Gardens of Salonica Traditional and modern Greek cuisine

Join us to celebrate Greek Independence Day, March 25 1821, the week of the 23-27th. Zeeto Ellas! Long Live Greece! After nearly 400 years rule by the Ottoman Empire, Greek revolutionaries took the oath "Ellefteria i Thanatos" (Liberty or Death) administered by Metropolitan Germanos at the Monastery of Agia Lavra. Celebrate with us all week long. Traditional foods, special offers. Check us out on FaceBook or return to our site often!

Be bold, nip the pink! For $8 ($6 on Wednesdays) a flight of Kleoni, Amethystos, Zoe! Sip through mezethes (appetizers) entree and glyko (dessert). Which one do you love the most?

While the Gardens was hosting multiple celebrations, yet another family joined us. Instead of waiting for a table that was rather hard to come by, they opted to sit at the bar and begin with wine and appetizers. Here they are from one end to the other. I promised to send them their photos, but I thought it was such a nice idea. I love eating at the bar.

As a server Natalia made her way into all of our hearts, so we were equally charmed when her boyfriend, Oscar, called us last Fall and informed us that he was ready to propose to her at Gardens. We had the champagne chilled and hovered around the table hoping to overhear her exclamation. So when Natalia emailed us last week and informed us that she was getting married this past Saturday and was bringing the entire wedding party to the Gardens, we were elated. Such a beautiful couple!! Synxareteiria Natalia and Oscar!

On Saturday evening we were thrilled to be part of so many celebrations! A wedding, a couple birthdays, a baptism, name it and it was celebrated here! Pictured above is Jeff's party on the "new side" was ordered as part of the Mezethes k Krasi menu: nine plates of food paired with seven wines. Here they are toasting their dessert wine in Greek style: Geia mas! Marilou celebrated her son's birthday with most her family on the "classical" side of Gardens: a large family-style that she pre-ordered including Arni Fricassee, Spanakorizo, Yigandes and did we flambe her Saganaki???

Smooth, full bodied with a creamy head....ummmm! Try it with Pitsa and start your weekend right!

When was the last time you drank a rose', the 70's? Bet it was out of a box, wasn't it? While the Greeks have always enjoyed their toutable rose: full body with balanced fruit and a clean, fresh finish, the Gardens is making it easier for you to discover and enjoy this national secret. For the remainder of February....and who knows how much longer (the discount cards arrived after half the month was over) enjoy any bottle of rose: Zoe', Kleoni, Amethystos at half price. That's $13 a bottle. Please and thank you!

A classic eaten for millenia year round in Greece: thickened yogurt from Old Home sprinkled with toasted almonds and hazelnuts, drizzled with Ames Farm Clover honey--sweet. tangy, rich, yet light, nutty. Some times there aren't enough seasons to indulge!

Just when you thought Summer was light years away! Now you can have it in your mouth! An item on our original menu, prepared only when we can get the thin-walled, delicately flavored peppers that remind us of fresh picked from our garden, the quintessential Greek summer dish eaten cold, warm or hot with feta cheese or vegan without--a perfect entree for the Lenten season.

Again and again for nearly twenty years, really? TWENTY years??!! Two
favorites maintain their "top favorite" listing. But
sometimes not even we can stop our bragging. Today's batch of Yigandes:
Giant Imported Beans from Greece (no, NOT Fava, NOT Broad or Butter
Beans and certainly NOT Lima Beans!) and Patzaria
(steamed green-top beets--that means beets AND their green tops) just
took our breath away. The entire staff indulged and were in bliss! We
had it with the Haggipavlu wine. The Agios Onoufrios works this one too!