{ "country": "Greece", "code": "GR", "lastUpdated": "2026-09-13", "source": "https://happychef.cloud/en/press-contacts/gr.html", "national": { "description": "Greece's national press is dominated by a handful of Athens-based quality dailies (Kathimerini, Ta Nea, To Vima) plus high-circulation popular titles like Protothema, all of which run lifestyle and dining coverage alongside hard news. Dedicated food and wine coverage nationally is anchored by Gastronomos, a long-running gourmet magazine, while Vogue Greece covers upscale dining as part of its lifestyle remit. The hospitality trade itself is served by Greek Hotelier Magazine, the official publication of the Panhellenic Hotel Federation, and national public broadcaster ERT runs a daily food/cooking show alongside general lifestyle segments. The state news wire AMNA distributes to virtually all other Greek outlets, so a strong local story picked up there can travel nationwide.", "tip": "Start with Gastronomos (the most directly food-focused national title) and ERT's cooking programming for broadcast reach, then approach Kathimerini's lifestyle desk for the credibility of a leading quality daily; Greek Hotelier Magazine is the right first call for anything framed as an industry/trade story.", "sources": [ { "name": "Kathimerini", "type": "newspaper", "email": "info@kathimerini.gr", "website": "https://www.kathimerini.gr/", "notes": "Leading Greek quality daily; pitch lifestyle/gastronomy desk via general editorial address" }, { "name": "Ta Nea", "type": "newspaper", "email": "newsroom@tanea.gr", "website": "https://www.tanea.gr/", "notes": "Major national daily; newsroom contact for features and lifestyle pitches" }, { "name": "To Vima", "type": "newspaper", "email": "digital@tovima.gr", "website": "https://www.tovima.gr/", "notes": "Historic national Sunday/daily paper; digital desk handles online features" }, { "name": "Protothema", "type": "newspaper", "email": null, "website": "https://www.protothema.gr/", "notes": "One of Greece's highest-traffic news sites; has a lifestyle/gastronomy section" }, { "name": "Gastronomos", "type": "magazine", "email": "info@gastronomos.gr", "website": "https://www.gastronomos.gr/", "notes": "Greece's leading dedicated food & wine magazine, part of the Kathimerini group" }, { "name": "Vogue Greece", "type": "magazine", "email": "info@vogue.gr", "website": "https://www.vogue.gr/", "notes": "National lifestyle/fashion title covering upscale dining and openings" }, { "name": "Greek Hotelier Magazine", "type": "trade", "email": "info@greekhotelier.gr", "website": "https://www.greekhotelier.gr/", "notes": "Official trade magazine of the Panhellenic Hotel Federation (POX), reaches hotel/restaurant operators nationwide" }, { "name": "ERT1 – ΠΟΠ Μαγειρική", "type": "tv", "email": null, "website": "https://www.ert.gr/tv/psyxagogia/pop-mageiriki/", "notes": "Daily cooking show on Greece's national public broadcaster; contact via ERT press office (press.ert.gr)" }, { "name": "ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ (Athens-Macedonian News Agency / AMNA)", "type": "wire", "email": null, "website": "https://www.amna.gr/", "notes": "Greece's national news wire; a story placed here is redistributed to most other Greek media" }, { "name": "Lifo", "type": "blog", "email": null, "website": "https://www.lifo.gr/", "notes": "Influential national urban-culture platform with a food/gastronomy section (Lifo Geuseis); use the site's editorial contact form" }, { "name": "Argiro.gr", "type": "blog", "email": null, "website": "https://www.argiro.gr/", "notes": "National recipe/food platform run by celebrity chef Argiro Barbarigou" } ] }, "regions": [ { "id": "attica", "name": "Attica/Athens", "nativeName": "Αττική", "description": "Attica, centred on Athens, is home to Greece's densest restaurant scene and its own dedicated city-guide press, distinct from the national dailies also headquartered there. Athinorama and Lifo function as the two most consulted \"what's on\" guides for Athens dining, while iefimerida.gr is a high-traffic Athens-based news site with lifestyle coverage.", "tip": "Athinorama's restaurant guide is the single most relevant outlet for an Athens opening or event; iefimerida.gr is a good secondary target for broader news-style pickup.", "sources": [ { "name": "Athinorama", "type": "magazine", "email": "info@athinorama.gr", "website": "https://www.athinorama.gr/", "notes": "Athens' leading entertainment/dining guide since 1976; runs a dedicated