Diagonios Restaurant
Institution Traditional Authentic
Diagonios
Center (Platia Fanarioton)
$$
Since 1977, the city's benchmark soutzoukakia and hand-cut gyro
Restaurant
Tsarouchas
The 1952 patsas institution that defends tripe as heritage
Reviewed by Mes Prestiges Editorial Team Last reviewed June 2026
Opened in 1952 by the Tsarouchas brothers a step from the Roman Agora, this is the city's definitive patsatzidiko, where patsas, the Greek tripe soup of the Balkans and Anatolia, is finished a la minute with lemon, oil, garlic and onion. The bright room runs around the clock to the rhythm of the tripe-master's cleaver, feeding night owls and morning workers alike. The family has even petitioned to have patsas recognized as national heritage.
Editor's Tip
The classic late-night or hangover cure; take the patsas with extra garlic and vinegar. Open round the clock, so timing is yours.
Venue Personality
Romance 0
Energy 40
Exclusivity 40
View 0
Food 81
Value 100
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Where is Tsarouchas?
Tsarouchas is located in Center (near Roman Agora), Thessaloniki, Olympou 78, 54631 Thessaloniki.
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