7 Best Bars in Gazi-Kerameikos, Athens

Cool architects and graphic designers, arty students and hipster DJs, revolutionaries and experimental philosophers: they all hang out in the cavernous basement of this Bauhaus building in the Kerameikos neighborhood, part of the greater Gazi district. Expect to hear the best electronica music in town. In summer, relish the view of the Acropolis from the postmodern, neon-lighted roof terrace. A handful of "multispace" imitators have emerged, offering offbeat film/video and music events in painfully hip industrial spaces—but Bios remains the standard.

On hot summer nights, clubbers can groove under the stars in this open-air dance club right in the center of industrial Athens. Maze is located in the backyard of industrial complex "Area 19" in Votanikos. Underground house and techno music lovers flock here for the warehouse parties hosted by Athenian and international guest DJs.

Now in its twentieth year, this gay-friendly bar-club-lounge attracts a standing-room-only crowd every weekend. The draw is the great music, the joyous vibe, and the very fact that it's in Gazi, where a number of LGBT-friendly spots are located.