Bantis Bougatsa
- ★ 4.8
- €
Bantis has produced Thessaloniki's most respected cream bougatsa from a marble counter near Dikastirion Square since 1969. At Panagias Faneromenis 33.
Bakery counters in Thessaloniki worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.
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Trigona Elenidis
- ★ 4.8
- €
Elenidis in Panorama invented the trigona panoramatos, the crisp phyllo triangle filled with cold pastry cream that has become Thessaloniki's most signature.
Bougatsa Giannis
- ★ 4.6
- €
Bougatsa Giannis operates on a unique schedule: open from 8pm until 3pm the following day, serving fresh cream and cheese bougatsa through the night.
Bakeries: tours, tastings and classes in Thessaloniki
Trigona Elenidis Centre
- ★ 4.6
- €
The central Thessaloniki branch of Elenidis on Tsimiski and Iktinou puts the trigona panoramatos within reach of anyone in the city centre. Family-friendly.
Koukos 1953
- ★ 4.3
- €
Koukos 1953 carries the city's most famous tyropita recipe, brought from the family bakery in Asvestochori to central Thessaloniki by the third generation.
Terkenlis 1948
- ★ 4.5
- €
Terkenlis founded by Stavros Terkenlis in 1948, the oldest shop sits at the corner of Tsimiski and Aristotelous and remains the most famous tsoureki source.
Koulouri Thessalonikis
- ★ 4.2
- €
The koulouri bakery-cart at Tsimiski 12 is the cleanest version of the city's oldest street food ritual: sesame-crusted bread rings baked from 05:30.
Tragano Navarinou
- ★ 4.1
- €
Tragano on Dimitriou Gounari near Navarinou Square bakes some of the city's most reliable koulouri (sesame bread rings) alongside cheese and spinach pies.
Thanasis
- ★ 4.0
- €
Thanasis on Egnatia is the address for hot galaktoboureko, the semolina custard pastry in crisp phyllo drenched with citrus syrup. At Egnatia 48.
Estrella
- ★ 4.4
- €
Estrella popularised the bougatsa croissant, a cream-filled phyllo-pastry hybrid that sells out before 10am. At Pavlou Mela 48. Booking recommended.
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Fleur Boulangerie and Patisserie
- ★ 4.5
- €
Fleur in Pylaia opened in 2019 as Thessaloniki's serious naturally-leavened bread programme, with slow-fermented sourdough loaves, monastic-style breads.
Zitari
- ★ 4.1
- €
Zitari on Proxenou Koromila is Thessaloniki's foremost health-bakery, producing organic whole-grain loaves, seed-studded crackers, and no-added-sugar.
Haralampos Confectionery
- ★ 4.0
- €
A confectionery and pastry shop on Tsimiski focused on traditional Macedonian sweets including rose and mastic loukoumi, sesame halvah, and sugar-preserved.
Floros
- ★ 3.9
- €
Floros on Mitropoleos is a neighbourhood-baker format serving the pedestrian zone: koulouri, cheese pie, spinach pie, and standard Greek pastries from 06:30.
Zacharoplasteio Agios Nikolaos
- ★ 3.8
- €
The only proper zacharoplasteio (pastry shop) in Ano Poli, serving the Upper Town neighbourhood with traditional sweets, Greek coffee. At Agios Nikolaos 5.
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