Though the likes of Paris and Brussels may be the first places that spring to mind at the mention of chocolate, Athens certainly has its share of chocolateries. These are some of our favorites… Pavlidis In 1841, next to his printing shop in Aiolou Street, Spyro Pavlidis opened a small confectionery shop, soon to become famous and a meeting place in Athens.  In 1861, Pavlidis introduced the first chocolate bar in Greece, named Hygeia’s Bitter the product proved to be a great

Café Brazilian. © Big Olive / Katerina Nikakis Where better to sample of a slice of Athens’ bygone past than one of the beautifully preserved historic cafés? The most historic Athenian cafés congregate around Panepistimiou Boulevard. This is the neighborhood where Henry Miller discussed the ideas that made up The Colossus of Maroussi, where actress-politician Melina Mercouri would spend much of her leisure time with good friends, and that the MacFarlands frequent in Patricia