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Best Rooftop Restaurants in Athens 2026
Rooftop & top-floor dining · Athens · 6 terraces ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 21, 2026 · Updated June 21, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
From the seventh floor of the King George, the lit Parthenon sits close enough to pick out the scaffolding on its columns. Athens earns its rooftops: a low-rise city under one of the most photographed hills on earth, where the good tables are the ones that point at it. The catch is that a view sells a weak kitchen as easily as a strong one, so this list scores the plate and the cocktail alongside the panorama. Here are six Athens rooftops where the food holds up its end, what each does best, and which to skip. Ranked on view, kitchen and bar together.
1.Tudor Hall
A one-star Greek tasting menu seven floors up, dead level with the Acropolis. Book it for the city's best view-and-kitchen pairing.
Tudor Hall crowns the King George, a Luxury Collection hotel on Syntagma Square, from the seventh floor, where the dining room and its terrace look straight across to the floodlit Parthenon. Chef Nikos Livadias cooks a contemporary Greek degustation, €145 for the tasting menu, that earned the room a Michelin star in the 2024 guide and has kept it since. The view is the headline, but the kitchen is the reason it tops this list rather than the postcard rooms below it. This is the booking for a milestone dinner with the Acropolis in the window. Reserve two to three weeks ahead and ask for a terrace table.
Book on the Tudor Hall site; request a terrace table facing the Acropolis.
2.GB Roof Garden
The grande dame's eighth-floor terrace with the widest Acropolis-to-Lycabettus view in town. Book it for the panorama and a grill that delivers.
GB Roof Garden sits on the eighth floor of the Hotel Grande Bretagne, the 1874 landmark on Syntagma, with arguably the broadest rooftop view in Athens: Acropolis, Lycabettus and the Parliament in one sweep. Executive chef Asterios Koustoudis runs a Mediterranean menu where the grill carries the night, charcoal octopus at €31, beef tenderloin at €49. The room is Michelin-recommended and holds a Wine Spectator award for its list. This is the booking for a celebration where the view does the heavy lifting and you want a kitchen that still shows up. Reserve two weeks ahead for sunset.
Book through the Grande Bretagne; arrive for sunset and start with the octopus.
3.Hytra
A one-star kitchen that climbs to a summer roof terrace over Syngrou. Book it for a tasting menu with the Acropolis on the horizon.
Hytra lives inside the Onassis Stegi cultural centre on Syngrou Avenue in Neos Kosmos, moving from its sixth-floor room up to a seventh-floor roof terrace for the summer. The kitchen, led by George Felemegkas after Tasos Mantis left in early 2026, cooks a modern Greek tasting, €80 for eleven courses and €95 for fifteen, and holds a Michelin star in the current guide. From the terrace the Acropolis and Lycabettus rise over the rooftops. This is the booking for a serious tasting menu where the view is a bonus rather than the point. Reserve two weeks ahead and ask for the terrace in summer.
Book on the Hytra site; ask for a summer terrace seat and take the longer menu.
4.Orizontes Lycabettus
The literal high point of Athens, on the city’s tallest hill. Book it for a 360-degree sweep and honest Greek cooking at sunset.
Orizontes sits at the summit of Lycabettus Hill above Kolonaki, the highest point in central Athens, reached by funicular, with a 360-degree view that takes in the Acropolis, the sprawl of the city and the Aegean beyond. Executive chef Michalis Zaharis keeps the cooking classic Greek, with the lobster linguine the order to make, at an average around €40 a head. There is no Michelin star here; the draw is the panorama and a kitchen solid enough to match it. This is the booking for a sunset that no rooftop in the centre can touch. Reserve ahead and time it for dusk.
Book ahead and take the funicular up; aim for a table just before sunset.
5.Electra Roof Garden
A Plaka rooftop pool terrace pointed straight at the Acropolis. Book it for a relaxed Mediterranean dinner under the lit rock.
Electra Roof Garden tops the Electra Palace Athens in Plaka, an eighth-floor terrace with a swimming pool and a clean line of sight to the floodlit Acropolis a few hundred metres away. Chef Petros Vasileiou cooks a Mediterranean menu, and the hotel completed a phased refurbishment in spring 2026. The room runs late, to past midnight, which makes it as much an after-dinner drinks terrace as a dinner one. This is the booking for a low-key Plaka evening with the rock lit up beside you, rather than a destination kitchen. Reserve a few days ahead for a terrace table on the Acropolis side.
