Htapodi Sti Schara (Chargrilled Octopus) is a signature dish of Greece; we have verified places to eat it in Thessaloniki. Whole octopus dried on the line then chargrilled over wood until the tentacles caramelise and the body tenderises. Start with where to eat Htapodi Sti Schara (Chargrilled Octopus) in Thessaloniki.
Htapodi Sti Schara (Chargrilled Octopus) · Thessaloniki
Whole octopus dried on the line then chargrilled over wood until the tentacles caramelise and the body tenderises. Served with lemon, oregano, and a cold carafe of tsipouro.
The chargrilled octopus is a pan-Aegean tradition present in every fishing community from the Adriatic to the Turkish Aegean coast. In Thessaloniki it is the signature tsipouradiko accompaniment, inseparable from the cold tsipouro ritual that begins every evening in Ladadika and along the waterfront tavernas of Nea Krini.
Where to eat in Thessaloniki:
- Ouzeri Tsinari
- Rouga
- Mavri Thalassa
Where to eat Htapodi Sti Schara (Chargrilled Octopus) in Thessaloniki: the editor picks