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(Orfeas 37-39; mezedhes €2-5; 10am-3am)
This friendly bar in a restored old-town man-
sion has a fun vibe, old
avli
(back courtyard) with secluded tables and colourful upstairs
for winter. The owners, friendly siblings Theodota and Georgios, serve homemade
Greeks-meets-international mezedhes; there's no menu, but it's all healthy (Theodota's a
professional nutritionist). Both the food and admirably varied drinks are astonishingly in-
expensive.
Taverna To Perasma
TAVERNA $
( 25410 78014; Ikoniou 16; mezedhes €2.50-4, mains €5-9)
On a side street near the bus sta-
tion, To Perasma serves huge portions. Try the
roka
(rocket) salad with tomato and cu-
cumber,
melitzanes
'special' (oven-cooked aubergines with cheese),
sykoti krasato
(liver
with wine) and
yiaourtlou
kebab (spicy beef kebabs with yoghurt on fried pitta with
salsa); it'll cost about €20 and feed four.
Restaurant Palia Poli
TAVERNA $
( 25410 68685; Hasirtzoglou 7; mains €7-9)
More inventive than other old-town places,
this wood-and-brick taverna offers quail, roast pork with plum sauce and orange duck.
Embargo
CAFE, BAR
(Vasilissis Sofias 5; 9am-3am)
Above a sturdy stone embankment near the old town, Em-
bargo has pretty people, outdoor seating and a neat circular interior.
Café Antica
CAFE
( 25410 62193; Vasileos Konstantinou 86; 9am-2am)
This two-level, central cafe has
long wooden rafters, soft couches and wall-bound antique implements. Try wine in sum-
mer, or a tasty hot chocolate in winter.
Information
The bus station is 800m southeast of the square (Plateia Dimokratias), and the train sta-
tion 2km south of it. Dimokritou (later Karaoli) leads to Plateia Dimokratias from the bus
station, as does 28 Oktovriou from the train station.
ATM-equipped banks, restaurants and shops line Plateia Dimokratias and Plateia
Antiko.
Police Station
(
25410 23333; cnr Nestou & Lykourgou Thrakis)
Post Office
(A Georgiou 16)
