Athens Classic Cooking Class with Market Visit and Wine
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Athens, Greece
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Immerse yourself in the culinary history and practices of Greece during this half-day traditional cooking class in Athens. Tour Athens' Central Food Market to purchase produce, then head back to the home kitchen with your instructor to prepare dishes using the fresh local ingredients. Menus are adaptable to most dietary requirements so everyone can participate.
- Learn to cook delicious Greek food you can recreate later at home
- Snack on bread and olives as you cook a larger meal
- Receive the recipes of dishes you made so you can follow them later
- Indulge in a glass of red or white wine as you eat your self-made meal
Sample Menu
Main
Tzatziki
Thick Greek yoghurt, fresh cucumber and as much garlic as you can handle
Main
Spanakopita
Is this Greece's best pie? We thinks so! Coils of phyllo filled with spinach, feta and herbs
Main
Dolmades
Get technical rolling vine leaves around fragrant rice and beef
Main
Imam Baidi
A historical dish that came to Greece in the early 20th Century. Your cook will reveal all while you top these roasted eggplants with sauce and feta
Dessert
Portokalopita
Another excellent pie but really it's a cake! Shreds of phyllo soaked in orange and cinnamon syrup
What's Included
- 30 minute walk to Athens Central Market for a look around
- Fantastic hands-on cooking class with a Greek home cook
- Drinking water
- 250ml of locally produced red or white wine
- Bread and olives at every class
- Seasonal snacks from the market
- Fabulous Greeks leading the way!
- Recipes of the dishes you've made
- Hotel pick up and drop off.
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Athinas 36, Athina 105 51, Greece
The entrance is tucked in back from the road next to a suitcase shop. You will see the sign for The Greek Kitchen above the entrance to the building. Head in and go up the 2 short flights of stairs where you will see the classrooms.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
1
Central Market Athens
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- The Greek Kitchen is located up 2 short flights of stairs
- The market visit is 30 minutes long and involves walking. Please dress appropriately with comfortable shoes and protection from the sun
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travellers
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Frequently Asked Question (1)
Q:I am a vegetarian / I have allergies / I am gluten or lacto free.
A:Just let us know any dietary requirements in the 'Special Requirements' box in the Traveler Details section during checkout. Or you can let us know after booking by visiting 'Manage my Booking' and emailing us there.
Jul 2019
The answers provided are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
This was my favorite experience while in Athens! Such a fun setting and it felt like you were surrounded by family. The instructor was so informative and fun. I loved how it included the walk to the market for some of the ingredients we were using. I enjoyed the amount of food and the variety of dishes. This is something I would definitely do again!
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Loved the market tour. We enjoyed the hands on aspect of making our dinner. The selection of dishes was excellent and The Greek Kitchen did a marvelous job of accommodating different food preferences. Kirk was fun and engaging and well supported by his assistants. All in all, a very fun way to spend an evening in Athens.
This was both a delicious and fun way to spend a few hours. The instructor, Vasia, was very witty and knowledgeable. Everything ran very smoothly, we learned a lot while slicing, dicing, and drinking wine, and the group in general was full of interesting and friendly people. Top that off with a delicious traditional Greek dinner and we were very happy. Most enjoyable!
The class is fun, educational, and delicious. The instructor makes cooking easy even for a novice student.
Although the weather did not provide an opportunity to visit the market, we had a wonderful entertaining, conducive and delectable experience.
We enjoyed every aspect of the cooking class, from visiting the market, to preparing the 5 dishes, and enjoying a meal with new friends.
Great fun with the family. Great group and we all enjoyed the food and wine. Dessert was fantastic! Orange cake was awesome.
One of our favorite cooking classes we’ve ever done! Everything was delicious and instructions were easy to follow.
We had a wonderfully experience. Kirk taught us about Greek Cuisine all while connecting with and entertaining the group. food was delicious!
This was a very enjoyable cooking class. We were taken through the process of creating 5 dishes.
Everyone was allocated a task to complete in preparing the food, which gave some hands on experience. There was a visit to a local market to buy produce.
When meal was completed we sat and enjoyed the fruits of our labour, with local wine included. The chef Thanassi was very good and explained everything well.
It was well worth the effort. Book this one with confidence.
So much fun! We loved going to the market first. Thanasis was wonderful. He not only coached us with cooking techniques, he also gave a lot of interesting information about the regions of Greece and where foods originate. Everything was delicious! We had a wonderful time with the other members of the group. Well worth it!
loads of fun and we learned a lot too. come hungry!
we made dolmates, spinokokita, stuffed eggplant, tzatziki sauce, and an orange filo cake.
