Let’s take a walk in museum cafes because the museums of Athens are not only cultural treasures worth visiting to learn their history but also the most ideal places to enjoy your favorite beverage, dine or drink your drink, in their unique environment. So, let’s see five suggestions for the best cafes in the museums of Athens, where you can spend a wonderful outing.
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Museum Cafés: the Acropolis Museum café


- You will find it: at 15 Dionysiou Areopagitou Str. Athens
- The Acropolis Museum website
Museum Cafés: the Numismatic Museum café


- You will find it: at 12 Panepistimiou Str. Center of Athens
- The Numismatic Museum website
Museum Cafés: The Benaki Museum of Islamic Art café


- You will find it: at 22 AgionAsomaton Str, Keramikos, Athens
- The website of the Benaki Museum of Islamic Art
Museum Cafés: Museum of Cycladic Art café


- You will find it: at 4 Neophytou Douka Str. Kolonaki, Athens
- The website of the Museum of Cycladic Art
Museum Cafés: at the National Archaeological Museum café


- You will find it: at 44 Patission Ave, Athens
- The website of the National Archaeological Museum
Museum cafes have the ability to offer you an ideal combination of nuggets of history and relaxation as you enjoy your carefree afternoon coffee. Choose one of them and travel to their world.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Athens offers five wonderful museum cafés perfect for meetings: the Acropolis Museum café with Parthenon views, the Numismatic Museum café set in an 800 sqm garden, the Benaki Museum of Islamic Art café with views of Thissio and the Acropolis, the Museum of Cycladic Art café featuring an illuminated garden, and the National Archaeological Museum café. Each offers unique surroundings and quality refreshments.
Yes, you can visit the Acropolis Museum café on the ground floor next to the shop without a museum ticket. However, to access the second-floor café with Parthenon views, you need to issue a zero-value ticket to enter the museum.
The Acropolis Museum café serves breakfast until 12:00 PM on weekdays. On Friday and Saturday, the café operates until midnight, making it ideal for evening visits as well.
The Numismatic Museum café features an 800 square meter verdant garden with replicas of ancient Greek statues and hosts regular musical events. Visitors can enjoy their drinks comfortably during evening hours while experiencing live cultural performances in this unique setting.
The Benaki Museum of Islamic Art café specializes in Greek coffee and exotic Arabic-inspired light meals. Their signature drinks include sweetened mastic submarine and traditional spoon sweets, perfect for afternoon refreshment while enjoying sunset views from the penthouse balcony.
The Museum of Cycladic Art café features an illuminated garden with a transparent roof displaying a sculpture by Stelios Kois that plays with natural light, and a fountain adorned with beautiful mosaics by Zizi Makri. The décor changes seasonally according to museum exhibitions.



