Athen bei Nacht

Hotel Grande Bretagne

Kolonaki · Hotel

Athens’ landmark grand hotel facing Syntagma Square, with a rooftop terrace that frames the Acropolis. Five-star service in the spot where the city’s history actually happened.

Funky Gourmet

Feinküche

Two-Michelin-star tasting-menu restaurant tucked into a neoclassical house near Kerameikos. Modernist, playful Greek cuisine — the chef-driven end of the Athens dining scene.

A for Athens

Psyrri · Rooftop-Bar

Hotel rooftop staring straight at the Acropolis from across Monastiraki Square. A pre-dinner cocktail surface; arrive early in summer to get a table by the parapet.

Electra Metropolis Athens

Psyrri · Boutique-Hotel

Central boutique hotel between Syntagma and Plaka. The signature is the rooftop pool and bar with a head-on Acropolis view — quieter than the Grande Bretagne, modern interior.

360 Cocktail Bar

Psyrri · Rooftop-Bar

Open-air rooftop over Monastiraki Square with a full Acropolis view. Quieter than its neighbour, jazz and lounge soundtrack, well-built cocktails.

Karamanlidika tou Fani

Psyrri · Taverne

All-day taverna built around a charcuterie counter — Greek cured meats, regional cheeses, daily stews. A reliable, casual lunch and a long, loud dinner.

The Clumsies

Psyrri · Bar

Day-to-night cocktail house — café energy in the morning, the kind of mixology bar that draws the city's bartenders by midnight. Quiet front, livelier back room, drinks led by classics with Greek-ingredient twists.

Underdog Athens

Psyrri · Bar

Specialty coffee shop by day, low-lit cocktail bar by night. Tight Thissio-edge space, accomplished drinks list, less of a club crowd, more of a sit-and-talk one.

Bolivar Beach Bar

Glyfada · Beachclub

Athens Riviera beach club running daytime sunbeds into evening DJ sets and concerts. Summers only — when it's on it's the city's main outdoor music venue.

Galaxy Bar

Kolonaki · Rooftop-Bar

Rooftop bar of the Hilton with a clear sweep across the city and the Acropolis. Hotel-bar polish — quieter sound, jazz at the piano, dressier crowd than the Monastiraki rooftops.