Savor freshly baked phyllo pies, crisp Trigona Panoramatos, and warm loukoumades drizzled with honey. 🍯
Enjoy a handmade gyros or kebab, wrapped in warm pita with classic Greek flavors.
Taste local cheeses, cold cuts, olives, and Greek yogurt with honey, served with fresh bread and olive oil. 🧀🥖
Sip a refreshing freddo espresso or freddo cappuccino, Greece’s famous iced coffee.
Visit the city’s oldest distillery for a shot of Mastiha liqueur🍸, and try local wine and tsipouro. 🍷
Wander through Plaka, Acropolis, and Koukaki, meeting passionate vendors who keep Greek food traditions alive.
Tour Description
Wake up to the flavors of Athens on this morning food tour. We’ll explore the historic streets of Plaka and the Acropolis District, then head into the trendy neighborhood of Koukaki, stopping at family-run spots that locals love.
Taste handmade phyllo pies, indulgent Greek donuts with honey, the city’s best gyro wraps, authentic Greek yogurt, a Greek charcuterie board and more! Along the way, sip on a refreshing freddo espresso or try a shot of traditional mastiha liqueur at Athens’ oldest distillery. Meet passionate local heroes and discover why food is at the heart of Greek hospitality.
Perfect for curious food lovers, this 3-hour tour blends Athens’ rich culinary heritage with its vibrant modern-day culture.
Dietary Information
Vegetarian-Friendly Tours but vegan, gluten-free, or kosher options may be limited. Please share dietary restrictions upon booking for best accommodation. Note that tastings outside those catered for your needs are at your own risk. The company assumes no responsibility for any food allergies or intolerances. Guests with severe or life-threatening allergies cannot participate in this activity for their safety.
Why Eat with Us?
Expert Local Guides: Fun, knowledgeable, and English-fluent Athens locals.
Athens’s Hidden Gems: Enjoy exclusive access to local favorites where you’re treated like family.
Culinary Diversity: Taste a variety of delicious dishes, and hear the stories behind the food.
Cultural Immersion: See Athens through the eyes of a local.
Established Expertise: Since 2011 simply the best food tours in Athens!
"I’ve taken 5 food tours now with Eating Europe and they are absolutely the best tours I’ve ever done!
" — Debbie C. | Google
Greek charcuterie board (local cheeses, cold cuts, olives, fresh bread, and extra virgin olive oil)
Handmade gyro or kebab
Freddo espresso or freddo cappuccino (Greek iced coffee)
Red or white Greek wine
Tsipouro (strong traditional Greek spirit)
Mastiha liqueur (tree resin digestif)
Water
Meeting Point
Tsokri square, Athens, 117 42
We meet all travelers in the square (Tsokri Square), right on front of Namaste Indian Restaurant. Your guide will be waiting for you and wearing our purple Eating Europe bag!
What people are saying
5.0
★★★★★
Our guide Deborah did an amazing job! We ate delicious food accompanied with a very informative guide! We went to 6 different locations and tried a variety of food focused on Greek history. Definitely recommend to everyone who wants to try traditional greek food and learn about its origins!🩷
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Natalie Dunn
3/13/2025
What a great way to explore Athens and its gastronomic scene! Christina our tour guide with her great sense of humor and knowledge made us feel like we were a group of friends. Also the shop owners were very welcoming, the majority were family businesses, our guide introduced us to them and encouraged us to interact with them, even if some of them speak only Greek. The tastings were plenty and tasty. Overall, a fun and tasty experience recommended to all those visiting Athens!
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Panos K.
2/27/2025
I highly recommend the Eating Europe Athens food tour to anyone visiting the city—whether you're a foodie or just looking to explore Greek cuisine in a more intimate way. You’ll leave with a full stomach and a new appreciation for Athens’ rich culinary heritage! Thank you Christina for sharing with us your deep love about your city and it’s culinary culture!
