ATHENS | Line is one of the most innovative bars that I’ve had the pleasure of visiting in recent years. It’s well deserving of its accolades, including being ranked number 6 in the recent World’s 50 Best Bars awards.
Owners Vasillis Kyritsis, Nikos Bakoulis, and Dimitris Dafopoulos set out to turn this former art gallery into a bar that would stand out from the rest and redefine craft bartending, and it does.
Much of what you’ll find on the menu is made on site. Seasonal fruits grown by small Greek producers, ferment and are turned into complex, wine-adjacent concoctions they call “why-ins”, while cocktails and seasonal riffs on the classics excite.
“Classic” Apple why-in 2023 is made from pink lady and Fuji apples grown in Katerini, while “Fancy” Pomegranate why-in 2022 features Acco pomegranates from Tithorea, with flavours of smoke, walnut, rose, and tomato. They’re drinks that will confuse, surprise, and wow you.
Cocktails also impress, incorporating local craft spirits, and by-products from the brewing of the house beer. The Bar’s zero-waste philosophy also sees the kitchen and the bar working in tandem to great effect. On that, the food here is also excellent, with creative riffs on classic Greek dishes and bar favourites.
It’s things like Greek-inspired hot dogs, Cretan rice pilaf arancini, and tuna tartare “giouvarlakia”. If you’re there for lunch and it’s on the menu, the mushroom and veg spanakopita, topped with a runny egg, served with whipped feta, and house made chilli crisp oil, is a must try.
Line
Agathodemonos 37
Athina 118 53
Greece
Telephone: 021 1750 7185
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Mon – Sun: 10:00am to 2:00am