The Best Rooftops in Athens
Eight roofs with the Acropolis in view: bars, restaurants, a pool and an open-air cinema — one of them only until 28 October.
8 addresses · Updated October 2026
In Athens the best seat is rarely on the street. These are the roofs where the Acropolis is part of the table setting — for a drink at sunset, a long dinner, or a film under the sky.
01 · Neo-Classical · Syntagma
Hotel Grande Bretagne
The roof of the 1874 grand dame on Syntagma: a bar that looks straight at the Parthenon, no buildings in the way. Reserve the corner table and time it for sunset.
Vasileos Georgiou A' 1, Syntagma Square
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02 · Neo-Classical · Monastiraki
Ergon House Ermou
The newest roof on the list, and still largely unknown: the top-floor terrace of Ergon House Ermou, opened in 2026 on the quiet western end of Ermou, with the Acropolis lit up at night. Seasonal — it closes for the winter on 28 October.
Ermou 98, Athens 105 55
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03 · Modernist · Koukaki
AthensWas Design Hotel
SENSE, on the roof of AthensWas on Dionysiou Areopagitou: a Greek kitchen with a lighter hand and the Parthenon at eye level.
Dionysiou Areopagitou 5, Athens 117 42
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04 · Fine Dining · Neos Kosmos
Amphibian
The sixth and seventh floors of Onassis Stegi, with chef patron Tasos Mantis and the team behind Soil. Sharing plates built on the week's producers; the Acropolis on one side, the city on the other.
Leoforos Andrea Syngrou 107-109, Onassis Stegi, Neos Kosmos, 117 45 Athens
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05 · Contemporary · Neos Kosmos
Niche Hotel Athens
Stork, the bar and restaurant on Niche's eighth-floor roof at the top of Syngrou. The view runs from the Acropolis to Lycabettus, breakfast to last orders.
21 Syngrou Avenue & 2 Vourvachi, Neos Kosmos, 117 43 Athens
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06 · Contemporary · Makrygianni
Anthology of Athens
The Botany, Anthology of Athens' rooftop restaurant: modern Greek cooking with the Acropolis above and the Temple of Olympian Zeus across the street.
4 Andrea Syngrou Avenue, Acropolis, Athens
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07 · Contemporary · Psyrri
Fresh Hotel
The Air Lounge on top of Fresh Hotel: a small pool from May to October and a view straight at the Acropolis, with Psyrri starting at the door. Get there before nine.
Athinas 59, Athina 105 52
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08 · Landmark · Plaka
Cine Paris
A rooftop open-air cinema in Plaka since 1920, with a direct view of the Acropolis. Arthouse and classics, curated by Cinobo.
Kidathineon 22, 105 58 Plaka, Athens
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