From handcrafted chocolate eggs to Easter Sunday lunch with Acropolis views, Hotel Grande Bretagne brings tradition, polish and a sense of occasion to the centre of Athens this Easter.
At Easter, Athens has its own rhythm. The city softens, family tables become the focus and certain addresses know exactly how to rise to the moment. Hotel Grande Bretagne is one of them.
For Easter 2026, the landmark hotel on Syntagma Square is leaning into the season with the kind of festive programme that suits its setting: refined gifts, beautifully made chocolate eggs and traditional Greek flavours served high above the city at the GB Roof Garden. It is a polished take on Easter in Athens, but one that remains close to the rituals people actually care about.
Easter gifts and chocolate eggs at GB Corner Gifts & Flavors
For those looking for an Easter gift with a little more presence than the usual last minute choice, GB Corner Gifts & Flavors is once again part of the story.
Inside the iconic hotel, the concept store brings together a thoughtful Easter edit that moves beyond the expected. There are curated gift compositions, candles scented with the hotel’s signature fragrance, clothing and accessories, as well as art pieces that feel more personal than generic seasonal shopping. Gift vouchers for stays or dining experiences are also part of the offering, which makes sense for a hotel whose strongest currency has always been atmosphere.
The standout, though, is the Easter chocolate collection. This year’s handmade eggs are crafted with Valrhona chocolate and offered in three variations. The darker options are the more interesting ones, built around richer textures and deeper flavours, including homemade peanut butter with brownie pieces and pistachio praline made with Aegina pistachios and caramelised nuts. For those who prefer something softer and more classic, there is also a milk chocolate version with a smoother, more familiar profile.
Presented in the hotel’s luxury Easter egg box, they are designed to feel giftable from the outset, with the sort of finish that appeals to adults just as much as children.
Holy Saturday dinner at the GB Roof Garden
If you are staying in Athens over Holy Week, the GB Roof Garden remains one of the city’s most elegant choices for marking the occasion.
On Holy Saturday, the restaurant will serve a late dinner menu after the evening celebrations, offering a more elevated take on familiar Easter flavours. Chef de Cuisine Yiannis Rokanas opens the meal with traditional magiritsa and appetisers before moving into a main course of grilled lamb cutlets and charcoal grilled seftalia, served with yoghurt and oven baked lemon potatoes.
Dessert comes in the form of warm orange pie with thyme syrup and ice cream with caramelised nuts, which feels entirely in step with the season without becoming overly heavy. Served on the eighth floor of the hotel, the experience is as much about the setting as the menu. Few Easter dinners in Athens come with a view this strong, especially when the city is lit up at night.
A special Lenten menu will also be available during Holy Week.
Easter Sunday lunch with Acropolis views
For many, Easter Sunday is the centrepiece, and Hotel Grande Bretagne is shaping its main celebration around that sense of abundance and ritual.
At the GB Roof Garden, lunch unfolds in a festive open air setting overlooking some of the capital’s most recognisable landmarks. The welcome sets the tone: spit roast traditions, ouzo, Greek meze and red Easter eggs, before guests move on to a buffet curated by Executive Chef Asterios Koustoudis.
The spread brings together traditional starters, magiritsa, salads and hot dishes from Greek cuisine, alongside live carving stations where roast lamb, kokoretsi and pork kontosouvli are prepared on the spot. It is generous, celebratory and clearly designed for gathering rather than rushing through.
Dessert stays equally expansive, with seasonal fruit, traditional Greek sweets, individual pastries and cakes in different flavours rounding out the table.
For anyone spending Easter in the capital and wanting a version of the day that feels festive, central and unmistakably Athenian, this is one of the city’s most polished options.
Details
GB Corner Gifts & Flavors
Hotel Grande Bretagne, Syntagma Square
1 Vasileos Georgiou A, 10564, Athens
Monday to Saturday, 11:00 to 20:00
Tel: 210 333 0750
GB Roof Garden Restaurant
8th floor, Hotel Grande Bretagne
Vasileos Georgiou 1A, Athens 10564
Tel: +30 210 333 0766
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