Psiri Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Psiri. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Greek Food Walking Tour in Athens

• Small-Group Greek Traditional Food Tour Around Athens With Tastings

• Greek Cooking Class in Athens Including Rooftop Dinner With Acropolis View

• Best Seller: Semi-Private Athens Morning Food Tour (15+ tastings)

• Get a Taste of Athens Food Tour

You can explore Psiri on your own for free, but this drinking and dining hub is a popular place for food tours that offer a budget-friendly overview of Athens’ culinary scene with an insider local guide. Pub crawls start at around US$40, while street food tours are closer to US$65.

Psiri is lively around the clock. Visit by day to browse the local shops and admire its vibrant street art, or explore after dark to discover Psiri’s famed nightlife. Food tours run during the day and in the evening—daytime tours generally visit a market, while later options often combine food with drinks.

Psiri is one of the trendiest districts in Athens and overflows with quirky shops, traditional and modern eateries, coffee shops, and bars that come to life after sunset. Though there are no important cultural sights in this compact neighborhood, it’s just below the Acropolis and near the ancient Agora and Roman Forum.

It takes less than an hour to cover Psiri on foot, but this relatively small neighborhood is often visited as part of half-day walking tours that also cover nearby Monastiraki and Plaka. If you are planning on dining or taking a street food tour in Psiri, set aside at least 2–3 hours.

Though you can reach Psiri by car, traffic and a lack of parking in Athens’ historic neighborhoods make driving stressful. This area is best explored on foot, so you can focus on the street art and dining scene rather than the road. Walk from the Acropolis or the Monastiraki Metro station on the Blue Line.