We went through several markets to pick up ingredients for our cooking. We all shared in the making of several dishes. Our chef was fantastic. Knowledgeable, funny and friendly. We then got to eat everything we made. There was an abundance of food, plenty to take home with us. Such a wonderful experience. We are so glad we did this!
Lots of information about the origin of the food. How to make. Enjoyed the other guests input
Chef is so knowledgeable and kind
Made me feel like being welcomed into her own personal kitchen
It was a wonderful experience and extremely fun! We enjoyed both the learning and meeting other travelers who were also very excited by food. Might recommend looking up location on Google street view just to see where the entrance is ahead of time.
This cooking class was a lot of fun. We learned about traditional Greek foods, experienced the central market and ate the delicious food we made. The instructor was excellent and funny! Highly recommend.
My husband and I had a great time during this cooking class. The walk through the market was very informative and a great way to start the class. The food was easy to prepare and delicious. We highly recommend taking this class for a beginner or an advanced cook.
This cooking class was a fun little experience in Athens. The recipes were not too complicated, and the dishes we made were delicious. We really enjoyed the walk-through of the Plaka market at the beginning. And by the end, we found a new favorite dessert!
Really great class, a lot of food to eat, cake was amazing
Chef was fun and made it exciting
Market tour was also good
Definitely worth the money
My friends and I always take cooking classes on our trips and this was super fun and interactive. This only downside was they need different wine. It was vinegary but everything else was fantastic
Valia was wonderful and the food was delicious! Had a great time! And there were three other solo travelers there too!
Fun experience and well worth the money. Highly recommend. Food was delicious and it was very informative.
We had a wonderful time at the cooking class. Antonia was funny, informative and we loved all of the recipes. The trip through the market was a great experience.
What am amazing experience we had with The Greek Kitchen Cooking class team. When we arrived, Antonia asked about food allergies. As a Celiac, I had expected to only have limited participation, but that couldn't be further from the reality. Not only was I able to fully participate, but they were extremely careful to ensure no cross contamination.
The trip to the market was very informative, the cooking process was tons of fun and the food was amazing. We're looking forward to trying the recipes at home!
Thank you Antonia and Stella for an amazing experience!!
Great tour of an authentic market. The instructor was great and there were only 6 of us in the class. I just might be able to make some of these recipes at home!
It was a fabulous cooking class. We even made dessert. The tour of the market was fun and interesting. It is 4 hrs so we were a little tired leaving.
We had a fun time cooking! We enjoyed all the foods we made, it was a wonderful experience.
They were very accommodating to us since we were about 10-15 minutes late due to taxi issues.
This was my favorite activity I've done in Athens. The market visit was informative, the instructor was incredibly knowledgeable & funny, and the dishes we learned how to make were delicious. Could not recommend this enough!!!
If you want to eat germ ridden food, cooked by people, rubbing their eyes and coughing definitely come to this class. You cook for everybody and everyone eats each other’s food. It was also extremely hot in there as one person fainted. My wife and I left early as we were not willing to eat the food because nobody was wearing gloves. Oh yeah - also we had to ask for the wine to be served…
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Hello Tyler, I am so sorry to hear that you didn't have the experience you were hoping for at The Greek Kitchen.
We are very clear about our cooking class across all platforms so that everyone who books with us knows exactly what they are getting; a hands-on, group cooking class.
We do offer private class for those who prefer something more intimate.
What shocks me about your review is that you didn't mention a thing during the class and the other 10 people who were in your group all had an excellent time and were quite surprised when you left just before the food was being served as you had booked an event to see the full moon and the times happened to coincide.
I feel that it was a case of you not knowing what you signed up for. We are very clear about everything regarding our classes including the location (you couldn't find it and were late), the menu (you wanted to cook other things) and the duration (you needed to leave early for the full moon). These things happen.
I was present in the service kitchen throughout the day and as the registered first-aider I wasn't called into the classroom at all to deal with someone fainting. I wasn't called in for a medical situation of any kind. Perhaps you have a different definition of fainting?
Our air-conditioned classrooms are all incredibly clean and we ensure that the highest standards possible are maintained to protect all of our clients, that is why there are sinks everywhere, sanitzer and gloves for those who wish to use them.
Oh yeah - as for the wine... I'm so sorry that you had to suffer the indignity of asking for something. Generally the wine is served with the meal but I will ensure that my staff hone in on their mind reading skills to never see that happen again...
Thomas was fun, energetic and knowledgeable. He made the whole experience wonderful. I would definitely recommend this class to anyone visiting Athens. Excelled to the market before starting to cook. The location was exactly where it was described on the website We made five different dishes and they were each so good.
Fantastic experience! Food was delicious and it was such a unique opportunity to see the market. Highly recommend!
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