◇ To Koulouri tou Psiri

To Koulouri tou Psiri (Karaiskaki Street 23) is a famous bakery that sells the most delicious "koulouria" (def. "round sesame breadsticks") in the city. It has been there since the 1960s and it is family-owned. Every generation follows the tradition and the passion of making mouthwatering buns that haunted various writers, composers, and people of the theater for years.


△ Keep going straight
Continue on Karaiskaki Street and you will end up to Iroon Square (Heroes Square) - practically the center of Psiri area.


◇ Nancy's Sweet Home

Nancy's Sweet Home (Platia Iroon 1) is the temple of chocolate, canapés and the "Sweet of Love", which are the most famous and unmatched desserts of the shop. Countless people come here to enjoy delicacies with creams, chocolate, cherries,  and all sorts of ingredients, ice-cream with emulsion from Madagascar, the wraps of savory Nutella, and the natural orange juices with cinnamon and mint, the Greek coffee with lots of whipped cream, accompanied with a sugary Charleston.


◁ Turn left into Ag. Anargiron Street


◇ Verve Cafe Bar

Listen to funk, soul and blues at Verve Cafe Bar (Ag. Anargiron Street 10). This café is an ethereal cabaret of Balkan origins.  There are beloved mods of 1960s and Indie boldness in decoration. Often there is live music with free admission.


◇ Styl & Cafe

Styl & Cafe (Ag. Anargiron Street 12) serves daily from 06:30 in the morning, 20 kinds of tea and 30 kinds of chocolate, which include bitter pear that tastes divine. The service is excellent and it occasionally organizes jazz evenings, while the daily playlist is dominated by rock- sophisticated sounds. Note that it has an award for being as one of the 10 best downtown cafes.


◁ Turn left into Sarri Street
Turn left into Sarri Street and continue your walk until you reach Agion Asomaton Square.


◇ Agion Asomaton Square

Agion Asomaton Square is a petite square which has a church with the same name on it and is also found on Ermou Street at the height of Agion Asomaton. It is just a few meters from the Thissio and the Thissio Metro Station.

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