15 editor picks in Thessaloniki.
Thessaloniki eats on its feet, and the markets and pavements set the pace from dawn. Bantis Bougatsa and Bougatsa Giannis hand out phyllo pies, Ariston Tyropita works Aristotelous, and the koulouri carts feed the morning commute. Inside the Kapani and Modiano markets, Stou Mitsou, the Pasatempas nut stalls and the Modiano market stalls keep the grazing going, with seasonal corn and chestnut carts working Aristotelous Square and the seafront.
15 street food places in Thessaloniki we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Thessaloniki · Street Food across every city.
Try Cream bougatsa
The city's best cream bougatsa eaten at the marble counter: fresh phyllo, cold pastry cream, cinnamon shaker, powdered sugar.
Try Pork souvlaki kalamaki
Since 1977 on Egnatia Street, Diagonios has served the city's most consistent souvlaki until 3am on weekends.
Try Trigona panoramatos (cream phyllo triangle)
The trigona panoramatos is Thessaloniki's defining pastry: a crisp phyllo triangle filled to order with cold cream.
Try Soutzoukakia, traditional Macedonian meze
Stou Mitsou opened inside Kapani Market in February 2014 and quickly became a reference address for the city's refugee dishes: Smyrna-style soutzoukakia.
Try Tyropita (cheese pie), spanakopita
The Ariston counter near Aristotelous Square is the reference tyropita address in the city centre.
Try Gyros (pork or chicken in pita)
The most consistent gyros counter in the city centre.
Try Cream and cheese bougatsa, night shift
Bougatsa Giannis opens at 8pm and runs until 3pm the following day.
Try Market lunch, cheese, cured meats, olives
The Modiano Market reopened in December 2022 after full restoration and now houses food stalls, cheese and cured-meat counters, the Modiano Bahar spice shop.
Try Roasted nuts, seeds, dried fruits
The nut and seed stalls at Kapani Market selling pasatempas, the Thessaloniki term for roasted pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds.
Try Roasted corn, roasted chestnuts (seasonal Oct-Feb)
In winter, the roasted corn and chestnut carts appear around Aristotelous Square and the waterfront promenade.
Try Kokoretsi (offal spit-roast)
Xanthopoulos on Ippokratous is the serious address for kokoretsi, the Easter and Sunday offal spit-roast of wrapped intestines, heart.
Try Tsipouro plus meze relay
The tsipouradika of Katouni and Doxis Streets operate the Thessaloniki ritual: cold tsipouro arrives in a small carafe, meze plates follow in relay.
Try Roasted corn on the cob
The roasted corn carts on Nikis Avenue operate from spring through autumn, positioned along the waterfront promenade between the White Tower and the port.
