Athens Family Food Tour

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Athens Family Food Tour

By: Athens Food on Foot
5 ★ 2151 reviews
3 hours
Estimated tour length
Cancelation Policy
Cancellations more than 48 hours before the tour’s scheduled start time are refunded in full.

Highlights

  • Visit a traditional Greek bakery and taste the best Greek pies after watching the process of making them
  • Try yummy Greek traditional yoghurt with honey and nuts
  • Taste bougatsa! A children’s favourite sweet custard pie!
  • Tuck into Greece’s authentic cuisine and products such as cheese, cold cuts, and mezze (the Greek tapas) with seafood or meat varieties
  • Stop off at Varvakeios, the amazing open fish and meat market of Athens and feel the vibrance of the local vendors!
  • Kids will enjoy finishing the tour with a delicious ice cream roll!
  • Arrive with an empty stomach and you will be treated like Greek grandchildren, finishing the tour full and happy!
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Description

Learn about the greatness of traditional Greek cuisine and culture in a food tour of Athens, specially designed for kids. This tour combines having fun with gaining valuable knowledge on some of the most important aspects of Greek culture.

Begin the food tasting tour by taking a walk in the historical Anafiotika district, learning about its history in a fun and interactive way. Continue your stroll through the buzzing yet quaint alleyways of the famous Monastiraki area, where the children will have some enchanting sights to see. Nibbles along the way include dunking bread into a wide variety of delicious olive oils and a taste of the famous Greek snack, Spanakopita!
 

From there, get to know the city center of Athens like a local. Right in the heart of the city, we will introduce you to the vibrant hustle and bustle of ‘Varvakios’ market. There the children will have the chance to experience at first hand where foods come from, how they are made and prepared before being sold, and if lucky even witness the excitement of the locals bartering away at prices. Along the way, you will have the opportunity to taste authentic greek products such as; olives, traditional cheeses, cured meats, rusks, and many more Greek culinary surprises.
 

To sum up, this Athens food tour is a wonderful opportunity for yourself and your youngsters to have fun whilstexpanding your knowledge of Greek culture. We provide you and your children with the opportunity to discover new tastes that you ordinarily wouldn’t have the chance to try.
 

Oh! We nearly forgot to mention, to round up your tour nicely, a charming little homemade ice cream shop awaits those with a sweet tooth..!
 

Athens Food on Foot is dedicated to bringing the true vibe of Athens to our guests on a food tasting tour of the city that spreads across the historical city center and through Athens’s vibrant neighboring districts. We will lead you to the best traditional Greek restaurants, cafes and shops throughout the city that we have carefully selected for being run by local Athenians whose passion is to serve authentic and delicious Greek food, accompanied with the typical warm-hearted Greek hospitality.


 

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What's included

  • Food tasting
  • Orientation around the historical centre
  • Educational discussion about Greek cuisine and Greek History
  • Tasting greek dishes at traditional cookeries
  • Education and fun for children
  • Browsing of the Acropolis
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Not included

  • Products you purchase
     
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Additional information

*Consider that every Sunday the central fish and meat market is closed.
 
An Important Note on Cancellations
  • Cancellations more than 48 hours before the tour’s scheduled start time are refunded in full.
  • Cancellations less than 48 hours before the tour’s scheduled start time are not refundable.
  • If you do not attend your tour & do not provide a notice, you may reschedule your tour within 24 hours of your original tour for a 60€ fee. (Rescheduled tours are subject to availability.)
 
There are no tours on Christmas Day, New Years Day and Orthodox Easter Sunday
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Cancelation Policy

  • Cancellations more than 48 hours before the tour’s scheduled start time are refunded in full.
  • Cancellations less than 48 hours before the tour’s scheduled start time are not refundable.
  • If you do not attend your tour & do not provide a notice, you may reschedule your tour within 24 hours of your original tour for a 60€ fee. (Rescheduled tours are subject to availability.)

The Company may cancel tours due to unforeseen circumstances (force majeure) provided that customers are notified up to 48 hours before the tour. In such cases a full refund is given.

Any refunds are returned using the same payment method used with the initial purchase of your tour and within a reasonable period of time up to 30 days.

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About the provider

Walk & Eat Like an Athens Local! SMALL GROUP FOOD TOURS THROUGH THE HISTORICAL CENTER AND THE STREETS AROUND ATHENS, GREECE

Reviews About Athens Food on Foot

  • 5/5
    05.01.2026
    Wonderful experience. Lef, our guide was great. Very professional, personable and informative. We learned a lot of history of Athens and Greece. The walk was great in between food stops....
    Mary Dorn
    Mary Dorn
  • 5/5
    30.11.2025
    Penny was great. We both really enjoyed the tour, and coming in December, we were lucky enough to have a tour with just the three of us. Her English...
    Jamie Berryman
    Jamie Berryman
  • 5/5
    16.09.2025
    Wow! What a great evening we had with Kate! From the moment we met her we knew we were going to get the best Athens highlights tour. She...
    Shannon Feeney
    Shannon Feeney
  • 5/5
    04.10.2025
    I had an amazing food tasting tour in Athens with Filippos! He was incredibly knowledgeable about the local food, culture, and history, and took the time to explain everything along...
    Shaila Pervin
    Shaila Pervin
  • 5/5
    21.10.2025
    Our tour with Maria far exceeded our expectations. It’s more than just food. It’s learning about the city, its history and its people. We went to eateries, coffee shops, and...
    Lisa DiAntonio
    Lisa DiAntonio
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