- Avoid the restaurants who have a friendly guy outside inviting you in. They are usually very touristic and you will not have a true local eating experience of Athens.
- Do not trust Google suggestions without carefully reading the reviews, reading other people’s experience may be very useful.
- If you use Google, take a careful look at the pictures. A picture is worth a thousand words, and there is no better way to decide if the place suits your taste than looking the photos of Greek food, other visitors have taken.
- Do not prefer the reception or the concierge of your hotel for suggestions. They often cooperate with certain restaurants by taking a commission, so they are not entirely trustworthy, you better ask a local in grocery shop, that will be possibly a better idea.
- On the other hand, you can definitely trust a famous chef’s opinion, such as Gordon Ramsey, and his articles about good Greek restaurants he has encountered in Greece.
- By booking an Athens food tour, you get a lot of recommendations and directions by the first day. You will also visit different places (consider it scouting the area) that you can visit later by yourself.
- Be aware your personal belongings, avoid back packs, prefer to use a crossed bag especially around the tree main squares of Athens, Omonia, Monastiraki and Syntagma!
- Use über, taxi beat or book your transfer online, the taxi driver cheat on tourists very often.
