Ponce City Market & Betline Food, History, Street Art 2 hour Tour

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Atlanta, USA

2 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Eat like a local in Atlanta during this guided visit to the Ponce City Market. Follow your guide through the converted historic Sears, Roebuck, & Co. building featuring a market hall including some of the city's best restaurants. Taste samples created by some local celebrity chefs and take a walk down Atlanta Beltline's Eastside trail. Admissions and food tastings included.

Guided tour of Ponce City Market
Stops for tastings from local, award-winning restaurants
Walk along Atlanta Beltline's Eastside Trail
Admission and all tastings included
Tastings add up to a hearty lunch

Sample Menu

Starter

Famous Late Night Burger

This burger is not to be missed. Everything on the burger is made in-house from the pillowy soft brioche bun to the bread and butter pickles.

Starter

Atlanta's Best Cubano

Local roast pork infused with Cuban mojo seasoning sandwiched with cheese and pickles on locally made Cuban bread.

Starter

Rich and Creamy Gelato

Taste gelato so good it was named one of Oprah's Favorite Things.

Starter

Refreshing Sparkling Drink

Enjoy the tartness of yuzu lemonade topped with hibiscus syrup.

Starter

Chicken Sandwich with a Twist

James Beard Award Winning Chef, Meherwan Irani's restaurant serves up the best Indian Street Food.

Dessert

French Patisserie

Indulge in a bit of French deliciousness with our final tasting.

What's Included

Food Tasting at 5 stops; adds up to a hearty lunch!
One local craft beer tasting
Small Group Tour with a Professional Guide

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Ponce City Market
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA
Meet your tour guide in the main food hall near El Superpan. Your guide will be wearing a brown satchel with our Food Tours Atlanta Logo.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.11:00 am

Itinerary

Meet your guide and group at the Ponce City Market's concierge desk, located near Onward Reserve.

Set off through the market, housed in a former Sears, Roebuck, & Co. building. Pause at tasting stations to sample award-winning food from some of Atlanta's best locally owned and operated restaurants. Learn about the chefs, their food, and the Atlanta restaurants where they cook.

Between bites, stop to listen to your guide talk about the architectural history of the converted building. Then, head outside to walk off some of those calories on the Atlanta Beltline's Eastside Trail before returning to the market for round two of tastings. The tastings add up to enough food for a hearty lunch.

When the experience ends, you are free to explore on your own.

Ponce City Market

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Minimum drinking age is 21 years
Service animals allowed
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Advise us of any food allergies or preferences at least 24 hours before your tour begins. If we are not notified in advance we cannot make necessary changes to the menu.
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.9

based on 160 reviews

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Excellent Birthday Weekend! Nov 22-24!

Salena_B, Nov 2025

I would definitely book with this company again because the service as EXCEPTIONAL! I don’t give out a rating like that easily. David, our tour guide, provided accommodations and was very attentive to all of my party’s needs. He was knowledgeable of the history and made sure we ate at some of the best restaurants/eateries within the Market. I was quite impressed with his level of customer service as this seems to be a lost skill these days! Experience 11/10 -Absolutely incredible. It made my birthday weekend complete. Thanks David for a wonderful time even after all of our hiccups. You went above and beyond.

Response from Host, Jan 2026

David is the best and so are our guests! So glad you had a great birthday weekend on our PCM Tour!

Nice mix of food and history

Joan_S, Sep 2025

PCM is so large that it can be overwhelming, This is a great introduction. Our guide Dave was very knowledgable, friendly and efficient.

Fantastic tour!

Mary_K, Apr 2025

Janice, our tour guide, did an excellent job of explaining the history of Ponce City. She was gracious and knowledgeable and a lot of fun! The food was great! The samples are large, and they are all delicious. We like the break when we were able to walk on the Beltline and see the art and people watch. This was a "Girls Weekend" event, and it was excellent!

Hidden Gem

Nick_Z, Mar 2025

What a hidden gem! The food was amazing but more importantly, our tour guide David, was incredible. He was super knowledgeable and made friendly. Being able to get history while sampling some of the best local food is a true win.

Response from Host, Mar 2025

David is the best and so are our guests! Thanks for the great review. So happy you enjoyed our hidden gem.

Nice cultural food tour

Jen_J, Dec 2024

Don’t eat breakfast before going. Wear walking shoes. I enjoyed the Indian restaurant and the interesting Atlanta history. Very cool. Now we know where we can bring visitors to the city.

