Athens Small-Group Greek Food Tour
Meet your guide and small group at a central meeting point to begin your foodie adventure. Your first stop is Athens Central Market, where you learn to shop like an Athenian, meet the traders, and eat a delicious meal of lamb on the bone (kleftiko). Sample cheese, cured meats, fruit, olive oil, honey, sweets, and spices as you stroll the streets of atmospheric Psirri, meeting local shopkeepers as you do so. Then sit down in a taverna for one of Athens’ very best gyros plus wine fresh from the barrel. There’s time for a bougatsa (custard pie) dessert and, of course, Greek coffee and ouzo before you return to Monastiraki for a photo stop at a viewpoint. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options are available on request.
Highlights
- ✓Discover Athens through its local food traditions and cultural highlights
- ✓Sample a variety of Greek specialties including a meze lunch paired with wine
- ✓Enjoy a family-friendly experience with discounted pricing available for children
- ✓Customize the experience with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options available on request
What you'll see & do
- ✓You will be fully immersed in the meat, fish, spice and fruit markets. This is not a supermarket experience. The markets are the hub of Athens shopping area and a must see to truely understand how we shop and prepare our food. The fish market is the biggest fish market in Europe with over 5 ton of fish daily. It is loud, busy and fascinating.
- ✓Learn about how the Greeks eat seasonal fruits and vegetables as we walk through the local laiki (farmers market). We will discuss when we eat fresh products and sample some seasonal fruits
- ✓The wonderful spice market and home to many local producers shops. Here we will stop at three different stores, a honey producer, olive and olive oil producer and a highly esteemed deli shop. We will tast their products and learn about what makes olive oil good and how Greeks use honey in their diet. You will have an opportunity to shop for souvenirs as we visit the amazing shops in this street
- ✓Sample souvlaki in one of our favorite places right near the markets. The tender pieces of meat (or vegetables) on a skewer with Greek yoghurt and a local wine is the first of our 2 sit down tasting experiences. Some tours will go to a mom and pop taverna instead of the souvlaki stop but all tours will have 2 sit down stops.
- ✓Now for the grande finale. A big meze meal with meat, fish, vegetables, beans and more. This covers many aspects of Greek gastronomy. A desert of Greek yoghurt with honey, all accomponied with our national drink, Ouzo.
- ✓A honey tasting in a wonderful family owned honey business. Sample different honies and discover how honey is made and how the Greeks include this delicacy in their daily diet.
- ✓We meet in Athinas Street at Ev Athinas, a hole in the wall pie shop and start our tastings immediately with our most favorite filo pastry pies and Greek coffee. As we walk along this busy shopping street, you will start to see signs of the food markets and the daily shoppers. The scenery changes as we move away from the tourist away and get deeper into the local area for shoppers and traders. You will walk past many small food shops selling delicous, local products and will have the opportunity to talk to the vendors and shop if you want to.
What's included
- ✓Lunch
- ✓Alcoholic beverages
- ✓Snacks
What's not included
- ✓Private transportation
Good to know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
When booking the tour starting at 4pm or later the market will be closed
On Sunday the markets are shut so we do not visit them. We have a honey and olive oil tasting instead
Most dietery requirements can be accommodated including vegetarian, vegan and gluten free
We have over 7000 online reviews
Licensed tourism office number EOT 0259E70000815901
Featured on UK TV show, A new life in the sun
Vegan options not available on Sundays
Our tours are wheelchair accessible but there are no toilets available without steps
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Athens Small-Group Greek Food Tour
Meet your guide and small group at a central meeting point to begin your foodie adventure. Your first stop is Athens Central Market, where you learn to shop like an Athenian, meet the traders, and eat a delicious meal of lamb on the bone (kleftiko). Sample cheese, cured meats, fruit, olive oil, honey, sweets, and spices as you stroll the streets of atmospheric Psirri, meeting local shopkeepers as you do so. Then sit down in a taverna for one of Athens’ very best gyros plus wine fresh from the barrel. There’s time for a bougatsa (custard pie) dessert and, of course, Greek coffee and ouzo before you return to Monastiraki for a photo stop at a viewpoint. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options are available on request.
Highlights
- ✓Discover Athens through its local food traditions and cultural highlights
- ✓Sample a variety of Greek specialties including a meze lunch paired with wine
- ✓Enjoy a family-friendly experience with discounted pricing available for children
- ✓Customize the experience with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options available on request
What you'll see & do
- ✓You will be fully immersed in the meat, fish, spice and fruit markets. This is not a supermarket experience. The markets are the hub of Athens shopping area and a must see to truely understand how we shop and prepare our food. The fish market is the biggest fish market in Europe with over 5 ton of fish daily. It is loud, busy and fascinating.
- ✓Learn about how the Greeks eat seasonal fruits and vegetables as we walk through the local laiki (farmers market). We will discuss when we eat fresh products and sample some seasonal fruits
- ✓The wonderful spice market and home to many local producers shops. Here we will stop at three different stores, a honey producer, olive and olive oil producer and a highly esteemed deli shop. We will tast their products and learn about what makes olive oil good and how Greeks use honey in their diet. You will have an opportunity to shop for souvenirs as we visit the amazing shops in this street
- ✓Sample souvlaki in one of our favorite places right near the markets. The tender pieces of meat (or vegetables) on a skewer with Greek yoghurt and a local wine is the first of our 2 sit down tasting experiences. Some tours will go to a mom and pop taverna instead of the souvlaki stop but all tours will have 2 sit down stops.
- ✓Now for the grande finale. A big meze meal with meat, fish, vegetables, beans and more. This covers many aspects of Greek gastronomy. A desert of Greek yoghurt with honey, all accomponied with our national drink, Ouzo.
- ✓A honey tasting in a wonderful family owned honey business. Sample different honies and discover how honey is made and how the Greeks include this delicacy in their daily diet.
- ✓We meet in Athinas Street at Ev Athinas, a hole in the wall pie shop and start our tastings immediately with our most favorite filo pastry pies and Greek coffee. As we walk along this busy shopping street, you will start to see signs of the food markets and the daily shoppers. The scenery changes as we move away from the tourist away and get deeper into the local area for shoppers and traders. You will walk past many small food shops selling delicous, local products and will have the opportunity to talk to the vendors and shop if you want to.
What's included
- ✓Lunch
- ✓Alcoholic beverages
- ✓Snacks
What's not included
- ✓Private transportation
Good to know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
When booking the tour starting at 4pm or later the market will be closed
On Sunday the markets are shut so we do not visit them. We have a honey and olive oil tasting instead
Most dietery requirements can be accommodated including vegetarian, vegan and gluten free
We have over 7000 online reviews
Licensed tourism office number EOT 0259E70000815901
Featured on UK TV show, A new life in the sun
Vegan options not available on Sundays
Our tours are wheelchair accessible but there are no toilets available without steps
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.