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💡 The Short Version: The rooftop bars named by the most of the 75 publishers counted are A for Athens (12 sources), 360 Cocktail Bar and the GB Roof Garden (9 each). 360 is open 10:00 to 01:30, or 02:30 on Friday and Saturday. The GB Roof Garden asks for smart casual after 17:00 and bans beachwear, sportswear, safari sandals and flip-flops. Attic Urban Rooftop is open 09:30 to 03:00. Sunset is about 17:09 on 21 December and 20:51 on 21 June. Or book a view: the Athens: 7-Course Dinner and Wine Pairing with Acropolis Viewad is from €84.50 for 3 hours.
📊 The evidence behind this guide. This pass counts the rooftop and cocktail bar mentions of the 41 English and 34 Greek publishers named in where to eat in Athens. Athens-only sites without a named newsroom and tour operators are not counted. Counts are publishers, not pages, and the English and Greek counts are shown apart. The City of Athens’ own guide, This is Athens, is named where it lists a bar. The views, hours and rules come from each bar’s own page. How the guides are made
⚠️ The GB Roof Garden has a dress code. After 17:00 it is elegant smart casual. Beachwear, sportswear, safari sandals and flip-flops are not allowed.
The bars the lists name most
| Bar | Sources | English | Greek | City guide | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A for Athens | 12 | 8 | 4 | Yes | Rooftop |
| 360 Cocktail Bar | 9 | 6 | 3 | Rooftop | |
| GB Roof Garden | 9 | 5 | 4 | Rooftop, in a hotel | |
| Baba au Rum | 8 | 7 | 1 | Yes | Cocktail bar |
| Couleur Locale | 6 | 4 | 2 | Rooftop | |
| Attic Urban Rooftop | 6 | 4 | 2 | Rooftop | |
| The Clumsies | 6 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Cocktail bar |
| Thea Terrace Bar | 5 | 3 | 2 | Rooftop, in a hotel |
The English lists favour Baba au Rum and The Clumsies, and none of the Greek publishers counted names The Clumsies. Every view below is the one the bar states on its own page.
The Acropolis views
The Parthenon floodlit at dusk, seen over the roofs of Koukaki. Photo: Ggia, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A for Athens
2-4 Miaouli, Monastiraki · restaurant 16:00 to 24:00 · Cited by 12 sources (8 English, 4 Greek) · aforathens.com
A cocktail bar and restaurant on the roof of the hotel of the same name, which captions its photograph “stunning view of the Acropolis”. The restaurant serves from 16:00 to 24:00, and the hotel’s breakfast buffet runs from 07:00 to 10:30. Tables are booked online.
360 Cocktail Bar
Ifaistou 2, Monastiraki · Sunday to Thursday 10:00 to 01:30, Friday and Saturday 10:00 to 02:30 · Cited by 9 sources (6 English, 3 Greek) · three-sixty.gr
The bar describes “an unrivaled view of the Acropolis” and serves brunch, dinner, cocktails, wine and coffee. It is the bar of the 360 Degrees hotel and takes table bookings on its site.
GB Roof Garden
8th floor of the Hotel Grande Bretagne, Syntagma Square · dinner 17:00 to 02:00, last order 23:45 · Cited by 9 sources (5 English, 4 Greek) · gbroofgarden.gr
The restaurant and bar look at the Acropolis, the Parthenon, Lycabettus Hill and Parliament on Syntagma Square, from nearly every table. Reservations are recommended for dinner and sunset. After 17:00 the dress code is elegant smart casual, and beachwear, sportswear, safari sandals and flip-flops are not allowed.
Tudor Hall
7th floor of the King George hotel, 3 Vasileos Georgiou A · bar 17:00 to 01:00, dinner daily 18:00 to 23:00 · tudorhall.gr
The terrace looks at the Acropolis and Syntagma Square. After 17:00 the dress code is smart casual with appropriate footwear, and shorts are accepted with closed shoes. The restaurant is described in where to eat in Athens.
Couleur Locale
Normanou, Monastiraki · opened in 2014 · Cited by 6 sources (4 English, 2 Greek) · couleurlocaleathens.com
An all-day bar on the second and third floors, with a terrace, down an alley very close to Monastiraki metro station. The bar states views of the Acropolis and the Parthenon all year, and a DJ plays.
Attic Urban Rooftop
86 Ermou, near Monastiraki Square · 09:30 to 03:00 · Cited by 6 sources (4 English, 2 Greek) · atticurbanrooftop.com
A rooftop garden with a 360-degree view of the Acropolis, Lycabettus Hill and the city, serving breakfast and brunch, an afternoon aperitif and dinner. The menu items on its site run from €5 to €14.
Thea Terrace Bar
Central Hotel, 21 Apollonos · bar 11:00 to 00:00, brunch Saturday and Sunday 11:00 to 16:00, restaurant 16:30 to 23:00 · Cited by 5 sources (3 English, 2 Greek) · centralhotel.gr
The hotel’s roof terrace, with a view “only a breath away” from the Acropolis. The restaurant hours can change in winter.
