The 10 Tastings of Athens With Locals: Private Food Tour

Leonie was such a fun guide!! We had a private tour of the spaces around the market and ate food from vendors and local eateries. The conversation was amazing and the food was absolutely delicious! Would DEFINITELY book again.

My husband and I were instructed to meet Manos in front of a certain hotel at a certain time. We arrived early. Since it was a hot day we stood a bit to the side in some shade. In a few minutes a man introduced himself as Manos. Great! Nope. We were immediately berated for "hiding" and being "stupid." I chose not to point out that Manos was early, wearing big sunglasses (not pictured in his photo), not wearing any identifying tag, nor any thing visible with our names. Let's just move on and have a good time, I thought. I tried to make conversation with Manos, but got contradicted with every thing I said. Let's get to the 10 food tasting. Turned out it was only 7 tasting. Two of them were coffee. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I thought coffee was under the category of beverage. Well, we're down to 5 tastings. We got a pretzel. No comment. Then there were a few olives to taste. Three left! Whoopee!! They were a plate of "little fishes", a souvlaki (admittedly very tasty), and donut holes with honey. All this great conversation and food for only $150.00. My mistake that I will never make again. Hope everyone who reads this can get a different guide.

Loved that it was just my friends and the tour guide! It was a great balance of snacks, small dishes, desserts, and drinks! I think this was the perfect activity to do when we first arrived in Athens, as we got both a taste and a tour of the city. Eleni was knowledgeable and gave us tons of information not just on the food but on Athens as a whole.

Limited tasting opportunities - not worth the price. explore alternatives as this was way overpriced

We really enjoyed our tour with Irini; she was lovely to talk to about food & culture in Athens. The food did not disappoint - and it was great to learn about so many different delicacies at the beginning of our week in Greece. It set us up for a delicious vacation. One tip: don't eat for a few hours before your tour!

Five stars! What a wonderful way to experience Athens. Manos was great; very knowledgeable and proud of the history of Athens. Found off the beaten path places with wonderful authentic food!

Georgia was an excellent host and took us around to 5 unique local experiences as well as many cultural locations that would have otherwise missed on our 2 day trip to Athens. I recommended that people take this tour on your first day in Athens do that you have a nice perspective on where to go have some amazing non touristy meals. A great day!

Irini was a fabulous guide. Very knowledgeable of local history and the food. She knew the best places to showcase local cuisine.

Good tour, not great. Pros: The guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. Both the conversation and the food were good. We got to see a lot of Athens that we wouldn't have found on our own. Cons: Most of the time in the tour was spent walking and waiting for dinner. We had to share the dessert, meaning we actually ate out of the same bowl, which was a little gross. Other reviewers said that they got plenty to drink...we only got 1 glass of wine at dinner.

Host Georgia was great! Visited local greek restaurants/stores and had authentic food and drinks. Georgia was very informative of local history.