Flavours of Athens: Food Tour with market visit and many tastings

  • Cruise recommendation

Enjoy a 4-hour food tour through Athens. This culinary walk through the historic centre of the Greek capital combines gastronomy and culture in the most beautiful way. With guide, breakfast, market visit, many tastings, sweet and savoury food and Greek friendliness.

  • Tour / activity duration: ~4 hours
  • Languages: English
  • Transfer: no, not included
100 out of 100 based on 1 Review
  • The best insider tips
  • English-speaking service
  • Hassle-free booking change or cancellation
  • Usually cheaper than at site

Eating and feasting in Athens

The Greeks have food and hospitality close together. Look at the Athenian cooks and confectioners on their gourmet tour in pot and bowl and enjoy the flavours of Mediterranean cuisine! 

Price overview

  • Ultimate Food Tour Athens (4h) - per person (from 18 years) 76.-€
  • Ultimate Food Tour Athens (4h) - per person (12 to 17 years) 59.-€
  • Ultimate Food Tour Athens (4h) - per person (6 to 11 years) 49.-€
Athens Cuisine and Sightseeing

Booking option: Culinary tour in the heart of Athens

Your 4-hour gourmet tour begins in the middle of the historic quarter of Athens. In the picturesque Psyrri district you can enjoy a Greek breakfast with aromatic coffee and the famous "koulouri" sesame biscuits. Afterwards we go to further delicacies of the Greek cuisine. You will visit confectioners, sweets shops and the lively Varvakios market, where you can taste cheese, meat products, rusks, olives, vegetables and much more. For the finale, you will stop at an authentic tapas shop, where you will also be served a "tsipouro". All tastings during the tour are free of charge. They combine food, culture and sightseeing in the Greek metropolis on this excursion.

Overview

  • Duration: ~ 4 hours
  • Hours: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Days: daily except Sundays
  • Languages: English
  • Pick-up not included
  • Starting points: Athens

Included

  • Professional guide
  • Tastings
Important information

Preconditions

  • Minimum age 3 years

Please bring

Suitable clothing, backpack, camera

Detailed description

Food Tour through the historic centre of Athens with market visit and many tastings

Greek cuisine is a taste experience that you will enjoy best with many small tastings. On the food tour through the historic centre of Athens you will get to know 18 culinary treasures and hike along the historical trails of the capital. With a professional guide at your side who will immerse you in the history and cuisine of Greece. The Athens Food Tour starts with a typical Greek breakfast in the lively Psyrri district. Start the day with an aromatic coffee and a koulouri - a light bread curl with sesame seeds. Athenians traditionally keep the first meal of the day small, but enjoy it late in the evening, preferably in company. How and where the ingredients for a Greek meal with starter, main course and dessert are selected, you will experience during your visit to the market in Athens. On the way to the Varvakios market you take another delicacy from one of the Greek cake shops.

And then immerse yourself in another world. The central market of Athens offers everything you need to cook and enjoy. World-famous Greek delicacies such as cheese, meat products, fish, sweets, savoury, olives, fruit, spices, herbs and much more can be found in the covered halls. And you are welcome to take a taste or two to capture this Greek food tour with all your senses. After the hustle and bustle of the market hall, the food tour ends in an authentic tapas shop, where the "Tsipouro" is also served. The high-proof grappa with its very own, fresh taste is often served as an accompaniment to sumptuous meat and fish dishes.

Finally, have a bite at the "Loukoumades" in a candy store. The yeast dough balls with honey are a nice finale of the Food Tour through Athens. On this excursion, friends of Greek cuisine and those of Greek history will get their money's worth. The city walk combines culinary delights and sightseeing in the most beautiful way. On the way you will gather many impressions of the city and its people. The gourmet tour is offered daily except Sundays and with a maximum of 12 participants is also a very individual experience. After the 4-hour tour you will know (almost) everything about Greek food.

Conditions

Valid on the reserved day or for 12 months after date of purchase if no date has been selected. You will receive the tour operator's details with the purchased ticket. Attention: reservation is required! The reservation can be made through sunbonoo as part of the booking process or later by contacting the tour operator directly via phone or email.

Customer Reviews Eating and feasting in Athens

Jeanne F. Neuendorf wrote on Mar 3, 2020
Overall rating
100 von 100

Hospitality and specialties

A well thought out tour for people who like to enjoy culinary delights. My recommendation!

Gastfreundschaft und Spezialitäten

Eine gut durchdachte Tour für Menschen, die gerne Gaumenfreude genießen. Meine Empfehlung!

Our customers' questions

How do I receive my tickets?

Where is the meeting point / will I be picked up directly at my hotel when a transfer is possible?

Can I pay in cash directly when the tour / activity starts?

Can I book on short notice?

What happens if the weather is too bad to do the tour / activity?

How does a gift voucher work?

Are discounts possible?

Any questions?