App For Appetite: Here’s 9 Places To Get Free Food In Atlanta With Your Phone

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Do you like free food? Like, seriously, who doesn’t? Free food in Atlanta, Georgia is pretty easy to come by. As they say, there’s an app for that.

No matter if you feel like Mexican fare or burgers and fries, you can get a great deal on your food if you know where to go.

In this article, I’m going to show you some of the best free food deals in the city.

How To Get Free Food Deals In Atlanta

Here are five ways to eat for free fast food in Atlanta just by downloading an app. The good thing is, these reward programs offer freebies with no other purchase required.

TCBY

Download the TCBY App and you’ll get a free treat up to a $5 value.

Dunkin’ Donuts

Get a free coffee when you enroll, on your birthday, and for every 200 points spent when enrolled in the DDPerks Rewards Program.

McDonald’s

Download the app for free weekly specials, which include burgers, McCafe’s and more.

Panera Bread

Join MyPanera and you’ll get a free pastry item just for joining. They also give out tons of other freebies when you’re a member.

Cinnabon

Sign up for Club Cinnabon and you’ll get a free minibon roll at participating bakeries.

Chili’s

Join the Chili’s Rewards program and you’ll get 60 free points just for joining, which is enough to get a free menu item.

IHOP

Join IHOP’s Pancake Revolution, and you’ll get a free Rooty Tooty Fresh N’ Fruity stack of pancakes for signing up, on your membership anniversary, and on your birthday. You can also get free pancakes on IHOP Free Pancake Day.

T.G.I. Friday’s

Get a free appetizer or dessert just for joining their Give Me More Stripes rewards program. You’ll also get a free dessert on your birthday.

Krispy Kreme

Join Friends of Krispy Kreme and you’ll get an email for free doughnut of your choice. There are plenty of other times during the year you can get free Krispy Kreme donuts.

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Tee Johnson: Tee Johnson is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of AtlantaFi.com, Atlanta’s independent hyper-local publication focused on news, restaurants, events, jobs, neighborhoods, and lifestyle. A 15+ year Atlanta resident and longtime journalist and content creator, she covers Travel News, Events, Business, Hair Care, and Money with a practical, Atlanta-first lens. Before launching the site, Johnson worked as a substitute teacher in Atlanta Public Schools and later in corporate roles at Home Depot’s Vinings offices. A marketer by training with a degree in business management, she grew frustrated with the fragmented, hard-to-find information about what was actually happening in the city. That gap led her to create AtlantaFi as a curated, one-stop resource for the pulse of Atlanta—#ATLHAPS—without the national noise. Editorial decisions remain independent; the publication does not accept products, meals, or services in exchange for coverage. As Editor-in-Chief, she oversees original local reporting and curated practical guides that help residents, visitors, and businesses discover and engage with the city. Readers turn to her work for timely event roundups, dining and neighborhood insights, business and travel updates, and straightforward money and lifestyle coverage grounded in firsthand observation of Atlanta. A devoted lover of all things Atlanta, Tee enjoys pickleball, a good margarita or bourbon, and walking the Atlanta Beltline. She can be reached for editorial inquiries at tjohnson@atlantafi.com (serious inquiries only).
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