Bartender Atlas: Where were you born, Lefteris?
Lefteris Lisgaras: Heidelberg in Germany.
BA: Where do you work now?
LL: I’m working at The Clumsies in Athens. I’m the head bartender there.
BA: What would you say your role is in the hospitality industry?
LL: I’m trying to welcome people very well and also host my guests really well.
BA: Where do you go out to eat and drink on your days off?
LL: So these days, I’m very curious about ramen for food. I’m going for drinks at the Galaxy Bar.
BA: What do you do that isn’t eating and drinking on your days off?
LL: I do research about the Coca-Cola history.
BA: Oh, really?
LL: … and also about cola drinks.
BA: Cool! Where are you in it? Like, how did you decide on Coca-Cola?
LL: I’m very curious about cola, and I realized that cola is a super, super complicated drink…so for example, it has eight or nine different ingredients.
BA: It’s a hyper-specific thing to get into.
LL: It’s cool. I spend a lot of money buying different old books from the 19th and 20th centuries.
BA: That’s great. What is one album that you think everybody should listen to? And it can be in a bar, it can be at home…
LL: A rap Greek artist called Lex and the name of the album is, Three X.
BA: What’s one piece of advice that you think everyone should listen to, or what’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever got?
LL: The best piece of advice I ever had was, not to be afraid to go back to school, even in my 30s, because I’m studying chemistry now.
BA: Did that come from studying Coca-Cola?
LL: A little. I also studied perfumery six years ago.
BA: What’s something that you’re excited about?
LL: I’m excited about cocktail history.
RETURN TO ALL HOSPITALITY GEMS
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Posted November 10th, 2026
