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Best bars in Greece

Six ranked rooms in Greece across Athens and Thessaloniki, with addresses, booking rules, and what to order.

We publish 6 ranked rooms in Greece, led by Athens with 5. Every one is below with the detail that decides where you actually go: the city and district, the booking rule, what a visit costs, and the serves worth ordering.

In this selection

6 bars

Which cities to drink in

Athens (5 rooms) and Thessaloniki (1 room). Athens carries the most entries, which makes it the usual starting point, though Line in Athens is the country's highest-placed room.

The highest-ranked bars in Greece

Line (Athens) at No.1, The Bar in Front of the Bar (Athens) at No.2, and Barro Negro (Athens) at No.13, on the current Europe list. Ranks are national only in the sense that they are earned against the whole Europe field, so a smaller city can outrank a bigger one.

Booking and what to expect

Of the 6 rooms in Greece, 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 6 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. When a room in Greece loses its position, the profile stays up and the rank comes off.

Questions about bars in Greece

Cities, booking windows, and how the ranking works.

What is the best bar in Greece?

Line in Athens, at No.1 on our Europe ranking for the current season. The profile lists its address, hours, reservation rule, and the serves it is known for.

How many bars in Greece are ranked?

Six rooms across 2 cities, with 5 in Athens, all holding a position on the current Europe list. A room joins when it earns a place on merit, so the count moves with the scene rather than filling a national quota.

How far ahead should you book bars in Greece?

Of the 6 rooms in Greece, 4 take walk-ins. Each profile carries the rule we last confirmed with the room, so check it before you travel rather than on the night.

Which city in Greece has the best bars?

Athens has the most, with 5 ranked rooms, ahead of Thessaloniki (1). Depth is not the whole story: the country's highest-placed room is Line in Athens at No.1.

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