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Beaches with bars in Kefalonia
25 beaches in Kefalonia with a bar or café close by. Re-ranked live, so the flattest sea comes first.
These beaches have at least one bar, café or pub mapped within 300 m of the sand, so you can stay for a drink after the swim. The number in the table is how many OpenStreetMap shows; there may be more than are mapped.
All 25 beaches with bars on Kefalonia
| Beach | Faces | Surface | Bars | Tavernas | Toilets | Parking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skala beach | east | – | 1111 bars and cafés | 1919 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking |
| Saint Barbara Beach | south | – | 66 bars and cafés | 1313 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking |
| Katelios | south | – | 55 bars and cafés | 1313 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |
| Makris Gialos Beach | south-west | Sand | 44 bars and cafés | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking |
| Lourdas Beach | south-west | – | 33 bars and cafés | 55 tavernas and restaurants | ||
| Elies | east | Pebbles | 33 bars and cafés | 1010 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |
| Gradakia | west | – | 22 bars and cafés | 66 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | |
| Kaminia Beach | south | – | 22 bars and cafés | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |
| Antisamos | north-east | Pebbles | 33 bars and cafés | Toilets | Parking | |
| Lithovatis | east | Pebbles | 11 bar or café | 44 tavernas and restaurants | ||
| Ai helis beach | south | Sand | 11 bar or café | 33 tavernas and restaurants | ||
| Ammes Beach | south-west | Sand | 11 bar or café | 33 tavernas and restaurants | ||
| Avithos Beach | south-west | – | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Parking | |
| Megas Lakkos | south | Sand | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | Parking |
| Agios Thomas Beach | south | – | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Toilets | Parking |
| Kaminia Beach | south-west | Sand | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | ||
| Paliostaphida | north-west | Sand | 11 bar or café | 22 tavernas and restaurants | ||
| Central Square Beach | north-east | Pebbles | 22 bars and cafés | 66 tavernas and restaurants | ||
| Pessada Beach | south-east | – | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | |
| Platis Gialos Beach | south-west | Sand | 11 bar or café | Toilets | Parking | |
| Megali Ammos | west | Sand | 11 bar or café | |||
| Myrtos Beach | north-west | Pebbles | 11 bar or café | Toilets | Parking | |
| Karavomilos Beach | north | Pebbles | 11 bar or café | 44 tavernas and restaurants | Toilets | |
| Paralia Agia Paraskevi | north-east | Sand | 11 bar or café | 11 taverna or restaurant | Parking | |
| Vouti | north | – | 11 bar or café | Parking |
Kefalonia: how busy is it, month by month
Kefalonia is busiest in August. In May and October there are about half as many visitors, or fewer. For a flat sea and fewer people, the best months are June and October.
Visitor levels are nights spent in tourist accommodation in the Ionian Islands region (Eurostat, average of 2023–2025), compared with its busiest month. They show when the area is busy, not how many people are on a given beach.
Frequently asked questions
Which beaches in Kefalonia have a beach bar?
25 of the 76 mapped beaches on Kefalonia have a bar or café within 300 m, for example Skala beach, Saint Barbara Beach, and Katelios. The ones with the most are listed first.
Are these all bars on the sand?
Not always. We list bars and cafés within 300 m of the beach as mapped in OpenStreetMap: some are on the sand, some just behind it. Opening times change with the season, so check before you go.
How do you know which beaches are sheltered?
For every beach we measured how much open sea lies in each of 16 compass directions, using OpenStreetMap coastlines. Waves build over open water, so a beach with land close by in the direction the wind comes from is sheltered. Today's wind forecast from MET Norway is then applied, and the result is refreshed every 2 hours.
Are the forecasts reliable?
They are estimates. The model does not include swell from distant storms, and local gusts can be stronger than forecast. Always follow lifeguard flags and local warnings.