Highlights
- Get hands-on and roll your own souvlaki at a proper Athenian grill house
- Learn Greek coffee the right way, with a rose petal spoon sweet alongside
- Choose your pie from a rotating cast of sweet and savory phyllo creations
- Work through a board of three Greek cheeses paired the old-fashioned way
- Close the night with fresh Greek donuts, a recipe older than the Olympics
Description
There are food tours, and then there are meals you'll be talking about for years. This is the second kind. Over 3.5 hours, your small group moves through Monastiraki and Psiri, two neighborhoods that have been loud, colorful, and feeding people for centuries, on a tour that earns its name. Every stop is a family business. Every tasting has a story. And one of them hands you an apron.
You'll start somewhere unexpected: a tucked-away café where Greek coffee is made properly and explained fully, alongside a spoon sweet that's been made the same way for generations. From there, you'll try handmade pies hot from the oven, both sweet and savory, from one of the few remaining bakeries in central Athens still making everything from scratch.
Then the moment people keep coming back for - you'll roll your own souvlaki at a grill house where the meat is prepped in-house and the locals don't need a menu. A proper cheese and cold cuts board follows, paired the way your ancestors intended, with ouzo on the side.
The group stays small so your guide can actually tell you things - about the city, the food, the people who make it. No microphone required.
Includes
Selection of freshly baked sweet and savory handmade pies
Build-your-own souvlaki with local draft beer or a soft drink
Greek coffee demonstration with fortune reading
Meze board: Greek cheeses, cold cuts, wine and spirits
Local English-speaking guide
'Food & the City' Insider Tips
Excludes
Gratuities / tips for the guide
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Extra drinks
Important Information
- Wear flat shoes – it is, after all, a walking tour, so be comfortable.
Bring a bottle of water – we do have drinks stops throughout the tour, walking can be thirsty work.
Come hungry. You'll be tasting lots of food!
The tastings mentioned are a selection of the delicious foods we often feature. Both offerings and tour stops may vary by day or season!
Have dietary requirements? Email us or add a note at booking, and we'll do our best to accommodate vegetarians, gluten-free guests or other dietary needs where we can. For guest safety, this experience isn't suitable for those with severe or life-threatening food allergies to ingredients found on the tour, and the company cannot take responsibility for any food allergies or intolerances.
This activity requires a minimum of 2 guests. Should this not be met, we will contact you directly to help you get rescheduled or reimbursed.
Children under 4 years old do not need a ticket and can join the tour for free. However, food is not included.
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
