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Breakfast at the City hotel includes many Greek products from Northern Greece. It is served in the Green Bar so guests can feel the heartbeat of the city while they enjoy traditional delicacies. The buffet includes Thessaloniki sesame bun (koulouri), handmade spoon sweets, cream-filled “bougatsa” pie, honey from Sithonia, tahini spread, extra virgin olive oil, olives from Chalkidiki, tea from Cholomonta, fresh fruit compotes, feta cheese, village style sausages and eggs.

The breakfast buffet greets guests with an abundance of Greek traditional foods based on local ingredients. Next to the beverage selection (milk, juice and tea), there are fresh fruits and vegetables as well as an assortment of breads. The feta cheese is from Klisoura and there is also fresh yoghurt, local honey and jams made with local fruits. Standout dishes are the “piroski”, a delicacy from Pontos with dough filled with potato or cheese, eggs “kagiana” style, cooked with tomato and “feta” and traditional hot soups, served during the winter. The sweets include “bougatsa” (custard pie with phyllo), fruit cake, apple pie with apples from Milochori, “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), semolina pudding (halva) with dried nuts, milk pie, “loukoumia giaglidika” with cinnamon, sugar and raisins, and “laggites” from Thrace, with honey or sugar and cinnamon.

The Greek buffet style breakfast features a wide selection of bread products, buns, rusks, cakes and cookies, paired with a selection of jams and various fruit compotes. Guests may taste spinach and cheese pies, cold cuts and dairy products such as milk, yoghurt, “anthotyro”, “manouri” and feta cheeses. There is a variety of vegetables, olives and eggs cooked in various styles, notably the traditional “kagianas” (eggs, tomato and cheese). Desserts include “loukoumades” (honey dumplings), “diples” (traditional sweet fritters), cream-filled “bougatsa” pie, as well as “ryzogalo” (rice pudding). There are also fresh and dried fruits. The traditional sweets, tahini halva, milk pie, “pasteli” (sesame and honey bar) are really worth trying. Guests may choose among Greek coffee and various other beverages.

The Greek breakfast buffet at the Agionissi Resort offers a variety of breads, eggs cooked in six different ways, four types of cold cuts, three types of cheese (“kaseri” from Vermio, “telemes”, feta from Chalkidiki””) and two types of olives. There is also “trahana” (Greek traditional pasta), homemade cheese pies and spinach pies, yoghurt, fresh milk and butter from the American Agricultural School. Guests may also enjoy fresh fruits, homemade compote, jams, honey from Chalkidiki, and fresh juice. Cooked dishes include certain traditional, Mediterranean dishes such as “tiganopsomo” (fried dough) sprinkled with feta cheese and finely chopped tomato. The dessert menu includes: “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), homemade cream, “bougatsa” (cream-filled pastry), cake, homemade “tsoureki” (sweet bread), halva from Macedonia or semolina pudding (halva), lemon cake and yoghurt with honey. There are also “loukoumades” (honey dumplings) and homemade biscuits.

The Greek breakfast at the Athena Pallas includes several types of bread, fresh fruits, various compotes, many types of yoghurt, “ryzogalo” (rice pudding) and traditionally brewed Greek coffee among other local beverages. Boiled and fried eggs are served, as well as cheeses, cold cuts, fresh salads, olives of Chalkidiki and olive oil. Guests will also find homemade pies, local honey, Macedonian halva, hot traditional soup, handmade jams, spoon sweets and dried fruits.

Breakfast at Archontiko Orologopoulou features a variety of handmade and local traditional products. The fresh traditional pies (“armiopita”, cheese pie, spinach pie, olive pie, chicken pie, minced meat pie) are highly recommended and there is also a selection of breads and egg-based dishes like the traditional “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs and tomato.) Eggs are accompanied by sausages, bacon, cold cuts and cheeses (“metsovone”, feta, “kasseri” “kefalotyri”), fresh fruits and vegetables. Homemade jams, freshly squeezed juice and herbal teas, Greek coffee with mastic from Chios and cardamom are also served. Desserts include delicious mini pies filled with praline, cream or lemon and halva, cakes and handmade “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), During Lent guests will taste sweet delicacies such as tahini, semolina pudding (halva), “pasta flora” jam tart and “saliari” (traditional sweets of Kastoria).

