Private Gourmet Food Walking Tour in Athens

Highlights

Taste goodies such as koulouria (sesame bread) and loukoumades (mini-donuts)
Visit the central market, and try cheese, coffee, wines, honey, and more
Private tour with a guide focused on you alone

Summary

Book your preferred departure time and greet your guide in Monastiraki Square. Then, hit the buzzing streets to learn about some of the Greek capital's specialities. Call at an old cafe to try koulouria, a sesame-sprinkled bread that’s popular at breakfast. Visit a pastry shop for a custard-filled filo delight and loukoumades—small honey-and-nut-drenched donuts—and then head for a bakery and cheese shop to sample a pie and local cheese. Next is Athens' central meat and fish market, Varvakios Agora, to browse the colorful stands. Savor home-produced Greek coffee and visit hidden delis to try fruit, olives, ham, and other produce. Stop at a souvenir shop and taste Greek yogurt, wine, aromatized vinegar, organic olive oil, and honey—perhaps buying some take-home gifts—and stroll Evripidou Street to relish the aromas of its herb and spice shops. After one last tasting, your tour finishes at the starting point.

Tour info

Duration

4 hours

Why take this tour?

Getting to know Athens’ cuisine alone is difficult, unless you’re already familiar with the city and its gastronomy. With this private tour, a guide shows you around top food spots for an introduction to local gourmet delicacies. Visit Athens’ central market and sample cheese, wine and coffee—you’ll uncover the city’s culinary heritage with the benefit of a guide to yourself. The tour includes tastings and offers a choice of departures.

What’s included?

Food and drink samples
Local guide
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Things to know

Before you book

Duration: 4h
Mobile tickets accepted
Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operator Website

Operated by:

Athens Walks Tour Company

About operator:

Our main priority at Athens Walks Tour Company is to give you an experience through our Athens tours. We don’t focus only on the encyclopedia knowledge of the tours. This information can be found in any tour guide book. Our focus is to give you the chance to experience the Greek culture and to understand Athens not only as a sightseeing destination but also the life style and themes of its inhabitants. We go to the hidden places of the city where locals go and you enjoy a tour of the true Athens along with its thousands of years of history, its endless variety of restaurants and local stores, its long coastline or its green hills in the center of life for thousands of years. You choose your tour and we take the responsibility to show what makes an Athens tour so special. The hospitality and the passion of its citizens, the culture and the tradition, the stories and the themes. Our guides have been hired by Athens Walks Tour Company with a focus application.