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The way to a city's heart it's through its food! And on this private food tour, you'll get to know Athens through its cuisine and the tastings favorite of the locals. A local food expert is ready to give you a taste of the real Athens satisfying your cravings for local food and city highlights.

Destination

Athens, Greece

Category

Food Tours

Duration

2 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

Ελληνικά, English, Čeština, Français, Deutsch, Italiano

Included

• Private Guide
• 6 Local Food & Drink Tastings
• Vegetarian Options Available
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to Attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 10 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at At the entrance of Athens Tiare hotel - Athens to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Food Introduction

   This culinary kickstart tour is short and sweet! A perfect way to get acquainted with the local cuisine, its best tastings, and where to find them - all with the help of a local food expert

4. Locals’ Favorites

   Kickstart your time in Athens by discovering the local cuisine. Try some of the ultimate locals’ favorite food treats like loukoumades and raki picked by your local host and hear why the locals love them so much!

5. City Highlights

   This tour is more than just food; it’s a cultural experience! In between food stops, discover city highlights for a well-rounded experience that will satisfy your appetite for Athens. Check out Varvakios Central Municipal Market, Avissinias square and more city highlights along the way

6. Food Recommendations

   With this private food tour, you’ll be set to keep enjoying the most authentic food and drinks in Athens. Your food expert host knows where to go and what to order and will give you recommendations based on your likings and dietary preferences

7. Special Diet or Allergies?

   If you follow a special diet or have an allergy to a specific food, let your host know! They’ll make sure to consider that so you can have an enjoyable and safe experience

8. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

CLAUDIA🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Yorgos)

28 May 2025

We spent a relaxed afternoon exploring Athens through the eyes (and tastebuds!) of Yorgos, who took us to his favourite local spots for pie, pitta, and mezze. This wasn’t your typical food tour (no rushing, no tourist traps), just good conversation, great bites, and a genuine love for the city’s culture. It was like being shown around by a friend who really knows where to eat.Athens Food Tour

elinor🇮🇱 Israel

(About local Yorgos)

20 May 2025

We had a lot of fun with Yorgos! Interesting conversations and very tasty food!! Thank you 🙏🏼Great and interesting

Liz🇺🇸 United States

(About local Tatialena)

11 May 2025

We thoroughly enjoyed our food tour with Tatialena. She chose great places to eat the best of the local food. We loved the history of each place and the food was all delicious. Highly recommend Tatialena!Great experience with a terrific guide~

Tracy🇺🇸 United States

(About local Vasiliki)

6 May 2025

You must take the culinary tour with Vasaliki. She was such a fun and exceptional tour guide. Not only did we try six new food items here in Athens she told us so much history about the market, the areas we walked around and the family owned shops we frequented. It was so exciting to start our trip with this tour. Vasaliki is the one to choose you will not be disappointed. A food tour delight

Unknown

(About local Marina )

1 May 2025

Totally enjoyed our experience with Marina. Able to accommodate some food restrictions with ease. Took us to a good sampling of locations where we could taste and discuss Greek food and how it is prepared. Highly recommended even if you are not a "foodie" since she provided an interesting overview of a few neighborhoods and key sites as we walked from one venue to another.Excellent Food Adventure!

James🇺🇸 United States

(About local Vasiliki)

25 April 2025

We had a wonderful private tour with Vasiliki getting to know the commercial district in Athens and some of the traditional foods. We loved getting to know the market and family owned businesses making incredible products. Vasiliki was accommodating and flexible and made sure everyone got to try a variety of delicious local foods. She was also incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about the food and the city. Would definitely recommend this experience and the guide. Thank you so much! Amazing experience

Jill🇺🇸 United States

(About local Voula)

24 April 2025

Voula was absolutely wonderful! She took us to some great locations including the market and a honey shop! We sampled lots of local bites while also learning some very interesting history. She was kind and extremely knowledgeable. She answered all of our questions and provided us a very personalized introduction to all that Athens has to offer. These tours are a great way to get a lay of the land and to truly understand all the great insights only a local can provide. We had an absolutely lovely experience and were so impressed with Voula’s energy and passion for her trade and her beautiful city! Would highly recommend spending some time with her to really appreciate all that Athens has to offer! Don’t miss the honey! It was a highlight of our tour!! Absolutely delightful experience!! Great first time in Athens!

