Food Walking Tours in Greece: the 13 Best Guided Walks

1.Greek Food Walking Tour in Athens

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,740 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $87Our pick

Meet your guide in Monastiraki for six food stops and 12 tastings, from koulouri and Greek coffee to meze, souvlaki, wine, and loukoumades. You will walk through Varvakios Agora, Psyrri, and Athens’ spice quarter with guides such as Ana, Adele, and Tonia.

“Great restaurants and fun info while walking. Good wine pairing, and tasty coffee at Mokka! It's a good way to find quantity restaurants in Athens. Listen to the recommendation to eat 3+ hours before the tour, it's a lot of food!”

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2.Guided Greek Food Walking Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,859 reviews · 4 hours · from $81Best value

Meet your English-speaking guide at Monastiraki Square for four hours of Greek food and local culture. You will visit Varvakios Agora, bakeries, specialty shops, and downtown tavernas, tasting pastries, cheese, wine, olive oil, mezze, and souvlaki. Guides include Adele, Anna, Tonia, Dorela, and Maria.

“Anna was amazing! Super kind, knowledgeable about the city (food and food aside), and she seemed like a friend I’ve always known. It was very interesting to know where most of what we ate came from. Almost tapped out at the end but we powered through 😆 definitely no meals beforehand, and ask for containers to go if there’s leftovers!”

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3.Athens Authentic Greek Food Walking Tour (Small Group)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 809 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $83

Start at Syntagma Square and walk with a local food expert through Plaka, Monastiraki, Psiri, and Varvakios Market. In 3.5 hours, you will visit about 10 food stops and taste 15 Greek specialties, including olive oils, cured meats, souvlaki, Greek coffee, baklava, and loukoumades.

“We were in a group of 8 people and the guide was Elena. She was very well organized and knowledgeable.”

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4.Ultimate Food Walking Tour with 15 Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 567 reviews · 4 hours · from $93

Start at Syntagma Square with a local English-speaking guide, then walk through taverns, food shops, and Athens Central Market for 15 tastings at eight stops. Expect Greek pies, cheeses, olives, cured meats, meze, sweets, coffee, and plenty of food. Small-group and private options are available.

“Alani (sp) was a very informative and fun guide! We really enjoyed all the food/drinks and meeting new people. Highly recommend doing this food walking tour.”

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5.Authentic Greek Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 549 reviews · 3 hours · from $87

Meet at Athinas 7 for three hours of Greek tastes and local stories. Your English-speaking guide may be Dimitri, Katerina, Lucas, Clea, or another member of the Truevoyagers team. Expect market stops, old food shops, mezes, dessert, and enough food to replace a meal.

“Friendly and knowledgeable guide (Katrina) - excellent introduction to Greek tastes and customs. Can highly recommend.”

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6.Fira: Guided Foodie Walking Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 474 reviews · 4 hours · from $135

Walk from Firostefani into Fira with an English-speaking guide such as Lena, Gabriel, or Laura. Sample meze, souvlaki, loukoumades, honey, olive oil, Greek drinks, and a tavern meal while learning about Santorini’s food, customs, and daily life.

“Gabriel was a fantastic guide. We were lucky to have a lovely group who chatted throughout the day. The food was outstanding. I highly recommend this tour!”

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7.Athens Food Tour with 10+ Tastings of Greek Traditional Dishes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 444 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $103

Walk central Athens with a local English-speaking guide such as Maria or Ilias, stopping for more than 10 Greek tastings, from koulouri and tiropita to seafood, meze, Greek coffee, wine, ouzo, and dessert. The route links Monastiraki, the Central Market, Hadrian’s Library, and Plaka.

“I've always had good luck with Secret Food Tours, and this was another great experience. We got to eat so much delicious food and drinks. Come hungry!”

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8.Evening Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 422 reviews · 3 hours · from $94

Follow an English-speaking local guide through central Athens for Greek cheeses, olives, dakos, pies, souvlaki, desserts, and a seated meze dinner. Guides such as Katerina, Dimitri, Lucas, and Orestes bring food, neighborhood stories, and practical Athens tips together in a small-group evening walk.

“The guide was very informative and caring. Took his time to explain everything being Greek myself I learned a few new things. Wonder to meet new people as a solo traveler.”

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9.Corfu Town: Guided Walking Tour and Local Food Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 313 reviews · 3 hours · from $104

Walk Corfu Town with an English-speaking guide such as Alice, Nausica, Valia, or Electra, stopping for pies, loukoumades, cheese, honey, olive oil, and ginger beer before a generous lunch of pastitsada and sofrito. Expect history, local shops, narrow lanes, and plenty of food in three hours.

“Alice was an excellent guide, she was very thorough and full of knowledge. She made sure everyone felt included despite us being a mixed group of nationalities who hadn’t met before. The food was great and plentiful. It was an exceptionally hot and humid day but Alice made sure we were in the shade as much as possible before gave her explanations and didn’t rush us. Would highly recommend this trip.”

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10.Walking “Food tasting tour” in the town of Chania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 297 reviews · 2 hours 20 minutes (approx.) · from $105

Walk Chania with Christos, tasting bougatsa, cheeses, olives, sweets, Greek coffee, raki and, on later tours, pita gyros. You’ll also visit an herb shop and Cretan knife maker while moving between the modern town, old lanes and Venetian Port. Groups are capped at 10.

“This was a wonderful experience visiting different types of cuisine and enjoying the area. Christos is very knowledgeable and helpful with information. Highly recommend!”

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11.Heraklion: Food Tastings Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 136 reviews · 4 hours · from $114

Walk Heraklion with an English-speaking local guide such as Eva or Margarita, stopping for Greek coffee, 1922-style bougatsa, cheese, olive oil, market treats, meze, wine, and raki. The route links food with churches, fountains, architecture, and Cretan customs, ending at Rocca a Mare Fortress.

“This was one of the best parts of the trip. the food and drink was outstanding, and our guide was incredible. Not only was she exceptionally knowledgeable on the cities history, but every local was excited to see her when we walked by. It truly made the tour an authentic and unforgettable experience. I can not recommend this enough”

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12.Naxos: Food Walking Tour & Cooking Class with Meal & Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 86 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $135

Spend 4 to 5 hours with a local guide such as Anastasia, walking through Naxos Town and its 13th-century castle, shopping for produce, tasting cheese and citron liqueur, then preparing Greek appetizers and salad with Ms Mimosa before sitting down to eat.

“A wonderful tour by Anastasia of Naxos town highlighting its rich history and introducing us to the island’s produce and specialty foods. The cheese shop offered us an excellent introduction to the array Naxian cheeses and Raki. The tour through the old town brought us to the restaurant where we made our lunch under the watchful eye of Mme Mimosa - all lots of fun and absolutely delicious! A great day in Naxos town!”

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13.Taste Corfu: Private Corfu Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 82 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $181

You’ll spend 3.5 hours walking Corfu Town with a private English-speaking guide, tasting Greek pies, ginger beer, kumquat, noumboulo fumicado, cheeses, sofrito, pastitsada, ouzo, and ice cream. Guides such as Anastasia, Magda, Sophia, and Mary are known for adding local stories and personal touches.

“REQUEST MAGDA! Magda was our guide and she was amazing. She had so much information and the vets food recommendations at each of our stops. She has a bright smile and had great humor throughout the tour. The tour itself was well balanced. Don’t eat before!”

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