Is Culinary Backstreets Downtown Athens Food Tour worth it for foodies?
Worth itFor food
For food & drink, Culinary Backstreets Downtown Athens Food Tour delivers.
Culinary Backstreets runs this with tiny groups (typically 2-7) and food-writer/longtime-resident guides rather than scripted reps, and crucially takes no commissions or free meals from the stops — so the koulouri, bougatsa, market patsas and spice-street tastings are places they actually rate, not pay-to-play partners. It's a brilliant first-morning orientation that maps the centre while you eat. The catch: it's a premium price (well above the cheap-and-cheerful DIY version), and a confident independent eater can graze the same market for a fraction.