Cocktail Bars in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki's cocktail bars run from playful themed menus to farm-to-glass experiments and coffee-led rooms. Among the best cocktail bars in Thessaloniki, Gorilla, No. 33 on Europe's 50 Best Bars 2026, sets its Welcome to the Zoo menu as a loose safari, with Po the Panda built on umeshu, toasted rice and fig soda. Purovoku, added to The Pinnacle Guide's one-pin list in 2025, takes its name from the Japanese pronunciation of Provoke and keeps changing a list that has paired bananas with black garlic. The Blue Cup makes its own raspberry liqueur for the Clover Club, and Barnum's & Co. promises that everybody's welcome. Gorilla takes bookings online. These are the bars we would start with.
EUROPE'S 50 BESTCocktail BarGorilla
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 20:00-02:00Full profile- Barnum's & Co.Cocktail Bar
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, ThessalonikiFull profile - PurovokuCocktail Bar
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 closedFull profile - The Blue CupCocktail Bar
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 25Full profile
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