Tsipouro with Meze
Photo: Unai Guerra · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cold tsipouro, the Macedonian pomace spirit, arrives in a small carafe and meze plates follow in relay: taramosalata, fried whitebait, octopus, saganaki and whatever is fresh that day.

The tsipouro relay format emerged from the convergence of the pre-war ouzeri tradition and the tsipouro distilling culture of the Macedonian and Epirus highlands. The no-ordering format, where plates arrive continuously, is specific to the Macedonian tsipouradiko and differs from the Athenian ouzo-bar tradition.

3 editor picks for Tsipouro with Meze in Thessaloniki, ranked by editorial score. All Thessaloniki signature dishes · Tsipouro with Meze across every city.

Ladadika Tsipouradika ★ 4.6

€Street food

The tsipouradika of Katouni and Doxis Streets operate the Thessaloniki ritual: cold tsipouro arrives in a small carafe, meze plates follow in relay.

OrderTsipouro plus meze relay

Ouzeri Tsinari ★ 4.5

€GreekAno Poli

Tsinari has stood on this Ano Poli corner since 1865, originally a cafe during the Ottoman period. Priced at €. At Alexandras Papadopoulou 72.

OrderTzigerosarmas, Grilled seafood mezedes

Rouga ★ 4.0

€€GreekAno Poli

Set on a cobbled Ano Poli street, Rouga is known for its fairy-light courtyard, circus-figure decor, and the Greek custom of complimentary ouzo and homemade.

OrderTraditional Greek meze, Complimentary ouzo and dessert

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