Athens Pastries Pies
509 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4K 1P5
416-463-5144
Traditional Greek pastries are baked fresh before one’s eyes.
Category:
Restaurants
What:
| Cuisine Type | | Greek |
| Ambiance | | Good For Kids, Casual |
| Meals Served | | Light Meals/Snacks |
| Amenities | | Beer & Wine, Coffeehouses & Desserts |
| Pricing | | Less than $20 |
| Payment | | Cash |
Where:
| Neighbourhood | | Danforth/East York |
| Getting There | | Chester Subway Station |
| Cross Street | | Logan |
When:
| Sun-Thurs: 9AM-11PM Fri-Sat: 9AM-12AM |
Profile Last Updated: June 26, 2008
Oven-Fresh Goodness
Despite the limited menu, making up your mind at Athens Pastries and pies can be quite the challenge. As you wait in line, you may find yourself watching as bakers remove trays of traditional Greek favourites from the oven and cut them up for your immediate consumption. Best-sellers at Athens include the spanakopita (cheese and spinach pie), as well as tiropita (cheese pie) and kreatopita (meat pie). If you’d like to linger and enjoy your selection on the spot, the bakery also offers a selection of tea and coffee-based drinks, including lattés and frappés. For the late-evening crowd, the bakery is licensed, and also serves bottled domestic beer and a select sampling of Greek wine.
Give in to Temptation
Athens Pastries and Pies is located in the heart of Greektown and proudly displays its wares in the window. You can’t blame passers-by for yielding to temptation and stopping in for a Hellenic-style treat. Surely the scent of fresh pastries and coffee is a siren’s call to pedestrians as the bakery is often crowded, with line-ups reaching to the back wall.
Easy like Sunday Morning
Part bakery, part coffee shop, Athens Pastries and Pies is decorated with a Mediterranean-style mosaic, and has a small seating area in the back. It’s a great place to read the paper, catch up on neighbourhood news, or to unwind on a lazy Sunday morning. With many kid-friendly choices, it’s also easy to understand why the bakery is often brimming with happy families and children with mile-wide smiles. And for an extra touch of authenticity, Greek music plays softly in the background for your listening pleasure.
Despite the limited menu, making up your mind at Athens Pastries and pies can be quite the challenge. As you wait in line, you may find yourself watching as bakers remove trays of traditional Greek favourites from the oven and cut them up for your immediate consumption. Best-sellers at Athens include the spanakopita (cheese and spinach pie), as well as tiropita (cheese pie) and kreatopita (meat pie). If you’d like to linger and enjoy your selection on the spot, the bakery also offers a selection of tea and coffee-based drinks, including lattés and frappés. For the late-evening crowd, the bakery is licensed, and also serves bottled domestic beer and a select sampling of Greek wine.
Give in to Temptation
Athens Pastries and Pies is located in the heart of Greektown and proudly displays its wares in the window. You can’t blame passers-by for yielding to temptation and stopping in for a Hellenic-style treat. Surely the scent of fresh pastries and coffee is a siren’s call to pedestrians as the bakery is often crowded, with line-ups reaching to the back wall.
Easy like Sunday Morning
Part bakery, part coffee shop, Athens Pastries and Pies is decorated with a Mediterranean-style mosaic, and has a small seating area in the back. It’s a great place to read the paper, catch up on neighbourhood news, or to unwind on a lazy Sunday morning. With many kid-friendly choices, it’s also easy to understand why the bakery is often brimming with happy families and children with mile-wide smiles. And for an extra touch of authenticity, Greek music plays softly in the background for your listening pleasure.
