Taf The Art Foundation
Taf The Art Foundation
4.5
10:00 AM - 3:00 AM
Monday
10:00 AM - 3:00 AM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 3:00 AM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 3:00 AM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 3:00 AM
Friday
10:00 AM - 3:00 AM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 3:00 AM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 3:00 AM
About
TAF/The Art Foundation, opened in 2009 and is an innovative multi-purpose culture space in the heart of Athens featuring a contemporary art gallery along with a fabulous courtyard café-bar and a shop. TAF Gallery organizes and hosts both international and local group exhibitions and cultural events, workshops, performances and film screenings. TAF Shop promotes Greek design and supports local production & creativity. Through its dynamic collaboration with contemporary designers and artists from all over Greece it features special collections of clothing, jewelry, accessories, ceramics and souvenirs. TAF Bar operates seven days a week from mornings till early hours, serving coffees, drinks, exclusive cocktails and snacks using ingredients from small Greek producers.
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Neighbourhood: Monastiraki
Monastiraki is a souvenir-hunting enclave with a difference. Apart from the dramatic backdrop of the Acropolis, its network of alleys and pedestrianized streets surround the remains of both the Greek and Roman agoras, adding the quaint concept that this is where the ancients also came to shop. Named after the tiny monastery church at its center, Monastiraki Square is a lively spot by day or night, with street peddlers vying for your attention to sell you nuts and sweets. Down beside the metro station, the official Flea Market is an unbroken row of souvenir shops until you come to antique-oriented Platia Avissinias, while Pandrossou Street on the other side of the square offers more tourist shopping. The pedestrianized street beside the Greek Agora is lined with cafés offering fine views.
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- Monastiraki • 2 min walk
- Thissio • 5 min walk
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4.5
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SatanicoAxladi
Jerusalem, Israel2 contributions
May 2023 • Solo
We ordered a lemonade and they brought us a glass of ice with 10% lemonade ! The value for money experience is very bad ! When we told the shop they told us that they put lemonade with a measuring cup which is the most ridiculous thing ever told !
Written 26 May 2023
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Nadia_p
Athens, Greece72 contributions
Jan. 2023 • Friends
I didn’t love the place. I was expecting more to be honest. It was so crowded and the music was extremely loud. At the point that we stopped talking because we couldn’t hear ourselves. And keep in mind that it’s not a club but a cafe-bar.
Also the speakers weren’t working properly and it was so annoying. One moment the left speaker were playing and at moments it would stop and the right one would start.
Another negative thing is that I ordered a “homemade lemonade” that was SO SOUR that I couldn’t drink it.
I swear I am not weird, I love sour but this was something else!! My friends tried it also and had the same opinion.
Overall it wasn’t one of the best places I’ve been. But I believe that if they fix some things it could be much better. It deserves it. The space is special.
Some of my recommendations would be to:
Add more plants so that it will give the impression of an outdoor garden.
Fix the speakers.
Add hangers at the bar tables for the purses and jackets.
Also the speakers weren’t working properly and it was so annoying. One moment the left speaker were playing and at moments it would stop and the right one would start.
Another negative thing is that I ordered a “homemade lemonade” that was SO SOUR that I couldn’t drink it.
I swear I am not weird, I love sour but this was something else!! My friends tried it also and had the same opinion.
Overall it wasn’t one of the best places I’ve been. But I believe that if they fix some things it could be much better. It deserves it. The space is special.
Some of my recommendations would be to:
Add more plants so that it will give the impression of an outdoor garden.
Fix the speakers.
Add hangers at the bar tables for the purses and jackets.
Written 28 April 2023
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SteliosUk
London, UK178 contributions
Jun. 2022 • Business
A very pleasant place to have a coffee and a bite to eat the setting is very unique if you sit in the courtyard they also specialise in Macha latte is and various other more unique coffee
Written 14 June 2022
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Scott J
London, UK208 contributions
Sep. 2021 • Couples
Greta vibe in an old courtyard lit up by lanterns in amongst trees. Normally the small sections dotted around have different artists however covid had stopped this.
Written 23 September 2021
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Joorg
Paris, France6 contributions
Sep. 2020 • Friends
One of my favourites bars in Athens. In the very center of the city but quite hidden from most of the tourists. 5/5
Written 3 December 2020
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In-Yong H
London, UK657 contributions
Aug. 2020 • Solo
I stopped by for a rest and a drink after a long day of walking around town. It's a very cool, trendy place. There's a shaded courtyard area which wasn't too busy when I visited (maybe due to Covid?). Unfortunately all of the art galleries look to be closed due to Covid, which was a shame! The staff were friendly and didn't mind that I was chilling out for quite a while on just one drink. It's a little bit off the touristy areas but well worth it!
Written 10 August 2020
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permia
Ireland40,639 contributions
Feb. 2020
Housed in an old Ottoman building from the 1800s and launched in 2009, it has proven its worth as a meeting point. Incorporating a bar, an upstairs large exhibition area and smaller multi-hued rooms used for specific presentations.
Interested in what the current exhibition comprised we ascended, but the large white expanse was empty, albeit still interested.
Mid-week the bar was well-frequented, attractive in subdued lighting, with tree branches illuminated.
Interested in what the current exhibition comprised we ascended, but the large white expanse was empty, albeit still interested.
Mid-week the bar was well-frequented, attractive in subdued lighting, with tree branches illuminated.
Written 14 March 2020
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owlbeonholiday
Worcester, UK832 contributions
Jan. 2020 • Couples
We needed a place to relax with a coffee after the busy streets of monastriaki and this place fit the bill. It is a very relaxed and beautifully decorated place. Warm, quiet, with good coffee and hot chocolate. Nothing arty seemed to be happening when we were there and the smoking ban is very much ignored. Other than that it's a nice place.
Written 15 January 2020
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Kostashio
Athens, Greece25 contributions
Dec. 2019 • Friends
Great little place with a strong sense of identity. Nice music and good drinks but when you go there, you are really there for the ambiance. There is always some kind of art installation there but I would recommend the older ones that were not as loud and modern, rather more artistic and "out there"
Written 8 December 2019
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Theodore George P
Athens, Greece24 contributions
Dec. 2019 • Friends
A nice place to chill with your friends have a beer and spend some time together...it has also some small shops inside!
Written 4 December 2019
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Mouxlalouda
Peristeri, Greece
θυμάμαι να είναι αίθριο..
σε περίπτωση βροχής λειτουργεί το μαγαζί;
ευχαριστώ
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