Estrella ★ 4.5
Estrella on Pavlou Mela built its reputation on the bougatsa croissant: a cream-filled phyllo-pastry hybrid that sells out by 10am. At Pavlou Mela 48.
Where to brunch in Thessaloniki. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Brunch picks
Ergon Agora ★ 4.4
Ergon Agora's brunch format is built around the Greek pantry items sold in the adjacent shop: eggs with Macedonian cured pork, feta baked with thyme honey.
Donkey Garden ★ 4.2
Donkey Garden's courtyard terrace on Skra Street is the city's most evocative outdoor brunch spot. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Canteen ★ 4.1
Canteen on Gounari has strong brunch trade from its outdoor terrace on the city centre pedestrian zone. At Dodekanisou Gounari 7. Booking recommended.
Bantis Bougatsa ★ 4.8
The most authentic Thessaloniki brunch: cream bougatsa with cinnamon at the marble counter from 06:30. At Panagias Faneromenis 33. Booking recommended.
Sortie Coffee ★ 4.4
Sortie near the Rotunda serves specialty coffee and morning pastries in the kind of calm, minimalist space that makes a Thessaloniki Saturday morning work.
Trigona Elenidis Panorama ★ 4.6
The Thessaloniki Sunday brunch pilgrimage: drive or bus to Panorama, eat trigona at Elenidis looking over the Gulf, drink coffee on the terrace.
The Garden Bar ★ 4.0
The walled garden at The Garden Bar near the Byzantine church of Agios Minas is one of the most restful morning spots in the centre. At Agiou Mina 9.
Olympos Naoussa ★ 4.5
Olympos Naoussa on Nikis Avenue offers a formal weekend brunch in the 1926 building with views of the White Tower and the Thermaikos Gulf. Family-friendly.
Taxim Hill ★ 4.3
A coffee and pastry morning at Taxim Hill in Ano Poli is one of the city's best kept brunch secrets: rooftop with Byzantine wall views, cold espresso.
Charoupi ★ 4.7
Charoupi runs a Sunday brunch in Ladadika that blurs the brunch-to-lunch boundary in the most satisfying way. At Doxis 4. Booking recommended.