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Monday, February 13, 2012

At the end of the day it's all about food

It is convenient to buy your stuff to the nearest supermarket.Especially after work it helps a lot to walk two or three blocks buy what you need and head quickly back to the house. These days that rain is a permanent situation shopping feels like a thing that you would adore to avoid (girls, i am talking about food and drinks not about clothes and lipsticks so cool down).
  • Visit the downtown market of meat and fish (Athinas str.). If you get off at the Monastiraki train station, it's about a 7-8 minute walk towards Omonia square. You have a variety to choose from, fresh stuff and 20%-30% off (sometimes more) than what you are usually paying. Some items in the fish market might seem a bit expensive but keep in mind that as the time passes, the prices go down. Right opposite the market you can find groceries, cheese, ham, nuts, fruits, almonds even pets. Just let yourself loose, look around and let your nose do the ''talking''. Before that you could drink a coffee of anything you want in the Psiri region (behind the Monastiraki train station, the one that is on Athinas str.) or get off to the Thisio train station and enjoy a 20 minute walk towards the market.You will find many cafe on the way
  • If you are near Kallithea visit a Russian supermarket named Moscow. It is on 220 El. Venizelou avenue. They have Russian and Moldavian stuff at a reasonable price, nice wines that are looking at you with lust and vodkas that you really don't know which one to choose first. One of my favorite items are the smoked cheese and the pork ham and...well just get there and see for yourself. They have stuff that you won't find in usual supermarkets. It's well organized and you won't walk 100 km to get something like in hypermarkets in which you wish they provided mini vans.
  •  Don't forget that a local market takes place one day per week near, next or on your street from which you can get your groceries and other stuff cheaper (Laiki market). The day varies from region to region but for sure it takes place once a week and you can easily find out the exact day by asking someone living nearby
.*glue b*

2 comments:

  1. yeah, Moscow supermarket is really nice, I'm from Ukraine and I go there all the time, it's also cheap. And the vodka tastes like it does at home :) I'm glad you wrote about it. Keep up the good work, guys!

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