Lazy Duck is a bar in Monastiraki, Athens.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Bar snacks
Day trip · 12 hours
We visit the famous Meteora monasteries from Athens on a PRIVATE trip. A long day but worth the visit to the monasteries of Meteora that defy logic and inspire awe. Me...
Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Discover authentic Greek flavors on a guided walking tour through Psyrri & Monastiraki. Taste moussaka, souvlaki, pastries, & loukoumades with full vegetarian & privat...
Guided tour · 3.5 hours
Roll up your sleeves and make your own souvlaki, then taste your way through one of Athens' most vibrant neighborhoods - five stops, real family businesses, zero filler.
Address: Platia Agias Irinis 2, Athina 105 60, Athens
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.
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.
DrinkGreek wines by the glass with bistro fare
FoodMediterranean bistro
TipDine inside the arcade in winter; the courtyard tables open from April through October.
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 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 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 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 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.
