Athens for Foodies: The Ultimate Culinary Tour (Private)
55 EUR
What better way to explore Athens than eating your way through it? Whether you are a passionate foodie or an intrepid traveller, this gastronomy tour will tantalise your senses! Discover the history of Greek gastronomy through beautiful neighbourhoods & off the beaten path artisanal eateries!
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Available in
- English,
- Spanish
Highlights
- Explore the most lively part of the city: Athens Central Market
- Visit traditional local food shops in non-touristic neighbourhoods
- Discover the history and culture of Greek cuisine with your local, expert, foodie guide
- Taste 15+ different Greek foods
- Enjoy an unforgettable gastronomic experience!
Description
Prepare yourself for a mouthwatering journey to discover the secrets of world-renowned Greek cuisine.
This 4-hour experience will take you through picturesque neighbourhoods and local food shops offering secret culinary treasures. During the tour, your food-loving guide will share stories about Greek gastronomy and local culture.
You’ll taste 15 different types of Greek culinary excellence, including a traditional phyllo pie from a family-run place that has existed since the 20s, the dessert that was given to the winners of the ancient Olympic Games and Greece’s most famous street food! You’ll also discover the answer to the great debate: Turkish or Greek coffee?
Unlike many Athens food tours, you won't just be sampling mouthfuls. "Athens for Foodies" is a 4-hour Greek Gastronomy Tour where you will enjoy traditional Greek recipes such as stuffed tomatoes, moussaka, soutzoukakia, the dessert of choice for the winners of the ancient Olympic Games and more.
It is essential that you don’t eat breakfast & we guarantee there will be no room for lunch!
Read moreWhat’s included & not included
- Local food expert as your guide
- Tour of Athens Central Market
- 15 different Greek food samples
- Anything else you’d like to order or purchase
- Gratuities
Meeting point
Syntagma Square (Syntagma Square: in front of the fountain)
Reviews from travellers (12)
Greek food has such a strong presence all round the world that I wasn’t sure how much I would learn (I’m just greedy, so I thought it would be a yummy day). What I hadn’t expected was the breadth and depth of knowledge our guide had, and - by contrast - just how little I actually knew! Greek salad in London (or anywhere else) has very little resemblance to Greek salad ...
Tiama took us from breakfast to dinner, from everyday peasant food to street food to elegant food, from savoury to sweet, from Greek coffee to mastika. We salivated over sesame bread, swooned over pita, breathed in the giddy smells of the spice market, crushed basil leaves between our fingers and learnt about herbs, ate olives so meaty I could almost go vegan if I had those in my life, went dreamy-eyed over thick Greek yogurt drizzled with thyme honey, and feasted on moussaka.
But it wasn’t just the food. As we walked round Athens, she wove the history of the city, its buildings, its traditions, its family life, its culture into the food we ate and tasted.
All this in just four hours. I could have read a book on Athens and not learned as much. I could have spent five days marching round with a guidebook and would not have learned as much.
I wanted another four hours, and then another four days of it! Tiama is absolutely superb as a guide. Her English is brilliant, she is funny, witty, brilliantly clever, and a lovely person to spend time with.
Thank you. Worth every single penny.
Thank you!





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Tour operated by: Greeking.me