Athens Vegan Bakery & Dessert Guide: Best Spots for Sweets

I feel like you know a vegan scene is doing pretty well or is on its way when you find fully vegan bakeries and ice cream shops in a city. Before going to Athens, I expected some veganized traditional Greek dishes and some junk food, but bakeries? Nah, that would probably be a bridge too far!

Well, I was wrong!

Athens is home to multiple vegan ice cream shops and bakeries, chock full of special treats like baklava and creamy pistachio ice cream to raw decadent cheesecakes and more! It’s fair to say that if you have a sweet tooth and are visiting Greece’s ancient capital, you’re in for a treat. No matter what you’re in the mood for, make sure you target visiting one or all of these delicious vegan bakeries in Greece!

When I walked in, I was immediately enamored with their dessert case—there was so much to look at! I think the person behind the counter was equal parts entertained by me (I can’t be the first one to do this) and thinking, hurry up!

If you want to relax and enjoy a slice of cake with a coffee — you can. Grab a menu and get cozy in one of the cafe’s black-spotted booths. If you’re in a hurry, no worries, you can take that cake to go! But before you decide that, you might be wondering, what in the world do they have! You’ll find a special cheesecake of the day (when I visited, they had an over-the-top decadent chocolate hazelnut cheesecake that I still think about), vegan croissants filled with hazelnut butter and cocoa, halva (they specialize in halva, but many contain honey so make sure to ask for one without), and more!

I went later in the day to grab a smoothie and was greeted with a lovely dessert case filled with sweet breads, raw peanut butter and chocolate energy bars, berry-filed tarts, and even ice cream! I love it when I find unexpected vegan food surprises! No matter what you choose, it will pair perfectly with one of their colorful wellness lattes — I’d say go for the pink one made with beetroot powder, ginger, and cinnamon (those flavors might go really nicely with chocolate, in case you need help deciding).

They have a massive lineup of super creamy ice cream options, including pistachio, banoffee, snickers, spicy dark chocolate, cinnamon biscuit, and more! You can enjoy the ice cream on its own or top it with tahini, peanut butter, fruit, cookies, and much more. In addition to a stellar ice cream selection, you’ll also find a few baked treats like cinnamon buns and baklava, smoothies, milkshakes, and layered desserts in cute little jars!

You’ll find a great lineup of delicious flavors like peanut butter with salted caramel, triple chocolate brownie, mastic pink pepper, holy bueno, and more! You can enjoy it in a waffle cone bowl or cone!