Everywhere I Ate in Athens, Part 2

Even more terrific gluten-free options

Last week I wrote about some of the restaurants and shops (and one fabulous hotel) I visited while I was in Athens. Welcome to Part 2 of that report!

I’ve already mentioned Coeliac Greece’s extremely helpful language card. There’s also an article in English on the site, explaining that while Greek cuisine has many naturally gluten-free options, there are some things to watch out for (sauces, as always, but also breadcrumbs to add crunch to certain dishes). Here’s the rest of my list of places I visited and recommend.

Greek Stories: Located across the street from the Acropolis Museum, this is the rare Athens restaurant where literally every item on the food menu is gluten-free. (There are a couple of beers on the drinks menu that aren’t, but there’s also wine, cider, and gluten-free beer.) I had the best evening there, savoring fried saganaki cheese with fig jam, a fava-bean dip with capers and caramelized onions paired with pita bread, and a traditional moussaka with ground beef and béchamel sauce. For dessert, I went with a classic baklava, which was amazing. Later, it hit me that this was the first time I’d had baklava since my celiac diagnosis. You can check out the menu in advance, and there’s even a Facebook group.