Barro Negro is Athens’ first tequila and mezcal bar, designed to make agave spirits approachable without flattening their complexity. The current menu ranges from Palomas and Margaritas to savoury signatures such as Birria Martini and Los Abuelos, with alcohol-free agave options as well.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
Ioannou Paparrigopoulou 15, Athens 105 61, GreeceSyntagma
- Style
- Tequila and mezcal barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Sunday–Thursday 18:30–02:00; Friday–Saturday 18:30–03:00.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
- Prices
- The current owner menu lists Birria Martini at €15, Paloma and Margarita at €11, and an alcohol-free Paloma at €10. These are drink examples, not a per-person spend estimate.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Menu
- The current owner menu route is https://www.barronegroathens.com/menu.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
53.2 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 79.8
- World's 50 Best
- 61.0
- Top 500 Bars
- 70.7
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 59.3
- Serious press
- 9.8
- Social Vibes
- 58.8
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
84/ 100
Historical 84/100 and high confidence retained. This check qualifies source attribution, not proprietary calibration or a representative current sample.
Score context
A Liquid Thoughts tasting review by Robin D. Strippel and John Frose, published September 2024 after a May 2023 visit, praises Barro Negro’s agave drinks and welcoming service. Lauren Bowes’s June 2026 industry feature includes founder Stelios Papadopoulos’s account of its tequila and mezcal focus.
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Guest score details
What the cited sources say
- Specialist reviewers praise agave drinks and knowledgeable service
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Editorial citations in this read
- liquidthoughts.deLiquid Thoughts — Robin D. Strippel & John Frose, editorial source · 4 September 2024 metadata/visible Sep 4; last visit May 2023; modified 8 September 2024 metadata
Specialist firsthand tasting review; two named writers are not two individually sampled customer accounts. Formatting and quotation-mark differences from raw sample remain.
- thespiritsbusiness.comThe Spirits Business — Lauren Bowes, editorial source · 15 June 2026 visible; modified 25 June 2026 metadata
Industry feature with operator quotations; not ordinary guest consensus.
Crowd signal
Google 4.7★ across 1,053 reviews.
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Awards
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Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.