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
snug, leather-padded bar in a downtown arcade
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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