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Eating & Drinking
Orestiada's cafe-bars line Emmanouel Riga, between Konstantinopoleos and Athanasiou
Pantazidou by the square. Popular places include
Bel Air
and
Social
.
Safran
TAVERNA $
( 25520 29088; Vasileos Konstantinou; mains €5-7)
Longtime favourite Safran does
international-style taverna cuisine.
Sapore Cucine Italiana
ITALIAN $$$
( 6932385040; cnr Athanasiou Pantazidou & Emmanouil RIga; mains €8-13; 10am-11pm)
An
unexpected delight in deepest Thrace, this new Italian restaurant features a short but ex-
cellent seasonal menu. Try the tasty bruschetta, and lasagna with goat cheese or ravioli in
wine sauce, accompanied by rich local wines (from Ormenio).
Friendly owner Ioannis is an innovator, as attested by the 'Venetian' tiramisu and
chocolate soufflé with toffee. Soft music and candlelight enhance the atmosphere in this
classic wood-and-brick place with lofty ceilings.
Information
ATM-equipped banks hug the newly refurbished square.
Hatzigiannis Tours
(
25520 28333; cnr Konstantinoupoleos & Emmanouel Riga)
Sells plane,
boat and train tickets.
Post Office
(
25520 22435; Athanasiou Pantazidou)
Getting There & Around
From Orestiada's
bus station
( 25520 22550)
, buses serve Didymotiho (€1.80, 20
minutes, hourly), with many of them continuing to Alexandroupoli (€10.60, 1¼ hours).
Other buses go northwards to Dikea (€5.70, 45 minutes, four daily) and Ormenio (€5.50,
40 minutes, two daily) for Bulgaria. The Turkish border crossing at Kastanies is also
served (€1.80, 20 minutes, six daily).
The
train station
( 25520 22328)
connects Orestiada with Thessaloniki, via Alexan-
droupoli. International trains remained suspended at the time of research.
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