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Athens Koukaki Food and Culture Tour: Discover Authentic Flavors and Local History in a 4hr Stroll
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12 Ratings
Athens
Embark on a 4-hour food and culture tour in Athens Koukaki neighborhood. Discover authentic flavors, local history, and behind-the-scenes food production venues. Join us now!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
The tour begins at 11am at the Acropolis Metro Station, using the Makriyanni/Dionysiou Arepaghitou Str. exit. Our guides will lead you on a journey where you’ll savor delicious food and dive into the richness of local life. In addition to the tasty bites, you’ll hear stories about Greek culture, customs, and traditions throughout the tour.
We’ll start our adventure in one of the most charming areas of Athens, offering an authentic way to begin this relaxed experience. We’ll enjoy tasty pastries, coffee, refreshing drinks, and various delicacies at unique Greek spots. If you join us on a Friday when the local market is open, we’ll visit this vibrant venue, an excellent place to explore Greek aromas and experience the local vibe. A visit to a local pastry production venue will add a sweet touch to your day! We’ll conclude this delightful sensory and cultural journey with some top bites and lessons from Greek tradition.
We are confident that this experience will be the best souvenir you take home!
Points of Interest
- Epiculiar
What's Included
- 4-hr Greek culinary tour with breakfast and lunch.
- Exclusive behind-the-scenes access to tasting locations.
- Professionally trained, knowledgeable, and personable hosts.
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Personal shopping
Additional Information
The ‘Koukaki Incredible Experiences’ stroll is a culinary exploration in an Athens district ideal for day-to-day rambling, providing an insight into an effortless lifestyle. You’ll savour a variety of genuine tastes, and learn many compelling tales about the regional culture and historical facts. This delightful plunge will reveal a wealth house filled with local delights (including behind-the-scenes food creation locations!) and excite your desire to be a participant in the uncommon Athens environment for a while.
- A maximum of 6 people per booking
- May be operated by a multi-lingual host
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- The total tour length is approximate; please allow for a grace period
- Tours do not finish at the starting point. Detailed return directions are provided
- Comfortable clothing and shoes are recommended as on average 2km are covered per tour
- We are child friendly! Children under 5, who will not consume at the tasting locations, do not require a separate ticket.
- We are child friendly! Children from 5 to 12 years old pay half price tickets.
Location
Epiculiar
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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F3548bqamyb
May 5, 2024
Koukaki Food Tour - Get out of the Plaka and eat with the Greeks - I lived in Athens and know my way around, and wasn't sure how new and interesting this experience might be, but this tour in Koukaki was simply terrific. Theo, our guide, was the highlight with his wonderful personality and knowledge of the area and the food/culture/history. We went to so many places, it was a small group so like an evening with friends, not a tour at all. We ate everything from homemade tiropita (cheese pie) to olive oil tasting with fresh bread, wine, zucchini fritters and fava dip at Tavern Tomas 1971 to a beautiful meze platter at a mom and pop grocery to a full meal of Moussaka and more at a family run tavern -- and lots more in between. Theo had so much to share about the history of this neighborhood -- right next to the Plaka, it's a place where locals actually hang out and I'd highly recommend to explore a bit outside the usual tourist places. He also recommended restaurants and the new Goulandris Museum of Contemporary Art which was INCREDIBLE. I've done a few Devour Tours and they are also excellent, and the guides have been really wonderful. I did the Ultimate Athens Food Tour as well, there' another review on Trip Advisor on that.
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Floridachris
Nov 7, 2019
Best, best ever guides and tour. - WHAT A WONDERFUL TOUR.. Xenia and Eleni and Christos, we had the best time wandering around with you, and enjoying the food, drinks and the history you gave us. We didn't know about "name day" but it will give us something else to celebrate (Christos, sorry about you and I having our name day on Christmas). Best, best tour ever and a wonderful ending with lunch and music. You all were knowledgeable, organized and just FUN.
