About Us

A Stone house that was transformed into a cocktail & food bar in 2015, recreating an “Eden at Night” where you can connect emotionally & socially through food, drinks and music.

Marlen, a Social Club

Marlen following the steps of Greek hospitality is opening the door of her house to anyone. We invite you to connect through all the five senses. We want to create a core where people can forget about the past and the future and they can focus on their experience on the present.

We approach products and ingredients in a respectful and subversive way. Aiming to be a sustainable business were there is nearly no waste. Like our glass bottle wall which contains the memories and stories of hundreds of people that have visited our bar.

The Starting
Point

Marlen embarked on its journey when Marlen Carrer and her son Dionisis Kitsikis, decided to transform her house into a bar.

Marlen Carrer is a descendant of the Carrer family belonging in the libro d’oro*.

She grew up in Zakynthos and Athens. being close friends with people such as, queen Sofia of Spain, Melina Merkouri, Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Xatzidakis and Marlon Brando led her to understand the world in her own unique way.

She was always known for the parties she hosted.

Later on, she moved back to Zakynthos were in 1970’s she opened the Akrotiri club in Akrotiri, Zakynthos.

When her son Dionisis Kitsikis decided along with his family to leave Athens and move to Zakynthos, they decided to transform her house into a bar.

Unfortunately, Marlen did not make it to see her dream come true as she passed away just a couple of months before the opening of the bar.

*Libro d’Oro: The Libro d’Oro (English: The Golden Book), originally published between 1315 and 1797, is the formal directory of nobles in the Republic of Venice (including the Ionian Islands).

Nowadays...

Antonis Kitsikis, Film Director and Writer (www.antoniskitsikis.com), grandson of Marlen Carrer, decided in 2020 to take over the Social Club. The reason he decided to do that was simply the same reason that he makes films. He wanted to communicate with people and offer them a unique experience. So now Antonis after living for ten years abroad (London, Madrid, Lisbon), he decided to share his life among Athens & Zakynthos, among Films and the Social Club.