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'Seychelles' is located in Metaxourgeio, down town Athens.

: Gastronomy

An Exarchia eatery where waiters invariably forget some part of an order and a restaurant in
Metaxourgeio where no dish ever exceeds 7 euros are among 31 places around the world you
should eat at before you die," according to BuzzFeed. The popular news and entertainment website
recently asked a group of professional globetrotters to share their favorite culinary destinations
around the world.
Jess Brammar, senior broadcast journalist on the BBC's Newsnight program, singled out Ama
Laxei in Exarchia, central Athens, where, she writes, the food is amazing traditional Greek with
a modern twist, lots of salads and plates to share.
Although Brammar points out that the service leaves a lot to desire, she adds, When you are
sitting in an Athenian courtyard at midnight drinking wine and laughing with friends, who
cares?"
When in Athens, Guardian feature writer Jon Henley visits Seychelles, a no-frills, price-is-right
restaurant in Metaxourgeio. The food is Greek with a slight but inventive and hugely satisfying
twist, and its quality is astounding, says Henley, who mentions juicy lamb cutlets with thyme and
grilled vegetables with a just-right fig sauce among his favorite platters.
Covering the globe, the BuzzFeed list also showcases Umm Hagar in central Cairo, where the lucky
diners to get the one single table at the restaurant get to savor whatever the cook feels like
preparing on the day, Armand's, a small bistro on a Phnom Penh side street, where dishes include a
tenderloin Rossini with foie gras, south Indian cuisine at Vijay's, northwest London, where platters
include green mango prawn curry, as well as the two-Michelin-starred Don Alfonso 1890, an
Italian restaurant overlooking the stunning Amalfi and Sorrento coasts where beef fillet in puff
pastry with buffalo mozzarella is among the favorites.

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