Stores· Chios· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean

Aplotaria Market Street Bakeries & Greengrocers (Chios Town)

38° 22.2′ N · 26° 8.1′ E

Aplotaria, the old market street behind the harbour, and the lanes around it are where Chios shops for bread, fruit and veg — traditional wood-oven bakeries, greengrocers and the famous loukoumades in the market.

Practical

Bakeries mapped in OSM: Syrris at Aplotarias 11 (pin) and a second Syrris on Roidou; Paradosiakos Fournos D. Haviara at Magaziotissas 1; Karveli on 11is Noemvriou and on Georgiou Choremi; Stella's Bakery (Georgiou Choremi 4); Ina Bakery (Paspati 48); Tomazou (Kaloplytou 19); Perris (Aigaiou 2, on the waterfront). Greengrocers: Andrea Tsori fruit shop (Archemou 19) and one on Antoniou Bournia (OSM). In the market: Manara's loukoumades and the Ellenikicousina estiatorio, open 24 hours (greektravel). All are a 5-10 minute walk from the town quay. Sunday closures are normal.

Best for

Fresh bread and produce before heading out