Best Bars in Kolonaki, Athens
Hotel bars, cocktail temples, wine bars — Athens's most polished bar neighbourhood.
Kolonaki is where Athens does its dressing up. The streets at the foot of Lycabettus Hill hold the most polished hotel bars, cocktail temples, and wine bars in the city.
Eight Kolonaki picks for a properly dressed Athens evening.
The best bars in Kolonaki
Drupes
Voukourestiou cocktail bar with deep gin program. Strong cocktails, the Kolonaki cocktail neighbourhood option.
Hotel Grande Bretagne Roof
Syntagma hotel rooftop with Acropolis and Parliament views. Polished cocktails, the most polished Athens evening.
Galaxy Bar
Hilton Athens 13th-floor hotel bar. Acropolis view, polished cocktails, the most heritage Athens hotel bar.
The Old Fashioned
Kapsali whiskey-and-cocktail bar. Strong cocktails, deep whiskey list, the Kolonaki grown-up cocktail option.
By the Glass
Souidias wine bar. 200+ Greek wines by the glass, the most precise Athens wine bar.
Nice n Easy
Plateia Filikis Eterias all-day café-bar. Coffee, brunch, cocktails, the Kolonaki neighbourhood institution.
Apollonion
Tsakalof Greek wine bar. 150+ Greek producers, simple plates, the Kolonaki wine grown-up evening.
Boutique
Akadimias cocktail bar. Strong cocktails, intimate room, the Kolonaki hidden cocktail option.
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