12 best bars in Athens for a tipple

Café-bars, bar restaurants, dive bars, rooftop bars, after-hours bars, wine bars, jazz bars, whisky bars, spritz bars, beer bars, hotel bars… Athens is a city of drinkers. Hidden in arcades, spilling across squares, squeezed onto pavements, or perched on rooftops, there are bars on every street corner in Athens. With a strong cocktail game (two of the world’s 50 best bars are in Athens) and a new generation of bartenders championing Greek spirits and mixers (look out for…