5 Best Bars in Corfu, Greece

Set in one of the town's more elegant locations, this small bar is low-key and paired back, but passionate about one thing—all things wine. It offers short and daylong Greek wine tasting experiences, but has a smattering of tables and chairs on the quiet street for those who want to drink a glass in peace with a sommelier on hand for recommendations.

This quirky bar-restaurant in Campielo, one of the town's more traditional neighborhoods, draws a fun clientele, with its eclectic menu (where pancakes are loaded with myriad ingredients) and creative cocktails (which take inspiration from the bar staff's favorite movies).

La Grotta has been a local legend since the 1960s, when the Rizos family turned a cliff-fringed sea cave into a stunning bar. Getting here is a hike down 142 steps from street level, but once here you can swim in a gin-clear cove, sip cocktails, and watch show-off youths plummet from cliff-side ledges.

With its extensive shaded deck and terrace, Dizi Bar is a favorite summer rendezvous for locals. Many nights feature live rock, jazz, traditional bouzouki music, or DJ-led dancing until late.

Anchored at Anemomylos ("Windmill"), where Garitsa meets Kanoni, Nautilus marks the southern terminus of the long seafront promenade that stretches from the Corfu Palace Hotel to Mon Repos, and presides over what is possibly the best distant view of the Old Fortress. Around sundown it buzzes with locals and visitors enjoying the scene as the last rays of the sun blush the waters of the bay and the walls of the castle. To accompany drinks, the seafood platter is celebrated—it's an extravagance, but ample for six or eight people.