Restaurants in Mount Olympus

Most of the restaurant pickings in Litochoro are slim: a number of fast-food joints and so-so restaurants. If climbers are foodies, they'll be disappointed here, with one notable exception: Gastrodromio en Olympo, by the large church on the main square (tel. 23520/21-300; www.gastrodromio.gr), has a varied menu including fresh fish and pasta cooked al dente (more than 200 wines and a cheese menu of 22 traditional Greek cheeses). Mountain-climbing friends who come here regularly eat at Gastrodromio and think that the Hotel Xenos Dias, also on Litochoro's main square (www.hotel-xeniosdias.gr; tel. 23520/81-234; fax 23520/81-423; doubles from 70€), is very comfortable, welcoming, and excellent value.