Greek sweets and bougatsa · Monastiraki / Aiolou, Athens

Krinos

Krinos: Greek sweets and bougatsa in Monastiraki / Aiolou, Athens. Order: Loukoumades with honey and cinnamon; sweet custard bougatsa.

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What to order

Loukoumades with honey and cinnamon; sweet custard bougatsa.

Sweet bougatsa with cinnamon and sugar

Why go

Opened in 1923 as a loukoumades coffee shop and has barely changed: marble tables, mosaic floors, a self-service tray. The semolina custard in the sweet bougatsa is the reason to go.

Historic 1923 pastry shop with creamy semolina custard.

Address: Aiolou 87, Athens 105 51
Neighborhood: Monastiraki / Aiolou
Price: $
Hours: Mon, Wed, Sat 08:30-18:30; Tue, Thu, Fri 08:30-20:30; closed Sunday (as listed; check before you go)

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