So you want to eat something Greek, delicious and cheap at the same time; what can it be? Well, there are a couple of options for you of cheap eats in Athens so here we go:

1. Souvlaki

Souvlaki is a popular fast food Greek dish made of grilled cubes of meat on skewers, on a plate or inside a pita sandwich. The meat used to be lamb but chicken seems to be the most popular option now. Pork is also available. It is served with tzatziki on top and various vegetables if inside a pita or with some baked potatoes if on a plate. Delicious and a cheap eat too, no doubt about it! A place that specializes in these yummy things in Athens is the Kostas Restaurant on 5 Pentelis, close to Syntagma metro station. All they do there is make and sell souvlaki. Two of them with two beers will cost you around 5 Euros. Not too shabby.

2. Gyros

This is a traditional dish made of tomatoes, onion, meat and tzatziki sauce. Compared to souvlaki, the meat here is thinly sliced instead of cubic. In fact, the meat and the pita are the only mandatory ingredients of this cheap Athens food, the rest being up to the innovation of the creator. You can find gyros in pretty much every street cafe or taverna in Athens. It is best recommended to buy it along with a beer and sit outside and enjoy the atmosphere.

3. Greek Salad

There are many many types of Greek salad. The one known worldwide is known in Greece as village/peasant salad or horiatiki. It is made up of sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, green peper, oregano, red onion, kalamata olives, sliced or cubed feta cheese all mixed up with some olive oil. Just with some of the other dishes presented here, you should have no problem getting served such a salad regardless of the place you chose to eat.

4. Calamari

Calamari, Kalamari or Kalamarakia is fried squid and it is very very cheap in Athens. Restaurants are also forced to specify whether a food is fresh or frozen and all you need to do to get your Calamari fresh is to make sure it doesn’t have a “kat” word next to it on the menu.

5. Moussaka

Moussaka is a layered dish consisting of layers of eggplant and meat with white sauce on top and baked. Of course, olive oil is also used freely. This cheap dish can be easily found in Athens’ tavernas.

6. Pies

Pies, pies, pies. Lovely pies are another cheap food in Athens. The Greek are experts in pies made with all sort of fillings and traditional olive oil. One of the best places in Athens to experience quality Greek pies is the Ariston restaurant on Voulis 10, close to Ermou Street and Syntagma square. They charge around 2 Euros per piece which is very cheap given the quality you get.

Mind you these aren’t all the cheap eats one can get in Athens. Otherwise, the list would be limitless. These are just the most popular of the bunch.

This concludes our article on cheap food in Athens. Don’t go away yet; I’d like to ask you to post your recommendations on cheap Athens eats in the comments below. Thanks!

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