Mob Cafe is a cafe in Thessaloniki.
Mob occupies the first floor of a preserved building at the Ionos Dragoumi and Papadopoulou corner, an industrial-leaning all-day room a short walk from the port. The focus is quality coffee, a wide dessert case, and a calm work-friendly atmosphere that doubles for seminars and small art events in the evenings.
Address: Ionos Dragoumi and Papadopoulou 2, Thessaloniki 546 24
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