Located in the Northern Athenian suburb of Neo Psychiko, Papillon is an all-day bar & restaurant that embodies the bistro culture of Paris and New York in both spirit and aesthetics. Designed by the architecture studio Minas Kosmidis Architects through a retrospective study of European and American bistros, Papillon reflects on the past, from the Belle Époque to the Jazz Age, through a filter of contemporary sensibility and casual elegance.

Entering the establishment, you are welcomed by the bar area, a tall space of hardwood floors, floral wallpaper and coffered ceilings that immediately seduces you with its charm and elegance, pretty much like a butterfly whose french word the establishment takes its name from. Small, round tables with iron bases, bentwood chairs and a long, maroon, leather booth evince a French bistro ambiance while an eclectic selection of paintings, quirkily aligned high up, just below the ceiling on the wall opposite the bar, provide a more playful note. Meanwhile, the use of white marble, walnut wood and brass provide a sense of luxury.