Taste of Alpharetta
May 14, 2026
5:00–10:00 pm
Downtown Alpharetta
Thank you for a great 2025 event! See you next year, May 14, 2026!
Taste of Alpharetta boasts an unforgettable array of culinary magic throughout the area’s charming downtown. This annual event will celebrate the vibrant food community of Alpharetta through dining events, cooking demos, culinary collaborations, and tasting tents galore.
Rain or shine, locals and visitors alike will be treated to savory, sweet, spicy, and umami dishes from over 60 of Alpharetta’s best restaurants. Previous Taste-goers have discovered everything from elevated Southern cuisine to authentic Korean BBQ, pillow-soft masa tacos to hand-dipped cake donuts, and lots of other stomach growl-inducing specialties.
Admission is free, but food ticket purchases are required. Restaurants participating in the Taste of Alpharetta will not accept cash. Restaurants charge $1-8 per food sample.
2025 Participating Restaurants
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- 2BWhole Gluten Free Bakery
- Andy’s Frozen Custard
- Belen De La Cruz
- Benihana
- Beto’s Tacos
- Boarding Pass Coffee
- Brimstone Restaurant & Tavern
- Cafe Efendi
- Cattle Shed Wine & Steak Bar
- Ceviche Taqueria & Margarita Bar
- Chamberlain’s Chocolate Factory
- Citizen Soul
- City Barbeque
- Coalition Steak and Seafood
- Colletta Italian Food & Wine
- Connor’s Steak & Seafood
- Dave & Busters
- Express Burger Mediterranean Grill
- Fogo De Chao
- Fogon and Lions
- Foundation Social Eatery
- Hen Mother Cookhouse
- Ippolito’s Italian Restaurant
- Jack’s Feed Store
- Jang Su Jang Korean BBQ
- Jeremiah’s Italian Ice
- Jim ‘N Nick’s Community Bar-B-Q
- Jinya Ramen Bar
- Kona Grill
- La Abuela
- Lapeer Steak & Seafood
- Lazy Dog
- Mashawi Mediterranean
- Minnie Olivia Pizzeria
- Monkey 68
- Nonnina’s Pizzeria & Cucina
- Nothing Bundt Cakes
- Oak Steakhouse
- Pelican’s Snoballs
- Persian Basket Kitchen & Bar
- Ponko Chicken
- Pretty Little Tacos
- Roaring Social
- Sankranti Restaurant
- Shake Shack
- Smallcakes Cupcakery
- Smash Burgers by Vice
- Smokejack BBQ
- Southern Pocket
- Stone House Tap
- Sunnyside Pizzeria
- Surcheros
- Tacos & Tequilas
- Taffer’s Tavern
- Taqueria Tsunami
- Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe
- TBB 122
- The Flying Biscuit Café
- The Ginger Room
- The Honey Baked Ham Co.
- The Melting Pot Roswell
- The Southern Pocket Pita Cafe
- Tres Lunas Infused Tequila Bar
- Up on the Roof
- Vice Kitchen Steakbar
- Vito’s Pizza & Ristorante
- Where’s The Scoop
- Whit’s Frozen Custard
Kidz Zone
Let the little ones unleash their energy with all-you-can-play access to new games, rides, inflatables, and challenge courses in the Kidz Zone. Attendees can purchase one wristband for $15 or bundle it for extra savings and get two for $25 or three for $30.
Kidz Zone activities include: Ninja Tower Klime WallNinja Warrior Obstacle Wall & 22’ SlidePhantom’s Revenge Pirate Ship RideTreasure Island Water Race GameGone Viral Photo Op Booth80’s Boom Box Jumbo Bounce HouseSpacewalker XL Bounce HouseThe Floor is Lava Wipeout GameMidway Carnival Obstacle CourseSports Zone 3 Play Game
People’s Choice Awards
Let your taste buds decide! Vote online for your favorite flavors from the event to help recognize outstanding culinary talent.
Award categories include:
Best Overall Restaurant
The Rookie Award
Tried & True
Best Vegetarian Dish
Best Street Food Cast your vote between 5:00 pm and midnight through the Taste of Alpharetta app. Winners will be announced on Facebook and Instagram
Locally Grown
Locally Grown is an educational play space for the community to learn about all aspects of the food system through hands-on activities. Gain a deeper connection to the food you eat by learning about soil health, the importance of pollinators, local farm programs, and more!
This year’s Locally Grown organizations include AGaretta Box, Alpharetta High School Raiders Culinary, Cambridge High School FFA, Fresh Harvest, Fulton Science Academy, Milton Bee Club, North Fulton Farm Bureau, North Fulton Young Farmers, and UGA Extension—Fulton County.