Oasis Tavern in Neo Petritsi

At the foot of Mount Belles, at New Petritsi, Serres, 15 minutes from its shores of Lake Kerkini and 15 minutes from Fort Rupel, is the Oasis tavern.

The Oasis Tavern is a destination in a magical location that is difficult to describe. Leaving Neo Petritsi you take the road of the "river" with the plane trees and in a minute you are in a spacious parking lot in the shadows of the trees. Taking twenty steps you enter the entrance of a fenced outdoor space and you are really in an oasis. Tall plane trees embrace the river with the gurgling waters - which run in winter and summer - and the terraces formed around it created plateaus that host the summer benches. Unique destination for winter and summer.

We met him Theofilos Felekidis both of his children.

Theofilos Felekidis

«Our tavern is open from 1994. Then the competition was announced and I took the tavern. All the surrounding area, the dozens of terraces, the fences, the bridges, I made them with my own hands, building stone by stone, year after year.

We take advantage of local livestock, buffalo meat is one of the best options we offer to the customer. We combine quality, quantity and low prices in all our dishes. All these in a real oasis of nature!", Theofilos tells us and we see it with all our senses.

Oasis Tavern: Cuisine

The kitchen of Theofilos local, popular without sophistication or creative concerns. Fresh local ingredients and local recipes well cooked, matched with the unpretentious natural environment and the warm hospitality of the Felekidis family.

From first And the salads I singled out smoked trout, mackerel, roasted eggplant, fried peppers, stamnagathi and kale. In meat Buffalo in the hull dominates, buffalo sausages and soutzouki, various hunts, pancakes and ribs, stuffed burgers, pork fry while in fish carp (lake fish), trout, sea bass and some other seafood. From sweet served political ravani or kazan dip.

I was lucky enough to be at the Oasis tavern in the middle of spring and try nettle boiled as a salad, but also in a combination with fried egg yolk and fresh pasturma, a combination that kills!

Even if you travel to Fort Rupel, a short detour is worth getting to know a real oasis.