-exarheion, https://www.tovima.gr/2026/06/12/elliniki-kouzina/i-mouria-ton-eksarxeion-to-kafeneio-pou-exei-noima-na-synexisei-na-yparxei/
6. **[Kypselaki](/e/kypselaki---1673.md)** (cafe) — Contemporary kafeneio at Ithakis and Sporadon in Kypseli, serving Greek coffee by day and simple home-style mezedes into the evening. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.lifo.gr/guide/taste/news/kypselaki-panta-tha-mas-einai-oikeia-i-ennoia-toy-kafeneioy, https://www.athensvoice.gr/life/geusi/resto/896774/kupselaki-i-freskia-eikona-tou-paliou-athinaikou-kafeneiou/
7. **[Samba Coffee Roasters](/e/samba-coffee-roasters---1674.md)** (cafe) — Family-run specialty coffee roastery founded in 1979, with a coffee shop on Solonos Street in Kolonaki now run by the second generation. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://kofio.co/samba/about-us, https://www.athenshotspots.gr/2024/09/samba-coffee-roasters-athens.html

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