Four cocktail bars, chosen on the record: one on Europe's 50 Best.
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.
Purovoku is a street cocktail bar spread over a four storey 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 neighbouring businesses to cut waste.
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.
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.
These are the cocktail bars specifically. The full Thessaloniki guide ranks the best bars of every style, and the directory lists all 5 with a map and filters.
Best bars in Thessaloniki