Materia Prima wine bistro (Koukaki)

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"Something cozy: Materia Prima. After a few hours of fighting crowds at the Acropolis, take a 15-minute walk to the neighborhood of Koukaki and Materia Prima wine bar. The comfortable space, with pillows on the purple upholstered banquettes, feels like a well-appointed living room. “Materia Prima,” or, raw material, is the ethos for both wine and food. Natural and low-intervention wines take center stage, such as a chilled and effervescent Xinomavro Piquette from Kamara Estate in Thessaloniki. You can either get half or full-glass pours; do the former and build your own flight of wines. Shareable plates change frequently to reflect what’s in season. The cheery red pop of tomatoes, combined with pickled grapes and almonds, is the perfect antidote to summer’s sweltering heat. Like Oinoscent, Materia Prima has a retail arm to its business and you can buy bottles from their cellar to go."