The Makedonia Palace hotel is a point of reference for the city of Thessaloniki, offering 5 star services in its 283 rooms. Its unique location affords stunning views of the Thermaikos bay. The renovated hotel features restaurants like the Symposium” next to the sea, the “Thymare”, a new gourmet suggestion, and the “Navona”, for authentic Italian dishes. The hotel also features a jewellery shop and gift shops, a guarded parking area, fitness facilities and various halls for business and social events.
A rich Greek buffet is served at the “Symposium” with Greek products being the most popular. There are many breads and traditional sesame “koulouri” bun, cakes, “tsoureki” (filled with chestnut, chocolate), honey cookies and syrupy semolina cake (“ravani”). There are fresh and dried fruits as well as juices and a wide selection of dairy products. Guests can find feta, goat’s cheese with herbs, “manouri” cheese, “kasseri”, “anthotyro” cheese as well as fresh milk, yoghurt, and other dairies. Guests should try mini pies with poppy seed, wild greens, olives, peppers and “feta” cheese, “bougatsa” pastry with cream, chocolate, or cheese, eggs cooked in various ways like omelet with feta and “kasseri” cheese, tomato and onion, as well as “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with vegetables.) There is a selection of cold cuts. Spreads include honey from flowers, white tahini spread, jams, spoon sweets, various Greek olives, “trahanas” (traditional pasta) and dried nuts. As for sweets there is walnut pie without syrup, yoghurt pie, “pasta flora” jam tart, “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), “loukoumades” (honey dumplings), milk pie, “tiganites” (pancakes with feta), “trigona” of Panorama (cream filled triangular pastries) and many more treats.
The hotel's Greek breakfast includes among others:
"Feta" CheeseManouri (PDO )
Air dried salami
Sheep’s Yoghurt
Thyme Honey
Raspberry Marmalade
Sour cherry spoon sweet
“Bougatsa” of Thessaloniki
Raisin bread
Barley rusks ("Krithina" rusks)
Whole wheat bread
Extra virgin olive oil
Pears
Spearmint
Greek Coffee