Rouga ★ 4.0
Rouga near the port runs the classic tsipouradiko model: tsipouro arrives first, then a procession of small cold and hot plates including taramosalata.
Canteen is a greek restaurant in Thessaloniki.
Editorially verified May 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Dodekanisou Gounari 7, Thessaloniki 546 22
Rouga near the port runs the classic tsipouradiko model: tsipouro arrives first, then a procession of small cold and hot plates including taramosalata.
Among the most consistent gyros counters in the city centre, Giotis loads pork or chicken strips into soft pita with the regulation tomato, tzatziki.
Palia Athina serves the reliable mid-century Greek taverna repertoire: moussaka, stifado, pastitsio, and simple grills. The wine list is mostly domestic.
Diagonios has kept the same corner on Egnatia since 1977, serving the city's most consistent pork souvlaki skewers until 3am on weekends. At Egnatia 159.
Ergon Agora combines a grocery-deli marketplace with a full-service restaurant across two floors on Pavlou Mela. At Pavlou Mela 42. Booking recommended.
One of the most dependable tsipouradika in the centre, Akti Ntovil follows the house format of cold tsipouro plus rotating meze plates arriving without.