10 Best Food Tours of Atlanta

The cuisine of Georgia's capital city features award-winning restaurants and bars from around the world, so one of the best things to do and see in Atlanta is a food tour.

From bustling markets, an eclectic scene, signature cocktails, award-winning restaurants, museums, urban art and a diverse community, you'll find everything you're looking for in this southern region. This post includes a list of the best dining experiences in the city with prices, duration and recommendations to delight your palate.

Atlanta's BeltLine is the place to be. It's built around a 35-kilometre rail loop filled with a thriving array of international restaurants with urban art prints at every turn. A stroll along the BeltLine is a foodie's dream, and you're in luck - this 3-hour guided tour will introduce you to its best venues.

The tour starts at Krog Street Market, named 'one of the world's best food halls' by Travel & Leisure, where you can sample culinary delights from James Beard-nominated chefs as you discover the cosmopolitan scene in the heart of Georgia.

Feast on the best fried green tomatoes you've ever tasted, enjoy eclectic Latin cuisine at Bar Mercado. Try a Detroit-style pizza. Maybe you're in the mood for Asian fusion or finger-licking beignets and more. To cap off the evening, dessert ranges from seasonal fruit tarts to a chocolate factory tour where you witness the chocolate-making process.

In addition to food and drink tastings, your guide takes you to explore the vibrant streets of Atlanta, learning the stories of the artists who shine in Hollywood and make the BeltLine as a whole one of the most vibrant and diverse communities in the United States.

Details of interest

• Price: from €90.
• Duration: 3 hours.
• Time: afternoon.
• What the tour may include: 6 - 8 food tastings. 3 cocktails. Professional local guide service. Chocolate stop and tasting.
• Entrance to the Krog Street Market.
• Means of transport: on foot
  .- Pros: The tour takes you through one of Atlanta's iconic neighbourhoods and its various artistic exponents while enjoying good food for all tastes
  .- Cons: This guided tour is often only offered in English, however, thanks to the diversity of the target restaurants, there is a wide variety of accents and languages present on the BeltLine

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Are you ready to step into the future of Southern cuisine while exploring Atlanta's past? That's what this food and history tour of Atlanta has to offer.

This tour gets right to the point. The first stop takes you and your group of up to 14 people to a restaurant for one of the 8 included tastings to recharge your batteries before moving on to Oakland Cemetery.

This is Atlanta's oldest cemetery, a historic treasure filled with gardens, sculptures, architecture, century-old oaks and magnolias. After hearing its remarkable memorials and curiosities, you continue to your next stop where you enjoy a tasty cocktail and another tasting. Finally, end this guided walking tour with the sweet touch of the evening, a dessert at a James Beard award-winning patisserie. After 2 kilometres, the tour ends at the starting point.

Details of interest

• Price: from £74.
• Duration: 2.5 - 3 hours.
• Timetable: morning.
• What the tour may include: 8 tastings at 3 - 5 of Grant Park's most popular restaurants
  . - Professional local guide service.
• Means of transportation: on foot.
• Pros: You'll learn about Atlanta's history while tasting some of the most interesting dishes, sampling signature cocktails, and all while getting some exercise! Plus, with your reservation, you'll be supporting the Historic Oakland Foundation.
• Vegetarians, those with gluten, shellfish and nut allergies, and most people with dietary restrictions can enjoy food tailored to their needs, just ask for advance notice.
• Cons: Often only offered on week
  ends.- Language is English.

When it comes to the best of Atlanta street food without the humidity or heat of the streets, the destination is the Ponce City Market. This tour takes you to visit a selection of restaurants in the historic converted Sears, Roebuck, & Co. building, where the chefs' premise is diversity and homemade products.

This indoor, air-conditioned market is currently home to more than 40 award-winning restaurants. Enjoy 8 tastings at restaurants such as the Staplehouse, where James Beard Award winner Linton Hopkins makes all his ingredients, including mustard and ketchup, from scratch.

Try an authentic Cuban sandwich - did you say vegan bar, or maybe it was a gourmet chicken tikka masala - you decide! And if you're an adult over 21, you can also cool off with a Boozy Slushy or beer at one of the market's five bars. All tastings are in addition to a full lunch.

Publications such as USA Today rate this market as one of the best in the country. The Ponce City Market is a foodie's paradise. Not only is it a place to buy delicious local foods, it's also a great way to see the city. And to top it all off, the tour includes a stroll along the Eastside Trail of the Atlanta Beltway, one of our favourite hidden gems of the city.

Interesting details

• Price: from 90 €.
• Duration: 2 - 3 hours.
• Time: afternoon.
• What the tour may include: 8 tastings at 4 - 5 restaurants, an alcoholic beverage at a market bar, professional guide service and a walk along the Eastside Trail, the former BeltLine rail corridor.
• Means of transport: on foot
  .- Pros: this is a pretty comprehensive guided tour
  .- Lunch, snacks, historical details and even a train ride are included. While it is true that you can visit the market on your own, the guides are experts in the area.
• Remember that you'll be visiting the largest structure in the southeastern United
  States.- Cons: The tour language is English

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This is your chance to explore Atlanta's Midtown neighbourhood and indulge in some of its signature dishes and spirits. From local favourites such as shrimp and grits ice cream to more exotic dishes such as raw oysters and duck confit, you'll be able to sample a variety of dishes that combine local ingredients with global flavours and paired spirits as you stroll through Midtown Atlanta.

. The restaurants on this guided tour are some of the best in the city. And while they prepare these special menus, your local guide will tell you all about Atlanta's history, from its humble beginnings as a railroad town to its current status as one of the Southeast's most vibrant cities.

