In case you are exhausted by all the sightseeing around Acropolis and the Greek Parliament, you may take a rest at Syntagma Square. There, you will find two of Greece’s most popular pastry shops originating in Salonika, with recipes mostly brought from Constantinople.
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| ''Kazan Dibi'' |
A. Kazan Dibi at "Chatzis" (Xατζής)
At the beginning of Mitropoleos Street on the left corner of the Syntagma Square as you look from the Parliament down to Ermou Street, “Chatzis” serves his specialty, Kazan Dibi (Kαζάν Ντιπί), a caramelized cream with rice flour and vanilla. Kazan in Turkish is the large iron (or it can be many other metals, such as copper) pan and dibi means "the bottom of."
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| ''Tsoureki with chocolate'' |
B. Tsoureki with chocolate at ''Terkenlis" (Τερκενλής)
Just outside the main metro exit, on Syntagma Square, on your right hand, there is a pastry shop/café named ''Terkenlis''. There, you may sit and taste the famous tsoureki with chocolate. Tsoureki is essentially a Greek brioche style of sweet bread, usually consumed during the Easter Period. However, ''Terkenlis'' has turned it to an all-season dessert by staffing and decorating it with chocolate of all kinds (black, white etc.) The recipe quickly conquered Salonika and lately successfully passed to Athens.
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