Bougatsa Giannis ★ 4.6
Bougatsa Giannis opens at 8pm and closes at 3pm the next afternoon. Reservations advised. Cash and card accepted. A neighbourhood favourite.
Where to eat in Thessaloniki after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
After-hours picks
Diagonios 1977 ★ 4.3
Diagonios keeps the Egnatia corner open until 3am on Friday and Saturday with the same pork souvlaki it has served since 1977. At Egnatia 159.
Purovoku Project ★ 4.8
The 50 Best Discovery bar in Ladadika keeps its doors open until 4am on weekends. At Karipi 3. Booking recommended. A neighbourhood favourite.
Nea Diagonios ★ 3.9
Directly across from the original Diagonios, Nea Diagonios operates the same late-night kalamaki and gyros format until 3am on weekends. At Egnatia 162.
Le Cercle De Salonique ★ 4.6
The neoclassical mansion bar on Vasileos Irakleiou is one of the late-night heavyweights of the city, running its Mediterranean cocktail programme until 4am.
Ladadika Bar Strip ★ 4.4
The Doxis and Katouni Street bar strip in Ladadika operates at full capacity from midnight to 5am on weekends. At Doxis Street. Booking recommended.
Valaoritou Street Bars ★ 4.3
Valaoritou Street and the surrounding creative district run later than Ladadika, with bars and music venues operating until dawn on Friday and Saturday.
Giotis Gyradiko ★ 4.0
Giotis on Vasileos Irakliou serves the city centre's most consistent gyros until 3am on weekends. The counter is standing only and the turnaround is fast.
Casablanca Social Club ★ 4.4
Casablanca Social Club on the Vasilissis Olgas waterfront stays open until 3am with live music on Thursdays and Fridays. At Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas 18.
Bougatsa Bantis Dawn ★ 4.6
Bantis opens at 05:30 in Dikastirion to catch the dawn crowd: bakers, market workers, and the people just leaving the bars. At Panagias Faneromenis 33.