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 There's plenty of choice for night life in Sifnos
Whether you want to sit in the courtyard watching the lights of the harbor and the incoming ferry, or you want to sit inside and be entertained by Captain Lefteris and his partner Tony, the Old Captain is the happening place on the island.
Both of them played a role in the legend of the Sifnos Monster.
The old Captain is where I began my career as a folk singer in 1984 when I shared the
stage with the famous Greek-American superstar Dorian Kokas.
Every night there was a line of people waiting to get in while all the other bars were empty. The only problem was that people would sit through the entire show nursing one drink and the bar was losing money so eventually they discontinued the live music.
But sometimes when the moon is full and the crowd is right I have been known to do a surprise special performance.
Come to think of it, if you go there why don't you 'suggest' they bring back the live music. I think it was the best job I ever had.
Tony is a Greek born in Cairo and educated in America who speaks perfect English, in fact I forget that he is Greek sometimes. He currently splits his time between Sifnos and San Francisco, California. He is crazy about country music and if you have any cassttes or CD's with you he will gladly play them. If you end up at one of their after-hours parties be prepared to listen to the likes of Junior Brown and Willie Nelson until the sun comes up and the smell of warm bread from the bakery fills the streets of Kamares.
Lefteris is a total basketball fanatic and is willing to talk about the subject for hours. He can tell you every American who is playing in the Greek leagues, his stats and what he makes a year. The Old Captain is where most of the yacht people go, in fact most everybody comes here at one point or another during the night.
Acting hostess and den-mother, Kelly Thayer is a professional jazz singer from Oklahoma who gave up her marketing career to live in Greece and spend her summers in Sifnos. Kelly manages the Old Captain and makes people feel right at home, giving plenty of helpful advice about what to see on the island.
Mention this website and drink free. (maybe)
If you come here for a before dinner drink they will give you a discount coupon for Claudio's Italian Restaurant across the way. Then when you eat at Claudios they give you a free drink coupon for the Old Captain. You can save a small fortune with this formula.
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Collage Pub in Kamares
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Not 'College'. Collage. Great view of the bay and arriving night ferries from a
rooftop of Kamares across from the Old Captain. Specializes in seventies music. Owned by Kosta, an
interesting guy with strong opinions and much sensitivity and his lovely wife Sabine. On a quiet
evening you can sit up there and talk for hours. Best ouzo sunset-ferry-view in town.
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Mobilise Disco
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| On the road out of Kamares owned by Boutique Maria's brother Dimitris, a very
cool guy from Thessaloniki and one of the few places in Sifnos that plays Matt Barrett's music. Go in
for a drink and request it. Remember that Disco does not nessessarily mean 'disco'. It means music you
can dance to.
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Folie
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| A touch of Jamaica in Greece, this colorful bar on the beach is also a
snackbar-restaurant with a beautiful view of the lights of Kamares at night.
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Apollonia Nightlife
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| The scene in Apollonia (on the main footpath with the pubs) during July
and August is a miniature of Mykonos. People stay up until 5 o'clock in the morning going from one
pub to another. It's a very happy environment (no rowdiness) and kind of sexy.
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Aloni
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Live Greek music renown for its rebetika musicians - very good (until 5 am) - great interior and terraces
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Emmetrou
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Live Greek music.
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Camel Club
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All kinds of music mostly the "top of the chart" stuff
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Isidora Pub
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90's music and rock and roll - nice place.
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Volto
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Current hits - small place.
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Argo
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The classic place - has been there since 1980 - classic rock tunes, current hits, top of the
chart, some Greek (taped) music. Nice interior and terraces.
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Doloma
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Another classic although not so old - small in size, beautiful interior - proposed for real
music listeners - jazz, blues, rock, ethnic music - great drinks, very friendly.
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Bodgi
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Music bar plays relaxing music at a tolerable volume.
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Folie
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New in Apollonia and owned by Tony and Lefteris of the Old Captain in Kamares. They claim they
will have live music. The promised I could play there. I don't believe them but check anyway.
On the main pedestrian street in town just before Argo.
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