22 late-night worth the trip across Greece, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Greece guides.
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.
Xalavro ★ 4.4 · Heraklion
Old Town · Milatou 10, Iraklio 712 02
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.
Tip: In season the kitchen runs alongside the bar, which is rare in the old town once the tavernas have stopped serving.
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.
Dish Bar ★ 4.1 · Heraklion
Old Town · Papagiamali 3, Iraklio 712 02
Dish Bar keeps its Agios Titos square room going until four in the morning in Heraklion, with Mediterranean plates running alongside the cocktail list.
Tip: The kitchen and the bar share one room on Agios Titos square, so a late plate is still possible after the tavernas close.
Krasas ★ 4.0 · Heraklion
Old Town · Leoforos Ikarou 40, Iraklio 712 02
Krasas grills gyros and skewers on Leoforos Ikarou in Heraklion until three in the morning, which makes it the default stop on the way home.
Tip: Open until three in the morning, and there is a second branch out towards the airport.
La Brasserie ★ 4.0 · Heraklion
Old Town · Korai 5, Iraklio 712 02
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.
Tip: Closed Sundays and Mondays. The club floor opens at 22:00 and the kitchen keeps going alongside it.
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.
Mavrokostas ★ 3.9 · Heraklion
Nea Alikarnassos · Leoforos 62 Martiron 75, Iraklio 713 04
Mavrokostas keeps cooking homemade Greek food on 62 Martiron in Heraklion until six in the morning, and until eight in the morning at weekends.
Tip: The last kitchen standing in Heraklion. Weekend service runs until eight in the morning, which is not a typo.
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.