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De Facto

De Facto
French bistro, Italian espresso bar or a Scotch distillery? Don’t try to stick any labels to it, for throughout the years De Facto maintains its very own stylistic character. Read_on (No Comments)

Paparouna

Paparouna
Since 2004, this renovated neo-classical building situated in the heart of the city’s old Trade Square is attracting the city’s most diverse and colourful clientele. Read_on (No Comments)

To Diatiriteo

To Diatiriteo
Located a floor above the Mikro Diatiriteo café, it may be a part of the same establishment, but it is actually a whole different entity. Read_on (No Comments)

Apyramoria

You won’t be able to find a later late-nighter than this if you prefer going out after Count Dracula arises from the grave. Read_on (No Comments)

Art House

The roster of the in-house D.J.s has always focused mainly on electronic and hip-hop, with funk, soul, reggae and dance-hall Read_on (No Comments)

Balkan

An aura of classicism in an area that somehow needs it, Balkan blends easily with the inner-city Soho ambience of Proksenou Koromila street and all of its fashionable clothing and jewellery stores. Read_on (No Comments)

Beer Store

Beer Store owner, claims that “your favourite beer is here” and with 320 different beer labels, it’s highly unlikely that he can be proven wrong. Read_on (No Comments)

Bel Air

After twenty six years as part of the cityscape, Bel Air has brought up generations and celebrates itself with an Autumn grand opening party that embraces the youths of tomorrow. Read_on (No Comments)

Berlin

The moto here is “if you remember what you did last night you weren’t at Berlin”. It opens after 23:30 and goes till dawn, so you can understand that this is the place to forget about conventions and lose every sense of control. Read_on (No Comments)

Bristol

In case the name is not indicative, Bristol is a traditional British pub where coffee and tea is served from early in the morning Read_on (No Comments)

Decadence

According to urban legend, Decadence is the oldest electronic club in Greece. Fischerspooner, Dr. Lektroluv, Nick Warren, Miss Kittin and Armin Van Buuren are considered regulars in this super-club with the gigantic dance stage. Read_on (No Comments)

Don’t Tell Mama

An Ute Lemper song provided the name for this cozy, adorable little bar that makes the most out of its tiny space through transparent furniture and human kindness. Read_on (No Comments)

Elvis

Elvis
New sounds for old decks, or the hottest gossip in Thessalonikian nightlife by the people behind the old and equally popular “Elvis” in Leoforos Nikis. Read_on (No Comments)

Ernest Hebrard

Recommended for those who prefer their beverages accompanied with a clear view to the sea, Ernest Hebrard is also a meeting point for most trendy down-towners. Read_on (No Comments)

Fabric

Soulful house, electro-pop with more than frequent Depeche Mode additions, funky disco, lounge jazz, tropicalia, exotica and everything else dance. Read_on (No Comments)

Figaro

Figaro would not normally appeal to foreigners, since the D.J. sets include one too many Greek selections, but on the other hand, anyone within the 30 to 45 age group should find a reason to celebrate once in, since it pays homage to the MOR hits of the eighties. Read_on (No Comments)

Gaia Live

Home of the Gaia Festival, an independent world music festival held in Thessaloniki since 1998, with featured artists including the glorious Jah Wobble, Massive Attack and Manu Dibango, Gaia is the only local concert hall that you can reach without a car. Read_on (No Comments)

Ghetto Lux

The new temple for deep house, tech house and progressive enthusiasts, Ghetto Lux revolves mainly around the delirious beats of local heroes Chris Tek and Peter Dub, but also happens to invite Athenian names of higher esteem, such as Nikos Diamantopoulos and D. Read_on (No Comments)

Goldfish

Radiating youthful energy and sex appeal, this is as trendy as you can get if you’re discussing “downtown clubbing” and belong to the 18 – 35 age group. Read_on (No Comments)

Haven

Haven is one of the city’s most stylish venues, and by all means true to what its name implies: squeezed between the central Read_on (No Comments)

