8 editor picks in Athens.
8 bars in Athens, editor-picked for bars open past midnight. Bars going past midnight on friday or saturday. All bars in Athens.
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.
TipSpecialty coffee runs from 10:00; bookings open six weeks ahead for the back room.
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.
TipBack bar holds over 400 rums; ask the bartender for the agricole flight to start.
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.
TipPavement tables fill from 19:00; book ahead for the natural-wine flights of the night.
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.
TipSunset on weekends fills 45 minutes before the doors open; arrive by 18:30 in summer.
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.
TipThe back garden is the destination; check the website for live-music nights before booking.
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.
TipDine inside the arcade in winter; the courtyard tables open from April through October.
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.
TipThe rooftop terrace on the 2nd and 3rd floor is the destination; the ground floor is the queue.
360 Cocktail Bar on Ifaistou is the corner-of-Monastiraki rooftop with the head-on Acropolis view that Athens guidebooks default to, with 60 cocktails.
TipThe corner sofa is the photograph; book at 18:00 on summer Fridays for the sunset slot.
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