Purovoku Project ★ 4.8
Purovoku Project earned a 50 Best Discovery recognition, making it one of the most decorated cocktail bars in Greece. At Karipi 3. Booking recommended.
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The Clumsies ★ 4.7
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.
Line ★ 4.7
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.
TipBooking-only after 19:00 Thursday through Saturday; weekday early sittings are easier.
Baba au Rum ★ 4.6
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.
Le Cercle De Salonique ★ 4.6
Le Cercle De Salonique pours cocktails in a restored neoclassical mansion on Vasileos Irakleiou. Cocktail bar, neoclassical mansion. At Vasileos Irakleiou 7.
Super Ioulios ★ 4.6
Super Ioulios transitions from morning specialty coffee to natural wine bar at 6pm. Natural wine bar, coffee. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Heteroclito ★ 4.5
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.
The Bitters Bar ★ 4.5
The Bitters Bar works a 1920s speakeasy brief on Idis in Heraklion, mixing from a deep bitters shelf and its own jars of homemade marmalade.
OrderThe Yellow Prince, made with house marmalade
TipBehind Lions Square on Idis, with jazz and blues on the speakers and homemade marmalades beside every glass.
Think Tank ★ 4.5
Think Tank is the quietest drinking option in central Heraklion, a neoclassical espresso and wine bar that turns into a rooftop cocktail spot after dark.
OrderA glass of Kotsifali on the terrace
TipReserve the terrace in advance. It is the calmest drinking terrace in the old town and it fills fast.
Mourga Bar ★ 4.5
The bar counter at Mourga is one of the most pleasant drinking spots in Ladadika: cold tsipouro, natural wine, and a rotating set of bar snacks.
Xalavro ★ 4.4
Xalavro built a bar out of a ruined 1900s house on Milatou in Heraklion, and its courtyard is the most atmospheric drink in the whole old town.
OrderA Jungle Bird in the open courtyard
TipA seasonal, open-air room running roughly April to October, with an annual summer cocktail festival that brings in bartenders from abroad.
Stone Project ★ 4.4
Stone Project is the Korai cocktail room in Heraklion, industrial-looking, DJ-driven, and pouring a Mastiha Sour that justifies the walk across town.
OrderA Mastiha Sour, before the DJ starts
TipThe room opens at seven and runs to two in the morning through the week, so it stays going after most of Korai has shut.
Casablanca Social Club ★ 4.4
Casablanca Social Club on Vasilissis Olgas is the most ambient bar on the waterfront boulevard, set inside the restored neoclassical Villa Michailidis.
Doxis Street Crawl ★ 4.4
Doxis Street in Ladadika is Thessaloniki's most concentrated bar crawl route, with bars spaced every few metres across converted olive-oil warehouses.
Gorilas ★ 4.4
Gorilas in upper Ladadika of Thessaloniki is the small industrial-minimalist cocktail bar with a seasonal signature list and 200-plus spirits, mixology-led.
A for Athens ★ 4.3
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. ★ 4.3
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 ★ 4.3
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.
Swing Thing ★ 4.3
Swing Thing sits near the Venetian Loggia in Heraklion, pulling espresso by day and building retro-leaning cocktails once the sun has dropped.
OrderThe Cinnamon Treasure, or the yoghurt pina colada
TipIt works as an espresso bar in daylight and switches to cocktails after dark, with a takeaway drinks list too.
La Doze ★ 4.3
La Doze anchors the Valaoritou bar scene at the corner of Vilara Street with a programme that covers creative cocktails and serious Greek wines.
Vogatsikou 3 ★ 4.3
Vogatsikou 3 in Valaoritou district is a creative cocktail bar with a serious interest in Greek spirits. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
LoveCraft Beers ★ 4.3
LoveCraft Beers on Aristotelous holds the deepest craft selection in the city: 250-plus bottles and cans alongside 20 rotating taps that cover Greek.
Couleur Locale ★ 4.2
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.
Drupes and Drips ★ 4.2
Drupes and Drips in Makrygianni near the Acropolis Museum in Athens brings Veneto aperitivo culture to the city: a short Italian wine list and spritz.
TipSpritzes run €7 to €9; the small plates are for sharing, not for solo dining.
Lazy Duck ★ 4.2
Lazy Duck on Agia Irini Square in Athens is the elevated cocktail bar in the Ernst Ziller neoclassical building that used to house Tailor Made.
TipThe square seating is walk-up; the ground-floor room takes bookings after 21:00.
Toucan Skybar ★ 4.2
Toucan Skybar takes the fifth floor above Plateia Eleftherias in Heraklion, the highest cocktail terrace in the city and the best sunset seat.
OrderA cocktail on the terrace, facing the harbour
TipFifth floor on Plateia Eleftherias, so it catches the light long after the street below has gone dark.
Minima ★ 4.2
Minima is the Valaoritou district's most stripped-back cocktail bar: a short menu, high-quality spirits, and zero surface decoration. At Valaoritou 8.
Tsipouro Vasileos ★ 4.2
A dedicated tsipouradiko on Vasileos Irakliou running the traditional format: cold carafe of tsipouro, relay of small meze plates, no ordering required.
Beer O'Clock ★ 4.1
Beer O'Clock is the rock bistro on Parodos Minotavrou in Heraklion, stocking more than a hundred beer labels and grilling burgers to drink alongside them.
OrderA Cretan lager with one of the burgers
TipOver 100 beer labels are stocked, and happy hour runs in the late afternoon before the kitchen gets busy.
Dish Bar ★ 4.1
Dish Bar holds a corner of Agios Titos square in Heraklion, pairing Mediterranean plates with a cocktail list and its nineties dance nights.
OrderTom's Temptation, passionfruit, caramel and lime
TipThe room is known for its nineties dance nights, so check the socials before planning an evening around one.
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