My love for cafes is well known. Proof my book «The cafes of Greece»In 2013. The cafes of the Greek countryside that were the heart of the male society of every place. Men's meeting places, places for games and pleasures, places for meeting and socializing, places of information but also of political controversies, the cafes, the "small parliaments of the country" , were at the same time places of professional transactions but also of snacks and parties of the company. At the same time, they were the intermediary of each village with the outside world. And it was here that every traveler would see, learn all the current news and get the answers to his questions. However, today all this tends to disappear - information and news from the internet, companies from TV and FB - isolation, privatization and modern cafes. Many cafes resist and retain their charm and the atmosphere of a great world that is lost but struggles.

Over the years, many websites have used photos of me and other photographers (always without permission), with references to cafes and with minimal documentation. At the end of 2016 he tried to restore a class (!) While at the same time with a link I can lead those interested to more information about each one.

The twenty most beautiful cafes in Greece were selected as one of the most indicative in Greece, for their location, aesthetics, for their historicity, for their delicacies, for the personality of their owner, but also for the vital role they play in the local communities.

And if the title remains the "Twenty most beautiful cafes in Greece" does not mean that whenever in my travels I meet someone worthy, not to include it in the position in each place but also a corresponding position in this article. Why who is sitting now to count?

The Athanasiadion cafe in Plomari

One of the largest and most majestic cafes on the island, donated by Ioannis Athanasiadis, a Greek teacher to the Great Current of the City and a writer, who returned to his hometown and engaged in remarkable social work. The Immortal cafe in Market of Plomari he built it in 1902, so that with the incomes that would result from its operation, the schools would be strengthened. The size of the space contributed to the fact that in this cafe can be held popular assemblies, political gatherings, music events, while in the past there were performances of touring troupes or film screenings.

The cafe of Bakoya in Mykonos

The only authentic cafe in Mykonos belongs to Dimitris Bakoya from Trikala, who arrived as an immigrant on the island in 1970 to work in the mines of Mykobar. At the end of the decade he takes over the cafe and for about forty years he holds the price of the island… From the morning the Vassiliki, Dimitris' wife, in the kitchen, nearby and her daughter h Silver, and her granddaughter h Put it on. It Bakoya Café works only by the family while brothers, aunts help. The atmosphere is unique, Mykonian locality, local delicacies.

The Shipping Cafe in Amorgos

The most common customers in cafe of Prekas in Katapola in the 2000s were her three myths Amorgos: The Nikos Prekas the "coffee man", the famous captain Dimitris Skopelitis and Leonidas Vlavianos, stockbreeder and famous lute maker. In the next decade there was only the first one left and today unfortunately no one. Today the Shipping cafe-restaurant Shipping it is operated by his daughter, who preserves it as it was old so that the old can remember and the young can know some traces from the wonderful years of innocence.

The Big Cafe in the Tower of Tinos

THE "Big Cafe»Stands and operates for over a century in the only square of Pyrgos - with the big plane tree - in Teno. The mansion building, the Great Cafe, is located next to the second cafe in the square, the "Kentriko" cafe-confectionery. And if you want to know information about the cafe, you are willingly offered a recent book about the Tower, where there is an important tribute to the "Big Cafe" and from where you learn incredible stories.

Gavalas cafe in Naoussa, Paros

If for the tourist Naoussa of the summer Mr. Vangelis is an oasis, for this reason in the evening you will find it difficult to find a place to eat maridaki, squid but also tomato meatballs and its famous meatballs, for the winter in Gavalas cafe is simply the heart of the social life of the village.

The cafe of Chara in Schinoussa

But my enthusiasm for it cafe of Joy, apart from the popularity of the building, it multiplied when I saw that the "coffee makers" were young children, that for the first time after many years it also operated in the winter and that the "world" of the cafe was what it should be. Hangout of the youth, locals and vacationers, people who loved the place. And endless stories, everyday conversations about things that happened to us and our neighbors. A sucker that escaped, the goat that gave birth, the vintage that is late, the fava that came out earlier this year. Stories of experiences… with what man spent his time without spending.

The cafe Kyma in Donoussa

Η Mrs. Vangelio with expressive eyes and restless conversations, she is out of the sunrise to prepare all her dishes for the evening. Pasticcio, those voluptuous portions of it that have no end, the meatballs, the potato goat and much more… Not that she will not miss her opportunities for social commentary! When the cooking is over, she goes to bed, around noon, when her friends arrive and grab the trunk. No news will escape and no one will be busy! The Kafma cafe in the port of Donoussa operates as a cafe with everything!

The cafe of Mouggos in Astypalea

The Mougos cafe, since the coffee man died, passed into the hands of the owner of the building, his Nikola, the so-called "Mouggos" for unknown reasons, builder and at the same time employee of the Archaeological Service of Astypalea. The cafe offers everything, the stranger comes, drinks him brown of, eats one meze, he asks information about the island, for home buying opportunities and in a couple of years, he picks up his house turnkey. Where to run! Nicholas's life and state, his incredible stories with his endless stories, but also the love and trust nurtured by his friends, acquaintances and prospective clients confirm it.

The cafe Sarandauga in Heraklion

In the heart of the Agora of Heraklion, is located since 1924 cafe-hut Sarandauga, which is a station of the social life of the city. A souda of 15 square meters, with four and all tables, and so many more on the sidewalk, and on its walls the whole history of Heraklion. Texts by Manolis Rasoulis from Heraklion, posters from the old Greek cinema, Vengos, Gionakis, Chatzichristos, Vougiouklaki, faded photos of Kazantzidis and people of the city partying. A magical world that we all loved.

