Is Downtown Athens Experiencing a 'Renaissance'?

According to New York Times Travel, downtown Athens is experiencing a renaissance — a renewal of life and interest through a "hyperlocal entrepreneurial spirit." 

Writer Alex Crevar highlights a couple new and some not-so-new downtown businesses in a six-slide slideshow, from a bistro to an artists' colony to a music venue to a book store. 

Patch wants to know — Do you think downtown Athens is experiencing a renaissance? And if so, does this brief slideshow capture that? Post a comment below.