Neighbourhood guide · Athens, Greece
Gazi & Kerameikos
A former gasworks district turned into the city's clubbing and live-music quarter, next to an ancient cemetery and the arty streets of Metaxourgeio.
About Gazi & Kerameikos
Gazi takes its name from the old gasworks that lit Athens from the 19th century until 1984. The complex of brick chimneys and furnaces has been restored as Technopolis, a cultural centre run by the City of Athens that hosts concerts, exhibitions and festivals.
Around it, the streets near Kerameikos metro station fill up at night with bars, clubs and live-music venues, making Gazi one of the liveliest late-night areas in the city. It has long been the centre of Athens' LGBTQ+ nightlife too.
Across the road lies ancient Kerameikos, the main cemetery of ancient Athens, with graceful funerary sculpture and a small museum, quietly overlooked by most visitors. To the north, Metaxourgeio is an up-and-coming district of galleries, street art and neighbourhood tavernas.
Where Gazi & Kerameikos is
The best of Gazi & Kerameikos
Four of the best restaurants in Gazi & Kerameikos
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Modern Greek tasting menu
Aleria
Chef Gikas Xenakis's modern Greek restaurant in a neoclassical house in Metaxourgeio, open since 2006, with a tasting menu and a courtyard that opens in late spring.
57 Megalou Alexandrou StreetExplore View on map
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Trendy taverna
Kanella
A trendy taverna near Kerameikos metro serving tasty Greek classics, a good first stop before a night out in Gazi.
70 Konstantinoupoleos AvenueExplore View on map
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Gazi original
Mamacas
One of the restaurants that started Gazi's revival, a stylish white-washed modern taverna serving Greek home cooking.
41 Persefonis StreetExplore View on map
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Greek with a twist
Seychelles
A popular, buzzy restaurant on Avdi Square cooking Greek food with a twist, from an open kitchen and a daily-changing menu.
49 Keramikou StreetExplore View on map
Bars in Gazi & Kerameikos
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Disco and funk
Asilo
A steamy, friendly bar with a disco and funk soundtrack, close to Metaxourgeio metro station.
38 Achilleos StreetExplore View on map
Six of the best nights out in Gazi & Kerameikos
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Culture hub
Bios
An industrial building turned cultural hub, with a basement club, cinema, exhibitions and a rooftop. Indie electronic, experimental nights and themed parties.
84 PireosExplore View on map
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Rooftop & stage
Gazarte
A stylish venue opposite Kerameikos metro with a concert stage, restaurant and a rooftop bar looking straight at the Acropolis.
32-34 VoutadonExplore View on map
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Mainstream club
Lohan
Gazi's best-known club for a big night out: mainstream electronic and Greek pop, stylish crowds and table service. Open Wednesday to Saturday until late.
22 IakchouExplore View on map
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Alternative
Second Skin
A long-running alternative club with darkwave, electro and industrial nights, plus deeper sounds in its Red Room.
49 PlataionExplore View on map
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LGBTQ+
Sodade2
One of the city's best-loved LGBTQ+ clubs, with two rooms of pop and electronic music and a welcoming, high-energy crowd.
10 TriptolemouExplore View on map
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Techno
Steam Athens
A serious destination for techno and tech-house, with a big sound system and international guest DJs in a raw industrial space.
Three of the best museums in Gazi & Kerameikos
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Big exhibitions
Benaki Museum Pireos 138
The Benaki Museum's large contemporary venue near Kerameikos metro, home to major temporary exhibitions of art, architecture, design and photography.
138 Pireos StreetExplore View on map
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Inside the old gasworks
Industrial Gas Museum
Walk through the furnaces, gasholders and machinery of the old Athens gasworks inside Technopolis, with displays telling how gas lit the city from 1857 to 1984.
Technopolis, 100 Pireos StreetExplore View on map
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Hidden gem
Kerameikos
The ancient cemetery of Athens, with beautiful grave monuments, the remains of the city gates and a small museum, often blissfully quiet.
148 ErmouExplore View on map
More from our lists in Gazi & Kerameikos
Nightlife in Gazi & Kerameikos
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Underground
Crow Club
A small, dark and much-loved underground club for techno and leftfield electronic music. Where Athens' dedicated dancers end up.
4 IakchouExplore View on map
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Experimental
SMUT
An underground venue for techno and experimental electronic music, with regular club nights and a forward-thinking line-up.
17 SalaminosExplore View on map
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Central Athens
Toys
A strip club in the heart of Gazi's nightlife district, with dancers, private dances and full bar service. Open nightly from 10.30pm to 6am, closed Tuesdays. Strictly 18+.
12 Triptolemou StreetExplore View on map
See the full list: 25 of the Best Clubs & Nightlife in Athens
Art in Gazi & Kerameikos
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Since 1995
Rebecca Camhi Gallery
Running since 1995 and known for showing artists such as Nan Goldin and Nobuyoshi Araki, in a neoclassical house in Metaxourgeio.
9 Leonidou StreetExplore View on map
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Bold & conceptual
The Breeder
One of the city's most influential contemporary galleries, showing colourful, conceptual work with pop culture and new media in a restored building in Metaxourgeio.
45 Iasonos StreetExplore View on map
See the full list: 21 of the Best Art Galleries & Museums in Athens
Cinema in Gazi & Kerameikos
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Retrospectives
Greek Film Archive
The Greek Film Archive (Tainiothiki tis Ellados) has two indoor screens and an open-air screen at its Lais centre by Kerameikos, with retrospectives, restored classics, Greek cinema and festivals such as the Archaeological Film meeting. Open all year.
48 Iera Odos StreetExplore View on map
See the full list: 24 of the Best Cinemas in Athens & Glyfada: Open-Air & Indoor