The Dodo Cocktail Bar is a bar in Venetian Harbour, Heraklion.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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El Sur is the Latin-leaning resto bar on Arkoleon in Heraklion, mixing margaritas and mojitos beside a kitchen doing Mexican food and sushi.
OrderA margarita, with tacos to keep it company
DrinkMargarita
FoodMexican and sushi
TipArkoleon is a two-minute walk from Lions Square, and the kitchen runs as late as the bar does.
La Brasserie stacks a terrace, a bar, a gallery and a club into one Korai Street address in Heraklion, and runs from lunch until the early hours.
OrderA cocktail on La Terrasse before the club opens
DrinkCocktails on the terrace
FoodRestaurant menu until late
TipClosed Sundays and Mondays. The club floor opens at 22:00, with Latin nights and karaoke through the week.
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.
