8 bars in Athens, editor-picked for bars open past midnight friday or saturday. Bars going past midnight on friday or saturday. All bars in Athens.
The Clumsies ★ 4.7
syntagma-historic-centre · Praxitelous 30, Athina 105 61
Hours: Daily 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.
Tip: Specialty coffee runs from 10:00; bookings open six weeks ahead for the back room.
Baba au Rum ★ 4.6
syntagma-historic-centre · Klitiou 6, Athina 105 60
Hours: Mon-Thu 19:00-03:00, Fri-Sat 19:00-04:00, Sun 19:00-03:00
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.
Tip: Back bar holds over 400 rums; ask the bartender for the agricole flight to start.
Heteroclito ★ 4.5
syntagma-historic-centre · Fokionos & Petraki 2, 10563, Athina
Hours: Mon-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.
Tip: Pavement tables fill from 19:00; book ahead for the natural-wine flights of the night.
A for Athens ★ 4.3
monastiraki · Miaouli 2-4, Athina 105 54
Hours: Daily 13:00-02:00
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.
Tip: Sunset on weekends fills 45 minutes before the doors open; arrive by 18:30 in summer.
Six d.o.g.s. ★ 4.3
monastiraki · Avramiotou 6-8, Athina 105 51
Hours: Mon-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.
Tip: The back garden is the destination; check the website for live-music nights before booking.
By the Glass ★ 4.3
syntagma-historic-centre · G. Souri 3 & Filellinon, Syntagma, Athina
Hours: Mon-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.
Tip: Dine inside the arcade in winter; the courtyard tables open from April through October.
Couleur Locale ★ 4.2
monastiraki · Normanou 3, Athina 105 55
Hours: Mon-Thu 10:00-02:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-03:00, Sun 10:00-02:00
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.
Tip: The rooftop terrace on the 2nd and 3rd floor is the destination; the ground floor is the queue.
360 Cocktail Bar ★ 4.0
monastiraki · Ifaistou 2, Athina 105 55
Hours: Sun-Thu 10:00-01:30, Fri-Sat 10:00-02:30
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.
Tip: The corner sofa is the photograph; book at 18:00 on summer Fridays for the sunset slot.