Around Greece in 5 Dishes
Five regional dishes with wine or spirit pairings, professional actors and live folk music at your table, in about two hours.
Check dates ↗The idea
Why eat Greek food inside a story
Five dishes, five corners
Greek cooking changes from region to region, and a single menu cannot cover it. Each of the five dishes here is a staple of a different part of the country, so the meal moves across the map instead of repeating one taverna's list.
Theatre at the table
Athens is where Greek theatre took shape, at the festival of Dionysus on the slope below the Acropolis. Here the actors play regional characters who tell the legends and customs behind each dish, and the performance happens around the tables.
Music in the room
Greek folk music is not one sound. Islands, mountains and the north each have their own instruments and tunes, and the evening has live traditional music played while you eat.
The evening, course by course
A dinner theatre evening in six stages
This evening has a shape of its own: a door, a table, five dishes, a cast and a band. Follow it in that order.
The organiser sets the menu and the cast, and both can change. Your booking confirmation and the calendar carry the details for your date.
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The door
A welcome at the entrance
A member of the team waits at the entrance of the building to welcome you. The room is on the first floor, and an elevator serves it.
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The table
A seat, a glass and a plan
Each of the five dishes comes with a wine or spirit pairing. Non-alcoholic pairings are available if you ask when you book, and the team needs to hear about allergies and dietary restrictions at least 24 hours ahead.
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The map
A staple from each corner of Greece
Every dish is a hand-picked staple of a different region, so the meal moves from the mountains of the north to the islands of the south. The menu belongs to the organiser, so check your confirmation for what is served.
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The cast
Actors at your table
Professional actors weave the legends and traditions of each region into the meal. Guests describe a host who presents the food as a series of characters, and the performance is all around the tables.
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The band
Live traditional music
Folk musicians play traditional instruments live while you eat. Greek folk music differs from region to region, so the sound you hear depends on who plays that night.
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The last course
A full table and a story to take home
One guest reports that the dishes are full-size, not tasters, and others mention learning Greek dance steps. Programmes vary, so treat the dancing as a possibility, not a promise.
The room
The room in four facts
The evening takes place in one indoor room in central Athens. These four facts describe it and the organiser behind it.
- First floor, with an elevator
- The evening takes place on the first floor of a building with an elevator. Contact the organiser in advance if you have specific accessibility needs.
- Indoors and air-conditioned
- The room is fully air-conditioned, and external factors do not affect the evening, so a hot afternoon or a rainy one changes nothing.
- A short walk from the metro
- The ticket gives the venue as a 5-minute walk from Panepistimio metro station and a 10-minute walk from Syntagma, with a team member at the entrance.
- Run by Athens Living Museum
- Athens Living Museum, the organiser, stages other myth-based productions in Athens too. This guide is independent of it.
Greece on the table and the stage
Pictures from the traditions behind the evening
Folk musicians with a Cretan lyra, a shared table, a stone bridge in the northern mountains, a gorge, a whitewashed island village, an ancient olive grove, the theatre of Dionysus and an Athens square at dusk. Illustrations of the traditions behind the evening, not photographs of the venue.
Three Athens evenings side by side
Three theatre evenings to compare in Athens
| Evening | What it offers | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Around Greece in 5 Dishes | Five regional dishes with wine or spirit pairings, professional actors and live folk music at your table, in about two hours. | Anyone who wants dinner and theatre in one sitting. |
| Ancient Greek Theater Performance | About an hour of English-language theatre built on Greek myths, performed on a terrace in the Plaka district below the Acropolis. | Travellers who want myth and comedy without a meal. |
| The Odyssey Live | The whole Odyssey staged in 75 minutes in English, with a small bottle of Greek wine for adults or a juice for children. | Families and mythology fans who will eat before or after. |
Theatre evenings in Athens
Book an Athens theatre evening
The first card opens the five-dish dinner theatre. The other two are live theatre evenings without a dinner, one a one-hour performance of Greek myths on a terrace in Plaka and one the whole Odyssey in 75 minutes. A strip of further Athens bookings follows.
Ancient Greek Theater Performance
About an hour of English-language theatre built on Greek myths, performed on a terrace in the Plaka district below the Acropolis.
Check dates ↗The Odyssey Live
The whole Odyssey staged in 75 minutes in English, with a small bottle of Greek wine for adults or a juice for children.
Check dates ↗Other things to book in Athens
Plan the night
Practical notes for the night
Finding the building
The organiser's own site gives the address as Praxitelous 40, Athens. A member of the team waits at the entrance of the building, and the room is on the first floor.
Getting there
The ticket gives a 5-minute walk from Panepistimio metro station and a 10-minute walk from Syntagma. The organiser's site also names Monastiraki as a nearby station.
Dietary needs
Tell the team about dietary restrictions or allergies at least 24 hours before you arrive. The organiser's site says vegan and gluten-free menus are not currently offered, so ask first if either applies to you.
Drinks
Every dish has a wine or spirit pairing. Non-alcoholic pairings are available on request, so mention your preference when you book.
Access
The ticket carries a wheelchair-accessible mark and the building has an elevator. The organiser adds that the toilet cannot take a wheelchair, so anyone who uses one should write to the organiser before travelling.
Language and tips
The host speaks English. Tips are optional and are not part of the ticket.
The food, the music and the theatre: guides
The food, the music and the theatre: guides
Which evening, and how to book Athens dinner theatre: how to book
How to book Around Greece in 5 Dishes, the Athens dinner theatre: what the ticket is, how the evening runs, the drinks and diets, and who it is not for.
Read the guide → Getting there, getting in Athens dinner theatre: before you go
The practical guide to the Athens dinner theatre Around Greece in 5 Dishes: finding the building, the metro, access, diets, drinks, clothes and families.
Read the guide →FAQ
Questions before you book
How long is the dinner theatre evening?
About two hours; the date you choose fixes when it begins.
Where is it held?
In an indoor, air-conditioned room on the first floor of a building in central Athens, reached by an elevator. The organiser's site gives the address as Praxitelous 40.
What is included in the ticket?
Five traditional Greek dishes from different regions, a wine or spirit pairing for each dish, storytelling and live character performance, and live traditional music. Tips are optional and extra.
Is it a dinner or a show?
Both at once. Professional actors and folk musicians perform around the tables while you eat, so it is not a dinner followed by a stage show.
Can it cater for vegans or gluten-free diets?
Ask before you book. The ticket asks for notice of restrictions at least 24 hours ahead, and the organiser's site says vegan and gluten-free menus are not currently offered.
Can I have non-alcoholic pairings?
Yes, on request. Mention your preference when you book.
Is it suitable for children?
Guests have brought children and the organiser calls the evening family-friendly. Tell the team about any dietary needs in advance.
Will there be Greek dancing?
Some guests describe learning dance steps, and the organiser names Greek dancing among the elements. Programmes vary, so do not count on it.
Can I cancel?
Yes: a cancellation made a full day or more beforehand gets a complete refund through GetYourGuide.
A two-hour Greek dinner with actors, folk musicians and five regional dishes, free to cancel up to 24 hours ahead.
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