Kosher Food
The Shalom restaurant @Astoria offers certified Kosher warm meals at most times. It is recommended that reservations be made in advance, by calling the Astoria Hotel and ordering Chabad Kosher meals. Alternativiely, frozen meals to be warmed up are usually available, as are cold meals such as tuna salad sandwiches and lunch bags for tourists.
Kosher food can be bought at the local groceries as long a certified Kosher symbol is visible.
As always, fruits and vegetables are Kosher.
A certified Kosher butcher is available in Salonika, and kosher food can be obtained with some effort.
Below is a list of available options:
Shalom Restaurant |
In the Chabad Center @ Astoria Hotel: 9 Salaminos St. Thessaloniki, 54626 |
+30-2310-550-500 |
Kosher Butcher |
Shmuel Ben Sasson Nea Agora in town center |
+2310-222-171 |
Kosher Greece | Under Supervision of Rabbi Hendel | KosherGreece.com |
Balkan Kosher
Rabbi Yoel Kaplan and Rabbi Yosef Kaplan co-manage Balkan Kosher, certifying the kosher status of many local Greek and Balkan products for local use. With Balkan Kosher certifications, many local manufacturers are now able export their products to Israel and beyond, which contributes to the economy of Greece and the Balkans.
Please visit www.BalkanKosher.com for more information and updates.