Small Group Greek Food Tour Athens: 20+ Tastings

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Duration3h 30m

GroupUp to 12

LanguagesEN

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Walk the biggest fish market in Europe and taste what Athenians actually eat.

A small group food tour in Athens that moves through local markets, specialty shops and two sit-down meals over 3.5 hours, tasting 20+ Greek foods and drinks. The guide is live in English; vegetarian and gluten-free options are available, and vegan is offered except on Sundays when the markets are closed and the tour visits a taverna instead. Children under 12 receive a discounted rate when accompanied by two paying adults.

3h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Athens traditional food markets

Meet at Athinas Street pie shop
Taste filo pastry pies and Greek coffee
Walk along busy shopping street
Visit meat, fish, spice, and fruit markets
Sample seasonal fruits at farmers market
Stop at honey, olive oil, and deli shops
Honey tasting at family honey business
Sample souvlaki with yogurt and local wine
Enjoy big meze meal with ouzo

The Experience

The tour starts at a hole-in-the-wall pie shop on Athinas Street with Greek coffee and filo pastry, then moves into the working markets where Athenians actually shop. You walk through the fish market—the biggest in Europe, handling over 5 tons daily—and the meat and spice markets, stopping at a honey producer, an olive oil maker and a deli to taste their products. The guide explains what makes olive oil good and how Greeks use honey in their diet, and you have time to shop for souvenirs in the local stores along the way.

Two sit-down meals anchor the day. The first is souvlaki—tender meat or vegetables on a skewer with Greek yogurt and local wine—at a favorite spot near the markets. The second is a full meze spread with meat, fish, vegetables, beans and more, finished with Greek yogurt and honey, all accompanied by ouzo. Between and around these meals come tastings of olives, cured meats, cheese, sweets, yogurt, nuts and seasonal fruits as you walk through the farmers market and learn when Greeks eat fresh produce.

On Sundays, when the markets are shut, the tour visits a taverna instead and includes a honey and olive oil tasting. The 4pm departure sees some of the market as it closes. Vegetarian and gluten-free options are built into the meals; vegan is available on weekdays only. The group stays small, and a live English-speaking guide leads throughout.

What’s included

20+ tastings including souvlaki, meze with meat and fish, Greek yogurt with honey, traditional pies, olives, olive oil, honey, cured meats, cheese, sweets, locally grown nuts and seasonal fruits.
ouzo, raki and locally made barrel wine.
a live English-speaking guide throughout the 3.5-hour tour.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Food Around Athens

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to taste what Athenians eat in the places they shop, not what restaurants serve tourists—the markets, the specialty producers and the local tavernas are arranged for you, so you skip the work of finding them and spend the time tasting instead.