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D Tz
2/20/2025
We had a great time with Blossom! At the end of the tour, apart from being ready to explode from the amount of tasty food we tasted, we had an orientation of the city center and of places we will definitely go back to the next days of our stay in Athens. Totally recommended!
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kat papa
2/16/2025
Tasty food, fun and educational experience!! I booked this tour for me and my two daughters, 12 and 14 years old. I was looking for a fun experience for the three of us. Zoi was an incredible guide. Not only shared her knowledge with us but she was also friendly and entertaining. My daughters also loved the hands on parts of the tour, especially when we made our own souvlaki. Something we will repeat at home with our friends! Everything we tasted was fresh and delicious. It was such a lovely experience and an opportunity to explore the center of Athens, meet locals and enjoy good food and drinks!
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Alice Wainwright
2/16/2025
The highlight of our honeymoon! We are both foodies and have done several food tours before, some of them with Eating Europe. This is why we had high expectations and happily we were not disappointed! Thank you Zoi for delivering us an experience of the authentic Greek gastronomy and the people behind it. Before visiting Athens, we thought of it as a city with archaeological sights and history but after this food tour we were able to understand many things about the modern city and the Greek society in general. Of course, all these were an add on to the very tasty food and drinks we had. What a vibrant city and what a rich and flavorful experience!
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David Harris
2/16/2025
A special day in Athens, with Eating Europe!! A special day in Athens, with Eating Europe!!If it’s your first time in Athens, this tour is an excellent introduction to the city’s vibrant culinary culture. It’s a fun way to learn about the city while savoring some of the best food you’ll ever have! I booked the tour with some friends and we had a great time with the group and of course our guide Blossom. Her enthusiasm and great sense of humor did not leave time for boring moments. We were able to see how the Greeks make their coffee with a centuries old technique, we savored sweet and salty pies, learned how to make our own souvlaki and had tons of cheese (I love feta) with wine and a traditional spirit and these were only some of the tastings we had. Also, even if some of our friends did not eat meat or drink alcohol our lovely guide offered to them alternative tastings. 100% worth it!
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Anastasia A
2/15/2025
I come hungry and i left after a great amount of tastings with a full and happy stomach. The Eating Europe Athens food tour was the best choice i did while being in the city. I learned from our guide Sophia so many interesting facts and i also had fun by meeting new people. She also introduced us to the vendors which made me feel as visiting authentic places, locals are visiting. I really enjoyed the tour, the food and the people!
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John Calivas
2/14/2025
If you're looking for a tour that's equal parts food, fun, and oops, I ate way too much, this is the one for you. Our guide Sophia knew everything there was to know about Greek food and Athens and shared her stories in a fun and engaging way. Seriously, bring your appetite and your sense of humor because "Our Big, Fat Greek Food Tour" will deliver on both!
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EIRINI V
2/14/2025
An authentic, fun, and enriching way to experience Athens, is Our Big, Fat, Greek food tour by Eating Europe. It’s an experience that’ll leave you with full stomachs, happy hearts, and a deeper love for Greece. Highly recommended! Loved every bite of it!
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Eli Kritha
2/14/2025
Another amazing tour with Eating Europe! A great way to explore the city center of Athens, get a taste of a good variety of food and drinks, meet locals and learn how to make your own souvlaki, the most famous Greek street food! Our guide Zoi, did such a great job, we really felt she took good care of us, we cannot thank her enough.
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iris gerasi
2/14/2025
An authentic taste of Athens! The duration and the walking distances of the tour are very relaxed in a pace which does not make you feel rushed. I am on holidays and I would hate being in crowded places and having to run from the one stop to the other (it has happened to me in the past). Thanx to our guide Christina who treated me as an old friend I felt included in the group even if I am a solo traveler. I left with my heart and stomach full. The food and the drinks very of great quality and I am glad I could taste real Greek food prepared by locals who own the cute small businesses we visited. Everything was lovely and the hidden cafe next to the old record store, which is owned by a lovely mother and her daughters, stole my heart.
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John C
2/14/2025
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Our team of Athens Food Tour Guides includes local experts that speak several different languages.
