Lamia Super Deli

It doesn’t look like much from the front, but Lamia really does live up to its name of «Super Deli». Walk on through the dark and tiny doorway and a very long store packed from floor to ceiling emerges.
There’s endless cheese, including huge slabs of haloumi ready to slice and throw on your next BBQ (I drizzle mine with olive oil, lime juice and chilli) and a number of different fetas along with cheese form other parts of the world. The olive section is out of this world and also features crazy pickled items. It’s a DIY affair so grab a tub and fill it up with whatever you like. There’s tins of beans, breads, frozen filo pastry and a hundred other items. You can get just about anything here to create a big Mediterranean feast, and it won’t cost you an arm and a leg!
The older Greek couple who own this store have been here forever… well, for at least the last 10 or so years that I’ve been visiting. They’re kind and helpful and always willing to offer advice on items or, if you’re lucky as I was recently, give you a chunk of halva to nibble on!

This little Greek deli is a foodie’s delight!
Pop through the narrow doorway and be greeted by refrigerated cabinets loaded with huge rounds, chunks and wedges of cheese from all over the world. Fill your crackers with taleggio, Greek kefalotyri, buffalo, one-​year-​old grana padano, goat’s cheese, New Zealand tasty, gruyére, Dutch gouda, Tasmanian Heritage Blue Opal and Castello. I’ve stocked up for ladies’ wine and cheese nights here — and no matter how many rounds I buy, it pretty much always disappears before I can even refill their glasses. The chilli buffalo cheese in particular is fantastic!
Keep moving beyond the cheese cabinet and you’ll find containers full of different types of olives and meat products like salami.
Towards the back of the shop, there are shelves full of deli goods, such as beans and seeds. Take a culinary travel trip and fill up the shopping basket with all kinds of goodies. This family-​owned deli has been around for decades and is an institution in these parts. The traditional background music alone will get you in the mood for Greek feasting!