4 listening bars in Athens our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Athens nightlife.
Voulkanizater ★ 4.5
koukaki · Odysseos Androutsou 17, Athina 117 41
Voulkanizater on Odysseos Androutsou in Koukaki is the hi-fi bar and restaurant in a former tyre workshop, with car parts and wheel rims as decor.
Tip: Walk in for the bar; reservations help for the kitchen at peak. Sygrou-Fix Metro L2 is three blocks; the back room is the music seat.
Telion ★ 4.4
exarchia · Ithakis 40, Athina 113 62
Telion on Ithakis in Kypseli is the audiophile bar inside the former Telion patisserie, with an elegant wooden interior, a vinyl and CD listening programme.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; the music programme leans jazz, afro and disco. Victoria Metro L1 is the nearest stop; the room is small, arrive early.
Okupa ★ 4.5
psyrri · Psaromiligkou 9, Athina 105 53
Okupa on Psaromiligkou in Kerameikos is the ground-floor listening bar of the Okupa urban hub, with vintage 70s decor, an analog sound system spinning.
Tip: Walk-in for the bar; the outside terrace runs in summer with a live band. Kerameikos Metro L3 is two blocks. The DJ programme runs late on weekends.
Spiti Art Bar ★ 4.4
kerameikos-metaxourgeio · Evpatridon 7, Athina 118 54
Spiti Art Bar on Evpatridon in Kerameikos is the listening-and-live-music room programming jazz, gypsy jazz, flamenco and the occasional rebetiko night.
Tip: Live concerts most nights, ticketed via the venue; arrive 30 minutes before the set. Kerameikos Metro L3 is three blocks. The room is small, book ahead.