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This small, diverse bar and restaurant takes over the neighbouring pavements at weekends as patrons spill out, drinks in hand.

Small, dimly lit, smoky and full of artists and actor types, Skoufaki is Kolonaki’s most famous, longest-established alternative café and bar.

This all-American diner serves beer and burgers with fries among film-star memorabilia. But, this being Kolonaki, Fashion TV plays on large screens and the waitresses are skimpy model-types.

The hottest drinking and socializing spot in town. Packed from mid-afternoon onwards at the weekends, when the beautiful people drop in.

Drink and eat the chic Greek way at this atmospheric fish taverna and bar where designer-clad 30-somethings dance on the tables to bouzouki-with-a-beat hits.

Ultra-cool lounge bar and restaurant. The all-white summer garden is set in a peaceful park; across the road the indoor area has designer furniture and abstract art.

There is nothing rock ‘n’ roll about this Kolonaki classic, just vintage hits, suited businessmen tucking into steak and chips and a Saturday post-shopping crowd.

This popular nightclub gets overcrowded at weekends as Athens’ young and beautiful flock to enjoy the underground/world music and decadent atmosphere.

Summer or winter, rain or shine, this small pedestrianized section of street lined with tiny bars is always a hive of festivity and conviviality.

In the gardens of an exquisite Neo-Classical mansion, this elegant bar and restaurant draws an attractive crowd.