8 Best Bars in Rhodes and the Dodecanese, Greece

Coffee and drinks are served all day, but the views from the romantic terrace make this spot especially popular around sunset.

This café-bar hideaway along the road from Chorio to Pedi Bay is popular among locals. It was built by hand by local owners Katja and Michael, and feels every bit the leafy escape its name suggests. The menu is tasty, traditional fare, while Friday night sees live blues bands take over. It's a true hidden delight.

This fine example of an old Lindos mariner's home, replete with intricate hohlaki pebble floor, has been turned into one of the most atmospheric bars in town. It's so photogenic that you're asked not to take snaps without permission to avoid annoying patrons. 

A haven for grown-up lounge lizards, Macao is all about dark, moody lighting, a romantic terrace, mellow music, and worldly cocktails.

A rather stylish bar-eatery from the people behind the equally excellent Pantelis seafood restaurant on the harbor front. The slightly more removed location (just a two-minute walk from its sibling) serves it well, and food is delivered with equal aplomb. But this is as much a nightspot as a diner, and a fine cocktail list does the late-evening harbor views more than justice.

The best selection of craft beers on the island, including plenty of Greek labels, makes this hipsterish bar with live DJs and a quiet side-street garden off a bustling avenue back from the waterfront worth looking up.