Toucan Skybar is a bar in Old Town, Heraklion.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: A cocktail on the terrace, facing the harbour
Food program: Small plates
Tip: Fifth floor on Plateia Eleftherias, so it catches the light long after the street below has gone dark.
Address: Plateia Eleftherias 29, Iraklio 712 01, Heraklion
Stylvie Bar is a Heraklion dance floor off Tagmatarchou Tzoulaki, running music, cocktails and late nights in a small room that takes bookings.
Signature drink: Spirits by the bottle
Food: No kitchen
Order: A bottle to share, once the dance floor fills
Tip: Reservations 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.
Signature drink: Espresso martini
Food: Snacks with every drink
Order: An espresso martini, once the coffee shift ends
Tip: Free 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.
Signature drink: Cretan Kotsifali by the glass
Food: Brunch and snacks
Order: A glass of Kotsifali on the terrace
Tip: Reserve 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.
Signature drink: Jungle Bird
Food: Open kitchen
Order: A Jungle Bird in the open courtyard
Tip: A seasonal, open-air room running roughly April to October, with an annual summer cocktail festival that brings in bartenders from abroad.
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.
Signature drink: Yellow Prince
Food: Homemade marmalades with the drinks
Order: The Yellow Prince, made with house marmalade
Tip: Behind Lions Square on Idis, with jazz and blues on the speakers and homemade marmalades beside every glass.
Stylvie Bar is a Heraklion dance floor off Tagmatarchou Tzoulaki, running music, cocktails and late nights in a small room that takes bookings.
Signature drink: Spirits by the bottle
Food: No kitchen
Order: A bottle to share, once the dance floor fills
Tip: Reservations 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.
Signature drink: Espresso martini
Food: Snacks with every drink
Order: An espresso martini, once the coffee shift ends
Tip: Free 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.
Signature drink: Cretan Kotsifali by the glass
Food: Brunch and snacks
Order: A glass of Kotsifali on the terrace
Tip: Reserve 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.
Signature drink: Jungle Bird
Food: Open kitchen
Order: A Jungle Bird in the open courtyard
Tip: A seasonal, open-air room running roughly April to October, with an annual summer cocktail festival that brings in bartenders from abroad.
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.
Signature drink: Yellow Prince
Food: Homemade marmalades with the drinks
Order: The Yellow Prince, made with house marmalade
Tip: Behind Lions Square on Idis, with jazz and blues on the speakers and homemade marmalades beside every glass.
Stone Project is the Korai cocktail room in Heraklion, industrial-looking, DJ-driven, and pouring a Mastiha Sour that justifies the walk across town.
Signature drink: Mastiha Sour
Food: Snacks
Order: A Mastiha Sour, before the DJ starts
Tip: The room opens at seven and runs to two in the morning through the week, so it stays going after most of Korai has shut.
