Bazagiazi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Traditional Authentic Convivial Bazagiazi Center (Modiano / Louloudadika) $$ An antique-feeling ouzeri tucked inside the market arcade
Diagonios Restaurant Restaurant Compare Institution Traditional Authentic Diagonios Center (Platia Fanarioton) $$ Since 1977, the city's benchmark soutzoukakia and hand-cut gyro
Igglis Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Traditional Authentic Igglis Ano Poli (Irodotou) $$ A vine-shaded 1914 taverna emblematic of the upper town
Mezen Salonica Restaurant Restaurant Compare Lively Convivial Authentic Mezen Salonica Center (Rogoti, near Ladadika) $$ The never-ending meze that reset how the city shares plates
Nea Folia Restaurant Restaurant Compare Traditional Rustic Authentic Nea Folia Ano Poli (lower edge) $$ Grandma's kitchen meets deli on the slope below the old town
Ouzeri Tsinari Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Institution Traditional Ouzeri Tsinari Ano Poli (Tsinari) $$ The Ottoman-era corner ouzeri that survived the city itself
Palia Athina Restaurant Restaurant Compare Institution Traditional Authentic Palia Athina Kato Toumba $$ Toumba's no-frills bench for offal, lamb and a serious wine list
Vyzantino Politiki Kouzina Restaurant Restaurant Compare Traditional Authentic Family Run Vyzantino Politiki Kouzina Kalamaria (Karabournaki) $$ Constantinopolitan home cooking carried west by the refugees