3 Best Shopping in Thessaloniki and Central Macedonia, Greece

With eight outlets in Thessaloniki, Agapitos Patisserie, which aptly translates as "loved one," is indeed one of the best loved confectionary shops in the city. Best known for chocolate-covered tsourekia (a sweet bread traditionally served at Easter) and the syrupy pastries from Asia Minor.

Thessaloniki's fabled Anatolian sweets can be sampled at central Hatzis. Specialties include the buffalo-milk cream-based kazan dipi, a kind of flan; trigono, a cream-filled triangle of phyllo; and kataïfi (logs of crushed and sugared walnuts wrapped in honey-drenched shredded phyllo) served with kaïmaki (mastic-flavored ice cream). Choose a beverage—like iced coffee, granita, or boza (a thick, sweet, millet-and-corn drink)—and people-watch from the pedestrian side street that faces the gardens of Panagia Chalkeon church.

Mastihashop carries products containing mastic—a tree resin produced on the Aegean island of Chios that's known for its various health benefits. The broad range of cosmetics, preserves, sweets, and other items come in extremely attractive packaging. Don't miss out on the mastiha liqueur, which is to be kept in the freezer and sipped as a digestif.