The best Greek dishes not to be missed
Greek traditional cuisine is rich in very tasty and varied specialties. There are differences in the preparation of certain dishes in different part of Greece, but we will list what you must try regardless of the region in which you are vacationing.
The best traditional Greek dishes
The most famous Greek home cooked dishes are:
Moussaka
Stifado
Pastitsio
Kleftiko
Moussaka
When it comes to homemade dishes, then of course you should try the Greek moussaka. We can say that globally moussaka is the most famous Greek dish. So we recommend that you definitely try it.
Eggplant is an indispensable ingredient in Greek moussaka, but so is béchamel sauce, lamb or beef meat, tomatoes and spices like cinnamon, tyme etc..
You can try it anywhere. It is prepared in almost all taverns and restaurants, but also in fast food restaurants. The most important thing is that it is fresh, so before you visit a restaurant with the intention of ordering moussaka, you can ask the owners of your accommodation to suggest you where to go.
Stifado
Stifado is originally a dish with rabbit, but in restaurants it is usually served with veal. It is a dish that is prepared in a ceramic dish and cooked with very small heads of onions (shallots or pearl onions) and in a tomato sauce. All these cooked dishes have different variations and their taste depends a lot on the preparation, so when you decide to try one of the local dishes, it is best to visit a tavern or restaurant recommended by the locals.
Pastitsio
Pasticcio resembles lasagna, it is pasta with minced meat, topped with bechamel sauce.
Kleftiko
Kleftiko is a very delicious meal with lamb and vegetables in a ceramic pot. The best one is made in a restaurant Piatsa Mihalis in Potos. We recommend that you try it in that restaurant. Another good place for kleftiko is in the Mesogios restaurant in Limenas. In Sithonia and Kassandra, we did not come across well-prepared kleftiko, although we tried it in several restaurants. Maybe you will have better luck. Please let us know.
Lamb in Thassos, Sithonia, Kassandra
Greece is famous for its delicious lamb. They say that Greek lamb does not have an intense smell that bothers some people, because the grass that free-range lambs consume is full of salt and iodine. Be that as it may, the preparation of lamb is counted among the best Greek specialties.
You can try the best lamb on Thassos In Theologos, at the Kleoniki restaurant (Iatrou-at Kostas with mustache) and in the Stelios Tavern.. Here, lamb is served from an electric grill. It is also good at the George restaurant in Potos because it is grilled and prepared on smoke rather than an electric grill. This restaurant serves lamb only in the evening and is located near the highway in Potos.
In the village of Panagija there are two taverns that serve lamb. Choose the tavern whose garden has a large plane tree. Kazaviti is also famous for its lamb, and most other traditional villages also have lamb on the menu in their taverns.
The best lamb (almost the only place where you can try lamb in Sithonia) is served in the village of Metagitsi (Taverna Klimataria).
On Kassandra you can try it in the restaurant Mnemes in Pefkohori (Cretan style lamb).
What equally delights us in Greek cuisine are the numerous warm appetizers.
To be honest, we usually skip the main meal in Greek taverns, because we always want to try as many different appetizers as possible.
The most famous Greek appetizers and spreads
When it comes to appetizers you should try
Bouyourdi
Kolokitokeftedes
Haloumi
Tirosalata
Tzatiki
Fried Zucchini
Bouyiourdi is mix of cheeses and tomato, warmed up in a clay pot. It’s prepared differently from place to place.
Tirokroketes are something like fried cheddar cheese balls, and halloumi is a special type of cheese that is grilled.
I recommend fish eggs salad for those who like stronger flavors. It’s called tarama or taramosalata.
Tirosalata is an appetizer of crushed feta and olive oil. Peppers are often added as well. We tried the best tirosalata in the canteen between Limenaria and Potos.
Fried zucchini is a very popular appetizer in Greece and is always ordered in taverns. There is no tavern that does not have fried zucchini in its menu. They are like chips and are usually served with tzatziki.
Of course, make sure you try tzatziki. It is a salad that mainly consists of sour crème, pickles, dill, garlic…
Octopus is usually ordered as an appetizer and can be prepared in several ways. The softest is when is prepared in wine (krasato) while on the barbecue can be stiff especially if it’s fresh.