Michal🇮🇱 Israel

(About local Vasiliki)

10 April 2025

We were a family of 5 - two of whom don't speak English... And yet - we all had a great time! Viki was very attentive and flexible, especially considering we had a vegetarian child with us. Vicky’s vibrant and lively personality added so much to the experience, and we really enjoyed every moment with her. Highly recommended! Wonderful two hours with Vasiliki (Viki)

Kriselle Rae🇵🇭 Philippines

(About local Marina )

21 March 2025

Our group had a great and delicious time with Marina. She was such a warm and engaging host and gave us a taste of Greek food we would never had tried on our own. She also took us around to see beautiful spots in central Athens, giving us some history lessons on these. We loved the places we walked along while moving on to the next food destination, getting a lot of ideas and recommendations for eating, dining, hanging out. Our eyes, mind, and definitely our mouths were well fed! Highly recommended activity and host to jumpstart your culinary adventures in Athens! Thank you, Marina!Highly recommended host and experience

Oktay

(About local Vasiliki)

12 January 2025

Ich finde, das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis stimmt bei dieser Geschichte generell nicht auch die Empfehlungen und das, was verköstigt wurde, steht überhaupt nicht im Verhältnis zu geben, was vorher angepriesen wird! Nicht meine Welt!

Jess🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Nikolas)

21 September 2024

We had an amazing time with Niko exploring Greek food in Athens, we absolutely loved the experience. Niko was very personable, great sense of humour and we had an amazing time with him, thank you! Amazing must do tour in Athens!

S🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

(About local Eleni)

18 August 2024

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We did the local food tour with Eleni. She made sure to ask us before what are thing we would like try from the local food. She took us to the local market and was patient with us while we were buying some products she would also recommend what to take what to not. She did also share a good information of Athens history through the walk. The highlight of the tour was trying the pie with spinach and fita cheese it was so so good.See athens from a local eye

Anshuman🇮🇳 India

(About local Voula)

4 June 2024

We made a friend with Voula. Not only was the food tasting tour fantastic, it was organised, interesting and informative. Most of all, Voula was so good with telling us things about Athens and Greece and so handy with her recommendations, that we felt like locals by the end of it. Efcharistó, Voula. Perfect!!

Alexia

(About local Voula)

31 May 2024

Voula was an incredible guide and made our first day in Athens so amazing!! We loved all the food we sampled and had so much fun hearing all of her stories. We would recommend Voula’s tours to anyone! Perfect First Day!

Ada

(About local Dimitri)

27 May 2024

Dimitri was a fantastic guide, we learned about great spots to eat and also got yo learn about him, which made the experience even sweeter. He was kind enough to have our last stop be a bar with FANTASTIC views. Thank you Dimitri for a great timeGreat introduction to Athens delights!

Chardian🇲🇹 Malta

(About local Eleni)

31 March 2024

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Eleni spoke excellent English and is very knowledgeable about the history of Athens! She was very accommodating as well as she asked us if we have any allergies and whether we prefer savoury or sweet food. A suggestion for next time, perhaps, would be to try different food from different merchants as we tasted 3 things from the same place. So maybe it could have been planned slightly better. Having said that, we ate well and in abundance. It was certainly a pleasure getting to know her and well worth the price. Good food and good guide!

Patricia🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dimitris)

14 February 2024

We had a wonderful time with Dimitris! The food we tried was awesome! And we visited a part of Athens we hadn't seen. Dimitris was fun, easy going and very informative! We got so lucky since our other guide canceled on us!Awesome Tour Guide

Janis🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Tatialena)

21 October 2023

After we met Tatialena, we knew for sure, this was going to be a good tour! It felt like spending a few hours with a really fun friend. She is so knowledgeable, shared her insights about Athens as a local, and brought us to wonderful Greek tastings! Told her stories with some acting, LOVED it! We thought we would eat some small dishes, but we were totally stuffed at the end! We highly recommend the tour with Tatialena! We were a group of 5 (age of 27-31).Fantastic food experience

Rebecca🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Voula)

19 October 2023

Many thanks to Voula for the beautiful food tour in Athens. We loved the food she had us try, and one of the shops she took us to had wonderful non-perishable souvenirs to bring home. Would not hesitate to book again.A perfect day

Ulrike

(About local Tatialena)

10 October 2023

We had a wonderful evening with Tatialena exploring Athens food culture and getting insides of the Greek soul. Tatialena is a very heart-warming person who told us stories about food, dancing, music and history with so much verve that is was a pleasure listening to her. We could have continued our tour for many more hours because Tatialena - with her cheerful manner - always managed to capture our attention with her profound knowledge. Next time we‘ll be back for dancing! Cheerful evening with Greek soul

Michael

(About local Yorgos)

7 October 2023

Yorgos was perfectly on time at the meeting point. He asked us about our preferences, foodwise and showed us some excellent places to eat around the marketplace as well as in the outskirts of the Psirri area and a little away from the beaten tracks where the locals dined. We had several tastings on the tour and an interesting conversation about the Greek way of living and family structures as well as some talk about the old bulidings in Athens. Yorgos has a nice sense of humor and is very easy going company. Perfect stroll through Athens

Mike🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Yorgos)

8 August 2023

All the family had a great time with Yorgos. really helped us out with a last minute change in our itinerary so a massive thank you for that. Really glad we did this as it gave us a completely different perspective of Athens than what we had seen on the normal tourist hot spots and changed our views on the city. saw sides to the city that would never have found. Really pleasant man with very personaablel character who engaged with all members of the group ensuring we all had a good time. different side to Athens.