restaurants section" }, { "name": "Lifo", "type": "blog", "email": null, "website": "https://www.lifo.gr/", "notes": "Athens-centric urban culture platform, also listed nationally for its reach" }, { "name": "iefimerida.gr", "type": "newspaper", "email": "info@iefimerida.gr", "website": "https://www.iefimerida.gr/", "notes": "Major Athens-based online newspaper with lifestyle coverage" } ] }, { "id": "thessaloniki-central-macedonia", "name": "Thessaloniki/Central Macedonia", "nativeName": "Θεσσαλονίκη / Κεντρική Μακεδονία", "description": "Thessaloniki has its own vibrant, food-proud media scene separate from Athens, led by the regional daily eMakedonia and digital-native outlets Voria.gr and Thestival.gr, both of which regularly cover openings, chefs and events in the city.", "tip": "Voria.gr and Thestival.gr are the two most active for restaurant/lifestyle news pickup in Thessaloniki; eMakedonia adds daily-newspaper credibility.", "sources": [ { "name": "Εφημερίδα Μακεδονία (eMakedonia)", "type": "newspaper", "email": "info@emakedonia.gr", "website": "https://www.emakedonia.gr/", "notes": "Long-running Thessaloniki regional daily" }, { "name": "Voria.gr", "type": "newspaper", "email": "voria@voria.gr", "website": "https://www.voria.gr/", "notes": "Leading Thessaloniki news website" }, { "name": "Thestival", "type": "blog", "email": "thestival@gmail.com", "website": "https://www.thestival.gr/", "notes": "Thessaloniki lifestyle/culture and news site, active on dining and events" } ] }, { "id": "crete", "name": "Crete", "nativeName": "Κρήτη", "description": "Crete's restaurant and agritourism scene is well covered by Heraklion-based press: the daily newspaper Patris, the news site Cretalive.gr, and Νέα Κρήτη (Nea Kriti), all of which run local business and lifestyle news.", "tip": "Cretalive.gr is the most responsive digital outlet for a quick news item; Patris carries more weight for a feature given its standing as Crete's main daily.", "sources": [ { "name": "Πατρίς (Patris)", "type": "newspaper", "email": null, "website": "https://www.patris.gr/", "notes": "Heraklion-based daily newspaper, Crete's main print title" }, { "name": "Cretalive.gr", "type": "newspaper", "email": "news@cretalive.gr", "website": "https://www.cretalive.gr/", "notes": "Popular Crete-wide news website" }, { "name": "Νέα Κρήτη (Nea Kriti)", "type": "newspaper", "email": null, "website": "https://www.neakriti.gr/", "notes": "Regional newspaper/news site covering all of Crete" } ] }, { "id": "peloponnese", "name": "Peloponnese", "nativeName": "Πελοπόννησος", "description": "Peloponnese press is spread across its main cities: Pelop.gr covers Patras and Achaea, Arcadia Portal serves Tripoli and Arcadia, and Eleftheria is the long-standing daily for Kalamata and Messinia.", "tip": "Pelop.gr is the best-trafficked digital outlet for Patras-area news; Eleftheria is the outlet of record for Kalamata and the southern Peloponnese.", "sources": [ { "name": "Pelop.gr", "type": "newspaper", "email": "louloudis@pelop.gr", "website": "https://www.pelop.gr/", "notes": "Leading Patras/Achaea news site; email is the masthead's publications contact" }, { "name": "Arcadia Portal", "type": "newspaper", "email": null, "website": "https://arcadiaportal.gr/", "notes": "Main digital news outlet for Tripoli and Arcadia" }, { "name": "Ελευθερία (Eleftheria)", "type": "newspaper", "email": null, "website": "https://www.eleftheriaonline.gr/", "notes": "Kalamata's long-running regional daily newspaper" } ] }, { "id": "aegean-islands", "name": "Aegean Islands", "nativeName": "Νησιά Αιγαίου", "description": "The Aegean islands' press splits between the Dodecanese, where Rhodes supports two competing dailies (Rodiaki and Dimokratiki), and the Cyclades, where Cyclades24 covers Syros and the surrounding islands.", "tip": "Rodiaki is the most established outlet for a Rhodes restaurant story; Cyclades24 is the natural pick for Cyclades-based openings and events.", "sources": [ { "name": "Ροδιακή (Rodiaki)", "type": "newspaper", "email": "news@rodiaki.gr", "website": "https://www.rodiaki.gr/", "notes": "Leading Rhodes/Dodecanese daily newspaper" }, { "name": "Δημοκρατική της Ρόδου (Dimokratiki)", "type": "newspaper", "email": null, "website": "https://www.dimokratiki.gr/", "notes": "Second major Rhodes daily newspaper" }, { "name": "Cyclades24.gr", "type": "newspaper", "email": "info@cyclades24.gr", "website": "https://www.cyclades24.gr/", "notes": "News site covering Syros and the Cyclades" } ] } ] }