As well as the following seafood:
Seafood risotto - the best one is in tavern Limani in Limenaria (in the port at the end of promenade)
Shells in tomato sauce - the best ones in tavern Armeno in Skala Maries
Shrimps in any way (grilled, cooked, fried or in sauce)
Squid / Kalamari - fried or grilled
Fish:
Fagri - sea bream
Lavraki - toothfish
Tsipoura - sea bream
and from smaller fishes Mparpouni - Mullet.
It goes without saying that the fish must be fresh. The best are from the open sea, but they are many times more expensive than those from the pond. Whether they are from the open sea or from the pond, you can tell by the price. For fish taverns, you need the right recommendation. See at the end of the text our recommendations for fish and other taverns in popular Greek destinations.
Best Greek Sweets
It is not easy to choose the best Greek cakes and sweets in general, but below we will list the most famous ones that you should try at least once.
Whole nuts in pine honey (can be bought in all shops)
Kadaifi
Trigono (the most famous sweet of Thessaloniki and Northern Greece. It is triangularly shaped pastry, reminds of baklava and is filled with white cream)
Baklava with pistachios
Souffle with ice-cream
It’s hard to choose which cakes are the best, because there are so many. The traditional ones are generally made from dough and topped with sugar syrup.
A favorite Greek breakfast is sweet bugatsa. It is a thin-crust pie, filled with vanilla cream. Click HERE to see more about this sweet breakfast and recommendations on where to try it.
The best restaurants in Thassos Island klick here.
To check out accommodation offers on Thassos click HERE.
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Bojan09.08.2022 09:10:47
Iz višegodišnjeg iskustva. U Potosu za svaku preporuku restoran na plaži kod IRENE. Izuzetno ljubazni, brzi, hrana ukusna (samo ne naručujte hamburgere - pljeskavice, jer to u Grčkoj liči na faširano meso) sve ostalo je odlično i nije skupo. Račun uvek tačan, a dešava se da ako je naprimer 32 evra, oni zaokruže na 30.
Sloba13.07.2015 13:40:12
Jagnjetina u Teologosu- nista narocito. Nije losa ali jeo sam bolju kod nas, a pricalo se da brka pece jagnjetinu sa Novog zelanda koja nije kvalitetna kao tasoska ali mu je jeftinija. Elem, sednemo kod brke i narucimo, uz ostale djakonije, i kilo jagnjetine, stigne sa papiricem na kome pise 1250 g. Znaci 250 grama vise nego sto smo narucili. OK, ako ste nam dali vise od narucenog, podrazumeva se da castite razliku. Ne. Naplatili su nam 1250 grama! I ne samo to, naplatili su nam i jednu koka kolu vise i jos nekog viska je bilo, ne mogu da se setim tacno sta. Ne volim da se svadjam i raspravljam jer lako buknem i bojim se da bih pribegao i nasilju, pa sam im platio i vise nikad nisam dosao. :-D Daleko, daleko bolja jagnjetina je bila u selu Panagija iznad Golden beach-a. Daleko bolja! Imali su i vrhunsku jaretinu! Najbolji bujurdi smo jeli u Pefkariju u taverni KA-PA-XI. Uh sto je dobar! U zemljanoj posudi, pa jos preko sir tipa kackavalj. Uh, uh! :-D
50 km do Teologosa10.07.2015 06:52:33
Zdravo, samo da izrazim veliko nezadovljstvo uslugom u tom "čuvenom" restoranu kod Brke u Teologosu.<br />Bio sam juče tamo (09.07.2015) na ručku sa prijateljima.<br />Naručio sam porciju jagnjetine (450 gr) i od toga ja sam u tanjiru imao 200gr koski.<br />Istina je da ovo može da se desi u bilo kom restoranu, ali zbog toga taj "bilo koji" restoran nema preporuku,<br />Ovaj kod brke je imao vašu preporuku. Ne znam da li je u pitanju bila kreativnost kuvara ili konobara ali me i ne zanima.<br />Restoran nije baš jeftin (25e kg jagnjetine, a uz put su bile table sa restoranima gde je 19e) a mi smo ipak otišli tamo zbog preporuke....i vozali se skoro 1h (od golden beach-a) da stignemo kod "kretivnih" kuvara/konobara.
