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Platanos Taverna
4 Diogenous, Athens
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Cuisine | Traditional Greek | |
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Hours | Mon-Sat noon-4:30pm and 8pm-midnight; also Sun in Mar-May and Sept-Oct noon-4:30pm | |
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Location | The Plaka, The Plaka | |
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Transportation | From Syntagma Sq., head south on Filellinon or Nikis to Kidathineon. Turn right on Adrianou, and take Mnissikleos up 1 block toward the Acropolis; turn right onto Diogenous | |
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Phone | 210/322-0666 | |
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Prices | Main courses 7€-15€ | |
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Credit Cards | Not accepted | |
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In good weather, this taverna on a quiet pedestrian square puts its tables beneath a spreading plane tree (platanos means plane tree). Inside, where locals usually congregate to escape the summer sun at midday and where tourists gather in the evening, you can enjoy the old paintings and photos on the walls. The Platanos has been serving good spitiko fageto (home cooking) since 1932, and has managed to keep steady customers happy while enchanting visitors. If artichokes or spinach with lamb are on the menu, you're in luck: They're delicious. The casseroles (either lamb or veal with spinach or eggplant) are especially tasty. The wine list includes a wide choice of bottled wines from many regions of Greece, although the house wine is tasty. Plan to come here and relax, not rush, through a meal.
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
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Frommer's Greece, 8th Edition
Author: John S. Bowman 
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