Coffee with Character

Immerse yourself in the city's sophisticated coffee culture while getting your caffeine fix.


Thessaloniki’s laid back style finds no better means of expression than at its countless coffee houses. Coffee drinking is an integral part of daily life here, and throwing together a hot drink with instant granules to drink on the run is practically considered blasphemy. Discover why Thessalonians take their coffee so seriously. 


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