9 Shopping Tours in Athens to Build a Day Around

1.Classic Cooking Class with Market Visit and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,101 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $83Our pick

Hands-on Greek cooking class in Athens with a Central Market walk, recipes to take home, and wine. Five dishes in four hours.

“I really enjoyed this course. It was well-organised, good recipes, delicious outcome 😋 The instructor was nice and friendly, we had lots of fun talking with her. The group was quite big but thanks to good structure of the course, everyone could participate in making every dish. It was fun to get to know other participants, too. I can definitely recommend this activity.”

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2.Food Market Visit and Cooking Class with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,087 reviews · 4 hours · from $81

Shop Athens Central Market with a cook, learn classic Greek recipes, then eat what you make with local wine and liquor.

“Very personal our chef took us the market which was very interesting we had a bachelorette group from Italy. Myself from Canada. Two young ladies from London and a mother and son from Columbia. Great mix of people. Lots of laughs and greening dancing.”

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3.Athens, Greek food tour including market visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 618 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $83

A 3.5-hour Athens Greek food tour with market visit, multiple tastings, and local tips, ending with souvlaki in Psyri.

“Expected more food or samples of a better quality. Ending restaurant was particularly indifferent. Done”

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4.Cooking Class, Market Visit & Lunch at Local Tavern

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 27 reviews · 4 hours · from $105

Shop Athens Central Market, cook classic Greek dishes in a local taverna, and eat your creations for a 4-hour hands-on experience.

“It literally was PERFECT!! From walking around town, going to the market and then cooking and eating. Our guide did an amazing job with the groups different personalities. Definitely a MUST to do in Greece.”

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5.Greek Food Tasting and Market Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 7 reviews · 4 hours · from $93

Taste 18+ Greek dishes on a 4-hour walk through Psyrri and Varvakios Market, with market stories and meze at the end.

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6.Greek Fashion Shopping Tour with a Local Expert

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 5 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $69

Shop Athens with a local expert in Kolonaki and near Syntagma, learning fair prices, eco materials, and designer style in 3.5 hours.

“We saw some awesome designers we weren’t aware of and learnt more about the history of the area. But as the tour progressed for us it became less about the shopping and more about having a delightful afternoon with a wonderful person.”

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7.Street Food Tour Market & City Centre

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $116

Athens street food tour with a local guide through the city center market, Parliament and Monastiraki, plus souvlaki, dessert and Greek coffee.

“Filippa, our guide, enthusiastically guided through the streets of Athens stopping to provide us with interesting historical facts in addition to treating us to traditional Greek menu items with our final stop souvlaki for lunch.”

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8.Food Tasting Tour in Plaka with Central Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 3 reviews · 2 hours · from $57

2-hour Plaka food tour with Central Market tastings in Athens, including Greek iced coffee, yogurt, spanakopita, and bougatsa.

“Geweldige wandeling door de straten van Athene en heerlijke hapjes gegeten. De gids, Katarina was geweldig! Heeft veel uitgelegd over het eten en de stad”

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9.Tasting workshop and Food Market tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours · from $49Best value

Taste Athens in 2 hours at the Central Food Market with 5 tastings of cheese, olive oil, honey, wine, tsipouro, and liqueurs.

“The guide showed us numerous spices. Pure honey and olive oil as well as the fish and meat market in Central Athens. We eat some original Greek food.”

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