KAYA

I visited this coffee place in Athens, and it was an incredible experience. I asked for something wild and fruity, and they completely nailed it! Not once, but twice, they surprised me with two different coffees — both bold, exciting, and perfectly flavorful. An amazing coffee experience and a must visit spot.

This has quickly become one of our favorite coffee rituals in the city! ☕️ Instead of your standard cup, they offer carefully curated blends that make the experience feel truly elevated and unique. You can really taste the quality in every sip, and it's the perfect spot for anyone who takes their coffee seriously. 🌟 Highly recommended if you're looking for a more "particular" brew!

“This place stresses me out” ~ my American co-traveler. This is a magnificent symphony of chaos that really shouldn’t work, yet it produces excellent coffee and a really fun cultural experience. First there is always a crowd, who all seemingly know the staff and yell something to them. They wave us in: “there is no line. You just order.” So we did. Then there is a wait. Baristas work in a mythical order, known only to them. Not inefficiently, as they are churning coffees left and right, but there always seems to be a wait involved, for the effect, I think. Then there is a coffee. Their bean menu is extensive — some of the best I’ve seen in Greece (short of TAF and KROSS), but the preparation is somewhat erratic: no weighing, no measurement. Just the experience and love. And this is, to some extent my biggest complaint: Inconsistency. One of the ethiopan beans we had that they had dialed in was excellent, but one of their Colombian beans tasted over and under extracted in a way familiar to anyone who ever set the EK43 wrong. There are many coffee shops that I gave 5 star review that were serving worse coffee. But this place has 5 star coffee, and they serve it in a 3 star way.

In search of true specialty coffee in Athens? Look no further. I had their standard espresso which was exceptional. However, I was offered their competition level “fruit bomb” espresso and my mind was blown. Incredibly fruit forward and perfectly balanced acidity. The barista was friendly and offered solid recommendations. Can’t recommend enough!

Good specialty coffee, but kind of a chaotic experience and the coffee was a bit too dark for my taste. They offer lots of bean options, so I asked for a light and fruity recommendation but my coffee still tasted like a darker roast. However, I really appreciate that they offer Sproud. As for the chaotic part, the’s no proper line. People mill about the outside (since it’s kind of just a window and there’s no seating) and coffees seem to be served randomly (people that came after us received their coffee way before we did, but they were locals, so perhaps they serve locals first). There were only a few people waiting for coffee when we arrived, but since a number of other later arrivals were served first, we waited 20-30mins for a cappuccino and double espresso. We were pretty close to just walking away at that point because there was no acknowledgment or communication about the wait. So overall not my favorite coffee experience in Athens.

Great concept and nice speciality coffee options. Unfortunately, when I ordered a cold brew to go, I realized the amount of coffee was extremely low. They charge €3 for a glass, but they don’t mention the exact quantity served when the next option is 250ml ml at €6. I probably received around 90ml of cold brew, which is honestly ridiculous. Aside from this disappointing experience, I’d recommend skipping their expensive cold brew and trying something else from their menu.

This little coffee shop is full of incredibly knowledgeable baristas and a fantastic selection of different coffees to try. They were so helpful and knew which ones we would and wouldn't like. I can imagine it gets incredibly busy but if you just trust that they'll look after you you'll have a delightful time

Definitely best coffee we tried in Athens. Stuff was amazing, coffee was even better. We tried banana bread, flatwhite and cold brew. If we have a chance to visit again, we will. Near syntagma square. No sitting places but who cares when you get this kind of stuff ❤️