GB Roof Garden, 8th floor, Grande Bretagne Hotel, Syndagma Square, Constitution Square, Athens 10564. +30 210 333 0000. Roof Garden of this plush hotel has a restaurant and bar from which to view the Acropolis. Floor-to-ceiling windows. Open year-round for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Webcam
Tudor Hall, 7th floor, King George Palace Hotel, 3 Vassilis Georgiou A' Street, Athens 10564. This magnificent restaurant has an enviable panoramic view of Athens. Looks out at the Acropolis and boasts a Greco-French menu.
Magna Grecia Hotel, 54 Mitropoleos St, Athens 10563. +30 210 324 0314-5. The top floor features a roof terrace and intimate bar restaurant, where breakfast is served. Great Acroppolis view.
Rooftop Cafe, Public Multi Stores, 1 Karageorgis Servias Street, Syntagma Square, Athens 10563. Above book and music store is this affordable rooftop café with internet access and a sensational view. Closed Sundays.
Rooftop Garden Cafe, Adonis Hotel, 3 Kodrou Plaka, Athens 10558. +30 210 324 9737. View of Acropolis.
Electra Roof Garden Restaurant, Electra Palace, 18 Nikodimou, Plaka Athens 10557. +30 210 324 1401.
Plaka Hotel
Roof Garden Snack Bar, Plaka Hotel, 7 Kapnikareas St & Mitropoleos Street, Athens, Greece 10556. +30 210 322 2096. A fantastic location and incredible Acropolis view from the rooftop bar.
Brachera Restaurant, 3 Abyssinias Square, Athens, Greece 10555. +30 210 321 7202. One of the best rooftop views of Athens’ sites (the entire Acropolis rock). Tables are set up on the roof garden during the summer allowing for romantic alfresco dinners and long summer nights at the lively bar.
Roof Garden Restaurant, Cecil Hotel, 39 Athinas, 10554 Athens. +30 210 321 7079. Metro Monastiraki.
Attalos Hotel 
Hotel Attalos, 29 Athinas, Athens, Greece 10544. +30 210 32 12 801. Near the Monastiraki Flea Market and Metro Station, and only a five-minute walk to the Acropolis and Plaka. It offers a rooftop cafe where you can view the Parthenon. Views from the rooftop bar, just a few steps up from the sixth floor. email
Jason Inn Roof Garden
Roof Garden Restaurant, Jason Inn, 12 Agion Asomaton, Psirri, Thission, Athens 10553. Beautiful view of Acropolis. May to October.
Air Lounge Roof Bar, 9th floor, Fresh Hotel, 26 Sophokleous & 2 Kleisthenous Street, Downtown Athens 10522. +30 210 524 8511. Up on the ninth floor and open to the sky, Air Lounge spreads over several levels and is dotted with uplit olive trees. It’s the hotel’s bar groovy social centrepiece, and is as popular with locals as guests – largely for the incredible skyline views and it’s these sweeping cityscape and Acropolis views from the rooftop bar that truly set it apart. From May til October. Metro Omonia.
Orizontes (Horizons), 1 Aristippou, Lycabettus Hill, Kolonaki, Athens 10675. +30 210 722 7065. To get there take a cable car and be astonished by the breathtaking view. It sits on top of Lycabettus Hill. Best view of Athens as well as fantastic sunsets. Entrance via funicular from Aristippou 1. $
Roof Garden Restaurant, Kaningos 21 Hotel, 21 Kanigos St & Chalkokondili St, Athens 10677. +30 210 330 0775. Conveniently located only a stones throw from Omonia Square, the major places of interest are only a short walk away. Enjoy a meal on the rooftop terrace restaurant. email
Olive Garden, Hotel Titania Athens, 52 Panepistimiou, Athens 10678. +30 210 332 6000. Beautiful Views of Acropolis.
Park Hotel Athens
St'Astra Rooftop Restaurant & Bar, Park Hotel Athens, 10 Alexandras Ave, Athens 10682. +30 210 889 4500. Plus rooftop swimming pool. email
Filoxenia Hotel Athens, 50 Acharnon Street, Athens 10433. +30 210 882 8611. Sample delicious Greek cuisine in the hotel's rooftop restaurant or bar.
Roof Garden BBQ Grill, Tony's Hotel, 26 Zacharitsa, Koukaki, 11741. +30 210 923 6370.