The hotel roofs
These hotels describe a roof with a view of the Acropolis. They are described in hotels near the Acropolis and where to stay in Athens.
| Hotel | The roof |
|---|---|
| Electra Palace Athens | The Electra Roof Garden restaurant on the eighth floor, open 13:00 to 00:30, and an outdoor pool in season facing the Acropolis |
| Plaka Hotel | A roof terrace bar and restaurant looking at the Acropolis |
| Hera Hotel | The Peacock roof garden restaurant, overlooking the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum |
| Hotel Herodion | A roof garden with olive trees, a view of the Acropolis and two hydromassage tubs |
| Electra Metropolis | A roof garden with a view of the Acropolis |
| NEOMA | A rooftop with a seasonal pool, an open-air restaurant and bar, and transparent heated “bubbles” for dinner in cold weather, according to Michelin |
| Monastik Living in Athina | A rooftop terrace with a plunge pool, with the Acropolis lit after dark, according to Michelin |
| AthensWas | A rooftop bar where Michelin says you can see the ruins and the sea at sunset |
| The Pinnacle Athens | A Roof Garden serving breakfast or a sunset cocktail |
| The Foundry Suites Athens | A rooftop terrace serving pizza and Greek wine with a view of the Acropolis, according to Michelin |
Savvas on Ermou has a roof garden restaurant and cocktail bar, which its page says has an unobstructed view of the Acropolis: see best souvlaki in Athens.
A cocktail bar without a stated view
Baba au Rum, a rum and cocktail society, is open every day from 19:00 to 03:00. Its page does not state a view. Seven English and one Greek publisher name it, and the City’s guide lists it.
When to go
The Acropolis closes before sunset in every month: see Acropolis tickets. Sunset in Athens is about:
| Date | Sunset |
|---|---|
| 25 October 2026 | 17:36 |
| 21 December 2026 | 17:09 |
| 28 March 2027 | 19:43 |
| 1 May 2027 | 20:14 |
| 21 June 2027 | 20:51 |
| 15 August 2027 | 20:20 |
| 15 September 2027 | 19:35 |
The clocks go back on 25 October 2026 and forward on 28 March 2027. For the hills that are free, see the best views in Athens and Lycabettus Hill. The Odeon of Herodes Atticus closed in July 2026 for at least three years, so there are no concerts at the Odeon.
The Acropolis floodlit at night, seen through bare branches. Photo: Aneza Palaiou, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dinner with a view, and an evening on foot
GetYourGuide lists a seven-course dinner with a wine pairing at a host’s home in Monastiraki, looking at the Acropolis, from €84.50 for 3 hours (Athens: 7-Course Dinner and Wine Pairing with Acropolis Viewad, run by VizEat, 62 reviews), a Greek cooking class and dinner on a rooftopad from €102 for 4 hours and a five-course class with an Acropolis viewad from €102 for 3.5 hours. Athens food tours compares them with the walks.
Plan the rest
Where to eat in Athens has the tavernas and restaurants, and best souvlaki in Athens the skewers. For the days, see Athens in one or two days. Where to stay in Athens compares the areas, and hotels near the Acropolis lists the hotels with these roofs.
Common questions
Which rooftop bars in Athens do the lists name most?
A for Athens, named by 12 of the 75 publishers counted (8 English, 4 Greek), then 360 Cocktail Bar and the GB Roof Garden with 9 each. Baba au Rum, a cocktail bar without a stated view, has 8, then Couleur Locale and Attic Urban Rooftop with 6 each.
Is there a dress code at the GB Roof Garden?
Yes. After 17:00 it is elegant smart casual in the main dining and lounge area. Beachwear, sportswear, safari sandals and flip-flops are not allowed. Reservations are recommended for dinner and sunset.
What are the opening hours of the 360 Cocktail Bar?
Sunday to Thursday from 10:00 to 01:30, and Friday and Saturday from 10:00 to 02:30. It is at Ifaistou 2, Monastiraki, and takes table bookings on its site.
When is sunset in Athens?
About 17:36 on 25 October, 17:09 on 21 December, 19:43 on 28 March, 20:14 on 1 May, 20:51 on 21 June and 19:35 on 15 September. The Acropolis closes before sunset in every month, so a rooftop is where you see it at dusk.
Which rooftop bar is open latest?
Attic Urban Rooftop on Ermou is open from 09:30 to 03:00, and Baba au Rum, a cocktail bar that does not state a view, from 19:00 to 03:00. The GB Roof Garden's dinner service runs to 02:00.
Can I see the Acropolis lit at night from a hotel roof?
Michelin describes the Acropolis as illuminated in the distance from the rooftops of NEOMA and Monastik Living in Athina, and several other hotels state an Acropolis view from the roof: Electra Palace, Hera, Plaka Hotel and Herodion.
