La Brasserie is a bar in Old Town, Heraklion.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Restaurant menu until late
2 hours
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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
DrinkCocktails with a city view
FoodSmall plates
TipFifth floor on Plateia Eleftherias, so it catches the light long after the street below has gone dark.
Stylvie Bar is a Heraklion dance floor off Tagmatarchou Tzoulaki, running music, cocktails and late nights in a small room that takes bookings.
OrderA bottle to share, once the dance floor fills
DrinkSpirits by the bottle
FoodNo kitchen
TipReservations are a must here, on +30 697 153 9300, because the room is small and fills on a good night.
The Whistler Espresso Bar works both shifts on Agiou Titou in Heraklion, specialty coffee through the day and cocktails with free nibbles at night.
OrderAn espresso martini, once the coffee shift ends
DrinkEspresso martini
FoodSnacks with every drink
TipFree nibbles arrive with the drinks, which is a habit more Agiou Titou bars could copy.
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
DrinkCretan Kotsifali by the glass
FoodBrunch and snacks
TipReserve the terrace in advance. It is the calmest drinking terrace in the old town and it fills fast.
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
DrinkJungle Bird
FoodOpen kitchen
TipA seasonal, open-air room running roughly April to October, with an annual summer cocktail festival that brings in bartenders from abroad.
Bartenders Club on Chronaki Gianni in Heraklion is a bartending school and an old-school cocktail bar sharing one address in the city centre.
OrderA classic, made by whoever is teaching that week
DrinkOld-school classics
FoodSnacks
TipThe same address runs a bartending school, so the people behind the stick are usually the ones writing the curriculum.
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
DrinkCocktails with a city view
FoodSmall plates
TipFifth floor on Plateia Eleftherias, so it catches the light long after the street below has gone dark.
Stylvie Bar is a Heraklion dance floor off Tagmatarchou Tzoulaki, running music, cocktails and late nights in a small room that takes bookings.
OrderA bottle to share, once the dance floor fills
DrinkSpirits by the bottle
FoodNo kitchen
TipReservations are a must here, on +30 697 153 9300, because the room is small and fills on a good night.
The Whistler Espresso Bar works both shifts on Agiou Titou in Heraklion, specialty coffee through the day and cocktails with free nibbles at night.
OrderAn espresso martini, once the coffee shift ends
DrinkEspresso martini
FoodSnacks with every drink
TipFree nibbles arrive with the drinks, which is a habit more Agiou Titou bars could copy.
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
DrinkCretan Kotsifali by the glass
FoodBrunch and snacks
TipReserve the terrace in advance. It is the calmest drinking terrace in the old town and it fills fast.
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
DrinkJungle Bird
FoodOpen kitchen
TipA seasonal, open-air room running roughly April to October, with an annual summer cocktail festival that brings in bartenders from abroad.
