Wraps and Burritos
Venture into our Wraps category – the ultimate celebration of this globally loved sandwich variant! Discover the versatile beauty of wraps and burritos, where ingredients harmoniously bundle up in a blanket of bread or tortilla. From the traditional Middle Eastern Shawarma to the hearty Mexican Burrito, we're wrapping up flavors from around the world. Embrace the fact: yes, wraps and burritos are definitely sandwiches, and they offer a world of culinary delight.
Lahmacun (Λαχματζούν)
Thin meat-topped flatbread; Turkish/Armenian influence. Rolled up to eat.
Kotopoulo Souvlaki
Chicken souvlaki; marinated chicken on skewer.
Kolokythokeftedes se Pita (Κολοκυθοκεφτέδες)
Zucchini fritters in pita; fried zucchini balls.
Kebab (Κεμπάπ)
Greek kebab; ground meat (beef, lamb, or pork) formed around skewer, grilled. Different from Middle Eastern kebab in seasoning.
Kebab se Pita
Kebab in pita; ground meat skewer in pita wrap.
Kalamari se Pita (Καλαμάρι)
Calamari in pita; fried calamari in pita.
Kalamaki (Καλαμάκι)
'Little reed'—Athenian term for souvlaki stick. In Athens, you order 'kalamaki' for the skewer, 'souvlaki' is sometimes used for the whol...
Island Style - Ionian
Ionian island variations; Italian influence.
Htapodi se Pita (Χταπόδι)
Grilled octopus folded into oiled pita with onion, lemon, and oregano: the seaside-taverna meze given to one hand. It rides on the char, and on the tenderizing Greeks have done since antiquity.
Gyros (Γύρος)
A soft pita brushed with fat and griddled until it blisters, then packed with shaved spit meat, tomato, onion, tzatziki, and a fistful of fries. Greece's everyday street sandwich, eaten standing.
Gyros vs Souvlaki Terminology
Order a souvlaki in Athens and the cook hands you a wrapped pita; ask for a kalamaki and you get the stick. The earliest shop on record, Aigyptiako, opened in Nikaia in 1924.
Gyros Vegan (Γύρος Vegan)
Vegan gyros; seitan or mushroom-based, modern innovation.
Gyros Thessalonikis
Thessaloniki gyros; called 'souvlaki' locally even though it's rotisserie meat. Often considered the best in Greece. Larger portions, sli...
Gyros Thessalonikis - Apo Ola
Thessaloniki-style with everything; known for generous portions.
Gyros - The Name Debate
Gyros is Greek for a turn, the cone's revolution. It translated Turkish döner, replaced ντονέρ on Greek menus, and lost its s in English, where gyro is dated to 1971.
Gyros - Piraeus Style
Piraeus port city style; long tradition of gyradika (gyros shops).