Parasties Cretan Cuisine, Thessaloniki

Parasties restaurant in Kalamaria of Thessaloniki offers genuine cretan cuisine. Parasties is housed in a beautiful building with traditional decoration and is characterized by the warm hospitality of the staff. "Parastia" or "parasia" in cretan dialect means the traditional way of cooking in Crete. This is also the philosophy of the restaurant's menu, which includes delicious specialities made from pure raw materials from the best producers of the island. Try handmade skioufichta (pasta with cream cheese), cretan ravioli, traditional striftoudi (traditional cretan pasta with spinach & cream milk), juicy local meats (chicken, bbef burgers, souvlaki) and "Parasties" fillet (6 months milk veal with exceptional butter and herbs), along with fine wine cretan tsikoudia. Discover the secrets of cretan cuisine in theauthentic cretan restaurant, Parasties.

THESSALONIKI

Warm and generous, Thessaloniki is at the same time historic and avant-garde: the second-largest city in Greece, ideal for a city break, a mosaic of cultures and fascinating holiday moments

Located in Macedonia, in Northern Greece, there is a city unlike anywhere else in Greece. Thessaloniki is a sprawling urban centre, a cultural melting pot, where dreams, ideas, visions and trends percolate in an alternative, avant-garde scene. Its history is written upon everything you see the Thermaic Gulf, the White Tower, Nikis Avenue, Aristotelous Square, Mitropoleos Avenue, Tsimiski Avenue, Ladadika, Modiano Market, Bit Bazaar and the Old City.

For thousands of years, this northern port-town has been a meeting point for people of different cultures. Impressive attractions, cafes, bars, traditional tavernas, gourmet restaurants, a lively nightlife – you’ll find everything here in Thessaloniki, the beautiful ‘bride of the Thermaic Gulf’.

Gastronomy of Thessaloniki
Leaving Thessaloniki, you’ll take with you thousands of memories, and a few (worthwhile) kilos. High-end restaurants and historic eateries, trendy dining options, as well as out-of-the-way ouzeris, tavernas and all-day restaurants will offer you a lifetime’s worth of foodie fun. Istanbul and Pontos, the Balkans and the Mediterranean, Macedonia and Thrace… all these cultures will make their way onto your plate.

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