Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Eating
Stafylos
GREEK $
(Malounas 6; mains €7-10; lunch & dinner)
Your welcome is a small glass of
tsipouro
and
some olives and a tomato dip before you've even ordered. There are lovely dishes from
all over Greece, including a delicious apaki pork marinated in spices (typical of Crete),
snails and much more.
Plagios
MEDITERRANEAN $$$
(cnr Kontaratou & Skirou; mains €9-25)
An alternative to Volos' traditional
tsipouradhika
(place that serves ouzo and light snacks) scene, this smart place has a low-key snob
factor and touts itself as an all-day bar-restaurant. It adds a touch of contemporary gour-
met to the Greek cuisine.
THE TSIPOURADHIKA
Volos is famous throughout Greece for itsouzeriesandtsipouradhika. If you have
not already come across one, anouzerie(strictly speaking, called atsipouradhiko)
is a type of small restaurant serving various plates of mezedhes and tiny bottles of
tsipouro,a distilled spirit, like ouzo but stronger. You can dilute it with water if you
prefer it weaker. When you've finished one round of mezedhes ortsipouro,you
keep ordering until you've had your fill (or can't stand up!). The basic rule: don't ex-
pect a drink without a plate. Typical mezedhes include grilledohtapodi(octopus)
and fried calamari. Traditionaltsipouradhikawere open during the day only. Some
of our old-time favourites in Volos:
Kyklos Tsipouradiko
(
24210 20872; Mikrasiaton 85; mezedhes €2-6;
Mon-Sat)
Sesklo
(Papakiriazi 44; mezedhes from €3.50; 11am-6pm)
Kavouras Tsipouradiko
(Gatziagiri 8; drink & mezedhes plate €3-4;
11am-6pm Mon-
Sat)
Kerasia Tsipouradiko
(Cherry Tree; Papakiriazi 40; mezedhes €3-5;
9am-6pm)
Drinking & Nightlife
For a night of music, drinking and dancing, head to the revitalised old industrial district
known as the Palaia (note: single women shouldn't go here alone). Most of Volos seems
