Athens Greek Cooking Class: Pita Gyros from Scratch

You make the pita, the gyros, and the tzatziki, then you eat it all.

A 3-hour Greek cooking class in Athens where you prepare pita bread, five versions of gyros at home, tzatziki, spicy feta spread and a Greek-style cheese cake with a local instructor, finishing with lunch or dinner and alcoholic beverages. All ingredients are bought the same day and never refrigerated before you cook. A live English-speaking guide leads the class. Bring nothing but your appetite.

The experience

You walk in and start with the pita dough. The instructor shows you how to make the bread from scratch, then moves through five different ways to cook gyros at home: techniques that work in a regular kitchen, not a restaurant setup. While the bread rests, you prepare tzatziki and a spicy feta spread, learning which herbs and proportions make each one taste the way it does in Athens, not the way a supermarket version tastes. The vegetables came from the market that morning. They've never been in a fridge, which changes how they taste and how they behave when you cook them.

By the time you wrap your first gyro in the pita you made, you've handled every component. The class includes an easy Greek-style cheese cake for dessert: the kind that looks harder than it is. Then you sit down and eat everything you've cooked, with beer or wine from the fridge, no formality, just the food and the person who taught you how to make it. Lunch or dinner depends on which time slot you book. Either way, the meal is part of the class, not an afterthought.

What’s included

• A 3-hour cooking session with instruction on pita bread, five gyros techniques, tzatziki and spicy feta spread.
• a Greek-style cheese cake.
• lunch or dinner depending on your time slot.
• beer and wine.
• all ingredients and kitchen equipment.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 10:30, 15:30 and 17:30

Book up to1h before

AgesAdult (10 to 89 years) · Child (3 to 9 years) · Infant (under 3): free

GroupUp to 16

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Stroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot recommended with heart problems

Operated by Eat with your Greek Cousin

Is this one for you?Most cooking classes in Athens happen in a kitchen separate from where you eat. This one ends with you sitting down to the meal you made, with a local instructor and a beer, no separation between the cooking and the eating.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 9 years); Infant (under 3): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly do I learn to make in the Athens cooking class?

You make pita bread from scratch, learn five different methods for cooking gyros at home, prepare tzatziki and spicy feta spread, and finish with a Greek-style cheese cake. Everything you prepare becomes your lunch or dinner.

How long is the cooking class and what time does it run?

The class runs 3 hours. You choose between a lunch or dinner time slot when you book, and the meal is included at the end of the session.

Do I need to bring any cooking equipment or ingredients?

You don't bring anything. All ingredients are provided and bought the same day. The class supplies everything you need to cook.

Is the instructor fluent in English?

Yes, the instructor is a live English-speaking guide who leads the entire class.

What drinks are included with the class?

Alcoholic beverages (beer and wine) are included and available from the fridge during the meal at the end of class.

Why do the vegetables taste different if they've never been refrigerated?

Vegetables that haven't been in a fridge retain their natural moisture, texture and flavor in ways that change how they cook and taste. The class uses same-day market vegetables specifically for this reason.