Book through the Electra Palace; ask for a terrace table on the Acropolis side.
6.The Dolli's Rooftop
A boutique-hotel rooftop with one of Plaka's closest Parthenon views. Book it for a polished dinner under the rock.
The Dolli's Rooftop crowns Grecotel The Dolli at Acropolis, a small luxury hotel on a Plaka side street, with an unobstructed view of the Parthenon and the Agora that ranks among the closest in the city. Chef Athanasios Tzanetos cooks a Greek-Mediterranean menu across a tight terrace, and the hotel was a 2026 Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice nominee. The room is intimate and books out fast in summer. This is the booking for a quiet, dressed-up dinner where the rock feels almost close enough to touch. Reserve well ahead and ask for a table on the Parthenon side.
Book through The Dolli; reserve early and ask for the Parthenon-side rail.
Not for a rooftop dinner
Great view, wrong expectations
A for Athens and the Monastiraki Square hotel terraces have the famous Acropolis-and-square shot, but they are bars with a kitchen attached rather than dining rooms. Go for the sunset cocktail, then eat at one of the rooms above.
A star, but not a rooftop
Delta at the Niarchos Centre and Spondi in Pangrati are the city's benchmark kitchens, but Delta's view is the seafront from a fifth floor and Spondi has no view at all. Book them for the food, not a panorama.
How to pick an Athens rooftop
Work out what you are buying, the kitchen or the picture. Tudor Hall and Hytra carry Michelin stars and are worth booking for the food alone; GB Roof Garden, Orizontes, Electra and The Dolli's are about the view first, with kitchens that range from very good to merely solid. For any of the starred rooms, reserve two to three weeks ahead and ask for a terrace or Acropolis-facing table when you book.
Time it for sunset: the Parthenon floodlights come up at dusk and every one of these terraces is built around that half hour. Summer is rooftop season; in winter several of these rooms move indoors or close the terrace, so confirm the open-air seating when you reserve. If you are marking an occasion, say so, and ask for the rail rather than an inside table.
Frequently asked
Which Athens rooftop restaurant has the best view?
For the widest sweep, GB Roof Garden on the eighth floor of the Hotel Grande Bretagne takes in the Acropolis, Lycabettus and Parliament at once, while Orizontes at the summit of Lycabettus Hill gives a full 360-degree panorama of the city and the Aegean. For the closest Parthenon view, Tudor Hall and The Dolli's Rooftop in Plaka sit almost level with the rock. Book any of them for sunset.
Which Athens rooftop has a Michelin star?
Two rooftops on this list hold a Michelin star in the current Greece guide: Tudor Hall on the seventh floor of the King George Hotel, where chef Nikos Livadias cooks a €145 modern Greek tasting menu, and Hytra at the Onassis Stegi, which moves to a summer roof terrace. Both are worth booking for the cooking before the view.
Are Athens rooftop restaurants open in winter?
Many run year-round but move indoors or close the open-air terrace in the colder months, since rooftop season in Athens is roughly April to October. Tudor Hall, GB Roof Garden and Hytra keep their kitchens going all year with indoor rooms, while the pure terrace experience at places like Orizontes and Electra Roof Garden is best from late spring to early autumn. Confirm open-air seating when you book.
How much does a rooftop dinner in Athens cost?
It ranges widely. The tasting menus at the starred rooms run €145 at Tudor Hall and €80 to €95 at Hytra, while à la carte at GB Roof Garden lands around €31 for octopus and €49 for beef tenderloin. Orizontes averages about €40 a head. Drinks and wine are extra everywhere, and the view rooms carry a premium, so set a budget before you book.
Which Athens rooftop is best for a proposal or anniversary?
For a milestone, Tudor Hall pairs a Michelin star with a terrace dead level with the floodlit Parthenon, and The Dolli's Rooftop in Plaka offers an intimate boutique-hotel terrace with one of the closest Parthenon views in the city. Both take small tables on the rail if you ask. Reserve two to three weeks ahead and tell the room you are celebrating.
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