Sharon🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Voula)

9 June 2025

We would highly recommend Voula. Our group of 4 ladies booked a 5 hour walking/food tour with Voula and we are still talking about it today. Voula was so knowledgeable and personable . Guiding us around was like she was one of our friend group. After meeting for 9:00am we headed over for a mini tasting of a cheese pie and a milk cream pie. From there we explored the history of Athens. Lunch with so many tapas was incredible followed by an olive market sampling. We tried so many different olives. Off to see many different markets including the fish and meat market where Voula arranged a sampling of a Souvlaki a recipe from Northern Greece before heading off for desert of honey donuts and ice coffee. It was the most perfect tour we’ve had yet. Everywhere she took us the people were incredible. One VERY important thing to note, a lady in our group was celiac (very special diet because she also had food allergies) and Voula did an absolute incredible job to manage this. Our friend ate like a queen that day and she was so grateful for that experience. Thank you Voula for that. We highly recommend Voula……Voula thank you once again. It was a perfect day. Excellent Athens Tour

Rick🇺🇸 United States

(About local Nikolas)

7 June 2025

Thanks Niko for a wonderful day visiting Nafplio and historic sites around. We really enjoyed the lunch and Greek history lessons along the way. Niko is a great guide and host - take the day and get out of the city!Great day on the Peloponnese!

Dina Wiberg

(About local Dimitri)

6 June 2025

Dimitri are a relaxed, cosy host, who takes time to get to know you, has a really good English, and have a good local knowledge to show you around, wherever you want to go. Get a local Friend

Jerry🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dionysis)

3 June 2025

Great walking to Tour and we recovered lots of ground, even more than we thought in the 1.5–2 hour introduction. Perfect way to put context to the city and some of the histories/archaeology of Athens, would highly recommend.Great introduction to Athens

Oliver🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Nikolas)

3 June 2025

My family and I did a 2.5 hour walking tour with nikolas in the afternoon. It was a great whistle stop tour of the city. We covered a lot of ground. Nikolas was an engaging guide and we learned a lot. Great overview of the city

Pam and Mike🇺🇸 United States

(About local Makram)

2 June 2025

It is difficult to say how much we enjoyed our tour with Makram in Athens. He is not only knowledgeable, but very personable and such a joy to be with. Don’t hesitate to consider booking your tour with Makram. When we return to Athens one day, we will want to visit and tour with him once again! Thank you Makram for a fabulous and unforgettable time together! Makram is fantastic!

Peter

(About local Yorgos)

1 June 2025

Yorgos gave such an informative and personal tour. He was so helpful in increasing our understanding of Athens and its history, philosophy, and people. He has a rare gift of listening to our needs and creating a dialogue tuned to our personalities. His kindness and passionate, intelligent approach were wonderful. What a nice guy!!Highly recommend - informative and fun

Katja🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Ioannis )

1 June 2025

We had a fantastic morning with Ioannis. He gave us a great insight into authentic Athens and took us to places we would have never discovered on our own. His company was warm and engaging, and the time flew by. Highly recommendedAuthentic tour

Danny

(About local Dimitris)

1 June 2025

Travis🇺🇸 United States

(About local Nikolas)

29 May 2025

Nikolas was a bright spot on our last day in Athens. He is a skilled driver and as a Greek native gave us tips on the islands he recommends while in our way to the vineyard. The vineyard tour and tasting was a casual laid back oasis. Nikolas also went above and beyond by dropping us at the airport which was nearby. I highly recommend with locals for day tours. Oasis outside the city

John🇺🇸 United States

(About local Eleni)

29 May 2025

Eleni guided us on a nice, chill walk to some spots in Athens we would never have known to check out with great views. She also shared some interesting history on our walk. Nice morning tour

Peter🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Dionysis)

28 May 2025

Dionysus was a great guide he went over the time allowed to show us everything planned. Very informative and interesting throughout. I would recommend him you won’t be disappointed Informative

Ann🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dionysis)

28 May 2025

We are a group of 6 from Chicago area. Dionysus was great, very knowledgeable and took us to places we wouldn’t have gone on our own. Food selection and amount was perfect and the walk around the streets of Athens was just what we were looking for. Excellent!

