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Athens / Greece
Mokka has roasted coffee from the same building in central Athens since 1923, now run by a fourth generation, sourcing green beans from farms in Kenya, Ethiopia, Guatemala, and Panama that it lists on its site with roast dates. Visitors can buy bags of single-origin coffee and Greek-style blends directly from the Athinas Street headquarters or order online for courier delivery.
Best for Single-origin coffee roasted on Athinas Street
Athens / Greece
Founded in Athens in 2002 by Stathis Panagoulis and George Vamvakidis, The Breeder gallery operates out of a converted 1970s ice-cream factory at 45 Iasonos Street, open Tuesday through Saturday. Its online shop sells original works, drawings, and limited editions by gallery artists like Aristeidis Lappas and Olga Migliaressi Phoca alongside catalogues, artist books, and tote bags.
Best for Contemporary art, editions, artist books
near Acropolis, Athens
The Leather Sandals is a workshop run by sandalmaker Argiris Vlachos, who hand-crafts sandals, bags, wallets and belts at his shop near the Acropolis in Thisio, Athens, with a second location in Fira, Santorini. Visitors can watch him make the pieces on site.
Best for Handmade leather sandals and bags
Gazi, Heraklion
A leather workshop in Gazi on the western edge of Heraklion making stivania, the tall traditional Cretan boots, along with belts, bags and sandals. The shop also stocks leather dyes and conditioning creams for maintaining the boots.
Best for Traditional Cretan stivania boots and leather goods
Sifaka Street, Chania Old Town
In the Maheradika quarter on Sifaka Street, Baba Yianka stitches leather goods entirely by hand with rulers, forks and needles rather than electric machines. The range covers the Vourgiali backpack, belts, wallets, tobacco cases and jewellery in traditional Cretan designs.
Best for Hand-stitched leather bags and accessories
Chania
Kortsidakis handcrafts leather bags in Chania, cutting top-grade hides into backpacks, messenger and weekender bags, wallets and crossbody styles. Every piece is made in-house rather than bought in.
Best for Handcrafted leather bags and wallets
Xanthi / Greece
Pleteno is a women's social cooperative in mountainous Thrace producing handwoven bags, textiles and home goods using traditional looms, macrame and natural dyes since 2019. The cooperative sells its handmade collection through its online shop and welcomes visitors daily to its space outside Xanthi.
Best for Handwoven bags and naturally dyed textiles by a women’s cooperative
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