Must-see shopping in Athens

  • Big Bazaar

    Athens

    The name of this junk shop is…an understatement. Covering two floors, there's room upon room crammed with precariously balanced treasures, so many that it…

  • Loumidi

    Athens

    From 1920, the Loumidis family built Greece's famous Papagalo coffee brand, now owned by an international conglomerate. The original shop lives on; a…

  • Bakaliko

    Athens

    A one-stop shop for fine Greek food products, this traditional grocery store is decked with awards for its dedication and stock of olive oil, wine, cheese…

  • Apriati

    Syntagma & Plaka

    This tiny, delightful store has a tempting selection of fun and original contemporary designs from Athena Axioti, Themis Bobolas and other local designers.

  • Skoufa Gallery

    Athens

    A long-standing anchor of contemporary Greek artists, just off Plateia Kolonakiou. Exhibitions change every three weeks.

  • Mompso

    Athens

    The horsey set buys their bridles and breeches at this posh shop. It also stocks a few handsome rural crafts, such as traditional accessories for donkeys…

  • Pangrati Weekly Market

    Athens

    Go deep into Pangrati to check out its Friday laïki agora (weekly street market). It runs along Pirrou, starting at Ymittou and heading southeast.

  • Bettina

    Athens

    This chic boutique carries a wide range of clothes and accessories by Greek fashion brands such as Zeus + Dione, as well as international designers.

  • Tsigaridas

    Athens

    One of the best selection of English books – in fact, books in all foreign languages – in central Athens.

  • Vassilis Korovessis

    Athens

    This is a good shop to browse for antique and rare books, old maps and postcards, engravings and prints.

  • Lexikopoleio

    Athens

    This 'Place to Sell Words' offers a great selection, with titles in English and other languages.

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