The Bar in Front of the Bar

Athens, Greece

Unconventional might be the best way to describe The Bar in Front of the Bar, a streetside cocktail bar launched on Petraki Street in the heart of Athens by friends and cocktail vets Alexandros Tselepis, Konstantinos Theodorakopoulos and Simeon Papanikolaou. The bold and quirky concept infuses humour into its attention-grabbing design, which is marked by large, sprawling sans-serif text messages that change frequently (e.g. "We Serve Humans Too," or "Something To Talk To Your Therapist About") Inside, the vibe is high-energy with jungle-themed accents, and you'll often find quirky backstories and compelling housemade ingredients in cocktails, such as palo santo smoke, black garlic, tepache or jasmine, and everything is served bracingly cold – the glassware, ice and certain liquor bottles are stored in a freezer kept at -24 degrees, for best results.

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Location

Petraki 1, Monastiraki, Athens, 105 63