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Athens: The Ultimate Food Tasting Tour

4.7 (24 Reviews)

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Experience the wealth and importance of Greek culinary tradition and witness many majestic monuments in the ultimate food-tasting tour in downtown Athens, with more than 10 stops of Greek delicacy tasting!

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Duration 4.0 hour

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Live tour guide

English,German

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Details on this Activity

Itinerary

This food tour will please food lovers and history dwellers alike, as you will stroll the historical city center with your experienced tour guide. As for the food tasting, start your day in one of the most quaint neighborhoods,  Psyrri, where you'll have a fitting Greek breakfast of aromatic Greek coffee and the well-known “koulouri” sesame pastry. Also you will visit the Center of Greek Tradition. As part of the Greek tradition delving, visit an old sandal shop and choose a pair which fits you from thousands of options. From there, experience the depth of traditional Mediterranean cuisine by visiting original Greek delis, a couple of specialized Greek pie shops and the vivid Varvakios market, while tasting world-renowned Greek delicacies such as cheese, meat products, rusks, olives and olive oil, vegetables and everything else you could ask for in a Greek food tour. Finish the tour on an alternative note by visiting an obscure, yet so authentic Greek tapas shop and accompany your tapas with prestigious alcoholic beverages like Tsipouro in a true Greek food-tasting experience. For those of you who still don't have enough, there is an option of finishing your meal with original Greek sweets like “loukoumades” in picturesque nearby sweet shops. Overall, this food tour combines a unique, traditional food-tasting experience with a thorough acquaintance of Athens' city center history, and is a surefire option to satisfy the nerds of traditional food and history alike!

Highlights

Enjoy traditional greek coffee served by the view of Acropolis
Visit one of the oldest bakeries, famous for offering the best greek tyropita
Get to know the world famous and aromatic, greek mastiha
Explore an authentic hidden cookery where you will try original greek culinary treasures
Experience greek tsipouro with mezze a big part of greek social culture

Know before you go

• Be on time • Wear comfortable shoes (not slippery) • Stay with the group • Wear sunscreen and a hat • Inform us of any allergies and digestive disorders • Mind your personal belongings • Freely ask questions

Includes


Expert licensed guide Bottle of water Everything you try during the tour

Reviews from other travelers

Bernhard - Germany

5 /5

(Written on 2023-08-07)

You could taste a lot of different delicacies during the tour. Konstantinos was a very competent and funny guide. We recommend!

GetYourGuide traveler - Germany

5 /5

(Written on 2019-06-12)

We were really lucky with our leadership. We had a private tour (only 2 people) and with it the great opportunity to enjoy the country, the people and the great food together with our tour guide. Tip: (Read More) don't eat anything beforehand, otherwise you won't have a chance to enjoy all the delicacies.

Anja - Germany

4 /5

(Written on 2023-10-28)

We give it 4 out of 5 because we originally booked the tour in Spanish and had to change it to German due to availability. The experience itself was very good. Our guide Konstantinosv showed the small (Read More) group local places with local specialties and had lots of little stories to hand. We can fully recommend it!

Peggy - Germany

2 /5

(Written on 2019-09-26)

This tour is not recommended. It was an expiry of 6 stores and the money is in no way value for money. There was no background information or even a city tour. Our guide was extremely helpful and frie (Read More)ndly, unfortunately he was not trained, informed or even instructed. Only the tasting of olive oil went as you would imagine. We were very disappointed, there was no breakfast or coffee.

GetYourGuide traveler - United States

5 /5

(Written on 2024-08-26)

The tasting tour was comprehensive and included more than enough food and drinks. Kostas was very knowledgeable about the food, the restaurants and the neighborhoods. He was also nice and accommodatin (Read More)g of our needs.

GetYourGuide traveler - Belgium

5 /5

(Written on 2023-01-09)

Our very enthusiastic guide led us through nice streets, let us taste all kinds of typical Greek dishes and took us for lunch. She not only told about the dishes, but also about the religion, culture, (Read More) buildings, ...

Rachel - United States

5 /5

(Written on 2023-02-16)

My husband and I had a fantastic food and travel experience with our tour. Evangelia was knowledgeable and passionate about Athens and it’s wonderful food scene. We ate many traditional Greek foods wh (Read More)ile greeting the welcoming people of Athens. As we finished our tour, we were able to reflect on Athens, more than we expected, through its food and tradition. We truly felt that that we made a friend in Evangelina and that she is now part of our world family. I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting this beautiful historic city!!

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