Skiathos Town
Sleekly whitewashed, long-standing club-vibe bar, which gets going after midnight in summer with late-night seafront partying.
Skiathos Town
Sleekly whitewashed, long-standing club-vibe bar, which gets going after midnight in summer with late-night seafront partying.
Aegina
This lively restaurant and bar plays music from '60s tunes to Greek pop, and has a covered garden that bubbles with activity.
Dodecanese
There's piping jazz and happy vibes at this well-stocked waterfront bar with a nautical theme. Perfect spot for a sundowner.
Karpathos
This chilled spot on the quay offers good happy hour cocktails (from €8). Its impressive snack menu has six vegan options.
Athens
A creative set frequents quirky Tralala, with its glitter balls, original artwork, lively owners and gregarious atmosphere.
Fira
Hang out with your new best friends on the sofa-strewn, multitiered outdoor balconies while sipping cocktails to live DJs.
Hora (Mykonos)
When JackieO' next door looks set to burst at the seams, the overflow heads here. In summer there are regular drag shows.
Iraklio
Grab an outdoor table, guzzle a cold one (a brew or a Freddo espresso) and watch the world on parade at this buzzy cafe.
Alonnisos
A sparkling, locally loved cafe on the village square for morning coffee or cool beers and cocktails in the evening.
Lesvos
Rocking beach bar with music by day, dancing by night, burgers, cocktails, smoothies and breakfast the next morning.
Skiathos Town
Busy seafront club with late-night DJ sets, halfway down the strip, which has been going strong since the 1970s.
Serifos
Above a supermarket by the ferry dock, Anemos’ broad terrace offers top views of the marina and distant Hora.
Saronic Gulf Islands
You can come for the food, but be sure to stay for a sunset or late-night waterfront cocktail and dancing.
Saronic Gulf Islands
La Luz often has live music and always sports super sea views in the Old Harbour area of Spetses.
Skiathos Town
A big, well-established summer club on the seafront, with plenty of space for alfresco dancing.
Central Greece
Hip, modern, friendly and swanky cocktail bar at the northwest corner of Plateia Eleftherias.
Hydra Town
A lively line in cocktails, relaxed outdoor seating and dancing inside after midnight.
Saronic Gulf Islands
A touch of class on the waterfront, with coffee by day and sundowners by evening.
Athens
This is one of several all-day cafe-bars housed in the renovated neoclassical buildings of Monastiraki’s energetic Plateia Agia Irini. Shady outdoor…
Athens
This all-day cafe-bar is archetypal slick Kolonaki: modern decor, comfy seating and a see-and-be-seen attitude. Outside tables fit the brunch set and by…
Athens
This cafe-bar and restaurant occupies two levels. The rooftop verandah is a favourite meeting point for locals in the mood for a coffee or a cocktail – in…
Athens
Da Capo anchors the cafes on Kolonaki's main square and is always mobbed. Unlike just about every other cafe in Greece, you have to order your coffee…
Syntagma & Plaka
Lively and central Seven Jokers has lovely old wood and brass fittings, plus a hip selection of wine and cocktails.
Syntagma & Plaka
Look for the movie marquee on a small side street to find this hipster hang. It serves a mean cocktail.
Athens
This bar, with the look of a cute, tiny French bistro, serves excellent wines and cocktails.
Hania
Michalis and his Belgian wife, Aurelie, run this nanobrewery 4.5km southwest of Hania. They brew two beers: a triple-hop pale ale and an annual special…
Zagorohoria
The traditional kafeneio in this village is named for the famous herbal doctors of the Vikos Gorge, well known and sought out for their healing skills up…
Kythira
You wouldn't imagine that this discreet little place, with a searing-white interior and a couple of outdoor chairs haloed by bougainvillea, is the town's…
Thessaloniki
Spilling beyond its door to colonise the street corner with invitingly-shaded al-fresco tables, Sinatra is a favoured hangout for knots of Greek gents in…
Rethymno
No matter where the hands are on the clock, the comfy lounge sofas of this popular hang-out are always packed with fashionable townsfolk. Mellow in the…
Meteora & Thessaly
For more than 30 years, a husband-and-wife team have kept their heads down and clients happy at this veteran Palaia-district tsipouradhiko. Locals trek…
Kos Town
Despite being set on Kos Town’s prettiest square, facing Hippocrates’ plane tree, this timeless little cafe feels remote from the tourist scene. Instead,…
Hania
Austrian-born long-time Hania resident Rudi is a knowledgeable beer buff who runs the show at this pub a block back from the harbour. There are Trappist…
Ioannina
Turn right into a passageway just west of Zappa to find this chic bar in one of the old market's 200-year-old stone shops. It serves pretty cocktails and…
Ioannina
Typical of the bars in former bazaar (or mpizisten) along Lord Byron, this place has twinkly lights, cool jazz, plenty of seats outside and a range of…
Syntagma & Plaka
A stylish and cool (literally) cafe-bar-restaurant set among the trees, with comfy loungers and ever-changing decor. It's a low-key cafe by day, while at…