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Montparnasse Bar... Start your Evening Here

  • February 3, 2007
  • Rated 4 of 5 by actonsteve from London, United Kingdom
Montparnasse Bar... Start your Evening Here

One night in the Montparnasse bar a couple of the clientele thought they would send up "the act".

"We love you! We think you are fabulous!" they cried in a sarcastic fashion.

Without pausing the female piano player declared.

"I take requests, here's one for you... If I could do it all over again... I'd do it ALL OVER you...".

The rest of the bar roared with laughter.

Without doubt the most accessible and mainstream part of the Mykonos gay scene are the cocktail/piano bars in 'Little Venice'. They are more mellow, more about gently relaxing in the evening - sipping a 10 euro cocktail on a balcony overlooking the Aegean as the sun slowly sets. And although that does sound like a tourist cliche - in Mykonos it actually delivers. Night after night in the summer the sun sets about 9pm each bar has a western facing balcony. There are a number of bars squeezed between the tiny Ayion Anaryion and the sea including Montparnasse, Kastro and Verandah. It's one of Mykonos Towns' busiest passages and connects the harbour with the South Bus station. It is also one of the most picturesque being in places only one foot wide and draped in white laces and the wares of art galleries. In the evening the full spectrum of Mykonos tourism passes through from sunburnt families from Scandinavia to fully made up Greek drag queens.

Verandah is a mixed bar just at the turning where the passage becomes 'Little Venice' with the restaurants overlooking the Aegean. Kastro is nearer the port end and is a beautifully designed bar with waiters bringing cocktails. The minimum price for these is 10 euros. A word of warning, Kastro does not serve beer - it serves wine, but its mainstay is cocktails. If you are are gasping for a traditional beer or ale then hurry along to Montparnasse which lowers itself to serve such lowly beverages. I found Montparnasse bar to be friendlier as well as a better selection of drinks. Beers are still 5 euros just as they are all over Mykonos, but better still is ouzo which is the same price but works quicker on the body.

The bar itself is exquisite - soft seating, gentle artwork, mellow ambience, table lamps, and an outside balcony. One evening when we were there when they had an American singer/pianist of the cruiseship variety. These bars make such a profit they can afford to hire very expensive artistes. Her name was Pamela Stanley and she took requests from the crowd while regaling them with anecdotes about her ex husband. Anyone with a low kitsch threshold would probably not enjoy her crooning of The Carpenters, Ella Fitzgerald and even 'The Sound of Music'.

I know what you are thinking? How Gay is that? Well, on a scale of one to ten - I'd give it a fifteen...

From journal Mykonos - the Film Star of the Cyclades

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