To Bakaliko tou Filippa Athens

Here, time has stopped

Andreas from Athens

About me I was born in Koln, grew up in northern Greece, studied in Crete and finally landed in Athens for work reasons in 2006. For up to 6 years now I've worked in the music industry and I have attended over 500 concerts throughout the Attica. My friends consider me as a very sociable person, although I am not sure about it... What I am sure of is that I am a restless spirit ...
""To Bakaliko tou Filippa" in Piraeus, Athens: a grocery store/meze place that's the same since 1912, when you'd always have something to eat when shopping."

There are some spots where time has stood still. One of them is Philippa's grocery store (To Bakaliko tou Filippa, Το μπακάλικο του Φίλιππα in Greek), which has basically stayed the same since 1912 when it first opened in Piraeus, Athens. Back then, it was common for grocery stores to have some tables for the customers and offer wine and something like finger food or small portions of food (meze). At the same time they sold fruit, vegetables, legumes, cheese etc, all carefully selected and of great quality from different parts of Greece.

The store still works somewhat like that with its current owner, Philippas, a kind man who serves the tables with an everlasting smile on his face. It's as if something from that time stuck with him. Philippa's meze is simple in concept, yet delicious in taste and the prices are really good too. Add to all this the regular customers (of which there's quite a few) and there is no way you'll get out of there without having somebody talking to you and telling you their stories. And to top it up, place all this scenery in a building overflowing with history and a little doorway leading to the back parlor and the hidden yard.

Personally, when I leave the store, I usually shop kefalograviera cheese, the same one that's served in the store. I think it's a nice way to get a tasty "souvenir" from there and have a reason to return when it's over!

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About me I was born in Koln, grew up in northern Greece, studied in Crete and finally landed in Athens for work reasons in 2006. For up to 6 years now I've worked in the music industry and I have attended over 500 concerts throughout the Attica. My friends consider me as a very sociable person, although I am not sure about it... What I am sure of is that I am a restless spirit that loves to go around a lot and discover new places all the time. I'm curious to explore every door… and most of the time I find something very interesting behind it ;-). Why Athens?�...

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