Mezen Salonica ★ 4.5
Mezen's never-ending relay of small seafood plates arriving until you stop them has made it one of the most imitated formats in Thessaloniki.
Nea Diagonios is a greek restaurant in Thessaloniki.
Editorially verified May 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Egnatia 162, Thessaloniki 546 21
Mezen's never-ending relay of small seafood plates arriving until you stop them has made it one of the most imitated formats in 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.
Canteen on Gounari has established itself as the reliable all-day room in the city centre with strong brunch trade, good coffee, and a menu that stretches.
Rouga near the port runs the classic tsipouradiko model: tsipouro arrives first, then a procession of small cold and hot plates including taramosalata.