15/05/2025
A Weekend in Thessaloniki guide – All about food 😍
Update: When I finished writing this post, I realised it’s almost all about food. And it’s not false! Greece offers best food in the world, so enjoy my small guide🥰
💜 Had zero plans. Just a weekend, good company, and a massive craving for freddo and bougatsa.
💜 I wasn’t sure how I’d vibe with Thessaloniki at first… but then the first dinner came, then wine, then rooftops, then bougatsa, and I felt home 💜
Here’s what I’d actually recommend if you’re heading there:
💜 Things to eat:
• Bougatsa – sweet or savoury. My to go to in the mornings
• Koulouri – local bagel - addictive.
• Loukoumades – Greek donuts (traditionally with honey + walnuts).
• Bougiourdi – baked feta with peppers. Order it once, dream about it forever.
• Soutzoukakia – spiced meatballs in cinnamon tomato sauce. And don’t tell I haven’t warned you how good it is🥹
• Mastiha – liqueur or dessert. Don’t overthink it, just try. My fave!
💜 Wines and grapes to know:
• Malagousia – fresh, floral, and perfect in the sun.
• Xinomavro – red or rosé, earthy, and unexpectedly elegant.
• PS: My secret to wines - if you have no idea what to order, simply take house wine in tavernas, you’ll be pleasantly surprised! Some of the best wines on earth I tasted there. And no Barollo can compete with that 😱
💜 Where to drink great Freddo and have brunch:
• – brunch & natural wines, Nice interior, fantastic terrace
• – vintage, warm, a bit hidden
• – cool but not trying too hard
• – design deli vibes, where you brunch and shop
💜 Food / Tavernas / Cocktails / Rooftops
• .rooftopbar – stunning views + very good wine recs
• Castra Terrace – slow sunsets
• Wall by Wall / Brusco / Yenti – great food with a twist
• Ladadika area – tavernas with live music, bars
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• Kitchenbar in the Port area
• Last photos from Meteoron restaurant in Kalampaka village - honestly best views to enjoy food 😍
Which one would you choose?
