Athens Eating Tour: Big Fat Greek Food in Monastiraki and Psiri
by Eating Europe Food Tours Rome
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✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€168Overview
This 3.5-hour walking tour takes place in the Monastiraki and Psiri neighborhoods of Athens, known for their vibrant streets and local character. The tour begins inside a small gallery that also houses the city’s oldest record store. Here, participants watch a traditional Greek coffee demonstration and taste a rose petal spoon sweet. Next, the group visits a small neighborhood square featuring a mural, where the guide explains the area's history and Athens' graffiti scene. The tour then continues to a bakery that still makes handmade pies from scratch, offering samples of sweet and savory pies with fillings such as spinach, cheese, meat, and custard. Participants walk along one of Athens’ oldest pedestrian streets, learning how Orthodox fasting and olive oil have influenced Greek cuisine. Afterward, guests make their own big souvlaki with pork or chicken served on warm pita bread, accompanied by tzatziki sauce and a Greek beer. The tour includes a visit to a 24-hour shop near Athens’ Central Market that sells dried nuts, figs, raisins, and other local products. At a family-run market, guests taste a charcuterie board with three types of Greek cheese and cured meats, paired with white and red wines and traditional Greek spirits. The final stop is at a place offering Greek donuts, which are crispy on the outside and soft inside, served with honey, cinnamon, or chocolate in a lively setting. All tastings, the coffee demonstration, and insider tips about Athens food culture are included. Gratuities, hotel transfers, and extra drinks are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Greek coffee demonstration and rose petal spoon sweet
Located inside a small gallery that also hosts Athens’ oldest record store, this spot is run by a mother and two daughters, resembling a 1990s Greek café. Visitors watch a traditional Greek coffee demonstration and taste a delicate spoon sweet made from rose petals.
30 min
Neighborhood square with mural
A small square marked by a distinctive mural where guests learn about the district's history and Athens’ graffiti scene. This area is one of the city’s oldest districts, once home to craftsmen selling furniture, leather goods, construction materials, and metalwork.
Bakery with handmade pies
Stop at one of Athens’ few remaining bakeries that still make pies by hand on site. Guests sample sweet and savory pies made of crispy phyllo and bougatsa dough with fillings such as spinach, cheese, meat, and custard.
20 min
Pedestrian street walk
Walk along one of Athens’ oldest pedestrian streets lined with cafés, eateries, fabric shops, and historic churches. The guide explains how Orthodox traditions, fasting, and olive-oil–based lenten foods have influenced Greek cuisine and daily life.
Make your own souvlaki with beer
Guests prepare their own classic Greek souvlaki with pork or chicken served on warm pita bread. This is served with tzatziki sauce and accompanied by a Greek beer.
30 min
Central Market dried goods shop
Visit a 24-hour shop near Athens’ Central Market, open since 1886, selling dried nuts, figs, raisins, and other local products with ancient origins.
Family-run charcuterie market
Enter a family-owned market where a duo offers a charcuterie board with three types of Greek cheese and cured meats. Tastings are paired with white and red wine plus traditional Greek spirits, providing an introduction to local flavors and culinary history.
30 min
Greek donuts tasting
Stop at a shop making authentic Greek donuts that are crispy outside and soft inside. Donuts are served with honey and cinnamon or chocolate in a lively and welcoming environment.
20 min
Meeting point
Your guide will be waiting for you in front of Holy Church of the Virgin Mary Pantanassa, and wearing our purple Eating Europe bag!
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Athens Eating Tour: Big Fat Greek Food in Monastiraki and Psiri
by Eating Europe Food Tours Rome
Choose from 2 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€168Overview
This 3.5-hour walking tour takes place in the Monastiraki and Psiri neighborhoods of Athens, known for their vibrant streets and local character. The tour begins inside a small gallery that also houses the city’s oldest record store. Here, participants watch a traditional Greek coffee demonstration and taste a rose petal spoon sweet. Next, the group visits a small neighborhood square featuring a mural, where the guide explains the area's history and Athens' graffiti scene. The tour then continues to a bakery that still makes handmade pies from scratch, offering samples of sweet and savory pies with fillings such as spinach, cheese, meat, and custard. Participants walk along one of Athens’ oldest pedestrian streets, learning how Orthodox fasting and olive oil have influenced Greek cuisine. Afterward, guests make their own big souvlaki with pork or chicken served on warm pita bread, accompanied by tzatziki sauce and a Greek beer. The tour includes a visit to a 24-hour shop near Athens’ Central Market that sells dried nuts, figs, raisins, and other local products. At a family-run market, guests taste a charcuterie board with three types of Greek cheese and cured meats, paired with white and red wines and traditional Greek spirits. The final stop is at a place offering Greek donuts, which are crispy on the outside and soft inside, served with honey, cinnamon, or chocolate in a lively setting. All tastings, the coffee demonstration, and insider tips about Athens food culture are included. Gratuities, hotel transfers, and extra drinks are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Greek coffee demonstration and rose petal spoon sweet
Located inside a small gallery that also hosts Athens’ oldest record store, this spot is run by a mother and two daughters, resembling a 1990s Greek café. Visitors watch a traditional Greek coffee demonstration and taste a delicate spoon sweet made from rose petals.
30 min
Neighborhood square with mural
A small square marked by a distinctive mural where guests learn about the district's history and Athens’ graffiti scene. This area is one of the city’s oldest districts, once home to craftsmen selling furniture, leather goods, construction materials, and metalwork.
Bakery with handmade pies
Stop at one of Athens’ few remaining bakeries that still make pies by hand on site. Guests sample sweet and savory pies made of crispy phyllo and bougatsa dough with fillings such as spinach, cheese, meat, and custard.
20 min
Pedestrian street walk
Walk along one of Athens’ oldest pedestrian streets lined with cafés, eateries, fabric shops, and historic churches. The guide explains how Orthodox traditions, fasting, and olive-oil–based lenten foods have influenced Greek cuisine and daily life.
Make your own souvlaki with beer
Guests prepare their own classic Greek souvlaki with pork or chicken served on warm pita bread. This is served with tzatziki sauce and accompanied by a Greek beer.
30 min
Central Market dried goods shop
Visit a 24-hour shop near Athens’ Central Market, open since 1886, selling dried nuts, figs, raisins, and other local products with ancient origins.
Family-run charcuterie market
Enter a family-owned market where a duo offers a charcuterie board with three types of Greek cheese and cured meats. Tastings are paired with white and red wine plus traditional Greek spirits, providing an introduction to local flavors and culinary history.
30 min
Greek donuts tasting
Stop at a shop making authentic Greek donuts that are crispy outside and soft inside. Donuts are served with honey and cinnamon or chocolate in a lively and welcoming environment.
20 min
Meeting point
Your guide will be waiting for you in front of Holy Church of the Virgin Mary Pantanassa, and wearing our purple Eating Europe bag!
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.