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Thanks for the great info. We like our guests to leave full and happy.

Super fun for our family

Teresa_K, Nov 2024

Super fun for our family. David is an excellent guide - knowledgeable, fun, friendly, and kind. Highly recommend!

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Thanks for the great review! So glad you and you family had a great tour with David.

Don't eat breakfast!

Cynthia_D, Oct 2024

David was a great tour guide. He was very knowledgeable. We also had plenty of food samples. I would have enjoyed a bit more walking, but the tour was great overall!

Response from Host, Oct 2024

I'm glad you enjoyed the tour! Thanks for the great review.

Can't Miss Experience

Stephen_W, Oct 2024

David, our guide, is a must have on this tour. He's amazing! Professional, kind, courteous, informative, timely, sensitive to peoples needs, funny and more. We will be back, and we will be seeking David!!

Response from Host, Mar 2025

David is awesome if we say so ourself. So glad you enjoyed your tour with him. We have the best guests!

Ponce City Market—10 out of 10 recommend

Rhea_G, Aug 2024

This was an interesting, delicious combination of history, culture, and oh my goodness, the food! David, our tour guide, was personable, friendly, and knowledgeable. He did a great job of pacing the tour so we didn’t feel rushed or too full for the next item on the tour. I loved the short walk on the beltway and all the history of the Ponce City Market and the surrounding area. The food was off the chain! There was a wide variety and the portions were generous. David made adjustments to the menu to accommodate our group’s tastes and everything was incredible. 10 out of 10 highly recommend David and the food tour

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Wow! What a great review. Thank you so much. We know our guests love food so we try to bring it!

A must do

Mary_C, Aug 2024

David was a wonderful tour guide. He was very informative. The food choices were delicious. The tour of the Beltline was very interesting

Amazing tour guide David, great food, and history!

Kristen_O, Jul 2024

David was our tour guide and we had a small group of 3 (my sister, me, and another person). He was an AMAZING guide. This tour incorporated the food culture in Atlanta, and also had a historical tour piece to it. We enjoyed five food items inside of Ponce City Market, and walked outside the building and along the Belt Line to learn about the history. For food items, we first had a half burger with either a beer on tap or, they provided me with a cider as requested. Other food items included a tikka masala naan wrap, a cuban sandwich, gelato, and an eclair! The food was excellent, but the burger and gelato were a highlight for me. As for the guide part of the tour, our guide, David, is an Atlanta native and was extremely knowledgeable about the food culture, and history. He was also extremely polite and went above and beyond to ensure we enjoyed our time. He went to each food vendor to make sure food was ready ahead of time and so we weren't waiting, and also brought us the food, and cleaned it up for us. For the historical part of the tour, he brought photos to illustrate what the market used to look like, and was able to answer all of our questions. Lastly, we were introduced to the Director, Christie, of Food Tours Atlanta, who was also very kind and knowlegeable. I 10/10 recommend this tour and it was definitely a highlight of our time spent visiting Atlanta!

Awesome tour!!

Natasha_M, Apr 2024

Our tour guide David was very professional, friendly and knowledgeable! He far exceeded my expectations by providing a very thorough historical overview of PCM. Really enjoyed the history lesson and ofcourse the delicious food!! Thank you David!!

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Thanks for appreciating our guide, David. He really is the best and so are our guests!

Delicious food, excellent guide

Heather_L, Apr 2024

Our guide David made the tour for me — he was personable and knowledgeable, and while sharing the history of the building and surrounding area, he used props including photos and a repro Sears catalog from the early 1900s.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

David is an amazing human and tour guide. I'm so glad you enjoyed the tour with him. Thanks for acknowledging him.

Excellent Tour

Ginger_K, Apr 2024

We loved our tour of Ponce Market, the history of the surrounding area, and the beltline. David was a wonderful host, and we truly enjoyed his insight, knowledge, and love of the market. I felt like I had a new friend at the end of two hours. Also, we appreciated the tour operated with a small group. I have visited Atlanta a lot but this market was new to me and David noted tons of cool artifacts. The market was vibrant, young, and beautiful. David was a gracious host and made sure to check on preferences prior to the tour. He made a modification of a spicy item. These modifications enhance the experience sad there was no food wasted as a result. This tour had two main, delicious items, history with a chance to walk off those items, and then ended with two desserts (one was a takeaway). Will we go back? Absolutely! We have been on the Krog Market Tour and loved it. We are visiting that tour again in July with spouses. And plan to go back to Ponce tour again with more friends. You are a tour company that listens to their guests, modifies, and delivers.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

I am blown away by this amazing review!!! I have Celiac disease and want everyone to feel included on my tour and have what is going to make them happy. Thanks for mentioning this. Food modifications are so important to us. I wish I could give you five stars!!!

