4 Best Restaurants in Attica and Delphi, Greece

A beachy vibe pervades this hip inner-city vegan café, its terrace fenced off by bamboo. The menu is entirely plant-based, with chewy mushroom gyros, buddha bowls, veggie burgers, and triple-fried potato wedges the star attractions. The latter comes with a choice of sauces, of which the tangy black garlic sriracha is unmissable.

Aqua Marina is an old favorite among locals. It's hard to resist its list of sweet treats, from a huge wedge of tasty baklava to a great splodge of galaktoboureko, a custardy classic topped in filo pastry and sweet-scented syrup. Stick to the desserts though—the savory stuff is a bit overpriced.

Totter down the step bridging the streets of Apollonos and Friedrikis to discover this friendly vegetarian café-restaurant. Brightly colored tables and chairs scatter the terrace outside, with the interior potted with artwork. The menu is no less effervescent, filled with stuffed pastries and vegetable, rusk-soaked salads, and mountain cheeses both baked and fried. A welcome escape from the grillhouses.

This old kaffeneio (coffee shop) is the perfect place to sit and watch the yachts while the clack of the tavli (backgammon) boards rattle around you. Come the evening—like all the cafés along the dockside—it switches from coffees to cocktails, but the easy atmosphere remains the same, and in winter the fireplace makes a welcome spot to gather around.