Psiri After Midnight

Narrow streets northwest of Monastiraki Square packed with bars and live music. Six D.O.G.S. on Avramiotou is a cultural space with garden bar and DJs. The rebetiko venues on Plateia Iroon are where Athens actually sings — bouzouki-driven music that is to Greece what blues is to America.

Walk from Psiri to Kerameikos — the ancient cemetery district turned quieter bar neighborhood. Cocktails more intimate. Ancient ruins visible through the fence adding atmosphere no decorator could manufacture.