19 editor picks in Thessaloniki.
Thessaloniki drinks late, and the cocktail map runs from the Ladadika warehouses to the bar-packed lanes off Valaoritou and Aristotelous. Le Cercle De Salonique on Vasileos Irakleiou and Vogatsikou 3 sit at the polished end, while Minima on Valaoritou and La Doze on Vilara work a more design-led room. Casablanca Social Club on Vasilissis Olgas and the rooftop-leaning Apallou broaden the range, with Castra Cafe-Bar carrying the trade up into Ano Poli.
19 cocktail bar places in Thessaloniki we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Thessaloniki · Cocktail Bar across every city.
Purovoku Project earned a 50 Best Discovery recognition, making it one of the most decorated cocktail bars in Greece.
Le Cercle De Salonique pours cocktails in a restored neoclassical mansion on Vasileos Irakleiou.
La Doze anchors the Valaoritou bar scene at the corner of Vilara Street with a programme that covers creative cocktails and serious Greek wines.
Vogatsikou 3 in Valaoritou district is a creative cocktail bar with a serious interest in Greek spirits.
Casablanca Social Club on Vasilissis Olgas is the most ambient bar on the waterfront boulevard, set inside the restored neoclassical Villa Michailidis.
Super Ioulios transitions from morning specialty coffee to natural wine bar at 6pm.
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 is a Ladadika cocktail bar focused on technical bartending with a menu that rotates seasonally.
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 hides inside a portico in the Valaoritou creative district.
Minima is the Valaoritou district's most stripped-back cocktail bar: a short menu, high-quality spirits, and zero surface decoration.
The most directly positioned bar on Aristotelous Square, the Corner Bar runs from morning Greek coffee to evening cocktails with the square's passeggiata.
A dedicated tsipouradiko on Vasileos Irakliou running the traditional format: cold carafe of tsipouro, relay of small meze plates, no ordering required.
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 on Mavili Square is a craft beer and cocktail bar operating from a warehouse-style space adjacent to the Utopia Taproom.
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 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 in Ladadika is Thessaloniki's most concentrated bar crawl route, with bars spaced every few metres across converted olive-oil warehouses.
Gorilas in upper Ladadika of Thessaloniki is the small industrial-minimalist cocktail bar with a seasonal signature list and 200-plus spirits, mixology-led.
