Athens: The Ultimate Food Tasting Tour

This food tour will please food lovers and history dwellers alike, as you will stroll the historical city center with your experienced tour guide. As for the food tasting, start your day in one of the most quaint neighborhoods,  Psyrri, where you'll have a fitting Greek breakfast of aromatic Greek coffee and the well-known “koulouri” sesame pastry. Also you will visit the Center of Greek Tradition. As part of the Greek tradition delving, visit an old sandal shop and choose a pair which fits you from thousands of options. From there, experience the depth of traditional Mediterranean cuisine by visiting original Greek delis, a couple of specialized Greek pie shops and the vivid Varvakios market, while tasting world-renowned Greek delicacies such as cheese, meat products, rusks, olives and olive oil, vegetables and everything else you could ask for in a Greek food tour. Finish the tour on an alternative note by visiting an obscure, yet so authentic Greek tapas shop and accompany your tapas with prestigious alcoholic beverages like Tsipouro in a true Greek food-tasting experience. For those of you who still don't have enough, there is an option of finishing your meal with original Greek sweets like “loukoumades” in picturesque nearby sweet shops. Overall, this food tour combines a unique, traditional food-tasting experience with a thorough acquaintance of Athens' city center history, and is a surefire option to satisfy the nerds of traditional food and history alike!