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Top 50 Bars Asia

Best bars in Athens

Five ranked rooms in Athens, from Kato Petralona to Monastiraki, with addresses, booking rules, and what to order.

We publish 5 ranked rooms in Athens, across Kato Petralona and Monastiraki. Every one is below with the detail that decides where you actually go: the address, the reservation rule, what a visit costs, and the serves worth ordering.

In this selection

5 bars

Where to drink in Athens

Entries sit in separate districts rather than on one bar strip: Kato Petralona (Line) and Monastiraki (The Bar in Front of the Bar). Plan an evening around one area, or budget travel time between two.

The highest-ranked bars in Athens

Line (Kato Petralona) at No.1, The Bar in Front of the Bar (Monastiraki) at No.2, and Barro Negro at No.13, on the current Europe list. Positions move with each edition, so a room can climb or drop between seasons.

Booking and what to expect

Of the 5 rooms in Athens, 4 take walk-ins. Every profile carries the phone, website, and reservation rule we last confirmed with the room. For a sense of spend, Barro Negro lists about $12 per cocktail.

How we chose these bars

Each of these 5 rooms holds a position on our Europe ranking for the current season. Editors visit unannounced, more than once where a room has changed hands or rewritten its menu, and score on drinks, hospitality, consistency, and sense of place. We take no fee for inclusion, so nothing on this page can be bought. Athens rooms we rate but have not ranked are published as profiles without a list position.

Questions about Athens bars

Booking, districts, and how the Athens ranking works.

What is the best bar in Athens?

Line holds No.1 on our Europe ranking for the current season, in Kato Petralona. Its profile carries the address, hours, reservation rule, and what to order on a first visit.

How many Athens bars are in the Top 50 Bars Asia directory?

Five rooms in Athens, across 2 districts. Each one holds a position on the current Europe list, and we add rooms when an opening changes how the city drinks rather than to fill a quota.

Do you need a reservation for bars in Athens?

Of the 5 rooms in Athens, 4 take walk-ins. Each profile lists the exact rule, the phone number, and the booking link.

Where should you start a night out in Athens?

Kato Petralona, where Line sits at No.1. The entries here are spread across the city rather than concentrated in one district, so it is worth fixing your first booking and building the evening around it.

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