Restaurants and Nightlife in ThessalonikiWhere to eat and play in Thessaloniki |
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Music
Halls, night clubs, discotheques are open till
late at night, whereas those who prefer the
bouzouki music can choose from a range of
special tavernas in the area near the Airport.
There are a number of bars and clubs near the
White Tower. Discos are generally on the
outskirts of town near the airport where the
noise is less likely to bother people.
Traffic
on 3rd of
September street and
L
'Apogee
are in town
but probably not open in the summer.
Avantaz
is a Greek
Music club at 156 Agia Demitriou.
Mylos
is a large
entertainment complex in the warehouse
district of the port. There you will find
bars, galleries, restaurants, cafes, theatres
and plenty of varieties of live music
but difficult to get to without a
taxi.
Lido has its winter club in the Fix area, but the summer club is near the
Macedonia airport. Also, Colonial is located on Aristotelous square in downtown, and the summer club is also near the airport.
There are a number of movie theatres almost all showing English language films with Greek subtitles. Some are indoor and some are outdoor which are generally open only in the summer. But like anywhere in Greece sometimes the best idea is to wander around and peer into the various ouzeries, cafeneons and restaurants until you find something special. Want to know where to eat in Thessaloniki? Where to go dancing or hear the best Rembetika music? Ask a taxi driver. See the restaurant , cafes and nightlife reviews of Grigoris Moisiadis |
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Apart from the many elegant restaurants in the
city and the suburbs, there are also numerous
"ouzeries" and taverns. Excellent grilled meat
and chicken are served at the popular shops
along the coast on the outskirts of town Check
out the newly renovated
Ladadikia
district
near Aristolelous square where there are a
number of traditional restaurants and ouzeries
on Odos Katouni. This is a working class area
similar to Psiri in Athens which has been
developed into an area of eating and
entertainment. Frommers and Lonely Planet
raved about
Zythos,
Frommers
about the food and LP because you can get a
pint of Murphy's for a night much more than an
Amstel. Sounds good to me. They both also
like
Ta
Spata
on
Aristoleous square,
Ta
Nicia
at 13
Koromila for seafood,
Stratis
on Nikis
street and
Rogotis
on
Venizelou street. Lonely Planet likes
O
Loutros Fish Taverna
on Kominon
street and
Aderfia
tis Pyxarias
at 9 Platia
Navarino. But of all the recommendations the
one that looks most enticing to me is
the
Aristotelous
Ouzerie
in an
arcade off the left of Aristotelous a block
from the waterfront. I ate here with my cousin
George, a monk on Mount Athos, many years ago
and apparently it has only gotten better. LP
also recommends
Kokoretsina
in
Ladadikia, which combines two of my favorite
Greek words,
Retsina
(resinated
Greek wine) and
Kokoretsi
(livers,
spleens, hearts and whatever else comes out of
a sheep, stuffed into a large intestine and
grilled.
Many people do the Volta(evening stroll) along
the harbor from Aristotelis Square all the way
beyond the White Tower where it gets quieter
and more romantic. You will certainly find
somewhere to sit that interests you on the way
there or back.
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