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 features tasty, traditional fare, while Friday night sees live jazz and 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 likable cocktail bar–cum-speakeasy that spills out onto the New Town food street of Amarantou. It's a great place to perch, all gentleman's-club-style dark woods, Victorian wallpaper, and a dizzying array of well-mixed drinks. An atmospheric spot for a nightcap.

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

In summer, this slick open-air cocktail bar and terrace is the centerpiece of hip Arionos Square, where its DJs top the pecking order and decent sushi has been added to a light grazing menu.

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, make this a real hipsters' bar, complete with live DJs and a garden. It sits on a quiet street just off a bustling avenue nearby the waterfront.