The French love Greece. It's a fact. They know all about our culture, they visit our islands, some of them even speak our language...! Αnd I'd say Greeks love France as well. Many of Greece's great artists and intellectuals self-exiled to Paris during the years of the coup back in the 1970s.
To make a long story short, this special relationship between the two countries has left its mark on current everyday life in Athens. Let's take for example the French mark on food: French restaurants, French delis, French bakeries... and the list goes on and on.
Here I'd like to share with you some of my favorite French spots in Athens, for a home-away-from-home feeling for those French people visiting Athens, or for Greeks wishing to get a true taste of France in their own capital!
A café au lait in the heart of a French establishment (ideal from spring to autumn):
At the end of Sina street, in downtown Athens, you will find the Institut Français (IFA). There, in its cafe, situated in a lovely inner courtyard, you can order a French coffee along with a genuine croissant, or a French snack (how about a quiche lorraine with some fresh green salad??), while enjoying the summer breeze and hearing French being spoken all around you... If you run into the manager of the café, the très charmant Dominique, don't forget to say bonjour- you'll feel even more French!
http://www.ifa.gr/
Le Petit Gourmand: a low profile and very cute deli, in the heart of Kolonaki (8, Anagnostopoulou street), with a very polite and well-informed owner who will cater to almost all of your needs in terms of fine French foods: superb wine, cheese, marmalade, mustard... It's ideal for offering gifts too, since they make a really impressive gift packaging! And don't worry, if you know how to choose well, you won't have to spend loads of money- that is unless you buy a basket full of Petrossian gourmet products!!
Follow closely, more to follow soon!
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