The best bars and cafés Cyclades

Near Little Venice, this bar is clearly gay. As the name suggests, it's all about live piano-bar concerts and cabaret shows. The atmosphere is guaranteed, and everyone is welcome. It's an institution on Chora's mykoniote nightlife scene.

The Scorpios is typical of the new trend in Mykonos: Plugged, arty and pseudo hippie. Here, we find ourselves among young creative people around the world to drink fresh juice, eat vegan and gluten-free, sleep under new-age bamboo umbrellas and salute the sun every night in rituals run by a Brooklyn chamane… After a day of bohemian cleansing, we're going back to one day night of alcohol and dance on sharp djs, before taking the day with a little yoga. In short, a new generation Burning Man atmosphere.

Opened for more than thirty years, it is still the same person at the head of the place, which has built up a good customer base. At Tropical bar, there is a small indoor room, with stone walls, but above all a pretty terrace overlooking the bay, which will delight you in the middle of the night. We stay awake all night to the rhythm of old hits, rock and soul mainly but the playlists change every day. Cocktails, by the way, bear the names of the greatest: you can order a Hendrix, for example.

Probably the best equipped disco on the island, but also the most expensive. Music configuration.

It is the late night bar in the village, sometimes staying open until dawn. In the 1950s setting of its only room, this bar founded in 1991 brings together people from all walks of life. For the record, it's an old butcher's shop, and you can still see the butcher's hooks. DJs and jazz bands take turns all summer long. Very practical, you can eat sandwiches there when you feel a little peckish at midnight. A friendly address to party.

Mykonos is the island of the festival: it's only natural that its Chora is well stocked with possibilities for outings! Here one comes to enjoy the setting sun and cocktails with one's feet in the water. This pastel blue and white bar, facing the sea on the side of Little Venice, is one of the most pleasant bars. The clientele is mostly Athenian and crowds there to see and be seen. If the restaurant is expensive and not worth the detour, try a cocktail at sunset. It is a must in Little Venice.

There are plenty of options for going out and having a drink: Naoussa is renowned throughout Paros and beyond for its trendy bars where, here too, you won't escape the cocktail trend! This modernly-decorated bar-club is a must for the local nightlife. On two levels and with a small terrace overlooking the port of Naoussa, you will spend memorable evenings with all the trendy youth of the island. Calm and peaceful atmosphere in the early evening and then the room catches fire later in the night.

This is the cocktail bar you need, set up on the harbour, in an otherwise ideal location to admire a beautiful naxiote sunset. Open from morning to night, the Lemon bar never stops bringing its warm terrace to life in colour... Indeed, you can't miss the place: its chairs, tables, posters and even its employees are dressed in pink. For quite honest prices, you can enjoy a wide variety of good cocktails, alcoholic or not. Also keep the place in mind for a little coffee!

Here's a magnificent establishment nestled in a typical Cycladic house with exposed stonework and Paros marble. Part café, part Mediterranean restaurant and part cocktail bar, the place is both charming and romantic, while offering a superb view of the waterfront, especially at sunset. The food is excellent, and the place is ideal for both an afternoon coffee break and an evening cocktail. There's also an art gallery on site, with various exhibitions throughout the year.

On the main street of the old town, Sativa serves a hearty breakfast and fresh fruit and vegetable juices during the day, before transforming into a cocktail bar after dark. The ochre walls of the Sativa Music Bar are home to one of Parikia's best live music spots. In this two-storey house, the atmosphere is very relaxed and friendly. Come and sip your coffee or cocktail in the charming outdoor or indoor spaces, decorated in a warm, oriental style.

The Tropicana is one of Paradise Beach beach bars known for its memorable celebrations. At 4:30 p. m., djs bring up decibels and young people from around the world into bathing suits. It cannot be said that it is the top of the refinement, but the dredge beats its full and the visitors come to it are delighted. For information, the bar was elected the hottest beach bar in the world a few years ago. You're here!

Follow the guide... the crowd, in this case. This is yet another rallying point for the sun-kissed youth. On the beach of Kalo Livadi, the Solymar combines here the power of the sun and the softness of the sea... Or is it the softness of the sun and the power of the sea? Either way, this beach restaurant-bar loves these two elements to which it pays tribute. It offers Mediterranean fusion cuisine at lunch and dinner. The rest of the day is spent lounging here in an elegant yet relaxed atmosphere

Here's one of the newest of the trendy beach bars, fresh and arrived in 2017. The SantAnna is much more than a beach bar: this amazing place has brought the sea to its bowels with the largest saltwater pool in the Mediterranean that winds between deckchairs and islets where you can drink a cold coffee during the day or a delicious cocktail. From 5pm, sharp DJs are on the decks and play lounge music that skillfully increases in power. In the kitchen, the menu is prepared by the chef to whom we owe the Nice n' Easy restaurants.

It's been an institution since 1971. Here you can drink the previous day's alcohol on deckchairs facing the turquoise sea, eat at the beach snack bar, fill up on vitamins with fresh fruit juice cocktails and wait until nightfall for the party to resume. Over the years, this temple of partying has become the den of the student crowds and the youngest partygoers, gay or straight. On the commercial sounds, the golden rule is to wiggle around almost naked: the less you are dressed, the more you are Super Paradise. Amateurs will be delighted, others will be warned.

This beach bar in Super Paradise is especially, but not exclusively, popular with gay holidaymakers. It is also and above all the place to be seen in Mykonos! Here you can relax under the coconut palm parasols by the sea, flirt in the whirlpool or around the swimming pool, enjoy Mediterranean fusion cuisine at lunch and dinner and get drunk on fabulous cocktails with a 360° view. At night, parties can take on unexpected proportions after the always successful show of the drag queen Priscilla.

This Little Venice facility is always open, or almost. In the morning, we come to breakfast, a coffee during the day to pause and watch people scroll, at the time of aperitif, sacrifice the cocktail of the cocktail face facing the sunset while the dance floor ignites on commercial music once the night arrives. Pop interiors are suitable for the party.

You will find an infinite number of small cafés in the white alleyways of the village and a succession of bars. This café-bar is ideally located for people watching on the main street of Chora. People come here in the morning for breakfast, all day long for a fresh coffee or juice and in the evening for one of the many tasty cocktails on offer. The terrace seats are expensive: there are only a few tables and everyone wants to be able to stop there for a few hours to watch the world go by

Like the others, this beach bar enjoys a lovely view of the coast. People come here at all hours of the day and night to enjoy a dish in the style common to Naoussa, a "healthy and trendy brunch": eggs Benedict, avocado toast, detox juices and other bowls as pretty as they are good. There are plenty of vegetarian options too. On the drinks front, the choice is vast, but it's the cocktails that are particularly renowned. The owner, Fotis, and his team will welcome you in a relaxed, musical atmosphere!

The setting of this bar is a total delight! Located at the entrance to Parikia Bay, the Alexandros café-bar was established in 1998 in an old windmill that has overlooked the bay for over 200 years. The windmill is surrounded by a magnificent terrace offering a magical 360-degree panoramic view. Without a doubt, this is one of the island's most romantic establishments, especially at sunset. On the menu: cocktails, juices, coffees and ice creams.