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Foodism | Street food
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High School Brother’s in Law Tarantino

As street food is evolving in international savoury piroshki. concept pizza bar in the city centre operates
level into a tasty culture equivalently Delicious pizza by the slice, made in wood- from early morning to late at night and
assimilated to cities’ gastro scenes, it is fired oven, following the Italian tradition, serves from savoury breakfast and fresh
naturally expected of Thessaloniki to have is served at Pizza Poselli. It took its name ground coffee, together with the best pizza
several strong players in that field, too. If after the Italian architect Vitaliano Poselli, in the city, to salads, pasta and meat dishes.
you need proof, just go at the bougatsa- who designed some of the most historic In this battle of street food the leader is,
shop Anoteron, in Aghiou Dimitriou buildings in Thessaloniki. Sophisticated, naturally, the famous souvlaki, undoubtedly
Str., where Gekas family serve exemplary high-quality raw materials, great dough and the prominent and most popular street
bougatsa, among the city’s best. You’ll find friendly atmosphere in a pleasant pizza food in Greece, with no competition. At
out that Thessalonians had a karmic relation bar, with the bonus of staying open until the tiny Derlicatessen in Kouskoura
with street food long before it became a late at night. The very popular in Athens Str., people are flocking every day for the
trend. Of course, there is also Athina, in Margherita Pizza Artisanale now has a authentic souvlaki, while, at the same time,
Vassilissis Olgas Ave., with more than forty second location at Thessaloniki to bake in I Kantina tis Annoulas, on the east side of
years of experience, moreover serving non- its wood-fired oven top Neapolitan pizza the city, has, justly, its own fanatic crowd.
stop 24 hours one of the best bougatsa in using the authentic Italian flour brand The meat they use is a reason in itself for
the city, with unequalled filo and delicious Del Mio Sacco. You have to make another that preference: their souvlaki is simply
pastry cream. And for sure it would be an stop for authentic Italian cuisine at 9 Nikis extraordinary.
omission not to mention the unforgettable Ave., and the High School Pizza Bar. This To conclude, we mention Brothers in Low,
bougatsa of Bougatsa Bantis, a recipe from an American-aesthetic burger house and its
Caesarea of Cappadocia, Asia Minor. two locations in the city centre that serves
Another street food fetish of the city that THESSALONIKI juicy classic and signature burgers with their
became rapidly famous all over Greece HAS SEVERAL own handmade hamburger patties. Another
is the Thessalonian koulouri, the iconic very good burger house is also Burgler at
sesame ring-shaped bagel, an ideal delicacy STRONG Kalamaria, while a recent entry that sounds
for all day, every day. Obviously, there PLAYERS IN like it is already building a reputation for
are many spots for genuine koulouri in itself is Tarantino, a modern sandwich-shop
Thessaloniki and, having no intention to be THE FIELD with slow-cured meats and special meat
unfair to anyone, we mention indicatively OF STREET cuts from local stock-breeders.
the popular Farina Casa at Kalamaria, where Καθώς το street food εξελίσσεται σε διεθνές
besides tasty koulouri you can also try FOOD επίπεδο ως μια γευστική κουλτούρα που

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