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Chef Manolis Papoutsakis's no-reservation meze room in Ladadika brings Cretan ingredients to a walk-in format. Kitchen leans cretan meze. Booking recommended.
Mezen Salonica is a greek restaurant in Thessaloniki.
Editorially verified May 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Rogoti 3, Thessaloniki
Chef Manolis Papoutsakis's no-reservation meze room in Ladadika brings Cretan ingredients to a walk-in format. Kitchen leans cretan meze. Booking recommended.
Since 1967 Nea Folia near Ano Poli has served the old Thessaloniki dishes: kavourmas of Xanthi beef, smoked mackerel with samphire, soutzoukakia of buffalo.
Thessaloniki's oldest surviving ouzeri, trading in some form since 1865 near the Kapani market. Kitchen leans ouzeri, traditional meze. Booking recommended.
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