Lovely service. Amazing taste. Beautiful wrapping. Two options available today: traditional and “wedding” type (both are filo dough with syrup, no nuts) 25 euros per kilo of baklava UPDATE: the careful wrapping helped the baklava stay perfectly intact in my carry on The wedding type has a very light orange flavor to it and is individually wrapped so I prefer that I bought another tray of traditional baklava at another bakery with great reviews, only because I wanted some baklava with pistachios to share with my family. While that baklava had pistachios, the quality and taste just cannot compare to the ones I got from Mitropolitikon. The syrup is thick without being overwhelmingly sweet, which makes transporting the baklava a lot easier. The aforementioned pistachios baklava’s thinner syrup made it through the packaging and plastic bag and almost got everywhere in...
Read moreIf you perform a Google search for"best baklava in Athens" this place will pop up. I decided to stop in and give it a try. It was an hour before closing and the woman behind the counter couldn't be more inviting. She was so sweet and spoke perfect English, although she apologized many times for her ability. This place has been around for a long time with deep connections to the area. The staff take pride in the product they are selling and it really shows. I tried two versions of baklava and another almond based dessert. Everything was delicious, not overly nutty or overly sweet. I tried three other places for baklava in Athens, and this is by far...
Read moreOh my. What a wonderful bakery! Traditional. Old school. Best flavors EVER! They bake with love and you can tell.
The lady working there was super nice and helpful. I wanted to try a little bit of everything and she definitely helped me Do that. (Mainly Baklava) Apart from that, she gave my husband and I a free tiny ice cream (delicious) . We paid and left her 1 (one) Euro for a tip and she wanted to gift us more stuff !!! (We obviously didn’t accept)
The pricing is super cheap and the quality is...
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