638990 Thu Jul 23 16:38:50 -0700 2009 6 52 Turkey/Greece 0 4885436 We are going to be in Athens in September and having a difficult time looking for genuinely good places to eat (based on guidebook/travel site recs). Although I will keep looking for Chowhound posts, I wanted to know if anyone knows the spot that Anthony Bourdain ate at when he was in Athens that served freshly-caught sea urchin? I have been unsuccessful in finding the name and would really like to try that place (or something similar). Thu Jul 23 16:38:50 -0700 2009 49234 adelly 1 4889873 I don't know where he ate it, but I would think you could find super-fresh sea urchin in Piraeus, the port of Athens. There are quite a few good tavernas/seafood restaurants there. Not sure which places are the best lately, since I haven't been in 5 years, but that's where I would go for seafood in the Athens area. Here is a link to a thread on Bourdain in Greece: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/484463 Sat Jul 25 11:31:44 -0700 2009 4885436 10626 phoenikia 2 4926515 Thank you! Fri Aug 07 12:16:56 -0700 2009 4889873 49234 adelly 3 4939294 The place Bourdain went to is not near Athens. One particular seafood place in Piraeus that is supposed to be really good (with urchin too) is KOLLIAS. I'm looking forward to going there in December. If you google them, you'll find their website in Greek. Too bad I can't read it. Wed Aug 12 07:15:12 -0700 2009 4926515 132690 Aleta 4 4974829 Thank you!!! I found out a couple of weeks ago that the urchin place he went to was Crete, which we aren't even going to. I will check out Kollias though! Mon Aug 24 21:48:09 -0700 2009 4939294 49234 adelly 4 4994866 Kollias is THE place for seafood in Athens. It has sea urchin and various other rare seafood from many parts of Greece. If you are lucky enough and they are available, ask for the "Petrosolines" - maybe the tastiest thing in the Greek seas... Mon Aug 31 22:13:14 -0700 2009 4939294 1105878 billpapa 4 4995030 Here is the website: http://kollias.gr/psarotaverna.htm Tue Sep 01 03:29:12 -0700 2009 4939294 10626 phoenikia