Purovoku Project
- ★ 4.8
- €€€
Purovoku Project earned a 50 Best Discovery recognition, making it one of the most decorated cocktail bars in Greece. At Karipi 3. Booking recommended.
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Le Cercle De Salonique
- ★ 4.6
- €€€
Le Cercle De Salonique pours cocktails in a restored neoclassical mansion on Vasileos Irakleiou. Cocktail bar, neoclassical mansion. At Vasileos Irakleiou 7.
La Doze
- ★ 4.3
- €€€
La Doze anchors the Valaoritou bar scene at the corner of Vilara Street with a programme that covers creative cocktails and serious Greek wines.
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Vogatsikou 3
- ★ 4.3
- €€€
Vogatsikou 3 in Valaoritou district is a creative cocktail bar with a serious interest in Greek spirits. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Casablanca Social Club
- ★ 4.4
- €€€
Casablanca Social Club on Vasilissis Olgas is the most ambient bar on the waterfront boulevard, set inside the restored neoclassical Villa Michailidis.
Super Ioulios
- ★ 4.6
- €€€
Super Ioulios transitions from morning specialty coffee to natural wine bar at 6pm. Natural wine bar, coffee. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Mourga Bar
- ★ 4.5
- €€€
The bar counter at Mourga is one of the most pleasant drinking spots in Ladadika: cold tsipouro, natural wine, and a rotating set of bar snacks.
Kix Bar
- ★ 4.1
- €€€
Kix Bar is a Ladadika cocktail bar focused on technical bartending with a menu that rotates seasonally. Cocktail bar, Ladadika. At Katouni 11.
LoveCraft Beers
- ★ 4.3
- €€€
LoveCraft Beers on Aristotelous holds the deepest craft selection in the city: 250-plus bottles and cans alongside 20 rotating taps that cover Greek.
Bord de l'eau Drinkroom
- ★ 4.1
- €€€
Bord de l'eau hides inside a portico in the Valaoritou creative district. Hidden cocktail bar, art space. At Valaoritou 7. Booking recommended.
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Minima
- ★ 4.2
- €€€
Minima is the Valaoritou district's most stripped-back cocktail bar: a short menu, high-quality spirits, and zero surface decoration. At Valaoritou 8.
Aristotelous Corner Bar
- ★ 3.8
- €€€
The most directly positioned bar on Aristotelous Square, the Corner Bar runs from morning Greek coffee to evening cocktails with the square's passeggiata.
Tsipouro Vasileos
- ★ 4.2
- €€€
A dedicated tsipouradiko on Vasileos Irakliou running the traditional format: cold carafe of tsipouro, relay of small meze plates, no ordering required.
Castra Cafe-Bar
- ★ 4.0
- €€€
Castra runs from a panoramic terrace along the Byzantine ramparts of Ano Poli, with views over the Thermaikos Gulf and Mount Olympus on clear days.
Utopia Bar
- ★ 4.0
- €€€
Utopia on Mavili Square is a craft beer and cocktail bar operating from a warehouse-style space adjacent to the Utopia Taproom. Craft beer bar, cocktails.
Apallou
- ★ 4.1
- €€€
Apallou opened on Karolou Ntil in 2005, refreshed in 2025 with an Italian-leaning food programme, and continues to run from breakfast through late-night DJ.
Plaz Bar
- ★ 3.8
- €€€
Plaz Bar on the Nikis promenade is the city's original waterfront beach bar, set at the edge of the sea with unobstructed views of the Thermaikos Gulf.
Doxis Street Crawl
- ★ 4.4
- €€€
Doxis Street in Ladadika is Thessaloniki's most concentrated bar crawl route, with bars spaced every few metres across converted olive-oil warehouses.
Gorilas
- ★ 4.4
- €€€
Gorilas in upper Ladadika of Thessaloniki is the small industrial-minimalist cocktail bar with a seasonal signature list and 200-plus spirits, mixology-led.
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