Find out how Atlanta became home to so many Fortune 500 companies, why it's a leading cultural centre for arts and music, and visit several famous restaurants. You may have heard of the Coca-Cola Museum and the Georgia Aquarium, but that's just a small part of the things to see and do in Atlanta.

Trust the professionals certified by the World Food Travel Association (WFTA), the official international food tour company. They are experts at taking you to the best neighbourhoods, restaurants, pubs and points of interest in each city. And this tour is certified, will you miss it?

Interesting details

• Price: from 20 €.
• Duration: 2 - 3 hours.
• Time: afternoon.
• What the tour can include: up to 8 culinary tastings. Alcoholic drinks including craft cocktails, beer and wine.
• Guided tour.
• Means of transport: on foot.
• Pros: You have the opportunity to visit a variety of interesting sights, listen to expert commentary and stories, and indulge your palate with dishes from a selection of outstanding restaurants and bars
  .- Cons: No English speaking guide included

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Atlanta is one of the South's most exciting cities, with a thriving food scene. But what if you could eat in Atlanta like a local, sample some of the best restaurants and bars, taste unique dishes and drinks that only locals know, and do it all while exploring the city? That's what this Peachtree Street food tour is all about.

With this tour, you'll spend 4 hours dining on Atlanta's culinary scene with a small group of 10 people or less for a personalised experience. The intention is to avoid the tourist traps in favour of authentic local cuisine like a local. You'll enjoy unique dishes at popular establishments and hidden gems from upscale publications. This is not just any gastronomic tour, it's an experience!

Indulge in tapas to suit all tastes. From Asian fusion to southern barbecue to celebrated desserts such as peaches and bourbon. Plus, they'll pair each dish with craft spirits to give you a real taste of how food and drink combine on their Peachtree streets.

Learn about the impact of Margaret Mitchell, as well as the importance of St. Mark's United Methodist Church on local cuisine. Explore Atlanta's food scene in areas where tourists rarely venture with 4 - 5 different dishes. Witness its blend of cultures.

Details of interest

• Price: from 110 €.
• Duration: 3-4 hours
• Timetable: evening.
• What the tour may include: 3 cocktails, glasses of wine or beer. Combined tapas enough to cover a full lunch. Dessert. Local guide service.
• Means of transport: on foot.
• Pros: ideal for avoiding crowds thanks to its small groups. For the time of the tour, you get to know more details of the city than on other tours.
• Cons: English speaking guide not available.

In this listing I gave you a food tour of the Atlanta Beltline, but you want to make the experience even better, add Inman Park! with this tour you can do the combined visit.

Have a tapas lunch with tastings at 6 restaurants accompanied by a selection of craft cocktails while taking in the sights of Victorian homes, iconic murals and Atlanta's most thriving walking trail: the Eastside.

Atlanta is a city of small, interconnected neighbourhoods, and historic Inman Park is one of the city's best-loved. Over the years, it has become one of the city's premier dining destinations. Experience delicious Southern food in all its wonderful forms, from traditional to modern, often with a twist.

As you visit the Eastside's culinary scene, you'll wander the streets of Inman Park and hear the curious history of this suburb's passage between luxury and blight during the 1960s and the return of the neighbourhood's splendour. Finally, you'll board the Eastside Streetcar for a ride to the Krog Street Market, where you'll sample some of Atlanta's signature dishes among its bars and taverns.

Interesting details

• Price: from €90.
• Duration: 3 - 4 hours.
• Time: Afternoon.
• What the tour may include: Up to 6 food tastings. 1-2 cocktails, beer or wine.
• Local guide service.
• Means of transport: on foot
  .- Pros: The combination of visits between Inman Park, the Krog Street Market and the Beltline; the length of the tour; the train ride and the number of tastings make this one of the most comprehensive tours in Atlanta.
• Cons: Offered in English only

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It's clear that those interested in sampling Atlanta's local cuisine will be delighted by the impressive number of restaurants worth visiting in the city, from home-style barbecue joints to landmark restaurants and an ever-growing selection of new international eateries. But beyond those restaurants and taverns, a couple of related venues deserve special attention in Atlanta.

Atlanta's Hard Rock Café

Book your table today and enjoy a meal at the Hard Rock Café in Atlanta without waiting in line. This will allow you to enter the restaurant as soon as you arrive at the doors, where your reserved table and menu will be waiting for you.

Choose from a 2 or 3 course menu to your liking and enjoy the great atmosphere. Options include a children's, acoustic and electric menu where traditional Hard Rock burgers, as well as barbecued meat, salmon, sandwiches and salads are available. In addition, this menu is complete, as it also includes a selection of beverages such as soft drinks, coffee or tea, as well as the sweet note with a dessert for each menu.

Enjoy queue-free access to the Hard Rock Café in Atlanta and feel like a celebrity!

The World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta

Coca-Cola is the world's most popular soft drink. If you want to know more about its history and how it became so famous, this is your chance. During your visit you go straight into the World of Coca-Cola, the world's largest Coca-Cola exhibition.

Inside you explore all kinds of fun facts about the drink and its history, as well as famous advertisements and symbols used by the company. Plus, you'll have skip-the-line access to on-site experiences such as tasting the more than 100 recipes that keep the brand at the pinnacle of carbonated soft drinks.

• Age. Most guided tours take place in the afternoon and are often ideal for families. However, in cases such as the Iluminarium Atlanta, a minimum age of 21 is required for enjoyment. Be sure to check before booking for you and the little ones.
• Tours are often LGBTQ-friendly. The Atlanta community is well known for its diversity and support of minorities. To a large extent its cultural richness opens its arms to all kinds of audiences. Atlanta is one state, one community, where everyone is welcome.