REMAINING AREAS OF MACEDONIA 2024

GASTRODROMIO EN OLYMPO
TRADITIONAL GREEK CUISINE

36 Agiou Nikolaou Street, Litochoro Pieria
+30 2352021300
www.gastrodromio.rocks
€25-50 per person
Open all year round

Restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating.

Always focusing on local produce and using the best possible ingredients, the lone rider of Litochoro, Andreas Gavris, earns the trust of his customers every year. He draws visitors from all over Greece, who come to enjoy, among other dishes, his exquisite lemon-flavoured meatballs with oregano-infused mashed potatoes and superb lamb with mushrooms, pumpkin puree, and gruyere flakes. The wine list is also remarkable.

KYR-YANNI RESTAURANT
CONTEMPORARY GREEK CUISINE

Yiannakochori, Naoussa
+30 2332 051100
€25-50 per person
Open all year round

The Kir-Yianni Estate is one of the most beautiful wineries and estates one can visit in Greece, open-hearted, hospitable and "earthy" estate, just like its host, Stellios Boutaris In the last two years a restaurant has been created here, which is open only at lunchtime, and is signed by chef Kyriaki Fotopoulou Its cuisine and the excellent pairings with the estate`s wines are reasons alone to visit the winery, but also one of the top suggestions for delectable cuisine in the region.

KLADI ELIAS (OLIVE BRANCH)
EUROPEAN CUISINE

Mesoropi, Municipality of Pangaio, Kavala
+30 25920-93293
www.kladielias.gr
€25-50 per person
Open all year round

Restaurant with its own parking.

A genuine bistro with distinctive cuisine, expert meat cuts, a dry-ageing fridge, and a menu based on French cuisine and Mediterranean fusion. Impeccably cooked and intensely flavoured tomato pesto with bulgur, strained yoghurt, beef Charolais exuding French finesse, and a surprisingly delightful burrata dessert with basil sauce and freshly ground pepper. A small but eclectic wine and cigar selection.

KONTOSOROS
CONTEMPORARY GREEK CUISINE

Xino Nero, Florina
+30 23860 81256
www.kontosoros.gr
€25-50 per person
Open all year round

Restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating.

A more gastronomic version of Macedonian cuisine, full of delicious tastes, featuring emotion and locality. Iliana Kontosorou now adds her touches to the menu, continuing her father Nikos`s legacy with iconic dishes, like the famous sout makalo (meatballs in flour sauce), as stars always shining on the list. In Kontosoros` cellar, a plethora of gems from Greek vineyards awaits.

THOMAS
TRADITIONAL GREEK CUISINE

18th km Eparchiaki Odos Amyntaiou-Kastorias, Sklithro, Florina
+30 23860 31080
www.agonari.gr
€25-50 per person
Open all year round

Restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating, with its own parking.

Most of Thomas` specialities revolve around the centre of tradition. Still, thanks to the modern culinary aesthetics contributed by the restaurant`s new generation, they are now presented with a twist of gastronomic modernisation. The Paspali family has created an exceptionally well-maintained and tastefully designed space in Sklithro, Florina, where the service is nothing short of excellent, not only for a country restaurant but for any dining venue anywhere. You can add a fantastic wine cellar from Greek vineyards with rare old and new labels.

VASILIKOS
GASTRO TAVERN

Kallipoli, Pella Prefecture
+30 2381 503707
€15-30 per person
Open all year round

Restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating.

In the small village of Kallipolis, in the middle of nowhere, Vassilis Barbarousis has set up a delicious micro-universe. A wood-fired oven outside the restaurant and a Parrilla Grill in the restaurant`s open kitchen are constantly fed with beech wood, and the action begins. Raw materials are sourced exclusively from small local producers; the chef cuts meats to make the most of the animal, and special attention is paid to the curing and fermentation of certain ingredients. Surprise and experience among the few that brought it this year to one of the places on The List 2024, the restaurants you should not miss!

VERGIOTIKO
STEAK RESTAURANT

2 Thomaidou Street, Veria
+30 2331 74133
€25-40 per person
Open all year round

Restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating.

Passionate chef and owner Nikos Malliaras emphasizes quality meat-eating at Vergiotiko, and his use of all kinds of superb ingredients in his dishes indicates his passion and eagerness to develop the restaurant further. Besides the excellent cuts of beef, specials include trahana with veal ribs, giouvetsi with oxtail, and revani with buffalo milk ice cream. At Vergiotiko, built at the recess of a rock, you will also find a selection of remarkable local wines on a constantly expanding list.

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