Souvlaki joints started appearing in earnest in downtown Athens in the 1930s, with the earliest establishments opening in the central flea market district of Monastiraki.
By GASTRONOMOS MAGAZINE TEAM: Maria Vassilopoulou, Nasia Diamantides, Christiana Thomaidi, Vivi Konstantinidou, Nikoleta Makryonitou, Georgia Papastamou, Marina Petridou, Christina Tzialla