Condé Nast TravelerNov 6, 2025
The Best Bars in Athens for Wine, Tapas, and Acropolis Views
The best Greek drinking dens to know about in Athens
overlooks the Athens Riviera’s section of the Aegean Sea
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- Alexander’s BarRestaurantground-floor lobby of Grande Bretagne hotel
- The Bar in Front of the BarRestaurantstreet-side perch with tables across the road
- Rumble in the JungleRestauranthidden behind an unmarked door
- The 7 JokersRestauranthard-drinking, party-loving dive bar stays open late
- Grande BretagneHotelAn Athenian classic, whose resplendent interiors have presided over the city’s star-studded hospitality scene for 150…
- AvraRestaurantoverlooks the Athens Riviera’s section of the Aegean Sea
- The ClumsiesCaféspread across three stories of a refurbished townhouse
- Epta MartyresRestaurantpart tapas bar, part wine bar
- LineBarindustrial-chic bar set within a former art gallery
- Bar AmoreBarhomage to the Roman enoteca
- FalainaBartiny bar on a busy thoroughfare
- Baba au RumBarmash-up of mid-century modern, Tiki, and Tropicalia
- EprepeCafélively café-bar on a happening street
- Jazz in JazzBarjazz and whisky bar, speakeasy atmosphere
- GalaxyRestaurantsnug, leather-padded bar in a downtown arcade
- LatraacCaféopen-air skate bowl garden shed café-performance space
- BiosTheatrecultural center with phenomenal Acropolis views
- RomantsoCaféco-working community and events space
- Wine is FineRestaurantGallo-Greek wine bar with minimalist chic
- Au RevoirBaroldest bar in Athens, caters to a younger crowd
- Taratsa by LokaliRestaurantsecret terrace bar above To Lokali
- To LokaliRestaurantleafy courtyard bar famous for twisted G&Ts