With the Thermaic Gulf at its feet, Thessaloniki treats fish as a defining cuisine, from harbour-side classics to creative chef-led rooms. Mavri Thalassa in Kalamaria, founded in 1926, and Glykanisos in Pylaia hold the traditional end, while Mourga and Trizoni Exclusive in the Ladadika write daily menus around the morning catch. Mezen Salonica's never-ending relay of small seafood plates rounds out a deep field.
9 seafood places in Thessaloniki we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Thessaloniki · Seafood across every city.
Founded in 1926 as a harbour kafeneio, Mavri Thalassa now operates one of Thessaloniki's most serious seafood tables in Kalamaria.
Chef Giannis Loukakis writes the menu each morning based on what the organic market and fishers deliver.
A Pylaia landmark since 2008, Glykanisos distils its own tsipouro label called Euforikon from Muscat grapes and serves it alongside creative seafood plates.
Chef Asterios Sousouras brings the family seafood heritage from a Halkidiki fish taverna into a refined Ladadika room.
A bright, relaxed seafood spot in the city centre, Akti Ntovil draws a loyal local crowd for fresh fish plates and unpretentious meze at prices noticeably.
The Sotiroudis brothers' seafood table in Pylaia has been one of Thessaloniki's most important fish restaurants since 2008.
Chef Asterios Sousouras's daily-supply seafood restaurant in Ladadika earned an FNL Best Restaurant Award star in 2025 and is one of the most admired fish.
Mezen's never-ending philosophy of small seafood plates arriving continuously until the diner stops them has made it one of Thessaloniki's most imitated.
