The choices will never end
Fresh fish, appetizers, seafood? Souvlaki and meat dishes? Traditional Greek cuisine? Gourmet or vegan flavors? What kind of cuisine and atmosphere do you prefer? By the seaside? With modern music accompaniment or perhaps with folk and rebetiko music?
When it comes to dining in Piraeus, the options are endless, and its gastronomy, which combines fresh ingredients and traditional recipes, is unique!
Of course, seafood is a specialty. In the seafood taverns and ouzeries, you can taste fresh fish and seafood, which are also sold at the city's traditional markets.
- Where will you go for a meal? In Mikrolimano, Pasalimani, Peiraeiki, Marina Zeas, Trouba, the squares, and pedestrian streets in the city center, the area of the Hellenic Navy School, and Chatzikiriakio, and in other places you'll discover as you walk.
- And then, there's the music! In the traditional hangouts and the "modern" places that blend the old with the new, you'll be introduced to the musical tradition of Piraeus. Food, wine, ouzo, tsipouro to the sounds of laika and rebetika songs by artists like Tsitsanis, Kazantzidis, Papaioannou, and many other musicians who loved Piraeus and were inspired to create era-defining songs.
- Do they have a sea view? Along the coast of Piraeus, restaurants set up tables on the sidewalks and pedestrian streets with views of the sea, the docks with moored boats, and fishing boats. A perfect summer "scene" that can be enjoyed here year-round, along with the sun and the sea breeze.
- What other cuisines will you try? In an international port like Piraeus, you can find restaurants with menus from various countries - Italian, Indian, Chinese, Mexican, Peruvian, and more.
- Gourmet cuisine. By marrying the traditional with trends in international cuisine, chefs constantly experiment and offer special delights to your palate. From noon to evening in all-day restaurants with exceptional service and wine cellars with select wines, lovers of high gastronomy find their paradise!
The mosaic of flavors is completed with traditional desserts. You can taste them as a dessert and as a complement to your coffee in many places. Or, you can take them with you to sweeten your stroll in the city.
For more information, also check the Gastronomy section of Piraeus.
! The phrase "let's go to Piraeus for a meal" has been established for many years. Locals, Athenians, people from all over Attica, and travelers taking the ferry or returning from their destinations will enjoy the vast array of food (and coffee or drinks) choices in the city.