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Plaka, Makrigianni and Koukaki : Bars & Nightclubs

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  • Deeply trendy DeLuxe is usually packed with glossy media types enjoying its “sixties lounge” decor and groovy DJs. It also serves stellar food upstairs.

  • Stop by this small, cosy spot on a rainy night. The elaborate antique mirrors, old jukebox, huge selection of teas and crackling woodstove will keep you warm.

  • Klepsydra

    This tiny, quiet bar-café behind the Tower of the Winds is surrounded by flower pots and pastel-hued buildings. Locals love it as it’s nicely tucked away.

  • Intellectuals and locals chew the fat in a garden overlooking the square in summer, or in the stone dining room in winter, at this beautiful vestige of the early 20th century.

  • Two floors of silver-and-holograph walls, up-to-the-minute Eurotechno music, and model-perfect boy clientele make this one of Athens’ hottest gay bars.

  • Melina

    This pink-and-gilt shrine to late Greek actress and national heroine Melina Mercouri was once her favourite café.

  • O Brettos

    The walls here are lined with hundreds of bottles of homemade, brilliantly coloured liquors that glow like stained-glass windows. The drinks are good, too.

  • Though this is the youngest, hippest spot on the square, it’s still easy to relax among the ivy-covered outdoor walls.

  • The old-world atmosphere – all potted palms, portraits and pink swags – might almost distract you entirely from the prime reason for coming here: the spectacular pastries and mountain teas.

  • One of Athens’ few full beer gardens offers an international range of brews on tap, plus Hellenized pub grub.

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