Skoulas cafe in Anogia

Reaching Anemia, her famous village Crete at the roots of Psiloritis ,, in your right hand tucked between two mulberries you will find the cafe of Gryli with the title "Syntagma Square", perhaps the oldest cafe in the village. The interior is dominated by two large photos of the coffee maker Michalou Skoula - one taken forty years ago and the other relatively recently - and around them many small photos and excerpts from newspapers that refer to the history of the Skoula family and the Anogia.

The Panhellenic of Mytilene

The Panhellenic cafe is one of the historical cafes of Mytilene, from the beginning of the last century, when the life of the city was transferred around the imposing Saint Therapontas. For decades the Panhellenic was the center of city life, having for a long time the form casino. At his tables they say that fortunes were lost, at times moments were given in it performances and concerts, while the mid-decade of the interwar period being the meeting point of all its social and political life Of Mytilene (George Papandreou and Eleftherios Venizelos have passed through here).

Kyra-Rini's cafe in Lesvos

In the middle of the route Polichnitos-Mytilene at the height of the intersection to Holy, is located This makes it a perfect choice for people with diabetes and for those who want to lose weight or follow a balanced diet. coffee of Mrs. Rini at Lesvos, maybe the most beautiful cafe in the Aegean Archipelago. THE Mrs. Rini, the former "goldsmith" of the cafe, is over 95 years old. Her art in spoon sweets and coffee is now continued by her daughter,  Aphrodite of Akamatos and her grandson.

The cafe Meeting in Elafotopos, Epirus

An old inscription "Cafe-Grocery the Meeting of Eur. A. Dinalexis" states the identity of the store in Elafotopos, which o Euripides Dinalexis the youngest 35 years old, resident of Ioannina, an engineer with experience in restoration of traditional buildings, decided to revive it. He changed the sunken roof and tried to save the colorful plasters, with layers of lime paint, the last one an impressive ocher.

The cafe Akanthos in Kalarrytes

Ο Napoleon Zaglis born in Curlers tried his luck in 1980 in the capital, a computer programmer at Unilever stayed until the late 90's but could not stand it and when his father died in 1993, he took his family and returned to take over ancestral cafe "Akanthos". An authentic coffee shop - season grocery, with goods on the shelves, wooden floor, tables and chairs around a wood stove. And Napoleon there to stand proud that he became the 31st resident of the abandoned but beautiful village.

Theofilos cafe in Makrinitsa

The cafe Theofilos is located in its beautiful square Makrinitsa on Pelion and is famous for a painting by Theofilos. The building was built in 1910 and in 1911 the popular painter Theofilos Hadjimichael painted a large mural inside the ground floor cafe. Today, the ground floor of the building, after its restoration and its designation as "historical monument" works as coffee - ouzo "Theofilos", is owned by the Community of Makrinitsa and has been granted since 2005 to a young local couple, Ria and George.

The cafe of Forlidas in Lafkos of Pelion

That's it Forlida cafe has its history. In the corner in the background, Alexandros Papadiamantis drank his wine, the "nun" as he was called, when coming from Skiathos, he landed in Platanias, spent the night in Hani, which was on the floor of the cafe, and from there he reached Mi on foot. the boat was picked up for him Volos. Until 1960, our connection with Volos was by sea. Other personalities frequented our cafe. Varnalis, who was the headmaster of Argalasti, but also Dermouzos, the director of the Girl's School of Volos ".

The Panhellenic of Amfissa

The cafe Panhellenic is unquestionably the most beautiful and authentic cafe in Greece. It is located in Amfissa and carries a heavy myth. In 1976, an excellent scene of Theodore Angelopoulos' "Troupe" (1935-2012) was shot in its place, which was characterized as one of the twenty best films of the 20th century. In this cafe, the great director used the natural decor of the space and needed only minimal interventions to create an atmosphere of the time, the late 1940s.

The cafe of the Moi brothers in Aegina

The cafe of the Squadron brothers is located on the south side of the City Hall building in Aegina, where together with the Tasia Galaris cafe share like twin brothers the ground floor space and the spacious sidewalk of the waterfront of the port. THE Costas Moiras He is already in the ninth decade of his life, but he does not give up, he helps his son Michalis in the cafe and he does not miss the opportunity to talk about the old.

The traditional cafe in Plagia of Ikaria

Η Slope is a mountain village of Ikaria, built as evidenced by its name on the slope of a mountain. It is located in the southern part of the island at an altitude of 270 meters above sea level, on the road that starts from Agios Kirikos and runs southwest of Ikaria to reach Magganitis. The message was that in the village square you will find perhaps the most authentic cafe in Ikaria, the traditional cafe in Plagias. And there you will learn many things about the life of women in the cafes of the island.

The cafe in Siva, Crete

In Siva is one of the most quirky cafes in Greece. The cafe of Kostas. Small as a space, but what a space! An alloy of mysticism and intimacy, metaphysics and reality. A cafe museum full pictures, mainly of the Cretan period - photos glued to wood that look like real - works of Dominikos Theotokopoulos, Fayum images, and all of them from floor to ceiling. The tables and the table in the green color and on the fourth wall photos from groups that have passed through the store, young people, seniors and several foreign teachers and intellectuals.