Entertainment in Greece
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Santé
This merry bar is a relaxed, stylish nightspot with Brazilian flair, and invigorating live music, like smokin' blues bands, on weekends.
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Katafygio
Katafygio has tables along the water and is housed in a former carob-processing plant. It has Cretan and Greek nights and belly dancing.
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Cine Psyrri
Next to a theatre, this charming outdoor cinema on a rooftop garden terrace is a great place to get some relief from the heat and crowds.
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Rich
In the centre of Glyfada’s buzzing café and bar strip, flavour of the day is Rich, a sleek multitiered bar with good music and cocktails.
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Finikas
Plakias has a good nightlife scene in the summer. Travellers tend to gravitate to a couple of key hang-outs, such as the popular Finikas.
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Utopia
This almost-formal old-style café specialises in teas, hot chocolates and fondues, and has an assortment of equally wicked ice-creams.
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Small Music Theatre
This intimate venue hosts an interesting assortment of avant-garde bands and experimental music, including rock, jazz and electronic music.
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Gazarte
Upstairs you’ll find a cinema-sized screen playing cartoons and videos, great city views, mainstream music and a trendy 30-something crowd.
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Flip Side
A throwback to the '50s and '60s with lithograph Warhol deco and vintage poster art, Flip Side is a fun, relaxed rock bar near Aristotelous.
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Thirio
A Psyrri veteran, this Lilliputian bar is a delightful, two-level warren of small nooks and lounges, with eclectic music and unique ambience.
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Odeon of Herodes Atticus
This historic Roman amphitheatre, known as the Herodion, is the preeminent arts venue in Athens and hosts the major events of the Athens Festival.
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On the Road
Located on a traffic island between two busy thoroughfares, this long and narrow bar is a lively option, with guest DJs and the latest club music.
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Mousiko Kafenio
This relaxed, arty student café just in from the waterfront is full of colour, with eclectic paintings, mirrors and well-worn wooden fixtures.
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Café Alavastron
It can feel like there’s a band in your lounge room in this intimate, casual world-music bar, which hosts regular appearances by eclectic musicians.
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Koursaros
This long-established bar spins an engaging mix of rock, funk and jazz. It�s at the far end of the line of cafes across from the Middle Port.
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Fortezza Disco
The town's veteran disco is big and flashy with three bars, a laser show and an international crowd that starts drifting in around midnight.
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Drift
This chilled-out beach bar with wispy coloured curtains comes alive at night when its young international crowd trades in their frappes for cocktails.
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Duente
An established local haunt, this intimate French brasserie–style bar with sedate music and a mature crowd is ideal for a quiet meal or drink at the bar.
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James Joyce
With freeflowing Guinness and tasty burgers and pub food, this rather incongruous Irish pub has settled comfortably into a reviving pocket of old Athens.
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Aigli
One of Athens’ oldest and most delightful outdoor cinemas is in the middle of the gardens, ideal for a balmy night enjoying a flick with a glass of wine.
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Megaron
The city's state-of-the-art concert hall presents a rich winter programme of operas and concerts featuring world-class international and Greek performers.
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Kalua
This established downtown club plays mainstream music and the odd Greek disco hit and usually rocks till dawn. Don't bother getting there before midnight.
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Mansion
Kifisia is where the money is, and the point is made with no shame at this appropriately ostentatious club restaurant with an over-the-top baroque design.
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Fidelio
Psyrri has many lively bars. You could try the mainstream Fidelio, which has a retractable roof, or head to the cool Soul, which has a dance club upstairs.
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Ostraco
Plakias has a good nightlife scene in the summer. Travellers tend to gravitate to a couple of key hang-outs. The younger hostel crowd congregate at Ostraco.
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