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Grilled pork or chicken on a wooden skewer with the meat sliced off into a warm pita with tomato, onion and tzatziki, the everyday lunch and late dinner across Athens.
Skewered meat over coals predates the modern souvlaki by centuries, but the Athens souvlaki-pita built around tzatziki and a charcoal grill emerged in the post-war 1950s. The Bairaktaris family on Monastiraki traces its souvlaki business to the late 19th century. Kostas on Agia Irini Square has fried the pita with its own tomato sauce since 1946. The dish is now the daily food of Athens, costing EUR3 to EUR4 at counter, eaten standing in the square.
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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.
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