Thessaloniki Food Walking Tour : Smell, taste and feel
Discover the flavors of Thessaloniki on a guided food tour. Taste local delicacies, sip on ouzo or wine, and learn about the culinary history of the area.
15 street food places in Thessaloniki we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Thessaloniki | Street Food across every city.
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.
Bantis Bougatsa ★ 4.8
Panagias Faneromenis 33, Thessaloniki 546 27
The city's best cream bougatsa eaten at the marble counter: fresh phyllo, cold pastry cream, cinnamon shaker, powdered sugar. Opens at 06:30.
Tragano Navarinou ★ 4.3
Dimitriou Gounari 32, Thessaloniki 546 21
Tragano on Dimitriou Gounari near Navarinou Square bakes some of the city's most reliable koulouri (sesame bread rings) on site. At Dimitriou Gounari 32.
Diagonios 1977 ★ 4.3
Egnatia 159, Thessaloniki 546 21
Since 1977 on Egnatia Street, Diagonios has served the city's most consistent souvlaki until 3am on weekends. At Egnatia 159. Booking recommended.
Trigona Elenidis ★ 4.8
Venizelou 12, Panorama, Thessaloniki 552 36
The trigona panoramatos is Thessaloniki's defining pastry: a crisp phyllo triangle filled to order with cold cream. At Venizelou 12. Booking recommended.
Stou Mitsou ★ 4.4
Vlali 11, Kapani Market, Thessaloniki 546 24
Stou Mitsou opened inside Kapani Market in February 2014 and quickly became a reference address for the city's refugee dishes: Smyrna-style soutzoukakia.
Ariston Tyropita ★ 4.2
Aristotelous 8, Thessaloniki 546 24
The Ariston counter near Aristotelous Square is the reference tyropita address in the city centre. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Giotis Gyradiko ★ 4.0
Vasileos Irakliou 40, Thessaloniki
The most consistent gyros counter in the city centre. Pork or chicken in soft pita with tomato, onion, tzatziki, and chips: the Thessaloniki formulation.
Bougatsa Giannis ★ 4.5
Mitropoleos 106, Thessaloniki
Bougatsa Giannis opens at 8pm and runs until 3pm the following day. The late-night cream or cheese phyllo fix for the bar crowd on Mitropoleos.
Modiano Market Stalls ★ 4.1
Ermou 24, Thessaloniki 546 25
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.
Pasatempas Nut Stalls ★ 4.0
Kapani Market, Thessaloniki
The nut and seed stalls at Kapani Market selling pasatempas, the Thessaloniki term for roasted pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds. Booking recommended.
Loukoumania Navarinou ★ 4.2
Gounari 24, Thessaloniki 546 22
Loukoumania near Navarinou Square fries fresh dough daily and serves the crisp, fluffy, honey-soaked loukoumades in dozens of combinations. At Gounari 24.
Winter Corn and Chestnut Carts ★ 4.0
Aristotelous Square, Thessaloniki 546 24
In winter, the roasted corn and chestnut carts appear around Aristotelous Square and the waterfront promenade. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Xanthopoulos Kokoretsi ★ 4.2
Ippokratous 26, Thessaloniki
Xanthopoulos on Ippokratous is the serious address for kokoretsi, the Easter and Sunday offal spit-roast of wrapped intestines, heart. At Ippokratous 26.
Ladadika Tsipouradika ★ 4.6
Katouni Street, Thessaloniki
The tsipouradika of Katouni and Doxis Streets operate the Thessaloniki ritual: cold tsipouro arrives in a small carafe, meze plates follow in relay.
Seafront Corn Carts ★ 3.8
Nikis Avenue, Thessaloniki 546 24
The roasted corn carts on Nikis Avenue operate from spring through autumn, positioned along the waterfront promenade between the White Tower and the port.
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