8 Best Bars in The Sporades, Greece

With a fairy-lit courtyard and plush, wide-open lounge seating, there's a slightly Ibiza-like vibe to this bar, renowned for serving some of the best cocktails in town. The owner-mixologist Ullis bring ingredients from her Swedish homeland to liven up the mixes, too.

The tip of the promontory beneath the fortress (Bourtzi) is an atmospheric spot for sundowners, and for starlit, sophisticated drinks by night. It can get very busy, so book ahead of your visit in high season.

This one is a real gem: set on the hillside of Chora, it enjoys stupendous views over the island, without a bad seat in the house. By day it's a café and dessert parlor, serving traditional pastries and local cakes, including its magnificent specialty Alonnisos milk pie. By night, though, it transforms into sultry piano bar, with live music and singing every evening, and good range of cocktails.

A young, professional crowd gathers here---the oldest bar on Skiathos---for rhythm and blues, funk, soul, and classic rock starting at 10 pm.

Climbing up a set of steps behind the main run of boutiques are a range of bright blue tables and chairs belonging to this music bar and café, which plays rock, jazz, and—aptly—blues, until the early hours.

This boozy joint in Patitiri has a surf-inspired outfit, and reggae and pop music pump across the harbor from the early evening until 4 am (except for Saturday). Cocktails are large, sugary, and ostentatious. Service is fast and friendly.

This perch just above the waterfront is ideal for a leisurely breakfast—or sundowner cocktails with a stunning view and a soundtrack of world music.

A stylish mainstay of the town's nightlife, known for its laid-back vibe, fantastic views from the rooftop, and expertly mixed cocktails. The soundtrack here shifts from jazz to downtempo electro.