Olympos Naoussa
The famous Olympos Naoussa restaurant is located in this eclectic building at the waterfront.
Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )
1920 Olympos Brewery and Naoussa Ice Factory merged.
1923 The first construction permit is issued to the standards of a two-storey house.
1925 A permit is issued for the construction of a five-storey building, and a beer tasting room operated on the ground floor.
1926 The restaurant operates.
1993 Designated as a monument-work of art by the Ministry of Culture.
1994 The restaurant closes.
2017 Sold to a hotel company and the renovation and construction of new floors began.
2022 Completed.
Ottoman era (1453- 1912)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
This historic eclectic building was designed by Jacques Moshe and its façade’s decoration refers to belle époque and neoclassicism. It consists of 6 beams with capitals and in the spaces between them, flat and curved surfaces with openings alternate. On the second floor, the openings of the flat surfaces have balconies. The art nouveau elements of the decoration are present both on the facade and in the luxurious interior of the building.
What I can't see
The Olympos brewery was founded by 3 big commercial families of the late 19th century (Allatini, Misrahi and Fernandez) and fully implemented the standards of the corresponding German companies. Later, it merged with the Naoussa Ice Factory (founded in 1912). Initially, the building operated as a tasting room for “Olympos-Naoussa” beer and within a year, the famous restaurant of the same name opened, which operated for almost 70 years. During World War II, the Germans turned it into a cabaret. Today, the renovated building houses a hotel and the new restaurant, which is under the guidance of the top chef and Thessaloniki’s Chef Ambassador, Dimitris Tassioulas, who combines local cuisine with the city’s multicultural past.
Info
- Address: 5 Nikis Av.
Bibliography
Field observation by scientific editors
Ζafeiris Ch., (2014), Θεσσαλονίκη, η παρουσία των απόντων, η κληρονομιά Ρωμαίων, Μουσουλμάνων, Εβραίων, Ντονμέδων, Φράγκων, Αρμενίων και Σλάβων, [Thessaloniki, the presense of the absent, the heritage of Romans, Muslims, Jews, Doenme, Franks, Armenians and Slavs], Thessaloniki: Epikentro
Kolonas V., (2012), Η αρχιτεκτονική μιας εκατονταετίας: Θεσσαλονίκη 1912-2012, [The architecture of a century: Thessaloniki 1912-2012] University Studio Press
Talantinou S., (2022), Όλυμπος Νάουσα: Μια θρυλική επιστροφή, [Olympos Naoussa: A legendary return] in Parallaxi
https://parallaximag.gr/geysi/olympos-naoysa-mia-thryliki-epistrofi
Last visit 21/11/2022
Tzimou K., (2017), Όλυμπος Νάουσα ξανά;, [Olympos Naoussa again?], in Parallaxi
https://parallaximag.gr/thessaloniki-news/olimpos-naousa
Last visit 21/11/2022
