Sortie

Signature drinks, clearly named

Five drinks carry Sortie’s name: La Sortie, Red Americano, Atoutale, Salted Caramel Cold Brew and Freddo Cappuccino. Around them sits a full specialty programme, with espresso, Americano, lungo, double espresso, cappuccino, latte and flat white on the hot side, and freddo espresso, freddo cappuccino, limited cold brew and frappe on the cold. Filter is properly represented through batch brew and V60, while single and double Greek coffee keep the local tradition on the board. A single-origin option runs alongside the house staples, and oat, vanilla, coconut and almond milks give the core menu several routes.

A bean shelf as serious as the bar

Sortie is a coffee bar with a retail side rather than a café that happens to sell bags. Named lots include Colombia Finca Las Penas, Costa Rica La Pastora, Ethiopia Sidamo Mopaco, Uganda Embogo, Kenya AA+, Colombia Popayan Supremo and the house Sortie Blend, with published tasting notes running from caramel, citrus, milk chocolate and red apple through to strawberry, floral character and a wine-like intensity. Brewing gear, apparel and accessories sit on the same shelves, so the bar extends into home brewing rather than stopping at the counter. The wider list also stretches the day beyond coffee, with tea, matcha, kombucha, juices, beer, aperitifs, cocktails and mocktails. Recognition backs the coffee up: Sortie appears among the top ten coffee shops in Greece and took a European Coffee Trip award in 2025.

Start with the Freddo Cappuccino, then look cold

Begin with the Freddo Cappuccino. It is both a named house signature and the drink Thessaloniki runs on, so it shows how the bar handles the cup most people order. From there the cold side widens into Freddo Espresso, the limited cold brew and the Salted Caramel Cold Brew. Filter drinkers should ask for the batch brew or a V60, which is where the single-origin lots read most clearly, and espresso drinkers can work along the Americano, lungo, latte and flat white. If the visit is not about coffee at all, the matcha and the tea list cover it.

Tea and matcha are handled as a list of their own rather than an afterthought, with green tea, English breakfast, chamomile and red fruits among the choices and matcha kept separate. Sortie also splits in-house and to-go service, so the same drink can anchor an hour at a table or leave with you.