Looking for the best food tours in Atlanta? This guide highlights some of the top Atlanta food tours for discovering the city through our food, from Southern favorites and international cuisine to neighborhood gems and local institutions.
A food tour is a fun way to explore Atlanta while sampling dishes from multiple restaurants and food businesses and learning more about the neighborhoods, history, and culture behind them. Whether you’re a lifelong Atlantan, a first-time visitor, or simply looking for a delicious way to experience the city, there’s a food tour for you.
We’ve rounded up Atlanta food tours worth exploring, with options for different neighborhoods, cuisines, and styles of experience. Read on to find the right food tour for your next Atlanta adventure!
The Best Atlanta Food Tours
Note: TripAdvisor ratings and other ratings listed in this post are current as of the date of publication. Visit the linked websites for the most up-to-date information, including current ratings, tour availability, pricing, and schedules.
Grant Park Food & Cemetery Tour
TripAdvisor Rating: 5 Stars (599 Reviews)
The Grant Park Food & Cemetery Tour combines Atlanta food tastings with neighborhood history and a guided walk through Historic Oakland Cemetery.
You’ll make three food stops featuring modern Southern-inspired dishes, including fried catfish and okra with cucumber wasabi sauce and cornmeal blueberry cookies from an award-winning bakery. Along the way, your guide will share stories about Atlanta’s history, including the city’s bid to become Georgia’s capital, the many names Atlanta has had, and the story behind the original Peachtree.
The Details:
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Insider’s look at 3 of Grant Park’s favorite restaurants: Six Feet Under, Firepit Pizza Tavern, & Little Tart Bakeshop
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Mouth-watering tastes and drinks with a focus on hyper-local ingredients
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Entertaining and informative stories of Atlanta’s deep past and founding
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Food-focused tour of Historic Oakland Cemetery
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Skyline views from a gorgeous patio
- 2.5 hours
- 1.2 easy miles
- $95 per person
- Perfect for history lovers, a unique date idea, or family adventure.
Recent Review:
“Must-Do Tour!! The food and the drinks were outstanding and, equally important, our guide Kristen was outstanding! She made it feel more like strolling with a (knowledgeable) friend rather than a stranger. 10/10!!” – Meghan R., TripAdvisor
Southern Essentials Cooking Class
TripAdvisor Rating: 5 Stars (58 reviews)
The Southern Essentials Cooking Class is a 1.5-hour hands-on Atlanta cooking class where you’ll make three Southern staples: flaky biscuits, homemade pimento cheese, and sweet iced tea.
Rather than simply watching a cooking demonstration, you’ll roll, mix, stir, and sip while learning the stories, techniques, and traditions behind these iconic Southern foods. It’s an approachable way for visitors, food lovers, couples, and families to experience Atlanta’s food culture and learn a few Southern cooking skills along the way.
The Details:
- Entertaining and informative stories of Atlanta’s oldest market
- Mouth-watering recipes with a focus on adapting to suit your individual palate
- Hands-on Southern biscuit-making class with local jam
- Hands-on pimento cheese class
- Make your own sweet tea
- Discovering the history of biscuits and bread-making
- 1.5 hours
- $45 per person
- Perfect for solo travelers, couples, groups, and families with kids, tweens, & teens.
Recent Review:
“Tasty and Delicious experience! Family-friendly. This experience was phenomenal! Kristin did an amazing job guiding us through making the biscuits, tea, and pimento cheese. She provided history and background and was all around great. We took our 9 and 12 year old boys and they absolutely loved it so highly recommend for families.” – Don K. from Seattle, TripAdvisor
Midtown Food & Mystery Tour
The Midtown Food & Mystery Tour combines an Atlanta food tour with historical mysteries, puzzles, and nine tastings at four Midtown restaurants.
Over 3.5 hours, you’ll sample creative takes on classic Southern flavors while working with your group to solve riddles, follow clues, and uncover stories from Midtown’s past.
Along the way, you’ll learn about figures including Margaret Mitchell and RuPaul and discover how women, rebels, and other change-makers shaped the neighborhood. Keep an eye out for historical clues hidden in the architecture and streets around you.
The Details:
- A guided history and food tour of Midtown, including stops at Piedmont Park, the Wimbish House, the Margaret Mitchell House, and Colony Square
- A progressive meal of innovative and delicious samples from 4 local Midtown restaurants (including cocktails!)
- Fascinating stories of the people and places who shaped Midtown’s development throughout history
- Immersive puzzles and interactive mystery-solving challenges woven into stories of the neighborhood
- Fun prizes and rewards for a detective job-well-done!
