The pitch: an editor's read on Brick House
Brick House sits at Tositsa 11 in Exarchia, eight minutes from Omonia metro. The bar is a long-running blues and soul room and Athens nightlife coverage has flagged it across two decades for the live programme on Friday and Saturday nights.
This is the room for a drinker who came to Athens for live music, not technique-led cocktails. The drinks are simple, the cover is small, and the room rewards a 9pm arrival on a Friday over a 1am walk-in.
The room: a closer read
The space is a single low-ceilinged room with a brick back wall, a small stage along the side, and counter seating that fills by 10pm. Class Magazine's 2023 Athens live-music feature described the room as the most consistent blues stage in central Athens, which matches the read from Google Maps regulars.
The most-consistent blues stage in central Athens.
What to order, and what to skip
The list is short and the bar runs it strictly. Order from the signatures.
Skip elaborate cocktail orders. This is a beer-and-whisky room, not a technique bar.
The crowd: who shows up, and when
The crowd is Athens blues regulars in their 30s and 40s before 11pm, then a younger Exarchia mix after the second set. Regulars on r/Athens consistently flag Brick House as the most-recommended live blues room in the centre.
What regulars say
- “Best Friday blues set in the city.” (r/Athens live music thread, 2024)
- “Show up at 9pm or stand at the back.” (Google Maps review, October 2025)
- “€5 Mythos and a real band. Done.” (Google Maps review, March 2026)
- “The owner knows everyone. Talk to him.” (Athens Insider reader comment)
Who it is for
- Blues and soul drinkers who came for the band, not the cocktail menu.
- Locals who want an Exarchia room without the activist-bar overhead.
- Visitors curious about Athens live-music culture beyond Six d.o.g.s.
- Avoid if a long cocktail menu is the goal. The Clumsies covers that ten minutes south.