Ouzeri Tsinari ★ 4.2
Since 1865 near Kapani market, Ouzeri Tsinari serves fried whitebait, chargrilled octopus, and taramosalata with ouzo or tsipouro for under 12 euros per.
Tragano Navarinou is a greek budget eat in Thessaloniki.
Editorially verified May 30, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Dimitriou Gounari 32, Thessaloniki 546 21
Since 1865 near Kapani market, Ouzeri Tsinari serves fried whitebait, chargrilled octopus, and taramosalata with ouzo or tsipouro for under 12 euros per.
The gyros pita at Giotis is the city centre's most consistent for under 3 euros. At Vasileos Irakliou 40. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
The ouzeries tucked inside and around Kapani Market serve the cheapest meze in the city: a half-carafe of tsipouro and three meze plates for under 10 euros.
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.
Koukos at Vogatsikou 10 across from the Metropolitan Church serves the city's most celebrated tyropita recipe (passed down since 1953) for under 2 euros.
The tavernas and cafeterias around Aristotle University campus serve the cheapest sit-down meals in the city: daily specials of moussaka, pastitsio.