- 3.5 hours
- 1.5 easy miles
- $119 per person
- Perfect for a fun night out with friends or coworkers!
Historic Market Food Tour + Biscuit Class
TripAdvisor Rating: 4.9 Stars (303 Reviews)
The Historic Market Food Tour + Biscuit Class combines an Atlanta food tour with a hands-on Southern cooking class at Atlanta’s oldest market.
During this two-hour experience, you’ll sample seven tastings from four market vendors while learning about Atlanta history and the foods that have shaped Georgia’s culinary traditions, including peaches, collards, and pecans. Then, roll up your sleeves for a hands-on biscuit-making class and learn how to make a classic Southern biscuit from scratch.
The Details:
- Insider’s look at four of the Municipal Market’s best restaurants, with a variety of cuisines
- Entertaining and informative stories of Atlanta’s oldest market
- Mouth-watering tastes with a focus on hyper-local ingredients and minority owned businesses
- Hands-on Southern biscuit making class with local jam
- 2 hours
- $75 per person
- Perfect for couples, families, kids, and grandparents!
Recent Review:
“I was gifted the Atlanta Historic Market & Biscuit Making Tour for my birthday, and it was absolutely FANTASTIC! As a native Atlantan, I was amazed by how interesting the tour was and how much unknown history I learned about a place I’ve visited countless times…In addition to the history, you get to enjoy delicious treats from several of the market’s vendors and learn how to make amazing biscuits!” – Andie S., TripAdvisor
1-Hour Atlanta Spice Lab Experience
TripAdvisor Rating: 5 Stars (6 Reviews)
The Atlanta Spice Lab Experience is a one-hour hands-on spice workshop where you can explore global flavors, experiment with spices, and create two custom blends to take home.
You’ll learn how techniques such as blooming, toasting, and resting change the flavor of spices while sampling dishes inspired by cuisines from around the world. It’s a creative culinary experience that’s part cooking class, part food tasting, and completely hands-on.
The Details:
- Entertaining and informative stories of spices
- Guide-led spice experiments
- Hands-on spice lab with spice experiments and your own blending
- Popcorn snack to try your custom blends
- 2 custom spice blends to take home
- 1 hour
- $45 per person
- Perfect for budding and new foodies, or anyone who wants to add more flavor to their cooking.
Recent Review:
“Spice class was fun! I learned much more about spices AND ATL than anticipated. Jessica was awesome and answered all our questions. Perfect amount of time.” – Dea T., TripAdvisor
Prohibition Progressive Dinner
TripAdvisor Rating: 4.9 Stars (13 reviews)
The Prohibition Progressive Dinner is a Downtown Atlanta food tour that combines multiple restaurant stops with city sightseeing, rooftop views, and an exclusive look at the Coca-Cola vault!
Over 2.5 hours, you’ll enjoy nine hearty tastings and drinks from acclaimed Atlanta chefs while visiting some of Downtown’s most memorable spots. Highlights include a peek inside the real Coca-Cola vault and a chance to take in Atlanta’s skyline from a rotating rooftop.
The Details:
- 1920s-inspired character tour guide
- 9 hearty tastings and 3 swanky full-size cocktails (or mocktails) from 4 restaurants
- Small group size and icebreaker activities built in!
- Age 21+
- 2.5 hours
- 0.7 easy miles
- $225 per person, all-inclusive
- Perfect for an unforgettable and special night out!
Recent Review:
“We had an amazing experience on the Prohibition tour in downtown Atlanta. Kristin was an amazing tour guide and we had an unforgettable experience seeing some of the most beautiful spaces in downtown Atlanta. Seeing the actual original vault where the Coca-Cola recipe was kept in the Candler hotel was a very unique experience. Also, the rooftop experience at the Polaris was fantastic. The Prohibition tour is a must-do experience if you are visiting Atlanta or if you are an Atlanta local.” – Shiv. S from New York, TripAdvisor
Buford Highway Tour with Global Hearth
Yelp Rating: 4.4 Stars (9 Reviews)
Have you heard about Buford Highway? This 7-mile stretch of road is one of the most culturally diverse areas of Atlanta, with a huge variety of cuisines from around the globe.
On this custom group tour, you’ll eat, shop, and explore with Chinese Southern Belle, Natalie. Featured on CNN, this tour explores the history, food, and people behind this iconic Atlanta road.
Xocolatl Chocolate Tasting
TripAdvisor Rating: 4.8 Stars (14 Reviews)
Join xocolatl for a guided tasting of single origin dark chocolates!
