6 listening bars worth the night across Greece, editor-ranked. All Greece guides.
Voulkanizater ★ 4.5 · Athens
koukaki · Odysseos Androutsou 17, Athina 117 41
Voulkanizater on Odysseos Androutsou in Koukaki is the hi-fi bar and restaurant in a former tyre workshop, with car parts and wheel rims as decor.
Tip: Walk in for the bar; reservations help for the kitchen at peak. Sygrou-Fix Metro L2 is three blocks; the back room is the music seat.
Okupa ★ 4.5 · Athens
psyrri · Psaromiligkou 9, Athina 105 53
Okupa on Psaromiligkou in Kerameikos is the ground-floor listening bar of the Okupa urban hub, with vintage 70s decor, an analog sound system spinning.
Tip: Walk-in for the bar; the outside terrace runs in summer with a live band. Kerameikos Metro L3 is two blocks. The DJ programme runs late on weekends.
Telion ★ 4.4 · Athens
exarchia · Ithakis 40, Athina 113 62
Telion on Ithakis in Kypseli is the audiophile bar inside the former Telion patisserie, with an elegant wooden interior, a vinyl and CD listening programme.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; the music programme leans jazz, afro and disco. Victoria Metro L1 is the nearest stop; the room is small, arrive early.
Spiti Art Bar ★ 4.4 · Athens
kerameikos-metaxourgeio · Evpatridon 7, Athina 118 54
Spiti Art Bar on Evpatridon in Kerameikos is the listening-and-live-music room programming jazz, gypsy jazz, flamenco and the occasional rebetiko night.
Tip: Live concerts most nights, ticketed via the venue; arrive 30 minutes before the set. Kerameikos Metro L3 is three blocks. The room is small, book ahead.
Stone Project ★ 4.4 · Heraklion
Korai and Chandakos · Korai 14, Iraklio 712 02
Stone Project is the Korai room in Heraklion that is built around its DJ booth, with funk, soul, disco and house played until five in the morning.
Sortie ★ 4.4 · Thessaloniki
Gounari 20, Thessaloniki 546 24
Sortie transitions from specialty coffee in the morning to natural wine bar in the afternoon with a chosen soundtrack that makes it the closest.