The Tarsounas mansion serves many Greek and local delicacies at breakfast. The vegetables and eggs are organic and all the ingredients are carefully selected. Breakfast starts with three types of fresh bread, cherry cake, bread sticks with sun flower seeds and sesame and cookies with pieces of cherry. There is also a variety of fruits and orange juice. Guests may also try “batzo”, feta and “”kasseri”” cheeses as well as milk and yoghurt from Arnisa. There is also fresh cow’s butter and green olive oil from Macedonia. Eggs are cooked “strapatsada” style (scrambled with tomato and cheese). There are also jams and spoon sweets, flower honey and cold cuts from local producers. The pies are baked on the premises: cheese pies, leek and cheese pies, spinach pies with “trahana”, pies with minced meat and sweet “patsavouropita” pie, to name but a few. Black olives of Chalkidiki are also offered, and “zymarosoupa” (boiled pasta in milk, served with honey and fruit). As for beverages, there is mountain tea, cherry flower chamomile, Greek coffee.

The Greek breakfast at Archontiko Liamas is freshly cooked with local products. The bread basket has three types of freshly baked bread from a traditional bakery and bread sticks with mountain seeds. There are local jams, fine honey, traditional strained yoghurt, spoon sweets from garden fruits, cold cuts and dairy products from a local unit. The house specialties include crunchy pie with feta cheese and aromatic herbs, cheese and almond “bourekakia” (rolls), “poughi” (pouch) filled with feta and olives from Chalkidiki and omelettes with wild mushrooms and olives. There are also refreshing juices, full milk, herbal tea as well as Greek. Sweets treats include “tiganites” (pancakes) and “loukoumades” (honey dumplings).

The Atrium Thassos Hotel offers a variety of Greek dishes at its breakfast buffet. There is a wide selection of breads, sesame ring bun (koulouri), cakes and biscuits. Guests will also find butter, chocolate or raisin croissants, handmade jams, mixed compotes, local honey, dried nuts and fruits.
There are fresh fruits and fruit juices as well as a selection of vegetables. As for dairy products, there is fresh milk, butter, local feta cheese, strained yoghurt and “ryzogalo” (rice pudding). Guests may try the cold cuts, cheese pies and spinach pies. There is a variety of eggs dishes like “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato), omelet with bacon and village style sausages as well as baked tomatoes with feta cheese, fried onions and mushrooms. Finally, there is a wide selection of beverages (coffee, tea, chocolate).

The breakfast buffet at the Anthemus Sea includes a vast selection of breads and the Greek traditional sesame ring bun (koulouri). Also served are at least six types of jams, tahini spread, honey and an assortment of spoon sweets. Guests may try fresh butter and cheeses like “manouri”, “anthotyro”, “kaseri” and “katiki” from Domokos, as well as cold cuts.
There are also fresh and dried fruits and nuts, strained yoghurt, raw vegetables and Greek olives.
The variety of pies include fillings like cheese, spinach or minced meat, leeks etc. There is also “trahanas” (traditional pasta) soup. Cooked dishes include giant beans, potatoes, mushrooms, asparagus, village style sausages. There are also four kinds of eggs dishes, including the traditional “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato). As for desserts, there is cake with olive oil, “tsoureki” (sweet bread), cookies, tahini halva with cocoa, pistachio and vanilla, “loukoumi” (Turkish delight), “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), cream-filled “bougatsa”, apple pie and pumpkin pie. Beverages include various kinds of tea and herbal infusions, as well as Greek coffee, milk and juices.

The Greek breakfast buffet at the Antigoni Beach Resort is based on traditional products and recipes. For starters, there are several bread varieties to choose from, and sweet treats like cake, “tsoureki” (sweet bread), honey cookies, “ravani” (syrupy semolina cake) with “”anthotyro”” cream. There are also fresh fruits and cheeses like goat’s cheese with herbs, “petroto”, feta and “manouri”. Other dairy products include fresh milk, full yoghurt and butter. Eggs are cooked in various ways, like “strapatsada” (scrambled with cheese, tomato and onion). There are also cold cuts, olives and pies: small pies with poppies (a hotel specialty), small pies with greens, pie with olives, peppers and feta cheese, cream-filled “bougatsa” pie. Spreads include flower honey, apricot jam with olive and spoon sweets. Apart from traditional Greek coffee other beverages include herbal teas like the “Kikeonas”” (wheat, spices, fruit juice and fruit peels) and “fliskouni” mountain tea.

The Anatolia Hotel Thessaloniki offers delicious dishes with a view to promoting Greek gastronomy and the products of Greece. At the breakfast buffet guests will find a selection of delicacies starting from the bread products: freshly baked bread, “bougatsa” pie of Thessaloniki, homemade cakes as well as the traditional white chocolate coated cake with chestnuts. Furthermore, guests may taste Macedonian “pasteli” (sesame and honey bar), Macedonian (tahini) halva and olives from Chalkidiki. The milk and yoghurt from Macedonian producers, the jams and homemade apple pies are a perfect ending to a delicious Mediterranean breakfast.