Bougatsa Giannis ★ 4.5
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.
Try: Cream and cheese bougatsa, night shift
Giotis Gyradiko is a street-food stop in Centre, Thessaloniki.
Editorially verified May 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Vasileos Irakliou 40, 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.
Try: Cream and cheese bougatsa, night shift
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: Market lunch, cheese, cured meats, olives
The nut and seed stalls at Kapani Market selling pasatempas, the Thessaloniki term for roasted pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds. Booking recommended.
Try: Roasted nuts, seeds, dried fruits
Loukoumania near Navarinou Square fries fresh dough daily and serves the crisp, fluffy, honey-soaked loukoumades in dozens of combinations. At Gounari 24.
Try: Loukoumades (Greek honey doughnuts)
In winter, the roasted corn and chestnut carts appear around Aristotelous Square and the waterfront promenade. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Try: Roasted corn, roasted chestnuts (seasonal Oct-Feb)
Xanthopoulos on Ippokratous is the serious address for kokoretsi, the Easter and Sunday offal spit-roast of wrapped intestines, heart. At Ippokratous 26.
Try: Kokoretsi (offal spit-roast)