Cocktail barBar, garden, live music€€€monastirakiMon-Thu 10:00-03:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-05:00, Sun 10:00-03:00
Six d.o.g.s. on Avramiotou is the Athens arts space and bar with a lush back garden in the centre of Monastiraki, with a constantly changing live-music.
Signature drink: Garden cocktails with a back-room music programme
Food: Brunch and bar snacks
Tip: The back garden is the destination; check the website for live-music nights before booking.
Cocktail barSpritzeria and wine bar€€€koukaki
Drupes and Drips in Makrygianni near the Acropolis Museum in Athens brings Veneto aperitivo culture to the city: a short Italian wine list and spritz.
Signature drink: Italian-tradition spritz, Veneto-leaning wines
Food: Cicchetti and small plates
Tip: Spritzes run €7 to €9; the small plates are for sharing, not for solo dining.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€€monastiraki
Lazy Duck on Agia Irini Square in Athens is the elevated cocktail bar in the Ernst Ziller neoclassical building that used to house Tailor Made.
Signature drink: Elevated cocktails in a neoclassical room
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: The square seating is walk-up; the ground-floor room takes bookings after 21:00.
Cocktail barWine bar and bistro€€€syntagma-historic-centreMon-Sun 13:00-02:00
By the Glass in central Athens is the Ralli Gallery wine bar a few steps from the National Gardens, with a Greek wine focus and a small Mediterranean carte.
Signature drink: Greek wines by the glass with bistro fare
Food: Mediterranean bistro
Tip: Dine inside the arcade in winter; the courtyard tables open from April through October.
Cocktail barWine bar€€€syntagma-historic-centreMon-Thu 12:30-00:00, Fri-Sat 12:30-01:30, Sun 18:00-00:00
Heteroclito on Fokionos and Petraki in Athens has poured a 200-label all-Greek wine list since 2012, with 20 by-the-glass picks and a back-bar of small.
Signature drink: 200-label Greek wine list, 20 by the glass
Food: Cheese boards and small plates
Tip: Pavement tables fill from 19:00; book ahead for the natural-wine flights of the night.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€€syntagma-historic-centreDaily 10:00-02:00
The Clumsies on Praxitelous is the Athens cocktail bar of record, on the World's 50 Best Bars list every year since 2015 from Nikos Bakoulis and Vasilis.
Signature drink: Specialty coffee by day, signature cocktails by night
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Specialty coffee runs from 10:00; bookings open six weeks ahead for the back room.