Backstreet Plaka: Exploring the Culinary Heart of Athens

Starting in one of Athens’ finest bakeries, where we will try goods that have been part of the Athenian diet since ancient Greek and Ottoman times. We will make our way into the backstreets of the Plaka, in an area that is one of Orthodox Christianity’s biggest religious centers. We will visit an establishment where priests from all over the world come to buy their vestments and then we will sample fragrant Greek coffee with kollyva.
Crossing the outcrop of the Acropolis, we will visit the neighborhood of Anafiotika, where we will stop by a family-run store that stocks seasonal products from across Greece. Moving on to nearby Syntagma, we will get a taste of Greek kebab, made by the same family for three generations, and will then go behind-the-scenes at an old-fashioned tradesmen’s canteen, where the local workers choose their food directly from the many pots in the kitchen. We will finish our tour on a sweet note: with a classic desserts based on recipes from the island of Hydra.