10 Best Restaurants in Attica and Delphi, Greece

A relative newcomer to a local dining scene that doesn't change much over the years. This delectable Greek tapas restaurant-bar doesn't have a menu; it just serves what it has left, so don't go too late. The interior is pretty small, so tables mostly dot the pretty side street and across the road. In winter it also shuts early (about 5 pm). The dishes are sumptuous, coming in small (€4) or large (€8) plates, but the former is filling enough, with beans in tomato sauce or a spicy sausage casserole as likely to emerge as a smoked sardine salad. The quality is superb, and great value. Even if you only stop by for glass of tsipouro, you'll get a little taster to go with it. The perfect combination.

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.

A recent makeover has elevated this old timer. Fine views from the rear terrace overlooking the rock-topped clocktower and valley accompany tasty waffles, cakes, pastries, and coffee.

Catch a coffee or freshly squeezed mixed-fruit juice at this popular hangout in tree-covered Lakka Square—and don't forget their croissants: the best in town!

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.

It doesn't take an oracle to divine the reasoning behind the name of this café; two large telescopes decorate the terrace looming over the gorge below. The menu is littered with tidbits to tempt visitors, including the usual array of Greek cakes and juices, but the views are the real lure here.

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.

The name is something of a giveaway. This local chain is beloved by families and grown-ups with a sweet tooth or a love of sorbet-based cocktails. Waffles topped with a choice of ice creams are the order of choice, though spare a thought for the "waffins," a kind of donut-waffle hybrid that is either a crime against humanity or the best thing it's ever produced. We're not sure. It also does alcoholic drinks, which seems kind of odd.