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Kamares
Platía Ayíou Yeoryíou 11, by the Rotónda
T
2310 219 686.
Excellent seafood, salads and grilled
meat at standard prices (€7-8), washed down by bulk
wine from Límnos. Summer outdoor seating beside the
park.
Mon-Sat 10am-1am, Sun 10am-6pm.
Koumbarakia
Egnatía 140
T
2310 271 905.
Tucked
behind a tiny Byzantine chapel, the outdoor tables of this
durable, budget ouzerí groan with Macedonian-style grills
for €8-10, seafood and salads, including
túrsi
(pickled
vegetables).
Mon-Sat noon-midnight, Sun noon-6pm.
Krasodhikio
Filíppou 18
T
2310 239 031.
Another fine
ouzerí, serving a range of ample meat and seafood meals
and mezédhes for under €10 on the pavement in summer
or in the cosy interior when it's cold.
Daily noon-1.15am.
Molyvos
Kapodhistríou 1
T
2310 555 952,
W
molyvos
.gr.
Ouzo and mezédhes combos for €12-15 from Crete,
Lesvos, Cyclades and Istanbul are among the regional
specialities served at this first-floor taverna-ouzerí, with an
attached shop selling ouzo and olive oils.
Daily 11am-2am.
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Myrovolos Smyrni
In arcade in the Modhiáno off
Komninón 32
T
2310 274 170.
Friendly, crowded ouzerí,
also known as
Tou Thanassi
. Typical dishes include cheese-
stuffed squid, Smyrna-style meatballs, stuffed potatoes
and grilled baby fish. Reservations recommended.
Daily
noon-2am, closed Sun eves.
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Nea Ilyssia
Sófou 17
T
2310 514 162.
Just below
Egnatía, this popular restaurant is great for
mayireftá
, such
as beef in tomato sauce and lamb fricassé for €7-8, as well
as filling souvlaki.
Daily 8.30am-2am, Fri-Sat till 4am.
Ta Bakaliarakia tou Aristou
Katoúni 3, Ladhádhika
T
2310 542 906.
Heapings of cod and chips, served on
greaseproof paper for around €6-7, make this joint in a
pedestrianized portside alley quite memorable. Second
branch one block away.
Daily 9am-7pm.
Tre Marie
P.P. Yermanoú 13
T
2310 240 051.
This smart
trattoria serves a selection of risotto and pasta dishes for
€15-20 in a marble- and- dark- wood dining room with
stained-glass ceiling panels and sparkling chandeliers.
Small outside terrace.
Daily 11am-midnight.
Tsarouhas
Olýmbou 78
T
2310 271 621.
Reputedly the
best and certainly the most famous of the city's
patsatzídhika
, churning out rich tripe-and-trotter soup for
€8. Lots of other tasty
mayireftá
and Anatolian puddings.
Open 24hr; closed mid-July to mid-Aug.
Vrotos
Mitropolítou Yennadhíou 6, Platía Áthonos
T
2310 223 958.
One of the most popular ouzerís here,
with something for all tastes: elaborate vegetable dishes
with or without cheese, plus creative meat and seafood
recipes for €8-10. Reservations recommended.
Daily
11am-2am; closed Sun eves.
Zythos
Platía Katoúni 5, Ladhádhika
T
2310 540 284,
W
zithos.gr.
Imaginative Greek mezédhes plus a range of
sausages and pasta dishes for around €10, along with an
excellent selection of wines and beers, both draught and
bottled. Reservations recommended at weekends.
Food
served daily noon-9.30pm, bar 10am-2am.
ÁNO PÓLI
Kreonidis
Leofóros Óhi 4
T
2310 206 006.
This
psistariá
/ouzerí has tables overlooking the city and sea,
where you can eat grills or mezédhes for under €10 while
enjoying the splendid view.
Daily noon-1am.
Ladhokolla me Thea
Kýprou 2
T
2310 210 805.
The
increasingly popular trend of eating chunks of pork or lamb
on greaseproof paper for around
€8 has reached Áno Póli
with this otherwise smart taverna.
Daily noon-midnight.
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O Volos sta…Kastra!
Gravías 1
T
2310 210 819.
A
range of dips, salads, meats and fish, as well as seafood
risotto and shrimp spaghetti, can be enjoyed for €12 or
under along with organic Cretan wine in this taverna cum
ouzerí.
Daily noon-2am.
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To Makedhoniko
Y Papadhopoúlou 32, Sykiés
T
2310 627 438.
Tucked inside the western city gate, this
old-fashioned taverna with a triangular courtyard serves
an excellent but limited range of grills, dips, salads and
barrelled retsina. Stuff yourself and drink merrily for little
over €10 in total.
Tues-Sun noon-midnight.
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NIGHTLIFE
Apart from the almost unbroken line of expensive café-bars on the seafront
Leofóros Níkis
and around
Platía
Aristotélous
, the most fashionable nightlife is to be found in
Ladhádhika
, near the port. Bustling
Platía Navarínou
and the nearby pedestrianized streets,
Iktínou
and
Zefxídhou
, also contain some of the trendiest establishments in the
city. During the warmer months, action mostly shifts to various glitzy, barn-like establishments lining the coast road out to
Kalamariá
, for which you'll need to take taxis.
A Votre Santé
Mitropóleos 70
T
2310 239 494.
Low-
key café-bar that offers a wide range of range of imported
beers and cocktails, as well as quality chocolates. The
musical background shifts from Greek éntekhno to jazz and
ethnic.
Daily 8.30am-2.30am.
Decadence
A Yeoryíou 21,
near the Mylos centre.
The
most highly rated of the big clubs for cutting-edge dance,
techno and progressive house music.
Oct-May Wed-Sun
10pm-late.
Dizzy
Eyíptou 5, Ladhádhika.
Full-on rock/goth sounds
abound in this lively bar with motorbikes hanging from
sturdy wooden beams and Guinness or other beers on tap.
Daily 9pm-late.
Kissfish
Fokéas 1, Ladhádhika
T
2310 550 636.
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