Travel website ‘Lonely Planet’ included Athens cafe ‘Handlebar Cafe’ in its top 9 European cycle cafes. The cafe is owned by Brit Gareth Jones, as the piece writes.

Located in a back street in Psyrri, Athens, this cycle cafe spins more than wheels – its music nights can host up to 400 music fans as well as live bands. But it’s also an authentic biking hangout; next door, Vicious Cycles (vca.gr) provides the capital with fixed-gear urban bikes and accessories, including their own Greek-made bicycles. Handlebar (facebook.com/TheHandlebarAthens) is owned by Brit Gareth Jones whose vision is to provide wholesome food (vegans are well catered for), cheap beer and a relaxed environment for the city’s cyclists. They also do wondrous things with eggs

Here is the list with ‘Lonely Planet’s’ the top 9 cycling cafes:

1. Happiness juiced: Vélocité Cafe, Lisbon

2. Partying and pedalling: Handlebar Cafe, Athens

3. Catalan tour de force: La Fabrica, Girona

4. Sustainable cycling: Upcycle, Milan

5. Northern bike shed: Pop Up Bikes, Manchester

6. The couriers’ choice: Keirin Cycle Culture Cafe, Berlin

7. French boutique chic: Steel, Paris

8. Hipster hangout: Rapha Cycle Club, Amsterdam

9. The Italian abroad: Bianchi Cycle and Bikes, Stockholm