Xanthopoulos ★ 4.0
Xanthopoulos has served pork chops, lamb skewers, and kokoretsi from a charcoal grill since the 1960s for prices that have barely moved in real terms.
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Editorially verified May 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Egnatia 52, Thessaloniki 546 30
Xanthopoulos has served pork chops, lamb skewers, and kokoretsi from a charcoal grill since the 1960s for prices that have barely moved in real terms.
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