Guided walking tourWhen I travel, the food has to be an authentic experience, and it is hard to research where the locals go. Tassos, the guide, was super informative, charismatic, and knowledgeable. I learned so much about Athens in general, but definitely about Greek drinks and food.
Start your day by sipping a Greek coffee in a traditional coffee shop, and tasting loukoumades, fried doughnut balls with honey called.
You will then go to one of the oldest pie baking shops in the center of Athens to get a bite of a filled crunchy phyllo dough layered pie, called tyropita. Your tour will continue by tasting koulouri, a pretzel dipped in sesame seeds, from a street stand like most Athenians do every morning. Later you will sample unique local delicacies like sliced meat, cheeses from several regions of the country, olives, and extra virgin olive oil.
Your local guide will then take you strolling around the streets of the central market of Athens. Here you will smell the spices, taste the fresh fruits and a variety of nuts, and enter Varvakios agora, which is the main meat and fish market.
Your tour will end by tasting the most famous and delicious Greek street food, the glorious Souvlaki.
