Allow me to finish my Athens posts as I started – with bread, meat, and potatoes! Cookoomela Grill was all vegan and it looked a bit grubby from outside but turned out to be fine. There was no indoor seating when we visited, and just a few outdoor tables. We were there at 3pm (thanks to a hearty breakfast tiding us over) and it was absolutely jumping, so maybe it’s permanently busy!

Dr HH ordered the brown and barbecue pita, which was filled with meaty mushroom, potato wedges, and various salad bits. Most of the BBQ sauce and flavours were on the salad items which were going a bit rogue and had to be quickly removed, so it didn’t quite pack the punch it could have – there were some logistical issues with it.

I had the red pita, which had the same mushrooms, potato wedges, and salad, but also some avocado. The bread was good and fluffy, the mushrooms were tasty, and the avocado was creamy – I loved it. We were both a bit deterred by the wedges being in the wrap. Small potato chunks are always a winner; these wedges just felt bulky and unwieldy.

We weren’t aware that there would be wedges in the wraps when we ordered, so we had also ordered a portion of chips with cheese and bacon. We had a version of this dish a couple of times while we were in Spain earlier in the year, and this dish didn’t quite live up to our earlier experiences. The chips were good, and the bacon bits were really flavoursome, but the cheese sauce was a wee bit bland. Still, we fulfilled another round of meat, bread, and potatoes, so we were satisfied and ready to move on from Athens!

For a final attraction, we visited the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, which housed some interesting items – presumably despite the best efforts of the British.