Made from ethically sourced cacao from around the world, these chocolate bars are a treat you can feel good about enjoying. With flavors ranging from “Crackle & Crunch” to “Dark & Salty” and a sweet, fruity bar called “Love & Happiness” – you’re sure to find one that delights your palate!
Marietta Food Tours
TripAdvisor Rating: 5 Stars (280 Reviews)
Get outside the city with a Marietta Food Tour and taste the best of this beautiful neighborhood. On this food tour, you’ll explore Marietta’s scenic downtown square. Learn about the area’s history, architecture, and restaurants! Includes 10 food tastings at 6 unique culinary stops.
Horseback Riding & North Georgia Wine Tour
TripAdvisor Rating: 4.3 Stars (26 Reviews)
Plan a full-day adventure with a horseback riding and North Georgia winery tour! Winery Journeys combines exciting outdoor activities with North Georgia’s vibrant wine scene. As a result, you can create a romantic excursion – minus the planning!
Winery Journeys also offers hiking, kayaking, and other unique outdoor winery adventures for all skill levels.
World of Coca-Cola
TripAdvisor Rating: 4.0 Stars (14,934 Reviews)
Atlanta is home to the most famous soft beverage in the world – and at the World of Coca-Cola, you can learn all about it!
Experience the history behind this noteworthy brand, browse interactive exhibits, and get your photo with the Coca-Cola Polar Bear! Then, head to the “Taste It!” area, where you can try different Coca-Cola beverages from around the world – including familiar favorites and a few whose flavors might knock you off your toes!
Self-Guided Brewery Tour on the West End Beltline Trail
TripAdvisor Rating: You decide!
Prefer the DIY route? Take a self guided tour of Atlanta’s breweries! The West End Beltline Trail is a 2.4-mile paved path perfect for a leisurely stroll, bike ride, or run. Located along the West End path is the Lee & White development, home to several outstanding Atlanta breweries.
Here, you can explore Monday Night Brewing, Wild Heaven Beer, and Best End Brewing. Plus, stop by HopCity Beer & Wine’s “Boxcar” dining location and ASW Distillery. For an alcohol-free option, hit Cultured South – Georgia’s first and only Kombucha bar and cafe – to try Golda’s Kombucha. Finally, round out your visit with some Honeysuckle Gelato, or go for a pickleback with Doux South pickles!
FAQs: Making the Most of Your Atlanta Food Tour
What can I expect on an Atlanta food tour?
On an Atlanta food tour, you can expect to sample food from several local restaurants or food businesses while a guide shares information about Atlanta’s food, history, culture, and neighborhoods.
Depending on the tour, you may visit multiple stops, try a variety of dishes, and combine food tastings with sightseeing or other local experiences.
Every Atlanta food tour is different, so check with the tour operator before booking to find out what’s included, how long the tour lasts, where you’ll go, and what you’ll eat and drink. Some tours may also include alcoholic beverages.
Can Atlanta food tours accommodate dietary restrictions?
Many Atlanta food tours can accommodate dietary restrictions, food allergies, and special diets when the tour operator is notified in advance.
Accommodations vary by company and tour, so it’s important to contact the tour operator before booking to confirm that your needs can be met. For instance, Unexpected Atlanta can accommodate most dietary restrictions with advance notice, including vegetarian and gluten-free diets as well as seafood and nut allergies.
Atlanta’s diverse food scene offers plenty of opportunities to discover creative dishes that work for different dietary needs. If you have a severe food allergy, be sure to discuss your needs with the tour company in advance and confirm whether the tour is an appropriate fit.
Should I tip my Atlanta food tour guide?
Tipping your Atlanta food tour guide is generally appreciated but is not required. In the United States, guests often tip tour guides when they’ve provided knowledgeable, attentive service and helped make the experience enjoyable.
The amount you choose to tip is up to you and can depend on the quality of the service and your overall experience. Some Atlanta food tour companies may provide their own tipping recommendations, so check with your tour operator if you’re unsure.
Do you have to be a foodie to enjoy an Atlanta food tour?
No, you don’t have to be a foodie or food expert to enjoy an Atlanta food tour! Food tours are designed for anyone who enjoys trying food, exploring new places, and learning something along the way.
At Unexpected Atlanta, food tours are an opportunity to learn about Atlanta, ask questions, discover new dishes, and share the experience with others. You don’t need extensive knowledge of food or Atlanta’s culinary scene to participate. In fact, coming in with an open mind can make discovering something new even more fun.
What should I bring on an Atlanta food tour?
While exact needs can vary depending on the tour and time of year, some good items to bring on an Atlanta food tour include: a water bottle, comfortable shoes, sunglasses, umbrella, sunblock, and your appetite!
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