Two Athenian bars that are listed in the “World’s 50 Best Bars” every single year

The Clumsies (Praxitelous 30, downtown Athens) has been chosen as one of the 50 best bars in the world for 2021. This year, the famous Greek bar was ranked #4. Baba au Rum (Kleitiou 6, Syntagma) also had a spot in the guide, occupying #14 (went up from last year’s 31st place).

The Clumsies

It opened in 2014 and won a spot on the World’s 50 Best Bars almost immediately, namely the following year. It went on to win more awards and, in recent years, The Clumsies in downtown Athens is consistently ranked among the top bars of the list. Its team experiments with various concepts and creates, in its lab of wonders, drinks with an exquisite taste and surprisingly inventive in appearance. You will find it in an impressive listed building on Praxitelous Street behind the beautiful and historic Klafthmonos Square.

The Clumsies: 30 Praxitelous Street, Athens

Baba au Rum

Baba Au Rum opened in March 2009 and took an innovative approach to rum and cocktails. It has been a trendsetter in Greek bartending ever since. The Baba au Rum team travels all around the world to visit distilleries and producers and carefully select ingredients for its famous cocktails. Also, the team buys the necessary herbs and fruits from local farmers and serves a variety of special spirits and liqueurs all of which feature rum as the dominant ingredient. Find this small but cozy bar in downtown Athens (close to Syntagma Square). At Baba au Rum, as is the case with most Athenian bars, the fun doesn’t stop inside. On most nights, there are also people enjoying a drink outside, on the sidewalk.

Baba au Rum: 6 Kleitiou Street, Syntagma Square