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+30 231 055 5150 · @maestranza.skg

ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ / THESSALONIKI — 40.6389° N

MAESTRANZA

skg

Wood fire. Good dining.

Open Kitchen

Wood Fire

Vertical Farm

Great meals are made of fire, care, and a touch of patience.

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01 ΕΣΤΙΑ — THE HEARTH

An open kitchen built around a living wood fire. Comfort dining from hearth to table — bread rising in the stone oven, ferments working slowly in the cellar, and greens cut to order from our own vertical farm. Greek first, English second, fire always.

FIRE

real wood, lit every morning

CRAFT

chefs you can see, food you can trust

PATIENCE

ferments, doughs & embers take their time

02 ΙΣΤΟΡΙΕΣ — WHAT WE TEND

Oak logs burning with a tall flame

ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΙΑ

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Fire is the oldest table. We cook slowly over real wood because some things — bread, ferments, trust — cannot be rushed. Comfort is not a style here; it is the whole point.

“FIRE, CARE & PATIENCE”
Skewers grilling over open wood fire

ΕΣΤΙΑ

OUR KITCHEN

No walls, no pass, no secrets. Skewers turn over oak embers, whole vegetables blister in the ash, and the fire decides the pace of the evening. Sit at the counter and watch it happen.

OAK & OLIVE WOOD
Tiered vertical farm shelves of herbs and microgreens

ΚΗΠΟΣ

OUR FARM

Two floors above the hearth, greens grow in stacked beds under soft light. Herbs, bitter leaves and microgreens are cut minutes before they touch the plate — a farm that has never seen a truck.

CUT TO ORDER
Sourdough loaf at the mouth of the stone oven

ΨΩΜΙ

OUR DAILY BREAD

A sourdough culture older than the restaurant, proofed overnight and baked in the stone oven while the city sleeps. Torn, never sliced. Served warm, always.

STONE OVEN · 04:30 AM
The Maestranza team in black, arms crossed

ΟΜΑΔΑ

OUR TEAM

Cooks, bakers, growers and hosts — one crew in black. The people feeding the fire are the same people bringing your plate; ask them anything, they love it.

THE CHEFS

Q ΕΡΩΤΗΣΕΙΣ — GOOD QUESTIONS

Is Maestranza a fine dining restaurant in Thessaloniki?

Yes. Maestranza is a wood-fire fine dining restaurant in Thessaloniki's city center (Ptolemeon 29b). Everything is cooked in a fully open kitchen over oak and olive embers: dry-aged beef cuts, lamb souvlaki, stone-oven sourdough, and greens harvested from our own indoor vertical farm minutes before they reach the plate.

Is Maestranza in the MICHELIN Guide?

Not yet — because until now no restaurant in Thessaloniki could be. The MICHELIN Guide only covered Athens in Greece; in 2026 it announced it is expanding to Thessaloniki and Santorini, with the city's first selection to be revealed in the second half of 2026. So Thessaloniki is about to get its first MICHELIN-listed restaurants ever. We cook the way we always have — single-origin Greek produce, raw island cheeses, a from-scratch fermentation program and a fire lit by hand every morning — and we will let the inspectors find us. Read the full explainer →

How do I book a table at Maestranza?

Reserve online through our reservations page or call +30 231 055 5150. We serve Tuesday to Sunday from 18:00. The twelve-seat oak counter in front of the wood fire is the most requested seat in the house — book ahead for weekends.

What should I order at Maestranza?

Start with the sourdough peinirli from the wood oven or the mushroom crème brûlée with black truffle. For mains, the lamb souvlaki with sweet chili pear and the wood-grilled USA Ribeye are the dishes guests talk about — and everything green on the plate grew two floors above the fire, in our vertical farm.

4.6 on Google

651 reviews · Real guests, unedited excerpts

★★★★★

We spent 2 1/2 hours enjoying the food. We had an amazing choice of food. Each dish was beautifully plated and the server gave us an excellent detailed of the dish. I would highly recommend eating here.
Rob HLocal Guide · 3 months ago

★★★★★

The food was excellent — the taste, the seasoning, the plating — everything was just perfect. The service was friendly and accommodating.
Vesela KostadinovaLocal Guide · 3 months ago

★★★★★

Just an excellent dining choice! Great location great stuff and just excellent food!!
Nikos KoukisLocal Guide · 6 months ago

★★★★★

I recently had the pleasure of dining at Maestranza restaurant in Thessaloniki, and I must say, it was an exceptional experience from start to finish.
Vasilis PapLocal Guide · a year ago

★★★★★

First of all I would like to express my appreciation to the waiter for his kindness and descriptive attitude during the presentation of our dishes! All the staff were friendly and helpful!
Panagiotis AvramidisLocal Guide · a year ago

★★★★★

AMAZING!!! The best steak house in town and for every pocket. The fact that I was on holiday in Thessaloniki for 6 days and 3 of them I went there means something.
LondonerLocal Guide · 3 years ago
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03 ΚΡΑΤΗΣΗ — RESERVATIONS

BOOK A TABLE

The counter seats twelve, the fire seats everyone. Tell us when — we will keep the embers warm.

Reserve now +30 231 055 5150
WHERECity Center (Ptolemeon 29b), Thessaloniki — SKG
WHENTue–Sun · 18:00 until the fire dies
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05 ΙΔΙΩΤΙΚΑ — PRIVATE

THE FIRE TRAVELS.

ΣΕΦ ΣΤΟΝ ΧΩΡΟ ΣΑΣ

Private chef, your place

Kostas and the crew pack the knives, the embers and the sourdough — and cook the full Maestranza experience at your home, your villa, your table. From a quiet dinner for six to a garden feast.

ΟΛΟ ΤΟ ΕΣΤΙΑΤΟΡΙΟ

Book the whole restaurant

Twelve counter seats, two fires and the crew in black — yours for one night. Celebrations, launches, dinners that deserve smoke. The doors close, the fire stays.

ΜΠΟΥΦΕΣ — CATERING

Buffet & catering, your venue

A wood-fire buffet built for a crowd — weddings, openings, celebrations. We bring the embers, carve the cuts and keep warm bread landing on the tables while you host your people.

One phone call starts it.

231 055 5150

FROM THE FIRE.

All entries →
Guide

Does Thessaloniki have MICHELIN restaurants?

The honest 2026 answer — and what changes now that the guide is coming to the city.

Craft

Why we cook on embers, not flames

Oak, olive wood and the three phases of a fire every cook should be able to read.

City

Where to eat in Thessaloniki city centre

A cook's guide: koulouri before ten, the markets at midday, dinner after nine.