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Athens: Greek Cooking Class & Rooftop Dinner Acropolis View

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1/24

Duration4h

GroupUp to 12

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Make moussaka spanakopita and more then eat with acropolis views

You’ll join a small group in Athens’ lively Psirri neighborhood for a hands-on Greek cooking class led by a local chef. Prepare spanakopita, moussaka, salads and more before heading upstairs for a long dinner on a rooftop terrace facing the Acropolis at sunset. Expect laughter in the kitchen and food that tastes even better because you made it yourself.

Step-by-step itinerary

Meet at Artist hotel, Melanthiou street 4
Walk to rooftop terrace in Psirri
Introduction and chat about Greek cuisine
Review ingredients for cooking
Prepare spinach pie and milk pie
Make Greek island salad and tzatziki sauce
Cook classic Greek dishes including moussaka
Enjoy 3-course dinner on rooftop
Admire Acropolis and city views at night

The Experience

You know that feeling when you walk into a place and instantly feel like you’ve stumbled into someone’s kitchen instead of a “class”? That’s how it started for me in Psirri, just off Monastiraki Square. The street was buzzing — scooters weaving past, a guy selling sesame bread rings. I found the Artist Hotel (Melanthiou 4) and there was Eleni already waving from the stairs. She’s our chef, though she said to call her “just Eleni.” Warm hands, flour on her apron, and she laughed when I tried to say “spanakopita” the right way.

We got right into it — no awkward icebreakers, just chopping spinach and crumbling feta. I didn’t expect to open phyllo dough by hand (it’s harder than it looks), but Eleni made it seem possible even for clumsy fingers like mine. The air smelled like olive oil and fresh herbs; someone behind me kept sneaking bites of cheese. We talked about why Greeks love their pies so much — apparently every island has its own version. The kitchen felt crowded but not in a bad way, more like family holidays where everyone talks over each other.

After layering eggplant for the moussaka (my hands still smelled of garlic), we carried everything up to the rooftop terrace. And wow — Athens at dusk is something else. The Acropolis glowed gold above us while the dome of Aghios Dimitrios caught the last bit of sun. Plates everywhere: warm spanakopita, creamy tzatziki, this salad with cherry tomatoes and vinegar that tasted sharper than what I’m used to back home. Someone asked Eleni if she ever gets tired of cooking here; she just smiled and said, “Not with this view.”

I still think about that first bite of galatopita — sweet milk pie, soft as clouds after all those savory dishes. We lingered longer than planned, swapping stories with people from Sweden and Brazil (the Swede was obsessed with feta). There was no rush to leave; honestly, I wished dinner could stretch on forever up there.

What’s included

This evening includes all ingredients and instruction from a professional chef in central Athens, use of equipment during your hands-on Greek cooking class, plus plenty of food — from pies to salads to dessert — served as dinner on the rooftop terrace with views of the Acropolis lit up at night.

Good to know

Stroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditionsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Athens Walks Tour Company