Tour reviews · FOOD & DRINK
Greek food travels badly and eats brilliantly at source. These 15 walk the meat halls, the bakeries and the small-plate bars, priced, timed and specific about how much you are actually fed.
Spend 3.5 hours eating your way through central Athens with a private English-speaking guide. Expect koulouri, Greek coffee, mezedes, pies, souvlaki, local wine, tsipouro, yoghurt with honey, and loukoumades, plus market visits and plenty of local food talk. Guides may include Adele, Ana, Anna, Tonia, or Maria.
“Very knowledgeable guide. Tour had variety of Greek food. Also very educational to see the local food markets.”
This three-hour English tour starts at Syntagma Square and follows guides such as Jenny, Emi, Amy, or Fotis through Athens’ food districts. Expect pie, souvlaki, Greek pizza, loukoumades, drinks, and more, with local stories along the way. Vegetarian choices are available, but gluten-free and vegan options are limited.
“The food was AMAZING and FOTIS was even better. Fantastic person, guide, food expert, and local historian! We learned so much not only about Greek food but about it's history, culture, and language. Thank you Fotis, we will be taking food tasting tours in the future because of you! Would 10/10 recommend!”
Spend 3.5 hours eating your way through central Athens with a small group of up to 12. Guides such as Rachel, Arela, Sofia, and Mike lead you through Central Market and Psirri, with more than 20 tastings, meze, gyros, Greek coffee, ouzo, and barrel wine. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free choices are available by request, with Sunday changes.
“This was a great tour. Rachel was the best! She took us to alot of different places to shop, and eat. She always made sure we had everything we needed. Don't pass on this!”
Spend about two hours with Irene, Gerasimos, and their family at a Mykonos vineyard and olive grove in Marathi. Walk among low-growing vines and olive trees, learn how the family makes wine and olive oil, then share local food, two wines, and traditional Greek music. This is a generous cultural meal as much as a tasting.
“What a lovely way to spend a few hours away from the tourist area!! Small, family owned vinyard and olive farm. Wonderful tour of the gardens, info on the olive processing, local music and tastings of all made in house~ not to be missed!!”
Join a sommelier-led evening through Santorini’s vineyards, with visits to three wineries, 10 local wines, cellar visits, dinner, and a sunset stop. Guides including Nicolas, Constantine, and Rafael explain Assyrtiko, Nykteri, Vinsanto, and the island’s volcanic soil. Pickup, water, wine, food, and taxes are included.
“This was the perfect excursion for our visit to Santorini! Constantine was our Sommelier. He is very knowledgeable about the Greek wines and the vineyards. I am not a wine connoisseur by any means, but in our tasting, I found multiple wines that I liked. The sunset was magnificent at the winery and we had the “best table in the house”! Amazing!”
Start at Peninsula Resort in Agia Pelagia with a quad-driving lesson and practice run. Then follow quiet mountain paths to Achlada, an abandoned village, and a family olive oil mill for tastings of oil, olives, and honey. The sunset route ends above the bay, with English, French, German, or Greek guidance.
Meet at The Greek Kitchen on Athinas Street, then walk with your cook through Varvakios Agora to choose ingredients and meet traders. Back in the studio, prepare dolmades, spanakopita, imam baildi, portokalopita, and tzatziki before sitting down to eat with wine and Greek liquor. Instructors such as Vasia and Thanasis keep the class friendly and practical.
“This was an amazing experience! Really wonderful guide and excellent chef who walked us through everything. He was also hilarious and very kind to all of us. Would recommend this experience to anyone who comes to Athens!”
Drive a two-person quad from Agia Pelagia into the hills of Achlada with guides including Stan and Vangelis. You’ll visit an olive mill, taste oil and honey, walk through an abandoned village, and stop in Fodele, the birthplace of El Greco. The 3.5-hour tour suits licensed drivers aged 18 and older.
“Really nice tour to the mountains, good guidance from our guide Vangelis during the tour.”
Start at Syntagma Square and walk through Plaka, Monastiraki, Psiri, and Varvakios Market with a food expert. You will visit about 10 local food shops and taste olive oil, cheese, cured meat, souvlaki, Greek coffee, pastries, and more. Guides may include Elizabeth, Andreas, Joseph, Elena, or Elissavet.
“From the moment we saw Andrea our tour guy, he was very friendly and never hesitated to answer any questions we had. The best tour guy in town.”
Start at Syntagma Square and walk through Ermou, Agia Eirini, Aiolou, Psyrri, and Monastiraki while tasting olive oil, cheese, street food, meze, Greek drinks, and desserts. Guides such as Emi, Yota, Fotis, Jenny, and Amy combine food with local stories. Expect a generous meal, regular walking, and a group of no more than 12.
“We thought Emmy was amazing. She did a great job mixing history with the food. The food was fantastic.”
Spend three hours eating your way through central Athens with a local guide such as Katerina, Dimitri, Clea, or Orestis. Visit small food shops, sample souvlaki, pies, cheeses, cold cuts, wine, and tsipouro, then sit down to a Greek meze dinner. The tour starts and ends near Monastiraki and welcomes vegetarian options.
“Very good communication about meeting location in advance of the tour. Wide selection of foods at several different local restaurants and bakery's. Wine and beers options included in our package.”
This 5 to 7-hour Santorini tour uses an air-conditioned minivan for up to 12 people. Visit Oia, Pyrgos, Prophet Elias, Emporio, Red Beach, and optional Akrotiri, then add a four-wine tasting at Artemis Karamolegos Winery. Guides such as Yota, Penny, and Will are known for local stories and smart crowd timing.
“I loved this one! The pride with which our tour guide , Yola, showed us around was infectious and can only come from a local. I am so glad that she included not just touristy spots of Santorini but also the more local places.”
Spend three hours tasting Greek specialties with a local English-speaking guide in Monastiraki, Psirri, and the Central Market area. Expect cured meats, cheeses, olives, dakos, pies, souvlaki or gyros, meze, wine, tsipouro, and loukoumades or baklava. An optional small-group upgrade is available.
“Viktor was such a great guide. Very knowledgeable on the area and history. Best spots to sample all the good stuff. Thank you Viktor for such a great time.”
Meet a local English-speaking guide at Syntagma Square for 3.5 hours of Greek tastings, neighborhood walks, and market sights. Try koulouri, pies, cheeses, olive oil, honey, and more before finishing with souvlaki in Psyri. Morning departures suit summer best, and vegetarian choices are available.
“Our host Emmalina made each stop so smooth and fun. Very engaging even if we didn’t think we might like a certain dish she encouraged me/us and she was right, it was delicious!!”
Spend about three and a half hours eating your way through central Athens with an English-speaking guide. You will watch Greek coffee being prepared, taste handmade pies, build a pork or chicken gyro, sample Greek cheeses, meats, wine and spirits, then finish with honeyed loukoumades. Guides such as Sophia, Christina, Zoi and Blossom bring local food and history together.
“This was a wonderful kickoff experience for our time in Athens! My family was jetlagged and this walking tour was just the right pace for our first day. Our guide was so lovely! We had Greek coffee in Monastiraki, then pies (sweet and savory), then an aperitif, next was wrapping our own souvlaki, followed by charcuterie, and finally honey soaked donuts for dessert. If you l9ve Greek food, this excursion is a real treat! My entire family of 3 generations loved it.”
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