Ladadika ( Greek : Λαδάδικα
) is the name of a historic district and a landmark area of the city of Thessaloniki , Greece.
It is located near the Port of Thessaloniki and for centuries was one of the most important market places of the city.
Its name came about from the many olive oil shops of the area. Many Jews of the city were living there, while the so-called "Frankish district", with the French/Italian merchants and residents, was located beside.
Nowadays, having undergone gentrification in the 1980s,
Ladadika forms the entertainment district of the city, hosting bars, nightclubs, restaurants and taverna's - in what used to be old oil stores and merchant warehouses, which spill out into a network of pedestrianized streets and small squares.