The pitch: an editor's read on Mister X Bar
Mister X Bar sits at Skoufa 50 in Kolonaki, seven minutes from Evangelismos metro. The room runs a Japanese-style highball programme and Athens cocktail coverage has flagged it across 2024 and 2025 as the city's most-precise counter-bar.
This is the room for a drinker who wants a Tokyo-style counter experience without leaving Athens. Regulars on r/Athens consistently flag Mister X for the highball technique, and the programme rewards a reservation on Friday over a walk-in on a Saturday at midnight.
The room: a closer read
The space is a small Kolonaki room with a 10-seat counter, a small ice display, and a strict no-photos policy on the counter. Class Magazine's 2024 Kolonaki feature described the build as the closest Athens gets to a Ginza counter, which matches the read from Google Maps regulars.
The closest Athens gets to a Ginza counter.
What to order, and what to skip
The list is short and the bar runs it strictly. Order from the signatures.
Skip the off-menu sweet builds. The bar is a Japanese-technique room.
The crowd: who shows up, and when
The crowd is Kolonaki regulars in their 40s and a smaller cocktail-enthusiast wave under 35. Regulars on r/Athens flag Mister X as the city's most-recommended highball bar.
What regulars say
- “Counter is the only seat. Book it.” (r/Athens cocktail thread, 2024)
- “Mister X Highball is the order. Three is the limit.” (Google Maps review, October 2025)
- “No photos on the counter. Respect it.” (Google Maps review, February 2026)
- “The most-precise pour in Athens.” (Athens Insider reader comment)
Who it is for
- Whisky drinkers who want a Japanese-technique counter without the Tokyo flight.
- Couples on a special-occasion date who want a counter seat and a quiet room.
- Industry regulars looking for a strict no-photos counter.
- Avoid if a long modern menu is the goal. The Clumsies covers that south of the centre.