Psarras

In the picturesque area of Plaka, just a few meters from the famous steps of Monsikleous, at the junction of Erechtheion and Erotokritou streets, is located in a beautifully designed neoclassical building, the historic restaurant “Old Tavern of Psarras” from 1898. A point of reference for those who love good Greek cuisine.

When in the early 1950s, Rex Warner (writer, translator, director of the British Institute in Athens) referred in his book Views of Attica and its surroundings to the then owner George Psara, his delicious retsina and traditional Greek. In the course of his dishes, personalities from all over the world, such as Lawrence Olivier and Vivian Lee, Margot Fontaine, Graham Greens, Melina Mercouri, Manos Hadjidakis, etc, enjoyed the hospitality and quality that only “Old Tavern of Psarras” can offer.

So if you want to feel some of the aura of these people, enjoying a wonderful atmosphere of high quality Greek cuisine, stop by “Old Tavern of Psarras” and you will surely have a new hangout.