Bakalikon Galanis

Milos


Retro shop stock (tinned goods, matchboxes, pantyhose etc) line the walls of this atmospheric mezedhopoleio (mezedhes bar), a local favourite. Tick off your selections on the printed menu – saganaki (fried cheese), soutzouki (spicy sausage), siglino (smoked pork), kavourmas (pork with spices) – and settle in for a long night; the kitchen closes at 1am but the venue stays open far later.


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