Thessaloniki Food Tour With Bougatsa, Ouzo and Market Tastings
Thessaloniki was named a UNESCO City of Gastronomy in 2021, and this food tour gives you a delicious introduction to the city's signature dishes. Start with bougatsa, the flaky phyllo pie locals eat for breakfast, then try soutzoukaki, the city's spiced meatballs. Taste olives and local cheeses in the Kapani and Modiano markets, sip ouzo at a traditional kafeneio before finishing with isli at a family-run pastry shop.
Highlights
- ✓Swap Thessaloniki pricey waterfront restaurants for food spots loved by locals
- ✓Graze your way across the center with a short stroll between stops
- ✓Earmark the best spots to go back to during your stay
- ✓Save money on lunch, with ample tastings that add up to a full meal
What you'll see & do
- ✓We meet our guests in front of the Hotel. After a short 5 minute briefing we start our tour.
- ✓We will walk through the oldest and most historical open air market in Thessaloniki. Quick taste of Chalkidiki's famous green olives.
- ✓In our first stop we start with the most typical breakfast dish in Greece. "Bougatsa" a filo dough creation that can be either sweet or savory. Walk to the stop 10 minutes.
- ✓Time to start with our savory dishes. There is no better way to do that than trying one of the most traditional dishes of the city, the Soutzoukaki accompanied with some wine or a refreshment. Walk to this stop 5 minutes.
- ✓We will enter the newly renovated gem of the city where we 'll taste different varieties of local Greek cheese. The oldest indoor marketplace of the city that after many years got completely transform and nowadays is the meeting place of all locals. Walk to this stop 10 minutes
- ✓Of course the well know Ouzo could not be missing from this tour. On our next stop we will visit one of the best preserved "kafeneios" (cafe) in town and sip some ouzo the traditional way. Nearby we 'll get the chance to taste the most famous dessert of the city ''Trigono Panormatos'' a triangle shaped baklava pastry filled with delicious cream! Walk to this stop 10 minutes.
- ✓In the opossite side of one of the oldest Byzantine churches of the city you will find our last stop hidden. A family pastry shop run by the same family for 3 generation where we will have the chance to taste the traditional ''Isli'' , the recipe of which came along with the Greek refugees from Minor Asia more than a century ago! Walk to this stop 5 minutes
What's included
- ✓Bottled water
- ✓Alcoholic beverages
- ✓Lunch
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
infant seats in restaurants are available
Please inform us in case you have any dietary restrictions so that we can try to offer you alternatives.
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.
Thessaloniki Food Tour With Bougatsa, Ouzo and Market Tastings
Thessaloniki was named a UNESCO City of Gastronomy in 2021, and this food tour gives you a delicious introduction to the city's signature dishes. Start with bougatsa, the flaky phyllo pie locals eat for breakfast, then try soutzoukaki, the city's spiced meatballs. Taste olives and local cheeses in the Kapani and Modiano markets, sip ouzo at a traditional kafeneio before finishing with isli at a family-run pastry shop.
Highlights
- ✓Swap Thessaloniki pricey waterfront restaurants for food spots loved by locals
- ✓Graze your way across the center with a short stroll between stops
- ✓Earmark the best spots to go back to during your stay
- ✓Save money on lunch, with ample tastings that add up to a full meal
What you'll see & do
- ✓We meet our guests in front of the Hotel. After a short 5 minute briefing we start our tour.
- ✓We will walk through the oldest and most historical open air market in Thessaloniki. Quick taste of Chalkidiki's famous green olives.
- ✓In our first stop we start with the most typical breakfast dish in Greece. "Bougatsa" a filo dough creation that can be either sweet or savory. Walk to the stop 10 minutes.
- ✓Time to start with our savory dishes. There is no better way to do that than trying one of the most traditional dishes of the city, the Soutzoukaki accompanied with some wine or a refreshment. Walk to this stop 5 minutes.
- ✓We will enter the newly renovated gem of the city where we 'll taste different varieties of local Greek cheese. The oldest indoor marketplace of the city that after many years got completely transform and nowadays is the meeting place of all locals. Walk to this stop 10 minutes
- ✓Of course the well know Ouzo could not be missing from this tour. On our next stop we will visit one of the best preserved "kafeneios" (cafe) in town and sip some ouzo the traditional way. Nearby we 'll get the chance to taste the most famous dessert of the city ''Trigono Panormatos'' a triangle shaped baklava pastry filled with delicious cream! Walk to this stop 10 minutes.
- ✓In the opossite side of one of the oldest Byzantine churches of the city you will find our last stop hidden. A family pastry shop run by the same family for 3 generation where we will have the chance to taste the traditional ''Isli'' , the recipe of which came along with the Greek refugees from Minor Asia more than a century ago! Walk to this stop 5 minutes
What's included
- ✓Bottled water
- ✓Alcoholic beverages
- ✓Lunch
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
infant seats in restaurants are available
Please inform us in case you have any dietary restrictions so that we can try to offer you alternatives.
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.