Roof Garden Acropolis View Hotel, 10 Webster Str., and Robertou Galli, Athens 11742. Terrace.
Rooftop Restaurant, 7th floor, Athens Gate Hotel, 10 Syngrou Avenue, Athens 11742. +30 210 9238 3023. Reservation. The view from the rooftop restaurant of that hotel is a perfect view of the Acropolis. The hotel is in the perfect location - directly between the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Acropolis.
Peacock Roof Garden
Peacock Roof Garden Restaurant, Hera Hotel, 9 Falirou, Athens 11742. +30 210 923 6682. Magnificient Setting, Acropolis View. Rooftop restaurant, spectacular.
Acropolis Museum Restaurant
The Acropolis Museum Restaurant, 2nd floor, Acropolis Museum, 15 Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, Athens 11742. +30 210 900 0900. There is a large public terrace commanding a breathtaking view of the historic hills of Athens and a closer view of the ancient citadel than many vaunted hotel rooftops. It has reasonably priced meals and snacks and is open from 8am until 12 Midnight. By metro: Line 2 (Aghios Antonios - Aghios Dimitrios), Disembarking Station: Acropolis. email
Ioannis Restaurant
Ioannis Restaurant, Royal Olympic Hotel, 28-34 Athanasiou Diakou Str., Athens 11743. Gourmet Restaurant at the Roof Garden. Acropolis Station.
Premiere Restaurant, Athenaeum InterContinental, 89-93 Syngrou Ave, Athens 11745. +30 210 920 6000. Enjoy floodlit views of the Acropolis from the hotel's rooftop Premier restaurant. Closed Sun and Mon.
Club Continental Terrace, 8th floor, Athenaeum InterContinental, 89-93 Syngrou Ave, Athens 11745. Allows you to enjoy complimentary cocktails as you watch the sun set over the Acropolis. Later, enjoy floodlit views of this center of ancient Greece from the hotel's Rooftop Premier Restaurant.
Panorama Roof Top Pool Bar, Athens Ledra Marriott Hotel, 115 Syngrou Avenue, Athens 11745. +30 210 930 0000. Summer bar featuring snacks, drinks and a stunning view of the Acropolis. Open for lunch and dinner. Dress code: Casual. +30 210 930 0177.
Galaxy Bar
Galaxy Bar, Hilton Hotel, 46 Vassilissis Sofias Avenue, Athens 11528. +30 210 728 1111. Rooftop Athens restaurant offering views of the Acropolis. Sun to Thurs 6pm - 3am. Fri to Sat 6pm – 4am. Top city views. email
Galaxy Restaurant, 46 Vassilissis Sofias Avenue, Athens 11528. Sun to Thurs 7.30pm - 1am. Fri & Sat 7.30pm - 1.30am. email
Penthouse 21
Penthouse 21, 21st floor, President Hotel, 43 Kifissias Avenue, Athens 11503. email
La Veranda Restaurant and Bar, Metropolitan (ex Chandris) Hotel, 385 Syngrou Ave, Athens 17564. +30 210 947 1000. Paleo Faliro. Restaurant views both of the Acropolis and the Aegean Sea. Located half way between the Piraeus port and the centre of Athens. email
Roof Garden, Cavalieri Hotel, Corfu Town, Corfu Island. +30 266 103 9041. Uninterrupted view of the sea and an unparalleled vista over the entire town, the fortress and ships far out at sea.
The Cliff Bar, Grecian Park Hotel, Protaras, Cyprus. +30 357 2384 4000.
Ote Tower Restaurant
OTE Tower Revolving Restaurant/Cafe, International Trade Fair Grounds, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia. Views of the whole city and Mount Olympus.
Casa Delfino Suites Terrace, 9 Theofanus Street, 73100 Chania, Crete, Greece. +30 28210 87400. +30 28210 93098. This lovely hotel is in a 17th-century building that was once a Venetian palace. It's right in the old part of town but with a rooftop terrace that overlooks Chania's lovely Venetian harbour and where they serve drinks and bar snacks. email
5th Bar Restaurant, 5th floor, The Megaron Hotel, 9 D. Beaufort, Heraklion, Crete 71202, Greece. +30 2810 30 5300. 5th Bar Restaurant is located on the top floor with the city's most stunning views of the old harbour. Outdoor dining is available during the summer on the roof top, for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a drink. email
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