Espresso Under the Orange Trees

How Foyer became the creative hub of Athenian culture.

Words: Nicolas Payne-Baader
Photographs: Panos Ntaoutis

In the shade of the orange trees that line the streets of Pangrati, young suave Athenians sip espresso between drags of Karellias. Their unassuming host is Foyer, a coffee shop founded by brothers Makis and Giorgios Papantoniou. Mention Makis’ name to anyone vaguely familiar with the Athenian food sc…