Unknown

(About local Voula)

28 May 2025

Voila was great! We really enjoyed our tour and getting to know more about Greek food and Athens. We loved it and learned so much. Wonderful Experience

CLAUDIA🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Ioannis )

28 May 2025

Our tour to Cape Sounio was a wonderful blend of natural beauty and cultural insight. The drive along the Athenian Riviera was absolutely stunning, with sweeping views of the coastline and the Aegean Sea. Ioannis offered insightful and engaging commentary throughout the drive. His deep knowledge of Greek history and mythology was impressive, but what made it even more special was the personal connection he shared with the area (thank you for sharing with us!!). The temple itself perched above the sea is beautiful and the view from the cliffs is spectacular! Cape Sounio and the Temple of Poseidon

Miriam🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ioannis )

27 May 2025

Ioannis was a wonderful tour guide, showing us the hidden gems of Athens! We would never have found these places on our own! He is very enthusiastic and passionate about all things Greek and we learned a lot.Enthusiastic Guide!

Jesse🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dionysis)

27 May 2025

Dionysis was an amazing guide showing us some of the best food in Athens. He was also very knowledgeable about historical sites that we were able to view while walking between food experiences, which made the tour very well-rounded. Amazing food and history

Ralph🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ioannis )

26 May 2025

Ioannis was great! We had a personalized tour experience with him. He asked what we were doing afterwards, and we told him the Acropolis, so he designed our tour to end close the Acropolis. He also recommended a restaurant for lunch that had our favorite baklava of the trip! For our actual tour, he showed us around and gave us the history of all the ruins as well as a few secret bars/restaurants that had great ambience (one had a fantastic view). He answered all of our questions, taught us, and took pictures for us. We highly recommend Ioannis!Great guide!

Debora🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Dionysis)

26 May 2025

Our family of four spent three hours with Dionysis walking around central Athens. We were taken to fascinating areas away from the tourist hot spots. Dionysis told us many interesting facts and answered our questions clearly. He also provided links to recommended eating places and good, practical advice about where and when to see the sights. We would recommend Dionysis without reservation.Interesting and informative

Boyd🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Yorgos)

25 May 2025

Yves🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Dimitris)

25 May 2025

We had an awesome experience with Dimitris. He is relaxed, yet very well organized, he cared about making sure we were enjoying ourselves. He brought us to places we would have never found on our own, off the beaten tourist path. He made sure we discovered the best authentic Greek food, and we had plenty to eat! At the same time, we learned about the culture and customs of local people. He was very attentive to our needs and was able to answer all the questions we had. Highly recommended!! We’re a family of 5; he is kid friendly, he made our picky 12-year old feel special and she had fun too. A True Foodie!!!

Mike

(About local Dionysis)

24 May 2025

Tons of fun. He showed us places we would never have found or tried. Very knowledgeable about the history and food. Highly recommend. Tons of fun

Patrick🇺🇸 United States

(About local Vasiliki)

23 May 2025

Our tour with Vasliliki was was a great start to our Athens trip. After a sleepless flight, Vasiliki’s vibrancy and enthusiasm was just what we needed. Her knowledge of the local markets, memories of weekend trips with family as a kid and her constant bumping into her friends, made her the perfect guide to the city. Fantastic Tour

Rachael🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dionysis)

23 May 2025

Richard🇺🇸 United States

(About local Makram)

20 May 2025

Makram was Ań animated guide, who opened up a wealth of local history as it affects Athenians today.Local Insights in Athens

Linda🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ioannis )

19 May 2025

Ioannis took our group of 4 on a five hour tour of Athens. Ioannis was incredible in his knowledge on just about everything Greek-mythology, ancient history, current history, art, food, music, architecture, and politics. He is a genuinely warm and easy going person. We couldn’t have asked for more! I would definitely try to get Ioannis for any of the tours offered.Incredible 5 hour tour with Ioannis!

2497phs84n

(About local Makram)

19 May 2025

Makram has a beautiful personality and knows a lot about Athens, history, mythology and politics. Because of his amazing energy and storytelling, you will enjoy every second of his tour!Best way to wonder around the city

James🇺🇸 United States

(About local Yorgos)

17 May 2025

Did the full city tour and Yorgos took us all around to the major sites. He was informative and adjusted the tour to whatever we wanted to do. It was a lot of walking but he paced it to match the group and happy with what we got to see. Recommended!Great tour