Entertainment in Thessaloniki
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Art House
Go up the old stair and open the door to the party at standing-room-only Art House, full of dark curves and Vulcan tints in the arches, mottled walls and worn wood floors. Music is funk and Eurohouse, the clientele mid-twenties.
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Loxias
Thessaloniki's first bookstore-ouzerie, Loxias is that great rarity, a café with culture. Educated Greeks started gravitating years ago to this whimsical steki (hangout) to discuss philosophy or literature over ouzo and snacks. Loxias is decorated with wine casks, bursting bookshelves in the basement shop, and photos of Greek writers, Montenegrin princesses and the dervishes of old Hania.
Charismatic owner Ioannis Kyprianidis has revived the old Thessaloniki tradition of the bookshop as a place for ideas - assisted by Greek firewater and good European beers, of course. Romantics can duck the commotion out on the back balcony's table for two, which overlooks Roman ruins.
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Flou
What the French call Bobo (bohemian bourgoise, darling) characterises this cosy bar on a White Tower sidestreet. Exuding neon and a je ne sais quoi eclectic retro décor, Flou gets packed on weekends with an early-thirties crowd and plays a shameless selection of vintage pop.
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Kafe Nikis 35
Another waterfront bar, but much more stylish than the generic ones around it, this snug, friendly café just under street level is perfect for a Sunday morning macchiato. Get a window table and feel the dappled sunlight dancing through the blinds.
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Beer Academy
A beer or five in Kalamaria is just what the doctor ordered on an unproductive Thessaloniki afternoon. It takes time, after all, to sample the very substantial offerings at Thessaloniki's trend-setting biraria (beer bar).
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Extra Blatt
For beer lovers who don't want to truck all the way to Kalamaria, this very central bar/restaurant has an impressive range of European and even American beers. The décor is nothing special, but it's the beer that counts.
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Elvis
This DJ bar on the waterfront plays more interesting music than most of Nikis' bars; next door Thermaïkos is a hipster standby that gets full and hypnotic late.
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Pyli Axiou
For a somewhat baser experience of contemporary Greek culture, give in to the frenetic, bouzouki-driven fun at one of Thessaloniki's most popular bouzoukia.
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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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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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Malt & Jazz
Another live-music haven, Malt & Jazz has mainly jazz, but sometimes world music bands. Call after eight to find out who's on.
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I Prinkipos
This big coffeehouse is beside the Turkish Consulate, up on Agiou Dimitriou. It's ideal for a Greek coffee and backgammon.
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Verdi
The last on Svolou's café row, Verdi has a spiffy wood-trim interior, cosy tables and a vaguely French attraction.
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Émigré
Next to Verdi, popular Émigré serves good espressos accompanied by crumbly cookies.
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National Theatre of Northern Greece
This theatre presents classical Greek drama and more modern theatrical works.
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Lido
Thessaloniki's big, mean disco machine, Lido is an enormous nightclub playing R&B, house and more. Like most nightclubs, in summer it operates out on the airport road.
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