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Tountas Bakery in Batsi

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by Irma Havlicek
Powerhouse Museum Online Producer

Woman waiting to serve customers at the Tountas Bakery
Ready to serve customers with delicious treats at the Tountas Bakery; © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek

Quite early on in our stay in Batsi, we started sussing out the food options nearby – both for dinner on Saturday nights and breakfast and lunch on Sundays (the Kantouni Pensione/Cafe prepares our other meals) and also to buy treats to bring back to the pensione for snacks after a hard day in the field.

One of our early discoveries was the Tountas Bakery, and we haven’t looked back. Their spanakopita (cheese and spinach pie) has become particularly popular with our team.

I took the following photos to give you an idea of the kinds of things the bakery offers.

You may notice that a few of the shelves are empty…. that’s because I took these photos after the shop had been raided by our team.

Sticky sweets from the Tountas Bakery
Sticky sweets from the Tountas Bakery; © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Sticky sweets and biscuits from the Tountas Bakery
Sticky sweets and biscuits from the Tountas Bakery; © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Pastries, including spanakopita, from the Tountas Bakery
Pastries, including spanakopita, from the Tountas Bakery. Savoury pastries are (or should I say, were!) in the cabinet at left. Our hungry team raided these which is why the shelves look so empty. There are only two pieces of spanakopita left – at the right of the top shelf of this cabinet. © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Biscuits available from the Tountas Bakery
Biscuits available from the Tountas Bakery; © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Bread available from the Tountas Bakery
Bread available from the Tountas Bakery; © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
The exterior of the Tountas Bakery
The exterior of the Tountas Bakery © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek

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