Christina
Born and bred in Lesini, a small farming village, I had the opportunity to experience age-old customs and traditions, the beauties of rural Greece, and the authentic flavors of its countryside. A memory that led me to culinary school and afterwards to professional kitchens around the country.
One of my favorite bites is spinach pie with golden crispy handmade phyllo dough and tons of feta cheese.
Fifteen years ago, when I first moved to Athens, I started to explore it as if I was traveling. Now, as a licensed tour guide, it still is my favorite thing to do
Zoi Artemis
From Athens, and named Artemis like the ancient Greek goddess of the hunt!
Greek pies!
I am THRILLED when I get to share authentic Greek flavours and some of my hometown’s hidden spots - not to mention personal and cultural bits and pieces of interesting facts!
Chistina S.
I was born and raised in Athens and I've been showing around it for six years now, and let me tell you, I know all the best spots. From hole-in-the-wall joints to fancy restaurants, I've got the inside scoop. And I'm not just about the food—I love making friends from all over the world.
Souvlaki and Spanakopita
hether you're craving the best spanakopita or just need a local friend to hang out I've got your back. Let's explore Athens together and make some tasty memories!
Manolis
Athenian born, traveler, foodie and friend of great wine. Half the days I eat at old school eateries where nothing changes in decades and the other half I search for the new best approaches to our typical dishes. Coming from an island of great cooks, I love comforting foods and especially tomatoes, herbs, mild spices and legumes.
My favorite dish is gemista (stuffed vegetables), especially at summer when the vegetables are ripe and flavorful. Pair it with a nice Greek Sauvignon Blanc and you are in paradise.
As soon as I started traveling I understood that food connects all humans, and 35 countries later I learnt to deeply appreciate Greek culinary tradition and it's uniqeness. Now I am happy to share it with the rest of the world.
Barbara
Born and raised in Athens, from the moment I was old enough to explore my city with friends I never stopped! And of course food was always in the centre of these explorations! Even the simplest walk down town had a "taste" linked to it.
A good cheese-pie on the go while cruising the city streets always hits the spot
There is nothing more beautiful than experiencing a new place through its flavours and share this with good company, and we certainly aim to please!
A tour can be cancelled with a full refund up to 24 hours before tour departure.
Private Tours
A private tour can be cancelled and fully refunded up to 7 days before tour departure
Gift Cards, Travel Vouchers & Flexi-Pass™
Gift cards, travel vouchers and Flexi-Pass™ are non-refundable.
LATE ARRIVALS AND NO SHOWS
Due to extremely strict time slots for entry into attractions and for food preparation, both in-person & virtual/online, we recommend you show up 15 minutes before the scheduled starting time of the tour or experience. Our group tours begin & depart precisely at the scheduled tour or experience start time. If you show up late or cannot find the meeting point, for any reason, refund requests are not honored per policy. If you are having a hard time arriving on time we encourage you to contact us as soon as possible so we can do everything in our power to assist you with arriving at the meeting point at the scheduled time or reschedule to the next available tour.
CANCELLATION DUE TO PLANES, TRAINS, AUTOMOBILES OR ILLNESS
Inside of 24 hours, your spot on the tour has been reserved exclusively for you. Since we are unable to fill your spot if you’re unable to attend for any reason (including transportation or illness), we do not offer refunds after that time. Please plan ahead so that you are able to join us and don’t miss out!
DISCOUNT CODES
Discount codes are valid for new bookings only. They are not eligible for pre-existing bookings and can not be applied retrospectively.
AMENDMENT POLICY
We would be happy to assist you with rescheduling your tour, free of charge, with any requests made more than 24 hours of 8am CET on the date of the tour. We reserve the right to charge an amendment fee should you request to reschedule within 24 hours of 8am CET on the date of your tour . Once again, this is subject to availability and price changes. In general, we only charge you for any additional costs that we incur such as tickets. We have no intention of profiting from disruptions to your vacation and will work with providers and suppliers to get this cost reduced to a minimum.
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