Top Late-Night in Greece

Purovoku Project ★ 4.8 · Thessaloniki

Karipi 3, Thessaloniki

The 50 Best Discovery bar in Ladadika keeps its doors open until 4am on weekends. At Karipi 3. Booking recommended. A neighbourhood favourite.

The Clumsies ★ 4.7 · Athens

syntagma-historic-centre · Praxitelous 30, Athina 105 61

The Clumsies on Praxitelous in central Athens runs until 02:00 weeknights and 04:00 weekends, the World's 50 Best Bars regular for the after-dinner cocktail.

Tip: Late-night Friday and Saturday is queue-only; the back room takes bookings six weeks ahead.

Bougatsa Giannis ★ 4.6 · Thessaloniki

Mitropoleos 106, Thessaloniki

Bougatsa Giannis opens at 8pm and closes at 3pm the next afternoon. Reservations advised. Cash and card accepted. A neighbourhood favourite.

Le Cercle De Salonique ★ 4.6 · Thessaloniki

Vasileos Irakleiou 7, Thessaloniki 546 23

The neoclassical mansion bar on Vasileos Irakleiou is one of the late-night heavyweights of the city, running its Mediterranean cocktail programme until 4am.

Bougatsa Bantis Dawn ★ 4.6 · Thessaloniki

Panagias Faneromenis 33, Thessaloniki 546 27

Bantis opens at 05:30 in Dikastirion to catch the dawn crowd: bakers, market workers, and the people just leaving the bars. At Panagias Faneromenis 33.

Atlantikos ★ 4.4 · Athens

psyrri · Avliton 7, Psiri, Athina 10563, Greece

Atlantikos in Psyrri Athens is the late-night seafood pick on Avliton 7, the small dining room and annex where the daily catch goes on grill until 01:00.

Tip: The annex across the lane opens at 18:00 weekdays; book the original room.

O Telis ★ 4.4 · Athens

psyrri · 86 Evripidou str. & 20 Epikourou str., 10553

O Telis on Evripidou in central Athens grills pork chops over coals until 23:00, the king-of-Evripidou-Street counter with chips, salad, bread and the house.

Tip: No menu; the order is pork chops with chips, salad, bread and red wine. Closed Sundays.

Falafellas ★ 4.4 · Athens

monastiraki · Aiolou 51, Athina 10551, Greece

Falafellas on Aiolou near Monastiraki in Athens runs the falafel pita counter until 23:30, the takeaway window built fresh with tahini, salad and chilli.

Tip: Queue runs longest at lunch; late-night orders move fast through the open kitchen.

Ladadika Bar Strip ★ 4.4 · Thessaloniki

Doxis Street, Thessaloniki

The Doxis and Katouni Street bar strip in Ladadika operates at full capacity from midnight to 5am on weekends. At Doxis Street. Booking recommended.

Casablanca Social Club ★ 4.4 · Thessaloniki

Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas 18, Thessaloniki 546 42

Casablanca Social Club on the Vasilissis Olgas waterfront stays open until 3am with live music on Thursdays and Fridays. At Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas 18.

Klimataria ★ 4.3 · Athens

psyrri · Plateia Theatrou 2, Athina 105 52

Klimataria on Theatre Square in Athens runs until past midnight every night, the Psyrri institution since 1927 where rebetiko plays live and the wine comes.

Tip: Live music runs most evenings from around 22:00; book a fortnight ahead for the weekend seatings.

Lukumades Aiolou ★ 4.3 · Athens

monastiraki · Aiolou 21, Athina 105 51

Lukumades on Aiolou and Agia Irini Square in Athens runs the loukoumades counter until 23:00, the post-dinner doughnut destination with cream fillings.

Tip: Queue runs longest on summer Friday and Saturday evenings; doughnuts are made to order.

Diagonios 1977 ★ 4.3 · Thessaloniki

Egnatia 159, Thessaloniki 546 21

Diagonios keeps the Egnatia corner open until 3am on Friday and Saturday with the same pork souvlaki it has served since 1977. At Egnatia 159.

Valaoritou Street Bars ★ 4.3 · Thessaloniki

Valaoritou Street, Thessaloniki

Valaoritou Street and the surrounding creative district run later than Ladadika, with bars and music venues operating until dawn on Friday and Saturday.

Giotis Gyradiko ★ 4.0 · Thessaloniki

Vasileos Irakliou 40, Thessaloniki

Giotis on Vasileos Irakliou serves the city centre's most consistent gyros until 3am on weekends. The counter is standing only and the turnaround is fast.

Bairaktaris ★ 3.9 · Athens

monastiraki · Pl. Monastirakiou 5, 10555, Athina

Bairaktaris on Monastiraki Square in Athens runs until 02:00 every night, the long-running souvlaki counter that has fed the after-bar crowd since the late.

Tip: The pita window faces the square; the sit-down room behind is a separate bill and longer wait.

Nea Diagonios ★ 3.9 · Thessaloniki

Egnatia 162, Thessaloniki 546 21

Directly across from the original Diagonios, Nea Diagonios operates the same late-night kalamaki and gyros format until 3am on weekends. At Egnatia 162.