ATHENS · GREECE
Athens’s best days out.
The 15 most popular food tours in Athens. The ones worth planning a day around, with prices, run times and who runs them.
3-hour Athens street food walk with pie, souvlaki, loukoumades, desserts, and beer or wine, led by an English-speaking local.
Most Popular“The tour and our guide were fabulous! All of the tastings were delicious. We learned a lot about Greece and the city of Athens.”
Taste Athens street food and Greek mezze on a guided walk through Varvakios Agora, with pastries, wine, cheese, and a gyro ending.
“Our Tour guide was Maria. She was very nice! My first ever streetfood tour and it was amaizing! Very worth it. Good food and good company. A very good way to explore the city! :)”
Athens market + cooking class: shop at Varvakios Agora, cook Greek favorites like spanakopita and dolmades, then eat with wine.
“Our host was everything you woukd hope for. Kind enthusiastic and full of energy. We enjoyed a tour of the market and then learned how to make lots of different dishes...there was a lot of food! I could not possibly finish it alm but it was so nice to try lots of different things I…”
Sample Greek street food and a seated meze dinner on an Athens evening food tour across Monastiraki, Psirri, and Aiolou.
“Our guide Zefi was cute, helpful, and supportive in taking us through this tour. She was counting us off constantly like ducks to make sure we didn’t lose anyone, and entrances to restaurants were smooth with wait times for food also being minimal. We got to sample a variety of wine, souvlaki, charcuterie, a piece…”
3.5-hour Athens food tour with Varvakeios market stops, sesame koulouri, pies, olive oil, cheese, and a souvlaki finish.
“It's the best tours in Athens. Orestis is the best guide with a great combination of food and history. And a great sense of humour to add. Not to much walking and the tasting is fantastic. Highly recommend this tour.”
A 4-hour Athens food walk with 15 tastings, market lunch, and Greek sweets starting near Syntagma Square for $93.
“Great variety of foods in areas we wouldn’t have known about. Very knowledgeable guide!”
A 3-hour Athens food walking tour to old shops and Central Market, with mezes, wine/beer, and dessert like loukoumades or baklava.
“There is many food tour available. I didn’t know which one to pick. I have zero regret for choosing this one ! I’m not a tour person and wanted to try it. That’s it, I’m a tour person. This is not the cringe crowded tour you can imagine. Not, it’s someone with a taste for…”
Semi-private Athens morning food walk with 15+ tastings, Central Market stops, bakery classics, and market-to-café sweets. Small group, big value.
“Nafsika provided the perfect blend of food and food history as we walked through Athens. Highly recommend this tour.”
Private Athens food walk with 6 or 10 tastings, local guide stories, and classic stops in downtown Athens over about 3 hours.
“Dimitris was fantastic! Peraonable, knowledgeable and off the beaten path information. We loved that he also gave us perspective from a local. He personalized it for our culinary preferences. We felt like it was the typical local Greek experience. We would go again!!”
Athens food tour with 10+ tastings in 3 hours. Markets, Hadrian ruins, Plaka streets, Greek coffee, wine, ouzo, and dessert.
“This is the best tour you will ever do! Ilias was an unbelievable tour guide! So passionate and knowledgeable about all things Greek culture. He shared so many hidden gems and made sure everyone on the tour had the best time. Great value for money, we went home very full!”
Taste Athens after dark on a 3-hour walking food tour with multiple tastings, a seated meze dinner, and Greek wine for $94.
“guide was excellent. took us to many nice places w delicious plentiful foods of Greece. made everyone comfortable. glad she was our guide.”
Sample over 18 Greek bites on a 3 to 3.5 hour walk through Athens markets and old neighborhoods, ending with mezze and tsipouro.
“very good tour to discover more about Greek cuisine”
Sample Monastiraki souvlaki, sip 4 Greek wines, and finish with dinner and gelato in a small Athens group. Premium food tour.
“Our group of seven had an amazing experience on this tour. With just one day in Athens after our cruise, we wanted to immerse ourselves in Greek culture and this tour exceeded our expectations. Constantina was incredibly warm and welcoming, patiently answering all of our many questions about Greece and its people. She guided us…”
Taste 8-10 Greek bites on a 3.5-hour Athens walking tour: markets, coffee, souvlaki, sweets and meze with a small guide group.
Athens street food walk with classic bites like koulouri, souvlaki, phyllo pie, peinirli, and loukoumades across Monastiraki and Psyri.
The ancient city, the great museums, and every road out to the oracles and the islands.
