Restaurant

More and more households in Greece are relying on takeout, having food delivered as many as three times a week. Rising demand has also led to an increase in recent years of food service enterprises being established with the exclusive purpose of distributing ready meals, without having a dining area.

In the middle of the tourism season in July, arrivals increased by 4.1% but revenue shrank by 4.2%, while average spending per trip was down 9.1% year-on-year.

The AADE tightened its grip on hundreds of thousands of restaurant professionals across the country last Thursday, the first of the month. Taverns, taverns, pizzerias, beer gardens, etc., or all those establishments that serve meals or snacks at the table, must have the new “smart” cash registers from that date.

Holiday rental search engine Holidu has compiled a list ranking European cities based on their affordability for food and drink enthusiasts. Using cost-of-living data from Numbeo, Holidu has categorized cities by the average cost of items such as a bottle of wine and a mid-range meal for two, offering a comprehensive guide for foodies of varying budgets.

The prices of coffee and soft drinks in Greece have increased starting today, according to BNR. The hike is due to the abolition of the reduced 13% tax. Greek establishment owners now say their customers are drinking "bitter coffee" from today.

Thousands of people have issued a call to boycott restaurants and cafes this weekend, accusing business owners of exploiting economic issues and inflation as an excuse to set exorbitant prices.

The boycott plea has resonated widely among the public, with several prominent figures lending their support.

Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has refuted reports that the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate on food will be increased.

"We have not raised VAT rates! We are taking steps to prevent abuse," Şimşek wrote on X, quoting a news report on his ministry's preparation on a regulation regarding services in restaurants and cafes.

With 5.3% “race” the prices in food – Large price increases and in health, clothing, hotels-coffee-restaurants

Turkish restaurants are facing a growing problem of customers making reservations and then not showing up, and to combat this issue, the industry is considering implementing a prepayment system for reservations, a sector representative has announced.

Athens has always belonged to its cars - not its pedestrians. After the Covid-19 pandemic, however, when the "temporary" expansion of tables and seats was allowed on sidewalks to support cafes and restaurants, the city has become literally impassable.