Worth it!

paul_r, Apr 2024

Awesome tour! The food was great, atmosphere was great, and our tour guide was amazing! I definitely recommend this tour.

Delicious food and interesting history

Raymond_S, Mar 2024

The Ponce Market tour is a perfect mix of delicious food and interesting history. Our guide, David, is personable, well-versed in history, and he knows his food! Highly recommended.

Great time!

Kim_J, Jan 2024

The Food Tour guide, David, was so knowledgeable and generous with sharing so many cool tidbits about the history of the Market and the surrounding area. The food choices were wonderful (maybe the best burger I've ever tasted). The other participants in the tour were fun and we had nice conversations! Highly recommend!

Ponce City Market food tour

Julie_S, Jan 2024

Delicious food and historically informative! David our tour guide was absolutely lovely. Highly recommend

Fun Foodie Tour

Peter_L, Jan 2024

Food stops were delicious. David was a great guide- definitely knew the history of the area. He was very personable. Informative and fun to be with.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

David is great! So glad you enjoyed the tour with him. We have the best guests!

Great Tour

William_A, Dec 2023

We really enjoyed the tour. The food was great (my favorite was the hamburger), and our guide, David, was wonderful. In sharing the history of the area with us, David had historical pictures which really brought the stories to life. A terrific way to see the Ponce City Market!

Response from Host, Jan 2024

The burger is famous and with good reason. So happy you loved it. David is a great guide. I'm lucky to have him. Thanks for joining the tour and for the great review!

A perfect food tour! David is the best!

Amy_B, Oct 2023

This was a wonderful experience. Our guide, David, was superb! We learned so much about Ponce City Market and the Belt Line. It was a blast- excellent food, friendly and knowledgeable guide, and an all around great time. Well worth the price. I honestly wouldn’t change a thing. David was the highlight of our day and sent us some wonderful photos of our group. Thank you!!

David rocks!

Garynn_M, Aug 2023

My husband and I decided to do something different for our anniversary and get to know our new city via this well reviewed food tour. It did not disappoint! Our tour guide was friendly, thorough and super knowledgeable. He even got us an extra treat at our first stop to celebrate our anniversary (nice surprise!). Our group was also super fun and the food was absolutely delicious. I feel was more confident navigating Ponce City Market knowing where to go for the best food. Thank you David!

David was fabulous. He...

jeanette_o, Aug 2023

David was fabulous. He was engaging and informative. The food was a good mix and delicious. I would highly recommend it.

David is awesome!

Rachel_P, Jun 2023

Amazing tour! Great information and fantastic food and drinks!! David did a great job taking into account our interests.

Anticipated great, was SUPERB!

Glenesha_M, May 2023

Our guide David was outstanding! The food was absolutely delightful but David made the tour. He was exciting, attentive and thorough.

Ponce Tour

Karen_S, Apr 2023

Loved both the food and the history of Ponce City Market. Very knowledgeable guides. Good for both locals and visitors

A generation of change

Sandra_L, Apr 2023

Visiting the Ponce St Market...meeting new people, seeing Atlanta. Learning about the metamorphosis of businesses....Sears and Roebuck and Amazon.

Perfect food tour!

Bradley_G, Feb 2023

We loved the historic building tour and glimpses of Atlantas past. All of the food was EXCELLENT, and you will not leave hungry!

Looking for amazing food and rich history? Book now!

Patrick_P, Feb 2023

Our host, David did an incredible job of attending to the questions of each attendee. He provided context to each story and relevant comparisons to fully grasp the impact of the Ponce City Market before it was repurposed. We loved walking along the Belt Line and admired the beautiful art on either side. The food was delicious at every stop - we had a 5-course meal including everything from appetizers to entrees😂. Book now and tell David I sent you!

Worth a few hours of your time

Robyn_J, Jan 2023

David was a lovely guide. Laid back and people loving he seemed to like being there and that made the experience comfortable. It was nice to get a taste of many of the various options available at the market. Having some history thrown in it makes a memorable story.