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Toni
Oct 14, 2019
Insightful Food Tour - We enjoyed our food tour in the Plaka with Eleni. She was knowledgable, well organized and we enjoyed her company. Eleni took us to a place that specialized in traditional Greek "pies", a well established traditional "kafenion" and a "pantopolion that is owned by three former attorneys. We enjoyed each stop and were most impressed with Eleni's knowledge of Greek cuisine, culture, traditions and customs. Even though we are of Greek descent, the insight provided by Eleni and experienced by us first hand during the tour were much appreciated! We recommend this tour to all who are interested in Greek cuisine and the local food culture.
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Jrich1973
Nov 19, 2018
Absolutely Fantastic! - This tour was outstanding. We wanted to experience Athens by walking the city and enjoying the food, drinks and culture. Eleni was an incredible guide - providing historical context, taking us to some unbelievable restaurants and cafes, and helping us explore some of the famous historical sites. Her knowledge and love of Greece made the tour that much more impactful. I highly recommend Epiculiar, and Eleni in particular. It made a great trip even better!!
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Trephina
Oct 28, 2018
Excellent Food Tour - This was a great tour! The guide was very knowledgeable. It felt like we spent the morning with an old friend. There is no better way to experience the culture of a country than to learn about its cuisine.
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Knyght1
Oct 20, 2018
A wonderful tour to hidden places - We wanted to explore Greek food on a tour by a local. Therefore, we chose this tour. Xenia gave us a marvelous tour which exceeded our expectations. She took us to various local spots, ending up in a specialty shop called Pantoplion, which features different types of olive oils, wines, cheeses, meats, wines, beers and spirits. It was a truly wonderful experience, and the olive oil tasting was informative and eye opening. Xenia also told us facts about our hotel building and other sites in Athens which we did not know. We highly recommend taking a tour with Xenia.
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Aimee
Oct 11, 2018
A Must Do when visiting Athens!!! - Our flight arrived into Athens in the morning. I knew we needed something to keep us going for a few hours. The concierge suggested this tour.
A great way to start our trip to Greece! We were met by both Xenia & Eleni for the 2 couples at our hotel.
The walking tour consisted of history, culture and of course, food!
They were a delight and so excited to share this experience with us. As well, they emailed us pictures they took of us enjoying the experience.
We did have a 1/2 day tour planned already of the city, Acropolis museum and of course the Acropolis the following morning before we headed to Santorini. The food tour was the perfect compliment to our visit to Athens.
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Stathis189
Aug 26, 2018
More than we hoped for! - We were very lucky to have the wonderful Xenia look after us in Athens.
We have done many great food and cultural tours in other countries, and the
2 that we did with Epiculiar in first Athens and then Thessaloniki were the best in terms of food, cultural experience & the hosts enthusiasm and knowledge of their cities.
Thank you!
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Michellelees42
Jul 24, 2018
Great introduction to Greek food/coffee and culture! - Our tours guides, Eleni and Xenia met me and my husband at our hotel, to start the tour. Along the way to our first stop our guide gave us some history about Greece and pointed out some of the important buildings of interest. Our first stop was at a local coffee shop, which we would have never found on our own. What a treat! Greek coffee is the best! We also sampled some sweet treats! What a great way to start our tour. We stopped at the Central Market in Athens where all the fish, meat and produce is sold. We also stopped at other local shops and everyone was very friendly. Our last stop was for lunch at a small family owned restaurant served with wine and all the Greek delicacies. We wished we had more time but we had to rush back to our hotel for a massage that we had scheduled. Time flies so don't plan anything else in case it runs a bit longer. Great tour and guides!
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Carin
Jul 13, 2018
A wonderful treat in Athens - This tour was a fantastic way to get a real feel for the city and its spectacular food. Our hostess, Xenia, and host,Thanasis, were a delight to be with and it was very clear from the start how carefully they planned our stops knowing we had 3 children ages 13, 11 and 8 along with us. The merchants and restaurant owners were so friendly and accommodating and made each stop unique and memorable. At the end of our stay in Athens we asked our kids what their favorite thing was and they all agreed it was this tour!!!!!
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