Athens
I'm sure Athens, Greece has its charms, but the town of Athens, Ohio is fascinating in its own right: it's a college town with a beautiful university, it's an old school hippie haven, and it's smack dab in the middle of rolling hills and green forests.
Food
Casa Nueva: long-running and much-loved cantina creating Mexican favorites from locally sourced ingredients
Bagel Street Deli: a growing downtown storefront known for a vast menu of bagel sandwiches
Fluff Bakery: downtown spot for coffee and sweets
Miller's Chicken: old school fried chicken spot
O'Betty's Red Hot: pin-up girl-themed funky hot dog spot with a Hot Dog Museum
Village Bakery: happening spot for snacks, lots of local sourcing
Coffee & Beer
Devil's Kettle Brewing: a taproom from an award-winning brewer, with the Devil Dogs food truck parked on-site
Donkey Coffee: beloved local coffee shop with an event space
Jackie O's Taproom & Brewpub: accomplished local brewery with a taproom attached to the production facility plus a brewpub in downtown Athens
Little Fish Brewing: farmhouse ales and sours in an eclectic taproom, with a focus on local ingredients. Their kitchen serves creative fare with locally sourced ingredients, too.
West End Ciderhouse: creative house-made ciders, also home to a distillery
Parks & Attractions
Dairy Barn Arts Center: known for its exhibitions, fares, classes, including the annual Quilt National show
Ohio University: there's a reason why they call OU the "Harvard on the Hocking"
Strouds Run State Park: favorite state park just a few minutes from downtown, with miles of hiking, biking, and horse trails. Rent boats to hit the lake during the warmer weather!
Read our Athens itineraries
A Day in Athens
An extended day trip included bagels and a paddle on the lake, beer tasting, fried chicken, cider, more beer, a trek to see Ohio river tomatoes, hot dogs, and yes - one more stop for beer.
August 2016
A Day in Athens
Our first introduction to Athens, shown around by the CVB, with stops at Jackie O's, Strouds Run, O'Betty's, OU, and Fluff Bakery.
November 2014
Get to know some Athens stops