Ifilios

This is where art nouveau meets an ethnic fusion with global exotica and five of the most competent D.J.s this city has ever produced provide the soundtrack for mellow weeknights or frenetic weekends. Read_on (No Comments)

La Rosa Negra

Calling itself "the one and only Latin club in Thessaloniki", La Rosa Negra specializes in past and modern varieties of salsa, timba cubana, merengue, bachata, reggaeton and afro. Read_on (1 Comment)

Lucky Look

The third classic-rock after-hours bar of the Koromila area, along with Berlin and Residents, is no less beloved by the indie crowds and holds no restraint on hosting frenetic guitar based marathons with a foot on the fuzz pedal. Read_on (No Comments)

Mr. Jones

Serving fine spirits and good grooves since 2003, Mr. Jones is exactly what wanderers of the Navarinou Square need. The neat pavement offers direct view to the endless comings and goings but the small and cozy interior is equally attractive. Read_on (No Comments)

Nouveau

If Aristotelous square is the city’s heartland, then, by all means Nouveau should be declared its landmark. A groovy mood Read_on (No Comments)

Olympion

Established in 1951, Olympion is a not to be missed destination, home to the local celebrities and athletes alike, as well as to the numerous members of the international jet-set who visit the city during the International Film Festival. Read_on (No Comments)

Partisan

A large industrial space underlined by steel and grey blocks of concrete that respects the style of a street that used to accommodate the city’s pre-war commercial center. Read_on (No Comments)

Pulp

Andy Warhol is alive! And resides in this cozy pub on the border of Svolou and Agias Sofias square. Pulp’s name plate is Read_on (No Comments)

The Real Rocknrolla

Boca 45, Terry Lee Brown Jr., the Basement Freaks and the Herbalizer are only a few of the masters of the funky breakbeat that have exploded the Rocknrolla DJ booth in the beginning of this season. Read_on (No Comments)

The Residents

The author of this review has been, and still is, a record spinner and Residents employee for almost a decade, so let’s Read_on (No Comments)

Saxophono

With all its happy crowd and coastline allure, Leoforos Nikis can often feel impersonal. Too many places to go, but with similar beats, familiar faces, and drinks as if mixed by the same bartender. Read_on (No Comments)

Silver Dollar

Guitar based music since 1997 by the city’s leading rock bar. Silver Dollar is providing the urban soundtrack in its purest Read_on (No Comments)

Spitimou Innercitygroove

A bar popular among students and visitors of Berlin and Barcelona who return to Thessaloniki in search of the same free-wheeling Read_on (No Comments)

Thermaikos

People from all sorts of places have traveled just to visit this bar. It has been the epitome of cool, and a constant reminder of a period when Thessaloniki was oozing glamour, progressive sounds and trends. Read_on (No Comments)

To Nero Pou Kaiei

Made up by a wooden bar, a mosaic floor and half dozen tables inside and on the pavement, one wonders if there is something unidentifiably Read_on (No Comments)

Tribeca

See and be seen where the law of the largest pair of sunglasses, the most extravagant outfit and the most high-tech mobile gadget prevails. Read_on (No Comments)

Trypokaridos

Wild, loud and hot-headed, Trypokaridos spins garage and ska-punk on heavy rotation for those who don’t mind getting themselves soaking sweat and sweeping the floor with their All-Stars. Read_on (No Comments)

Xena Diafora

The definite destination for rock fans in the Valaoritou area, Xena Diafora is a league of its own. A small, narrow bar tends to get so crowded that most times its customers occupy a part of the street. Read_on (No Comments)

Yard Trip

Having been around for ten years, Yard Trip is as minimal and simple as a bar can get, but always an option for indie, alternative, brit pop, pop and rock listeners. Read_on (No Comments)

Zefksidos 6

Investing in Zefksidos’ street increasing popularity, this is a new entry in the urban coffee-land, albeit one that mostly targets more mature ages, compared to the younger crowds that inhabit the surrounding places. Read_on (No Comments)

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