The Hoppy Pub ★ 4.5
Thessaloniki's pioneer craft beer destination, serving brews from microbreweries worldwide since 2014. 18 rotating taps and hundreds of bottled and canned.
13 breweries worth the trip across Greece, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Greece guides.
Strange Brew Taproom and Bottleshop ★ 4.4
Strange Brew in Koukaki is the Athens taproom and bottle shop of the Greek craft brewery, opened 2019 with the Jasmine IPA on permanent tap and rotating.
TipThe Cellar Jams barrel-aged programme rotates weekly; ask the bar for what's pouring.
Barley Cargo ★ 4.4
Barley Cargo on Kolokotroni in central Athens is the city's deepest craft beer bar, 230 international bottles and 70 Greek labels with 17 rotating taps.
TipThe three-litre canisters are for groups; the tasting flight is the way to learn Greek craft.
Solo Cretan Craft Brewery ★ 4.4
Solo Cretan Craft Brewery brews unfiltered, unpasteurised beer on the edge of Heraklion, and walks visitors through the brewhouse and a tasting by booking.
OrderA tasting flight of the unfiltered Solo beers
TipVisits run daily between 11:00 and 16:00 and have to be booked ahead. Saturdays and Sundays are by appointment only.
Utopia Taproom ★ 4.4
Utopia Taproom on Mavili Square is one of Thessaloniki's first dedicated craft beer taprooms, opened in 2023 by the team behind the Utopia gypsy brewery.
Sknipa, Standard Microbrewery of Thessaloniki ★ 4.3
Sknipa is Thessaloniki's standard-bearer microbrewery, brewing on a 17th-km industrial site in Thermi just east of the airport. Booking recommended.
ReHaB Pub ★ 4.3
ReHaB on Valaoritou is a small Valaoritou-district pub built around a rotating range of Greek craft beers and a deep whisky list. At Valaoritou 19.
Notos Brewery ★ 4.2
Notos Brewery, founded in 2010, is the first independent microbrewery in Heraklion; it brews unfiltered lager, pilsner, weiss and stout in 140 square metres.
OrderThe Notos Pilsner, or the fruity She's a Pirate blonde ale.
TipVisits are arranged through the brewery's contact page; you see the brewing, taste beer straight from production and can buy bottles to take away.
Zeos Tap Bar ★ 4.2
Zeos is one of Greece's most recognised craft breweries, and the Tsimiski tap bar is the most direct place to try the full range in Thessaloniki: the Zeos.
Pulp ★ 4.2
Pulp on Alexandrou Svolou is a vintage red-walled beer bar with a stock of roughly 160 Greek and international labels and a rock-and-soul soundtrack.
Craft Beer Lab ★ 4.2
Craft Beer Lab on Proxenou Koromila is one of the most comprehensive tap selections in the city, running Greek craft from Athens and Thessaloniki alongside.
Noctua Brewery ★ 4.0
Noctua on Pireos in the Gazi quarter of Athens is the small-batch Greek craft microbrewery whose taproom opens for events, with bottles in city bars.
TipCheck Noctua's Facebook for open nights before turning up; bottles sell across Barley Cargo.
Kozuf Craft Beer Bar ★ 4.0
Kozuf in the Valaoritou district pours beers from the Kozuf brewery in Florina, a high-altitude Macedonian microbrewery. Booking recommended.
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