GASTRONOMY

Thessaloniki is a paradise of flavors and you will realize that from the very first walk around the city. Gyros shops, bougatsa shops, ouzo bars, local cuisine taverns and pubs, bar-restaurants, places with more gourmet tastes as well as traditional pastry shops, you will find everywhere: in central parts of the city, near the sea, high up in the walls or hidden in unexpected corners within the urban fabric. Your gastronomic experience is endless!

The gastronomic identity of Thessaloniki shaped by local flavors enriched by the cultures that passed through the city and the recipes the Greek refugees brought with them from Asia Minor, Pontos and Eastern Thrace. Today the cuisine of Thessaloniki progresses, with the creative mood of the chefs to experiment and make new suggestions on traditional flavors, catapulting your palate!

The greatest travel magazines, newspapers and global websites they discover the gastronomic world of Thessaloniki, among them the New York Times which included Thessaloniki in the list of 52 cities in the world that should be visited in 2016, particularly noting that “the second town of Greece is first in the eating! Read more here

Follow the the gastronomic map we made for you and make your own experiences with flavor Thessaloniki!

Stuffed Vine leaves with dill & spearmint (Dolmadakia Yalantzi)

Ingredients 60 vine leaves ½ + ½ cup olive oil 1 bunch spring onions finely chopped 2 cups short grain rice 1/2 bunch of dill finely chopped 1 handful fresh spearmint lea

Greek salad with balsamic vinegar (Horiatiki)

Greek salad with balsamic vinegar (Horiatiki Salata with Xidi Valsamiko) Ingredients 2 tomatoes 1 cucumber 1 medium sized onion 2 spring onions 1 green pepper

Semolina Halva (Halvas Simigdalenios)

Semolina Halva (Halvas Simigdalenios) Ingredients 1 cup olive oil 2 cups coarse semolina 1 cup walnuts chopped Ground cinnamon SYRUP 4 cups water 3 cups sug

Fried pork with leeks and red wine (Hirini tigania )

Fried pork with leeks and red wine (Hirini tigania with prasso & kokkino krasi) Ingredients 1kg pork 1/3 cup olive oil 2 leeks chopped ½ cup red wine Oregano

Baked ‘Giant’ Beans with traditional sausages (Gigantes with Horiatiko Loukaniko)

Baked ‘Giant’ Beans with traditional sausages (Gigantes with Horiatiko Loukaniko) Ingredients ½ kg giant beans 1/3 cup olive oil 1 large onion cut in cubes 4-5 spr

Traditional pies (Paradosiakes pites) of Thessaloniki

Traditional pies (Paradosiakes Pites) of Thessaloniki  Ingredients DOUGH 6 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp salt ½ espresso cup olive oil 2 tsp vinegar 1 + ½ cup w

Charcoal grilled sardines (Sardeles pantremenes)

Ingredients 1 kg big fresh sardines 3 tbsp olive oil 2 onions sliced 1 bunch of parsley finely chopped 3-4 garlic cloves finely chopped 2 tomatoes finely choppedΟreganoJ

Rice with Mussels (Midopilafo)

Rice with Mussels and Dill (Midopilafo) Ingredients 1/2 kg mussels with the shell, leaned and bearded 1/2 kg mussels without shells 1/2 cup olive oil    

Rooster in red wine and bay leaves (Kokkoras Krasatos)

Rooster in red wine and bay leaves (Kokkoras Krasatos with Dafni) Ingredients 1 rooster cut in portions ½ cup olive oil 1 onion cut in cubes 2 cloves of garlic, finely ch

Mousaka

Mousaka Ingredients 1kg eggplants cut in rings 2kg potatoes cut in rings Frying oil 1/3 cup olive oil 1 onion cut in cubes ½ kg minced beef ½ kg minced pork 1 + ½ cup tom