Food Around Athens
Food Around AthensTraditional Greek Food in hidden spots of Athens
Experience the authentic flavours of Athens in a scintillating food walk that will immerse your taste buds in a feast to remember! This is an alternative to the usual Athens food walks! Relaxed, laid back, informal and magical. In fact, it is very unlike the more traditional city walks you may be used to.
We will take a leisurely walk to the centre of Athens, showing you the popular fish and meat market, where your food trail begins. Here you can soak up the incredible aromas and vibrant colours of the spice market. As you wander through this area, you will find yourself mesmerized by the hustle and bustle of the fresh fish, meat and fruit markets. You will be in among it all, with the lively street vendors selling their wares. These markets provide a real treat for your senses!
Your walk will then move on to the buzzing neighborhood of Psirri. Centred around its main Iroon Square, you’ll be captivated by the surrounding streets with bars, traditional tavernas and other eateries offering Meze and live music! Look out for musicians playing Rembetika, which is a type of Greek blues.
There are some wonderful artisan shops to be found in Psirri and you will visit a typical Athenian taverna, offering an enticing variety of local food and traditional Greek dishes. Here you will indulge your taste buds with various Meze dishes. Athens has an abundance of cafes and family run tavernas open ‘til late, where you’ll experience the genuine warmth of Greek culture!
Greek people are warm and welcoming by nature and you will feel a real sense of belonging as they greet you in to their convivial culture! You may even find you want to stay beyond the end of the tour and ‘shoot the breeze’ as they say, soaking up the atmosphere and share some conversation with us!
Walking around and eating is one of the best things to do in Athens. Learn the history of the foods that Greek people eat every day and taste their mouthwatering dishes. Who could ask for anything more?
Please note that our food tastings will include meat , dairy products and nuts. If you have any allergies or specific dietary requirements it is essential that you contact us to discuss this before making a booking.
Responsibility will not be taken by Food Around Athens for any reactions etc to the food we offer on our food walk.
When booking this walk, you agree to accept all responsibility for your (and your children where relevant) safety and the safety of your possessions. You also accept full responsibility for any allergic or medical requirement you may experience from any of the foods you taste on the walking food tour.
Adult 53.00€
Child 5-14 35.00€
Child under 5 – Free
Book now to experience the authentic flavours of Athens in a scintillating food walk that will immerse your taste buds in a feast to remember!
Visit the areas that Greek people go to buy their food every week and meet Athenians who know and love this amazing city of Athens.
Let us introduce you to delicious, traditional Greek food in non tourists areas and hidden spots in Athens. The type of food and places you most probably would not find on your own!
During the winter months four of our food tastings will take place indoors.
Get to know local Athens including areas where we go for food shopping and socialising with traditional tavernas and coffee shops, markets including the spice and fruit market with buckets of olives, fruit and vegetables and a variety of cheeses and cured meats.
See the flea markets with old antiquities. Visit some of the family run bakeries and food markets and stop to taste a variety of food and drink in places where Greeks go!
We will visit local streets and fish, meat, fruit and spice markets full of colour, scents and noise and eat fruits and olives from the farm and fresh fish and lamb with tasty lemon flavoured potatoes and Greek salad right inside the market.
Try Greek coffee made the traditional way (see it being made) in a 100 year old coffee shop.
Taste the famous Greek street food called Souvlaki with gyros (lamp, chicken οor vegeterian, depends on your dietary preferences)
Visit a cheese and deli shop and dare to try something with a twist – its a surprise!
11 large sized tastings offered as you learn about Greek culture directly from people who live it daily.
Discover Athens as we eat along the way and enjoy many traditional foods that you will not even have heard of before the tour along with some more familiar ones!
You will feel like you know many people in Athens at the end of this walk!
- INCLUDED
- All food tastings are included in the cost of the food tour, including those in the taverna.
- An experienced leader will accompany throughout the Athens food tour, who has in depth local knowledge.
- Wine or Ouzo
- NOT INCLUDED
- Pick up/drop off from hotel
- Additional drinks over and above those included as part of the food tastings
