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Pork or chicken stacked on a vertical spit, shaved off in slivers and rolled into a pita with chips, tomato, onion and tzatziki, the late-night Athens staple.
Gyros arrived in Athens in the 1920s with Asia Minor refugees, a Greek adaptation of the Ottoman doner kebab. The vertical-spit pork version became the Greek standard in the 1950s and 1960s. Bairaktaris on Monastiraki has run a gyros window since the late 19th century, before the modern format settled. Today the pita with chips inside is the canonical Athens late-night order, EUR4 across most counters in the city.
2 editor picks for Gyros pita in Athens, ranked by editorial score. All Athens signature dishes · Gyros pita across every city.
Kostas Souvlaki on Agia Irini Square in Athens has fired the pork souvlaki pita with its house tomato sauce since 1946, a counter run by the same family.
OrderPork souvlaki pita with tomato sauce
TipOpen weekdays until 17:00 or until the meat runs out; closed Saturday and Sunday and cash is preferred.
Bairaktaris on Monastiraki Square is the tourist-targeted Athens institution. Priced at €€. Kitchen leans souvlaki and taverna. At Pl. Monastirakiou 5.
OrderA pork souvlaki pita with extra tzatziki and a glass of the house retsina.
TipThe square seating is the experience; the rooms behind serve a longer menu and live guitar music.
Gyros pita makes more sense with someone from Athens explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
3 hours
Taste an authentic Greek family meal during your stay in Athens with a class in cooking gyros. Leave formalities out, grab a beer or a wine from the fridge, and enjoy ...
4 hours
Discover the flavors of Greece through this cooking class with a market visit. Start the day with a trip to the market and, at the end of the lesson, enjoy the food yo...
3h 30m
Join us for a unique Greek experience that will take off your taste on higher level and immerse yourself in the mystery of the Artist Experience. You will become a dis...
