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Miran Pastourma

Pastirma and sujuk market in Greece

Miran Pastourma is a pastourma and sujuk charcuterie business and market in Athens, Greece. The market has been in operation since 1922. It is considered the charcuterie of the connoisseurs.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1922Founded1
  • HeadquartersAthens1

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Miran pastourmas
Photo: Dr. K., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Miran Pastourma is a pastourma and sujuk charcuterie business and market in Athens, Greece. The market has been in operation since 1922. It is considered the charcuterie of the connoisseurs. Despite the Greek economic crisis, Miran is expanding its business and has doubled in size to accommodate increased demand. The founder of the shop, Miran Kourounlian, is thought to be the man who brought pastourma to Athens for the first time. Miran is considered the largest company of its kind in the European Union. The flavour of pastourma coming from the historical enterprise permeates Euripides Street in the centre of Athens. Miran and its neighbor Arapian Cold Cuts are considered two of the historical establishments of Athens. Miran has been in the same spot in Euripidou Street since its opening in 1922. Miran is the recipient of multiple gourmet prizes.2

The story

The Miran Pastourma market was founded in Athens in 1922 by Miran Kourounlian, a refugee of the Armenian genocide who managed to escape to Constantinople from his native Kayseri. He eventually settled in Athens, Greece via Chios and then Peiraias. At the time, Miran Kourounlian was already experienced in making pastirma and sujuk and decided to establish a self-named charcuterie business on 45 Evripidou Street near the Omonoia Square of Athens.

The market soon became popular throughout Athens, as it was one of the few pastourma and soutzouki sellers in the city. The company became even more popular when Miran Kourounlian's son Bedros took over management in 1960 and began distributing the products throughout Greece. The store originally occupied an area of 3 m2. In 1983 Bedros expanded the Miran product factory to 1300 m2. After the death of Bedros in the 1990s, the family business was passed to his heirs, brothers Miran and Krikor Kourounlian, who manage the business today.

From Wikipedia’s article on Miran Pastourma, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

  • pastırma

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Miran products include:

From Wikipedia’s article on Miran Pastourma, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1922Founded Founded1

Sources

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