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Bars & Nightlife The guide was updated: 2024-09-22

Athens' bar scene brings neverending surprises. The nightlife extends way beyond the first morning lights. The Greeks know how to drink and to party, and Athens is the living and breathing image of this happy and joyful spirit.

From alternative bars to fancy clubs, pubs and traditional "ouzerias", follow the flow and experience one of the best nights of your life. Don't miss out on these fun spots in Athens:

The 7 Jokers

The 7 Jokers

The 7 Jokers is a fantastic and quirky bar with top notch cocktails, Rolling Stones posters, art pieces and all sorts of eccentric objects. For those who like it old-school there is also a jukebox inside.

Palenque

Palenque

Palenque is a lively nightclub in Zografou district. Live Latin music, Cuban vibes and Salsa dance classes — awesome summer night guaranteed.

360° Cocktail bar

360° Cocktail bar

360° Cocktail bar serves great signature cocktails in a clean-cut industrial interior and a lush rooftop terrace with — you guessed it — panoramic views. You get the best view onto Monastiraki square and the Acropolis.

Gazarte

Gazarte

Gazarte is an incredible venue where you can watch a film, grab a bite, drink awesome cocktails, attend conferences or business parties, enjoy live music and browse books or — keeping the best for the end — have a drink on their rooftop terrace with a view over the techno-pole beyond Gazi while listening to their DJ.

Brettos Plaka

Brettos Plaka

Brettos is easily recognisable by the colourful bottles that decorate the wall behind the bar and the original decor with wooden shelves, stone walls and barrels full of Ouzo and tsipouro. Brettos is also the oldest distillery in Athens.

A for Athens Cocktail Bar

A for Athens Cocktail Bar

A for Athens is one of the most famous bars in Athens for their rooftop terraces and offering a great view over Monastiraki square and the Acropolis. It is difficult to say which is the best, because they are equally excellent. Do not hesitate then to visit these two places to drink a delicious cocktail while enjoying the view of the city.

Mosaiko

Mosaiko

Mosaiko brings you good vibes and indie music. Grab a cup of coffee or one of the bar's signature drinks. Note that Mosaiko is in Glyfada, Athens' nearby seaside town, but that only makes this cafe-bar more pleasant.

The Speakeasy

The Speakeasy

The Speakeasy, located in the heart of Athens, offers a captivating journey back to the prohibition era of 1920s USA. This cocktail bar immerses patrons in a world of jazz, where the ambience is as smooth as the excellently executed cocktails. It's undoubtedly one of the finest bars in the city centre, where history, music, and mixology seamlessly blend to create a unique and memorable experience.

The Clumsies

The Clumsies

The Clumsies is one of Athens' most trendy bars. With its classy and peculiar decor, complemented by a friendly and relaxed atmosphere with top-notch service, this place is a real must. You will find amazing cocktails prepared by true artists.

Baba au Rum

Baba au Rum

Baba au Rum — whose initials form the word "BAR" — stands out among all the bars in Athens. It has also been named one of the best bars in the world and received several awards for its amazing rums and original cocktails. Located right between Monastiraki and Syntagma, it is the perfect place to start a crazy night in town.

Gazi District

Gazi District

The Gazi is the new cool place to be in Athens. The area is centred around the old city gas works, now serving as a cultural centre — Technopolis. The construction of the Kerameikos subway station took a long while, but now it delivers passengers to the epicentre of the district, where the nightlife is vibrant and seemingly never stops.

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