Athens For Foodies: More Than A Greek Food Tour
Overview
Discover the Greek culinary culture on a 4-hour walking tour around Athens' food scene. Let your local guide lead you through the best food spots the historical city has to offer and indulge in 15 different tastings of local flavors. Browse through the vibrant Athens Central Market, visit local shops, bakeries, traditional taverns, and restaurants and taste your way through Athens like a local!
Inclusions
- Many different tastings of traditional Greek food; more than enough for lunch!
- A 4-hour food tour with a passionate foodie guide
- An exploration of Athens Central Market
- Loads of culinary, cultural and historical anecdotes
- We CAN provide food substitutions for vegetarians
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Plateia Syntagmatos, Leoforos Vassilissis Amalias, Athens 105 63 Greece
Your tour will begin with Syntagma Square, the emblematic meeting point of the Athenians, as your starting point. Meet your local foodie guide and kick off your culinary adventure with a tasting of the traditional 'koulouri'. As your guide narrates stories about the enduring history of Greek food and the local culture, go to a local favorite family-run pie shop that has stood the test of time to try a traditional phyllo pie.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Agia Irini Church, 36 Aiolou Street, Athens Greece
Next up, you will walk down the streets of Athens and reach the popular Agia Irini Square, one of the local hangouts that burst with life and mouthwatering delicacies. Visit a number of local delis and spice shops along Evripidou street and enjoy some local cheese-tasting and local meze from different parts of Greece. Featuring 15 delicious tastings, like dolmades, pastourma, feta cheese, and the famous Kalamata olives, you'll get to escape the crowds and taste the best of what Athens has to offer.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Central Market Athens, Monastiraki Greece
Your next stop will take to the heart of the city's food scene, the vibrant Athens Central Market, where you will browse the stalls and witness the wide selection of fresh meat, fish, and vegetables the locals use in their everyday cooking.
Having seen for yourself the treasures of the fertile Greek land, you can now taste traditional, homemade dishes from a family-run business. Traveling with an expert local means that you'll get an insight into the importance of food in Greek culture, the seasonability of the ingredients, and how different spices have different uses. You will discover what makes Greek cuisine so special by tasting cult-classic, authentic Greek recipes such as 'gemista', 'tzatziki', 'fava', and the world-renowned Greek salad!
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Kotzia Square, 63A Athinas St, Athens Greece
Following your filling meal, you'll stroll around Aiolou street, where one of the oldest sweet shops in Athens is located, housed in a beautiful neoclassical building, to try traditional 'loukoumades', the doughnut-like dessert the locals love. As your final stop, you will get to try a cup of traditional Greek coffee; there is nothing quite like drinking the aromatic brew after a long, adventurous day!
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Stop At: Monastiraki, Athens Greece
End your tour at the vibrant Monastiraki and go souvenir-hunting at its famous flea market. With a full stomach and a head full of wonderful memories, your perfect day will come to a perfect conclusion.
Duration: 10 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Plateia Syntagmatos, Leoforos Vassilissis Amalias, Athens 105 63 Greece
Your tour will begin with Syntagma Square, the emblematic meeting point of the Athenians, as your starting point. Meet your local foodie guide and kick off your culinary adventure with a tasting of the traditional 'koulouri'. As your guide narrates stories about the enduring history of Greek food and the local culture, go to a local favorite family-run pie shop that has stood the test of time to try a traditional phyllo pie.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Agia Irini Church, 36 Aiolou Street, Athens Greece
Next up, you will walk down the streets of Athens and reach the popular Agia Irini Square, one of the local hangouts that burst with life and mouthwatering delicacies. Visit a number of local delis and spice shops along Evripidou street and enjoy some local cheese-tasting and local meze from different parts of Greece. Featuring 15 delicious tastings, like dolmades, pastourma, feta cheese, and the famous Kalamata olives, you'll get to escape the crowds and taste the best of what Athens has to offer.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Central Market Athens, Monastiraki Greece
Your next stop will take to the heart of the city's food scene, the vibrant Athens Central Market, where you will browse the stalls and witness the wide selection of fresh meat, fish, and vegetables the locals use in their everyday cooking.
Having seen for yourself the treasures of the fertile Greek land, you can now taste traditional, homemade dishes from a family-run business. Traveling with an expert local means that you'll get an insight into the importance of food in Greek culture, the seasonability of the ingredients, and how different spices have different uses. You will discover what makes Greek cuisine so special by tasting cult-classic, authentic Greek recipes such as 'gemista', 'tzatziki', 'fava', and the world-renowned Greek salad!
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Kotzia Square, 63A Athinas St, Athens Greece
Following your filling meal, you'll stroll around Aiolou street, where one of the oldest sweet shops in Athens is located, housed in a beautiful neoclassical building, to try traditional 'loukoumades', the doughnut-like dessert the locals love. As your final stop, you will get to try a cup of traditional Greek coffee; there is nothing quite like drinking the aromatic brew after a long, adventurous day!
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Stop At: Monastiraki, Athens Greece
End your tour at the vibrant Monastiraki and go souvenir-hunting at its famous flea market. With a full stomach and a head full of wonderful memories, your perfect day will come to a perfect conclusion.
Duration: 10 minutes
Additional information
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Talea S
December 2021
OMG this is a must-do while in Greece. I loved learning about the history of Greece and its food. We had the opportunity to try a variety of foods and visit places off the main roads that we would have never found. I loved this!!!!!
OMG this is a must-do while in Greece. I loved learning about the history of Greece and its food. We had the opportunity to try a variety of foods and visit places off the main roads that we would have never found. I loved this!!!!!hatterasman
May 2022
An amazing guide; professional, knowledgeable, and loads of great energy and fun. We tasted many foods, visited a cheese shop, had lunch, and ended up with a coffee and cake. It was delicious.
An amazing guide; professional, knowledgeable, and loads of great energy and fun. We tasted many foods, visited a cheese shop, had lunch, and ended up with a coffee and cake. It was delicious.James_O
April 2022
We loved trying new foods while walking around the city of Athens and learning about its culture and history.
We loved trying new foods while walking around the city of Athens and learning about its culture and history.Emily_P
April 2022
Good time! Great tour guide. Super personable and down to earth! Learned a lot and went to places o never would have touched. Great way to see the city and indulge!
Good time! Great tour guide. Super personable and down to earth! Learned a lot and went to places o never would have touched. Great way to see the city and indulge!Feef90
April 2022
We really enjoyed our tour with Vicky! Was one of the highlights of our trip. She told us lots about Greek food culture but also about Greek culture in general, we really appreciated that. The food was delicious and she showed us the best places to go. Would highly recommend!
We really enjoyed our tour with Vicky! Was one of the highlights of our trip. She told us lots about Greek food culture but also about Greek culture in general, we really appreciated that. The food was delicious and she showed us the best places to go. Would highly recommend!Jeremy_M
April 2022
Ismini was great! Thank you! We are still full from the tour! It was a great introduction to Athens and Ismini is knowledgeable and a great conversationalist.
Ismini was great! Thank you! We are still full from the tour! It was a great introduction to Athens and Ismini is knowledgeable and a great conversationalist.