Athens Gourmet Food Small Group Walking Tour
Description
Explore the food markets of Athens on a 4-hour walking tour and taste some of the delicious treats on offer. Start with a traditional Greek breakfast of koulóuria (sesame bread rings), and then make your way to a century-old pastry shop to sample loukoumades (Greek donuts) and custard-filled filo squares. Enjoy local pies and cheeses at authentic Greek bakeries. Next, wander through the meat and fish market, the living monument markets of the city. Try dark roasted coffee to one of the older coffee roasters downtown. Enjoy some local wine, organic produce olive oil and honey, seven-year-old aromatized vinegar, and the world-famous Greek yogurt at a small shop that sells fantastic gifts for your friends back home. Wander down Evripidou Street, scented by herbs. Visit a local tavern and explore mezedes plates (local tapas). Then end your culinary exploration by enjoying the famous Greek souvlaki with chicken or pork gyros (Vegetarians are welcome, gluten-free cannot be accommodated).
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Itinerary
Meeting point of the tour. - Upon your arrival at Monastiraki Square, please look for one of our experienced tour leaders who will be holding a sign of "Athens Walks The Food Tour" at the entrance of the small church.
Stroll along the pedestrian sidewalk of Aiolou Street, named after Aiolos, the god of winds.
Stroll through the bustling square surrounded by cozy cafes leading up to Agia Irini Church.
Head to Athens' most aromatic street for deli items, herbs, and spices.
Walk inside the Athens' central market, the Varvakeios market, where you can find a variety of fresh fish and meat, as well as other locally sourced products
Theatrou Square is the new go-to destination for small, local, and authentic restaurants
Wander through the funky art neighborhood of Psirri.
The tour ends back at Monastiraki Square where you first met your tour leader.
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What's included
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Inform your guide in case of any food allergies.
- Please make sure you will not eat anything in advance cause the amount of food is plenty.
- Vegetarians are welcomed.
- You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Reviews(223)
Our guide Tonia was very kind, lovely and considerate to all the guests. I also had a lovely bunch of people! I really enjoyed Greek authentic dishes of breakfast-lunch-dinner in 4 hours & chatting with other guests. The pacing was great, the plastic bag and water were provided at the beginning, so that we can carry our leftover Koulouri Thessalonikis(to dip into olive oil for later on - very clever!!) while continuing our waking gourmet tour.
Giannis our guide was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and friendly, went out of his way throughout the tour to make it a wonderful experience . Don't eat breakfast. The amount of food we had was more than filling right through from sweet to savoury. Definitely worth the trip! Visited about eight different places including fish and meat markets. We are both foodies. Came away very satisfied after 4 hours of walking the streets of Athens.
Excellent and wear good walking shoes.They supply plenty of water so no need to carry you own. An extensive array of foods and local eateries.
This was an excellent tour. The food was fantastic and there was a lot of it.! Our guide, Ana, was great. She was knowledgeable, engaging and extremely organized. The small group of nice people was the right size for our 6 stops. Delicious and fun! Highly recommended!
The Athens Gourmet Food Small Group Walking Tour was a fantastic introduction to both Athens and Greek cuisine. The food itself was wonderful, with generous tastings that showcased a great variety of local specialties, and Peter was a fantastic guide—knowledgeable, engaging, and fun. We’ve learned to start our trips with a food tour, and this one truly set the stage for a wonderful stay in Athens. It also gave us a real sense of the city centre and we even went back to a couple of the places we especially liked. We honestly can’t say enough about this tour and would highly recommend it to anyone visiting Athens.
Had a wonderful food tour with Peggy. Tried lots of wonderful Greek food and learned a lot of interesting things about Greek culture.
The food walking tour was brilliant, and our guide Adele was fantastic, she gave us so much information not just about the food but Greek culture and history as well. We ate very well and we certainly didn’t need anything else to eat that evening! We would whole heartedly recommend this tour.
Fabulous way to understand the greek way of life. Food is part of a social activity and takes place over many traditional dishes. Our excellent and knowledgable guide Peggy selected dishes we wouldn't have known about.
Lots of great food with in depth information at every stop. Dimitra and Giannnis went above and beyond with an in depth list of places for the next stop on our trip as well.
Did this tour with guide Nikoleta, emailed the day before confirming all details , met in a central square in the middle of Athens, breakfast made from scratch in front of us Spanokopita, a cheese filled one and sweet one, next was coffee again in front of us showing how they make it using hot sand, toured the local markets, got loves before sitting down to a delicious meze style lunch , with wine, water and ouzo to drink, outstanding food and lots for everyone, trip to the local honey shop , tasted local honey and tried some of the cream they had in store, next was gyros and soft drinks, finished with desert at a local shop of Greek donut, small fluffy dough with honey light and full of flavour, Nikoleta was an amazing guide, very knowledgeable and left no detail outstanding, there is a warning with this tour do not eat three hours before, heed this advice, the food is plentiful and delicious with lots of options for vegetarians, etc , great tour all included in the price made so much better by our host
