Greek food is not all meat and fish! This food tour shows you the vegetarian side. Small group, one local guide.
The tour starts in Monastiraki with a Greek coffee and a koulouri, the sesame bread ring that people here pick up on the way to work. From there you walk into Plaka and start tasting.
You try vegetarian pies, a shop that has been baking in the same spot for many years. There is fava, the soft yellow split pea purée, and dolmades, vine leaves stuffed with rice and herbs. At a traditional deli you sample olives, a few different cheeses and olive oil, and the guide shows you what makes an oil extra virgin and how to tell a good one from an ordinary one. You also try Mastiha, a resin from the island of Chios that Greeks use in sweets and in drinks. The tour ends the way most good Greek meals do, with mezze and a glass of local wine or a small spirit, shared around one table.
Come hungry. There is more food than people expect.
Source: Athens Food on Foot
