Famed for its beautiful salads, mouthwatering seafood, vegetable dishes, grilled meats, and flaky filo pites, Greek food is simple and packed with flavour. Summer on the Aegean offers a variety of fresh food bursting with colour and here we have picked the Top 50 foods and drinks you should try while visiting Greece.
So transport yourself to a white-washed island with our selection of sunny Greek foods, flavours, and drinks, and pretend you’re on holiday until you can get there!
Greek Seafood
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Whitebait -
Squid -
Octopus -
Baby Prawns -
Sardines -
Sea Urchin & Symian prawns -
Mussels -
Prawn Saganaki -
Grilled Octopus
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Lobster Pasta -
Grilled Fish
Traditional Greek Dishes

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Briam (baked vegetables) -
Moussaka
Greek Side Dishes
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Kolokithakia Vrasta (boiled zucchini) -
Kolokythokeftedes (zucchini fitters) -
Homemade Bread & Extra Virgin Olive Oil -
Taramosalata (fish roe dip) -
Tzatziki (Greek yogurt & garlic dip) -
Baked Feta -
Dolmadakia (stuffed vine leaves)
Greek Salads
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Greek Salad -
Politiki (cabbage & carrot salad) -
Lentil Salad
Greek Vegan/ Vegetarian dishes
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Horta (wild greens) -
Pantzaria (boiled beetroot)
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Baked Eggplant -
Gigantes Plaki (giant beans in red sauce) -
Fava (yellow split pea puree)
Greek Meat

Casual Greek Street Food
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Spanakopita/Tiropita (spinach and cheese pie) -
Grilled Corn -
Koulouri (sesame bread) -
Souvlaki Pita (souvlaki wrapped in Pita bread) -
Tiganites Patates (fried potatoes)
Fresh Greek Fruit
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Watermelon -
Peaches -
Grapes

Greek Dessert
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Greek flavoured Gelato -
Loukoumades (Greek small donut puffs) -
Syrupy sweets (includes custard pie, baklava & kataifi) -
Bougatsa (traditional custard pie) -
Nutella & Banana Crepe
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Spoon Sweets -
Ipovrihio (submarine) -
Greek Yogurt & Honey
Greek Drinks

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Mastiha Liqueur -
Greek beer -
Ouzo (anise-flavoured aperitif)

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