Dejan03.02.2015 16:50:40
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Sonja27.03.2012 13:31:15
E dragi moji, Ja sam prvi put na ovom sajtu i veooooma mi je koristan. Naime, suprug i ja smo odlucili da medeni mesec provedemo na Tasosu, a posto je suprug po struci kuvar a ja po hobiju gurman, mislim da smo pronasli savrseno mesto... :D Elem, znate li slucajno kako se krecu cene rent-a-car? Posto smo oboje avanturisti, culi smo da se jako isplati na Tasosu iznajmiti auto i svrckati se od plaze do plaze, i od mesta do mesta... Takodje nas interesuje i kako se cene krecu po restoranima? Veliki pozdrav, Garici
Milica i Goran06.11.2010 10:00:13
U Panagiji smo probali dobru musaku. Najčudnije nam je bilo što je kao prilog bio krompir. Ana, da li možeš da napišeš recept za originalnu grčku musaku?
alex03.08.2010 07:05:35
....a tek papucaki.....njamiiii....
Nikana23.06.2010 12:17:43
Restoran George u Potosu, pravi razanj ne elektricni!
milica21.06.2010 14:06:21
izvini setih se jaretine i jagnjetine i naravno kokoreci.Posle toliko letovanja provedenih u grčkoj ne mogu se setiti svega.Ako imaš informaciju gde se može pojesti dobra jaretina kao i kokoreci otkri tajnu i reci gde. Jasu!
milica21.06.2010 13:47:49
Zanimaju me taverne da kažem u kontinentalnom delu tasosa-karirani stolnjaci i po koji stariji grk sa brojanicom u ruci.Od ponude u tavernama njihova domaća vina,midija saganaki,ksifija,trapsala
Nikana19.05.2010 18:51:54
Nisam videla da ima sa prelivom, ali ima odlicnih lokumadesa:-)
jelena18.05.2010 18:17:48
mi smo na dijeti da bi bilin lepi na tasosu. a kad smo kod dede i ustipaka ima li tamo lokumadesi.............deset malih krofnica u serbetu sa prelivom po izboru za 5 e specijalitet iz stavrosa
Ana27.03.2010 18:13:41
E супер,то ми реци....е па јесте да смо сви пробали гирос,али ако је неко којим случајем негде налетео на неки да му се није допао а сад планира да летује на Тасосу,ево му прилике да поправи утисак и створи зависност...... Супер ако ћеш писати о ценама у ресторанима...ето пратећи твој сајт видим да има заинтересованих за Потамију а тамо баш у центру села између осталих понуда има једна супер пицерија, сем пица има и шпагета,мештани су ми рекли да је једна од бољих на оствру па ако неко воли пице,неће погрешити...... Поздрав ..........а тек јагњетина из Потамије..........а ......пекарице са лиснатим тестом........и слатким и сланим.....а палачинкице.....
Nikana27.03.2010 14:25:15
Ma nece biti skuplje u odnosu na proslu godinu, bar koliko ja znam. Uskoro planiram da izdvojim nekoliko dobrih i povoljnih restorana i da napisem njihove cene. Sto se girosa tice, slabije pisem o njemu zato sto imam osecaj da nema onog ko ga nije probao:-) i to je definitivno najveci grcki brend kada je hrana u pitanju. Cena je 2,30e. Mislim da je i prosle godine bila ista cena. Ne bi trebalo da bude znacajnih skokova u cenama generalno, cak su neke cene i nize u sta je tesko poverovati. Veliki pozdrav od jos jedne obozavateljke girosa.
Ana24.03.2010 22:33:05
Ко о чему баба о уштипцима а ја о гироосу и осталим лепотама које пријају непцима......крепи душу тера туморне мисли.... Молим те још једном да нас известиш какве ће бити цене хране на острву овог лета обзиром на економску кризу.....или бар да нам кажеш да ће бити много скупље у односу на прошлу... Хвала,поздрав
Brane13.05.2009 07:29:27
Prva riba lici na kernju, ali nisam bas siguran..