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Alternative Athens
Athens food classic
Local guides lead an eight-stop tasting walk from a historic coffee house to the Central Market.
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In the area: The Hellenic Parliament above Syntagma Square at dusk. Image courtesy of © George E. Koronaios · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Alternative Athens
Alternative Athens has shown visitors the city beyond the postcards since 2013, and its Delicious Athens Food Tour is its signature tasting walk. Over three and a half hours you move from coffee at a landmark coffee house to street food, a specialty grocer, a bakery known for syrupy sweets, a grill, the Central Market and a final spread of meze at a deli. Morning tours run daily except Sunday, with an extra 5.30pm walk from April to October, when spirits replace the coffee because the markets have shut. It suits families too: children are kept busy with the tastings. Our advice: have only a light breakfast and book directly on the Alternative Athens site.
Our take
- Eight-plus tastings in 3½ hours
- Central Market and a historic coffee house
- Every tour can be booked privately
- Address
- City centre, Athens
- Phone & reservations
- +30 21 10 12 65 44
- Website
- alternativeathens.com
- @alternativeathens
- Price guide
- €€€ (experiences price guide)
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Alternative Athens before you go.
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