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The Best Bars in Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city, has a bar scene that now holds its own against Athens. The best bars in Thessaloniki cluster in and around Ladadika, the cobbled former center of the city's oil industry and the heart of its nightlife, and a rooftop above Egnatia Street. In Ano Ladadika, Gorilla, founded by Achilleas Plakidas around the idea of fine drinking and fun, is No. 33 on the 2026 edition of Europe's 50 Best Bars; The Keeper mixes bourbon with white miso, honeyed wine and pineapple, and a photobooth sits in the room. Down an alley beside the Bezesteni Market, Purovoku fills a four-story building on Karipi, grows basil, thyme and oregano in a rooftop greenhouse and works toward zero waste. The Blue Cup on Salaminos Street has paired third-wave coffee with cocktails in a restored listed building since 2013, and Imperial Rooftop Sky Bar looks out in every direction from the top of a hotel on Egnatia. Barnum's & Co. takes no reservations, so arrive early. These are the bars we would start with.

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  1. Gorilla
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    Gorilla

    Gorilla opened in 2016 in Ano Ladadika, Thessaloniki, under the line Fine Drinking and Fun. Every cocktail is built with premium spirits, fresh ingredients and house-made syrups and infusions developed in an in-house lab, aiming for balanced, approachable drinks. Curated music and the bar's photobooth are part of the room.

    Veroias 3, 54632 Ano Ladadika, ThessalonikiMon-Tue closed; Wed-Thu 20:00-02:00; Fri-Sat 20:00-03:30; Sun 20:00-02:00
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  2. Barnum's & Co.
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    Barnum's & Co.

    Barnum's & Co. is a circus themed cocktail bar on Miltiadi Kountoura street that describes itself as hidden behind the city lights. Its signature list leans on theatrical names and techniques, such as a milk washed Skull Colada and a sharp Razor Gimlet, and it hosts takeover nights with other bars. Pizza has joined the menu, and tables are not reserved.

    Miltiadi Kountoura 5, Thessaloniki
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  3. Imperial Rooftop Sky Bar
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    Imperial Rooftop Sky Bar

    The rooftop lounge of the Imperial Plus Urban Smart Hotel on Egnatia street takes its former name, Eleagnos, from the evergreen Elaeagnus shrub used in its planting. The indoor and outdoor spaces follow a minimal urban design and look out across the city's landmarks. The menu runs from coffee and aperitifs to signature cocktails, premium spirits and wines, served with Greek deli platters.

    Egnatia 8, Thessaloniki (rooftop of Imperial Plus Urban Smart Hotel)
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  4. Purovoku
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    Purovoku

    Purovoku is a street cocktail bar spread over a four story building on pedestrian Karipi street, from the basement up to a terrace. Its name is the Japanese pronunciation of the word provoke, and framed images from the 1968 Japanese photography magazine Provoke hang on the walls. The team builds its drinks around circular economy and zero waste principles, supporting small producers and working with neighboring businesses to cut waste.

    Karipi 3, ThessalonikiWed-Sat 20:00-02:30, Sun 19:00-01:00, Mon-Tue closed
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  5. The Blue Cup
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    The Blue Cup

    The Blue Cup has occupied a restored listed building on Salaminos street in Ladadika since 2013. It pairs single origin specialty coffee and hand brewing by day with a creative cocktail list built on the idea of fine drinking, including drinks made with house distillates such as a basil pesto distillate. Its coffee comes from Mokka, a Greek roaster founded in 1923.

    Salaminos 8, Thessaloniki 546 25
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