As a market it has had a bit of a 'tart up' lately, with a new fruit and veg stall opening at the far end and Piraeus' first IKEA opening opposite that (and two new and competing cafes pumping out coffee smells on either side of them). A derelict tall modern building at the near end is currently undergoing a major refit and redevelopment (with EU funding), so the whole area will change in the next few years. We hope the meat market stays, even if its face does change (or get forced to change) a bit.
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The first pic is of some of the stekis and eateries on the near end of the market. Perhaps not surprisingly barbequed meat and fish are popular menu items. One even appears to have a 'buy your fish there, get it barbequed here' sort of arrangement going.
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| Meat market is an 'alley' |
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| Friendly butcher... |
The meat market also does a mean line (or several of them in cheese), but we are saving those photos for another post on cheese. F says sorry for the reflected light, most products are in refrigerated cabinets under glass.
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| Things to go with meat.. |
After the meat market we went to a nearby deli to buy F's favorite rusks, but that too is another blog post....so you will have to keep reading.
Needless to say I wowed them everywhere I went.
Hari OM
ReplyDeleteOf course you did, Tigger m'boy! But did you wow them enough to have the occasional morsel fall into the shopping tray of the donkey??? (There was a butcher near us in OZ who so adored Jade, it was amazing what treats would come her way from him... rack of lamb, anydog???) For myself, I'll stick to the fruit and veg stalls. Hugs and whiskeries, YAM-aunty xxx
F wouldn't have let me eat them - I'm on the dreaded D-word. xxx mr T
DeleteI can see you are Adored Already and since i have never in my life seen a cat in/on a donkey or on a leash other that on blog photos, you would be a huge hit here. you could get F to push your donkey around our beaches and parks and be an instant STAR!!! in fact to me you are a STAR. I am glad to see the refrigerated containers, i was about to fret over the meat going bad. I am with the Yamster... don't much care for meat except once in a while sausage or a hamburger on a bun . I do like some fish but not all..
ReplyDeleteF got some Greek sausages for Mr B. My chicken comes from our local butcher who also does a line in produce from Kefalonia.
DeleteYum. I am a twice a week meat eater so thanks for the photos.
ReplyDeleteIt’s almost like your doing a tour Selling a book or rock concert lol
ReplyDeleteI might have to ask my aunt if she has seen you since you live in the same town lol
Your so lucky to have such wonderful markets walking distance from your home
All we have is the supermarket and they are not walking distance
Well I get called King by people around here but prefer to think of myself as Rock Star status. We are trying to sell life in Piraeus. Even the Athenians knock it, but it has it's good points (and that knocking might just be sibling rivalry - they have got something Piraeus hasn't,.... nice neighbours!)
DeleteWow it sounds as though downtown Piraeus is finally getting a facelift. It was desperately in need of one.
ReplyDeleteIn days of yore on our trips into the big smoke we would always sit at the BBQ place at one end of the market and have a few souvlaki and a jug of wine. They were lip smacking good, specially after a few hours of city life
Looks like a fascinating place to visit and shop. I can imagine the fuss you would be creating Tigger, such a sweet puddy tat touring the premises :)
ReplyDeleteIt was in need wasn't it? F started coming here about 15 years ago and some bits were dire. You would be amazed at what has changed just in the last 3 years, and the redevelopment of that derelict tall building near the Aegina ferries will really set the area on a new path. We know it has a complicated and controversial history, but it couldn't stay like that forever. We will post some of the artists 'visions' for the building, as painted on the protective fencing around it. Loads of older buildings with 'villa' style exteriors are also being restored - we have a post on 'old and new' coming up sometime soon (when we collect up some more photos of beautifully restored old ones). The underground extensions have made very slow progress and the work sites here never seem to change, but the blue line station was opened in Nikaia last year- two more stops and it will have arrived in the centre of Piraeus, and that will really change things.
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