The TWENTYONE restaurant & bar has pulled off an impressive feat: it has managed to make everyone forget there are 21 rooms and suites rising above its ground floor location. This elegant breakfast, lunch & dinner spot has become such a huge hit with the locals, it sometimes feels like they’d rather keep it all to themselves!
Maintaining a low profile, there are no big signs announcing its presence in the neighborhood, but once you’ve spotted the quietly minimal exterior, you’ll immediately know something’s brewing on the inside. And you’d be right. TWENTYONE is a gorgeous restaurant. The décor strikes a perfect balance between contemporary and classy, with carefully thought-out details and a sprinkling of modern art. The tablecloths feel heavy and luxurious, the wooden floors add an earthy tone to the grey, ochre & blue palette, while the management has made sure there’s enough space between the tables to guarantee privacy. But the highlight is undeniably the well-curated art, switched out every three months, that adds depth and sophistication to the whole experience.
Photo © Panagiota Karastergiou.
Photo © Nikos Alexopoulos.
Once the weather gets milder, a spacious, piazza-style courtyard puts every other restaurant to shame, crowning TWENTYONE as the king of al fresco dining. The menu is an eclectic mix of Greek, Mediterranean and Italian cuisine, with an elevated classics approach and a stunning dessert menu. The restaurant happily accommodates breakfast meetings, as the kitchen starts serving at 7am, while Sundays are mostly dedicated to Athens’ new favorite ritual: the lazy brunch. The menu comes with a handy reminder that this delicious portmanteau of breakfast and lunch originated in England in the late 1800s and only became popular in the US in the 1930s.
Any way you slice it, the vanilla cream waffles are to die for, the charcuterie and eggs Benedict are impossibly hard to resist, while the organic granola only exists so you can promise yourself you’ll order something healthy the next time around. Good luck with that!
Photo © Nikos Alexopoulos.
Photo © Nikos Alexopoulos.
The restaurant happily accommodates breakfast meetings, as the kitchen starts serving at 7am while Sundays are mostly dedicated to Athens’ new favorite ritual: the lazy brunch. The menu comes with a handy reminder that this delicious portmanteau of breakfast and lunch originated in England in the late 1800s and only became popular in the US in the 1930s. Any way you slice it, the vanilla cream waffles are to die for, the charcuterie and bakery basket are impossibly hard to resist while the organic granola only exists so you can promise yourself you’ll order something healthy the next time around. Good luck with that!
Artwork by Alex Ruther, Omoniac, Oil on canvas 130 x 110 cm (framed) 2017, Courtesy Dio Horia and the artist. Photo © Mirto Iatropoulou.
Artworks by Aurel Schmidt, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, dimensions variable, 2014-2017. Courtesy Dio Horia and the artist. Photo © Nikos Alexopoulos.
Photo © TWENTY ONE Restaurant & Bar.
