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Signature drink
Greek wines by the glass with bistro fare
Editor tip
Dine inside the arcade in winter; the courtyard tables open from April through October.
CuisineCocktail bar
TypeWine bar and bistro
Price€€€
NeighborhoodSyntagma Historic Centre
HoursMon-Sun 13:00-02:00
Signature drinkGreek wines by the glass with bistro fare
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Food program: Mediterranean bistro

Food experiences in Syntagma Historic Centre

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Location

Address: G. Souri 3 & Filellinon, Syntagma, Athina, Athens

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Heteroclito ★ 4.5

€€€ Cocktail barWine barSyntagma Historic Centre

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.

Drink200-label Greek wine list, 20 by the glass

FoodCheese boards and small plates

TipPavement tables fill from 19:00; book ahead for the natural-wine flights of the night.

The Clumsies ★ 4.7

€€€ Cocktail barCocktail barSyntagma Historic Centre

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.

DrinkSpecialty coffee by day, signature cocktails by night

FoodBar snacks

TipSpecialty coffee runs from 10:00; bookings open six weeks ahead for the back room.

Baba au Rum ★ 4.6

€€€ Cocktail barRum cocktail barSyntagma Historic Centre

Baba au Rum on Kleitiou has poured tiki and rum-led cocktails in central Athens for over a decade, with 11 consecutive years on the World's 50 Best Bars list.

DrinkRum tiki and tropical cocktails

FoodBar snacks

TipBack bar holds over 400 rums; ask the bartender for the agricole flight to start.

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Heteroclito ★ 4.5

€€€ Cocktail barWine barSyntagma Historic Centre

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.

Drink200-label Greek wine list, 20 by the glass

FoodCheese boards and small plates

TipPavement tables fill from 19:00; book ahead for the natural-wine flights of the night.

The Clumsies ★ 4.7

€€€ Cocktail barCocktail barSyntagma Historic Centre

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.

DrinkSpecialty coffee by day, signature cocktails by night

FoodBar snacks

TipSpecialty coffee runs from 10:00; bookings open six weeks ahead for the back room.

Line ★ 4.7

€€€ Cocktail barCocktail barKerameikos Metaxourgeio

Line in Athens is the second venture from the Clumsies team Nikos Bakoulis and Vasilis Kyritsis, ranked No. 8 on the World's 50 Best Bars 2025 in a converted.

DrinkGreek-spirits cocktails in a converted gallery

FoodSmall plates

TipBooking-only after 19:00 Thursday through Saturday; weekday early sittings are easier.

Baba au Rum ★ 4.6

€€€ Cocktail barRum cocktail barSyntagma Historic Centre

Baba au Rum on Kleitiou has poured tiki and rum-led cocktails in central Athens for over a decade, with 11 consecutive years on the World's 50 Best Bars list.

DrinkRum tiki and tropical cocktails

FoodBar snacks

TipBack bar holds over 400 rums; ask the bartender for the agricole flight to start.

A for Athens ★ 4.3

€€€ Cocktail barRooftop barMonastiraki

A for Athens is the rooftop bar above the hotel of the same name on Monastiraki Square, with the head-on view of the Acropolis that defined the genre.

DrinkAcropolis-view cocktails at sunset

FoodMediterranean small plates

TipSunset on weekends fills 45 minutes before the doors open; arrive by 18:30 in summer.

Couleur Locale ★ 4.2

€€€ Cocktail barRooftop bar and restaurantMonastiraki

Couleur Locale on Normanou is the multi-floor Monastiraki Athens hideaway with a rooftop terrace that climbs to a clear view of the Acropolis and Plaka.

DrinkDay-to-night Acropolis-view cocktails

FoodTapas and finger food

TipThe rooftop terrace on the 2nd and 3rd floor is the destination; the ground floor is the queue.

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