While wandering the endless white walkways of Mykonos village it arrives like a welcome dose of chic in a sea of touristy shops and kitschy cocktail bars. Astra is a well-known hangout for yacht-hoppers and celeb-revelers that seek out this terrace cocktail lounge and dance bar for its 12pm-2am scene of champagne sipping. Along one of the village's most walked streets, the terrace is arranged atop tumbled stone pavers with heavy white paint accenting the all-white theme of director-style chairs and wooden sofas.<br /><br /> Popular from late afternoon to the wee-hours of morning, the entrance almost always includes fancier visitors vying for the best visual real estate to the point of even asking less-dressy guests when they'll vacate their tables. The main bar is almost always less crowded, located inside an Aegean-style cottage with concrete floors and built-in banquettes that fill-up after 1am in summer or earlier during colder shoulder months. The crowd includes Chanel-wearing socialites that stalk-out visiting celebrities like Keith Richards and David Guetta with cellphone and champagne flute in well-manicured hand.
Tips
August is notorious for its reservation-only policy on the terrace that ensures visitors order their Rose and vodka by the bottle if seated anywhere visible outside.
Last Word
Mykonos cocktail and dance bar lures island’s glittery elite for summertime scenes of late afternoon happy hour and 2am soirées.
