12 editor picks in Heraklion.
12 cocktail bar places in Heraklion we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Heraklion | Cocktail Bar across every city.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Dodo Cocktail Bar pours on the Sofokli Venizelou seafront in Heraklion, cheap by old-town standards and pointed straight out at the water.
OrderThe Mojito Pirata, with the sea in front of you
TipOne of the cheaper cocktail lists on the Heraklion seafront, and a seasonal one: it runs roughly April to October.
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
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
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
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
TipReservations are a must here, on +30 697 153 9300, because the room is small and fills on a good night.
Xalavro pours Greek wine spritzers in a roofless old house on Milatou in Heraklion, with an open kitchen working beside the bar until very late.
OrderA Greek wine spritzer, drunk in the ruined courtyard
TipThe bar sits in the shell of a 1900s house on Milatou, and the open kitchen runs alongside the drinks list.
Xalavro keeps its open kitchen going with the bar on Milatou in Heraklion, Crete, so a late drink in the courtyard can still come with real food.
OrderA late plate from the open kitchen with a spritzer
TipIn season the kitchen runs alongside the bar, which is rare in the old town once the tavernas have stopped serving.
La Brasserie runs a terrace, a bar and a club on Korai Street in Heraklion, with a kitchen still sending food out while the dance floor fills up.
OrderA late plate on La Terrasse before the club starts
TipClosed Sundays and Mondays. The club floor opens at 22:00 and the kitchen keeps going alongside it.
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