POTHOS Wine Bar
Tue-Sat · 7pm-1am Exárcheia · Athens · 37.98°N

Natural wine bar in Exárcheia, Athens Vins vivants

More than forty natural wines from small Greek and French growers, by the glass or the bottle, in a little bar in Exárcheia. No booking, just walk in.

Hours
Tue-Sat 7pm-1am
Find us
49 Themistokleous
Booking
Walk-in only
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Pouring this week

Tonight by the glass

Nine open bottles, poured by the glass or taken away whole. Everything else on the list is by the bottle.

White

Muller-Koeberlé

7 co-planted Alsace grapes / AOP Alsace / 2024

8 €40 € bottle

Domaine La Chance

Chenin 90% · Cabernet Franc 10% / Vin de France · Loire / 2024

7,5 €37 € bottle

Orange

Muller-Koeberlé

7 co-planted grapes incl. Pinot Noir / AOP Alsace / 2023

8 €39 € bottle

Mas Magnan

Rolle / Vermentino 100% / IGP Pays d'Hérault / 2025

8 €38 € bottle

Rosé

Edanos Winery

Mavro Kalavrytino 100% / Aigialeia · Greece / 2024

8 €39 € bottle

Dom. de la Petite Gallée

Gamay 100% / AOP Coteaux du Lyonnais / 2024

6,5 €32 € bottle

Red

Château les Croisille

Malbec 100% / AOP Cahors / 2023

7 €34 € bottle

Maison Criner Estevan

Dureza 100% / Vin de France · Ardèche / 2024

8,5 €41 € bottle

Sparkling

Bubbles

This week's pour

Pét-nat, crémant or méthode traditionnelle. Ask us.

8 €
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Not only wine

Cider, beer & a bite

A few bottles for the moments without wine, and something to nibble with your glass.

Cider & beers

Cidre brut organic

Le Petit Fausset · Sparkling apple wine / Côte d'Armor, FR / 33 cl / 5.5%

A Breton brut cider, organic and unpasteurised, ancestral method. Ripe apple, light bitterness, fresh acidity.

5,5 €

Sauvignon IPA

Taos Brewing · IPA / Athens, GR / 33 cl / 6.2%

An IPA that loves wine, inspired by Sauvignon Blanc. Apricot, passion fruit, white grape; dry, fine bubbles, balanced bitterness.

6 €

Ikariotissa alcohol free

Ikarian Brewery · Non-alcoholic lager / Ikaria, GR / 33 cl / 0%

Lager brewed with spring water from Ikaria. Simple, balanced, refreshingly full of character.

6 €

Digestifs

Fruit liqueurs

Maison Jacoulot · Bourgogne, FR / 4 cl / 21%

Apricot: ripe, sun-dried apricot, soft and warming. Peppermint: cool, bright mint, a clean end to the night. Pear: Williams pear, delicate and fragrant.

8 €

Soft

Krínos

Strawberry, lemon, orangeade

3,5 €

Food

Cheese board

13,5 €

Half saucisson sec, sliced

4 €

Saucisson sec

8 €

All prices include VAT. Wine by the glass: 15 cl. Our wines, ciders and beers may contain sulfites. Please ask our team about allergens.

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Our story

Three friends from Lyon

POTHOS is three friends from Lyon. Léo has lived in Exárcheia since 2023, Zac joined him in Athens in 2025, and Yannis still lives in Lyon.

In 2025 we decided to open the little neighbourhood bar we had dreamed of since we were teenagers: relaxed and easy-going, a place to talk about wine simply, without being posh, and to pour good wines from small growers in France and Greece.

The list changes often, so there is always something new to discover. And we keep our prices fair, so that everyone feels welcome to enjoy a good glass of wine.

Pothos is the Greek god of desire. For us, it is the desire for wine. We also like the wordplay: it sounds close to ποτήρι (potiri), a glass in Greek, and to “potes”, French for mates.

We chose Exárcheia because it is a lively neighbourhood with a rich history that fits the way we think. Léo has lived here since he arrived in Athens, so it felt natural.

Good to know

Before you come

Do I need to book a table?

No. POTHOS is walk-in only, we don't take reservations. Just come by, Tuesday to Saturday, between 7pm and 1am.

What are your opening hours?

Tuesday to Saturday, 7pm to 1am. We are closed on Sunday and Monday.

Where is POTHOS?

49 Themistokleous, in Exárcheia, Athens (10683). Look for the blue door.

Can I drink wine by the glass?

Yes. Nine wines are open by the glass each week (15 cl), from 6,5 €. The rest of our 41-wine list is served by the bottle, from 22 €.

Do you serve food?

Yes, something to nibble with your wine: a cheese board and saucisson sec, half or whole. We also pour cider, craft beer, an alcohol-free beer, fruit liqueurs and soft drinks.

What is natural wine?

Wine made from organically or biodynamically farmed grapes, fermented with native yeasts and bottled with little or no added sulphites. We call them vins vivants: living wines.

What does Pothos mean?

Pothos is the Greek god of desire: for us, the desire for wine. The name also sounds close to ποτήρι (potiri), a glass in Greek, and to “potes”, French for mates. POTHOS was founded by three friends from Lyon.

Do you have Greek wines?

Yes. Alongside our French growers we pour natural wines from Greece: Garalis on Lemnos, Papras in Tyrnavos, Dimakopoulos in Achaia and Edanos in Aigialeia.

Come find us

When & where

Side street off Themistokleous. Look for the blue door.

Open hours

  • Mondayclosed
  • Tuesday7pm - 1am
  • Wednesday7pm - 1am
  • Thursday7pm - 1am
  • Friday7pm - 1am
  • Saturday7pm - 1am
  • Sundayclosed
walk-in no booking!

Find the blue door

49 Themistokleous, Exárcheia, 10683, Athens, Greece

+30 694 3450452

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