Everything worth experiencing this week: from the anniversary Rum & Whisky Festival and the four-hands menu at Zohos, to the exhibition of Palestinian artists and the theatrical outing to Nikolai Gogols Diary of a Madman. The week closes with music from Quantic and a disco party at Onassis Ready.
An evening with Sakis Venetis and Tasos Stefatos at zoh?s
zoh?s continues its Side by Side series with another night bringing together two kitchens and two creative worlds. On Wednesday, 10 December, Executive Chef Sakis Venetis welcomes guest chef Tasos Stefatos for a pop-up menu served only for one day, in six courses with wine pairing from Charitatou Estate.
The collaboration unfolds through seasonal ingredients and gastronomic references: carob with bottarga, smoked-peppery cauliflower, an island-style comfort pithivier inspired by the Kefalonian cod pie, charcoal-grilled Savory mushrooms, traditional-style kleftiko lamb, and profiterole with sweetened almonds from Kefalonia, before the finale of coffee and mignardises.
(60 per person with wine pairing)
(Navarchou Nikodimou 1820, Plaka, Reservations: +30 210 33 700 35)
Athens Rum & Whisky Festival: 10 years of premium experiences at Amalias 36
Celebrating ten years, the Athens Rum & Whisky Festival returns on 12 & 13 December at Amalias 36 in Syntagma, confirming its premium identity as one of the most distinctive gatherings for fans of dark spirits. In a festive mood, the neoclassical venue hosts dozens of top rum and whisky labels from around the world, with Experience Rooms, tastings, seminars and selected cocktails by Baba AuRum.
Highlights of the masterclasses include The History of Whisky Taxes in Scotland, the storytelling session Appleton and the Jamaican Negroni, the tasting seminar by Willett Distillery focusing on the philosophy of small-batch premium production, and the rare Rosebank 31 YO experience (Premium Lounge only, with very limited seats).
On Saturday 20:0023:00, Pericles Aliopis Quartet sets the musical atmosphere live. With a general admission ticket of 30, visitors gain access to tastings with a tasting glass, brand ambassadors and part of the seminars, while the 60 premium ticket grants access to the Premium Lounge with rare/limited labels, special experience rooms and service in old fashioned with clear ice. At the In House Shop you can purchase what youve tried, and there is also a coffee & food corner for snacks and coffee.
All Eyes on Palestine: Contemporary Palestinian art in the heart of Athens
The exhibition All Eyes on Palestine arrives in Athens as a powerful, polyphonic presentation of contemporary Palestinian art, opening to the public on Thursday, 11 December 2025 at 19:00, at Karori 15 & Voreou 4. The exhibition presents works by 20 Palestinian artists belonging to the generation between the two Intifadas, now working in Gaza, the West Bank, France and elsewhere. The range of media includes painting, drawing, comics, photography, video, installations and performance.
Curated by Ilektra Stambouli, with the support of Danae Stratou and Doris Hakim, the exhibition highlights the experience of occupation, exile and resistance through a visual language of memory, identity and resilience. In a world where Palestinian voices are often silenced or marginalised, All Eyes on Palestine affirms the visibility they deserve and their influence on contemporary art.
Athens is the starting point of a European tour, and any proceeds from artwork sales will go directly to the artists.
Duration: 12 December 2025 25 January 2026.
Quantic live in Athens
From the corners of the world to the stage of Athens, Quantic (Will Holland) comes on Friday, 12 December for a performance full of rhythm, soulful energy and disarming stage presence. A tireless explorer of sound, he has built his path between solo productions and large-scale projects from The Quantic Soul Orchestra to the Colombian chapters of cumbia and reggae/dub always driven by curiosity for local scenes.
With his recent Dancing While Falling reflecting his contemporary, dance-driven side with disco and house influences, the Athenian night promises to be ideal for those who love music that travels, blends genres and results in a set thats hard to stand still through.
(ARCH CLUB, Kritis 1 & Petrou Ralli 29)
Diary of a Madman returns for a second season at the Kykladon Street Theatre
Following a series of acclaimed productions that have revitalised the Kykladon Street Theatre Lefteris Voyatzis, Stathis Livathinos returns with one of the most emblematic texts of world literature. Diary of a Madman by Nikolai Gogol is presented for a second season, premiering on 15 December, with a limited number of performances.
At the centre is Aksenty Ivanovich Poprishchin, an invisible minor clerk crushed by social hierarchy and a sense of failure. A fleeting spark of affection for the Directors daughter becomes the starting point of an explosive inner journey where the boundaries between everyday life, imagination and madness begin to blur. The production approaches the character not as a caricature but as a vulnerable, deeply human figure seeking an escape even if that escape is perceived differently by the world of the normal.
Cast: Giorgos Dabas, Nestoras Kopsidas, Lilly Meleme.
The discosnails come out in Rentis
The second DJ session as part of Juergen Tellers exhibition you are invited takes place on Sunday, 14 December, 19:0022:00, in the lounge space of Onassis Ready. Street Outdoors Soundsystem (Jiles & Jose Amba) curate an unconventional back-to-back set without borders from contemporary house to rare disco and techno creating a musical journey that converses with the exhibition environment and enriches the evenings experience.
The music is accompanied by cocktails from the wine bar Epta Martyres and the street food menu of NOKELAPROJECT, forming a triptych of art, sound and taste. you are invited: discosnails is organised in collaboration with STEGI.RADIO and Epta Martyres, while Tellers retrospective at Onassis Ready continues until 30 December 2025.
