Chocolate tsoureki to-go right in Terminal 2
Terminal 2’s Terkenlis is the airport outpost of Thessaloniki’s famous bakery chain, and this is where people grab tsoureki on the way to the gate. It sits airside in T2, so you can buy after security and carry the loaves on board as hand luggage instead of checking them with your suitcase.
The headline item is tsoureki: braided sweet bread, often chocolate-filled or chocolate-coated, sold as whole loaves and travel-friendly packs. Regulars talk up flavors like chocolate-orange and chestnut, and reviews say the quality matches the city-center shops, just with an airport mark-up of a few euros per loaf.
Beyond tsoureki, the counter usually has pastries and smaller sweets you can eat in the gate area, plus packaged options that fit easily in a backpack. Travellers on morning departures around 06:00–09:00 report the best selection, with more varieties still on the shelves; by later flights, some flavors start to vanish.
Prices run higher than in town, and that’s the main complaint in forum threads and TripAdvisor comments. Expect to pay the premium if you buy two or three loaves to take home as edible gifts, especially around Greek holiday periods when locals queue up and clear whole trays at once.
What regulars do:
- Buy tsoureki at Terkenlis after security in T2 and carry it on instead of putting it in checked luggage, so it doesn’t get squashed under bags.
- Decide in advance which flavors they want (for example chocolate-orange or chestnut) to keep the line moving when there’s a crowd before peak flights.
Tip: If your flight leaves from a non-Schengen gate in Terminal 2, plan a 10–15 minute buffer to clear security and still have time to pick your tsoureki before boarding starts.