Nearly 90,000 people are expected to converge upon Cobb County’s largest city next week for the annual Taste of Marietta. Now in its 25th year, the Taste will have fare from more than 80 restaurants on display.
The event is scheduled for Sunday, April 29. from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. It will include a food contest where judges rule on such categories as Best Seafood Dish, Best International Cuisine, Dangerously Delicious Dessert, Best Comfort Food, Finger Lickin’ Good, The Big Chicken, Tastiest Beverage, Most Unique, Blazin’ BBQ and Tastiest Taste.
Everything you need to know about the 2018 Taste of Marietta
Cost:
Admission to the event is free, tastes range from $1 to $5 each. Unlike other festivals, tickets are not required and it is a cash-based festival. ATM machines are available. Inflatables/moonwalks in the kids corner are also available for a fee.
List of Participating Restaurants (last year):
- Andretti Grill
- Angel’s Burritos
- Atlanta Fudge
- Australian Bakery Café
- Big Willie’s Hot Stuff
- Bruster’s Real Ice Cream
- Chantico
- Chicken and the Egg
- Chocolate & Spice Eatery
- Cold Stone Creamery
- Cool Hawaiian Ice
- Crooked Tree Café
- Dave Poes BBQ
- Deep Fried Brownies
- Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar
- Doughnut Dollies & High Road Craft Ice Cream
- Fox Dogs
- Funnel Cakes-N-More
- Gigi’s Cupcakes
- Henry’s Louisiana Grill
- House of Lu
- J.D.’s Bar-B-Que
- Ji BouTe Cajun Café
- Joe’s & Glo’s Hawaiian Shaved Ice
- Keegans Public House
- Knight Catering
- Little Jimmy’s Italian Ice
- Marietta Pizza Company
- Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers
- Ocean Fresh Seafood
- On The Border
- Piastra
- Pita Mediterranean Street Food
- Pressed Panini Bar
- Red Sky Tapas & Bar
- Rib Ranch BBQ
- Roy’s Royal Dogs
- RuSans Kennesaw
- Sarah Jean’s Ice Cream
- Seed Kitchen & Bar
- Shillings on the Square
- Smallcakes Marietta / West Cobb
- Smith’s Gourmet Creations
- SnowVille Shavery
- Spice It Up Café
- Stockyard Burger & Bones
- Sugar Cakes Patisserie & Bistro
- Taqueria Tsunami
- The Butcher The Baker
- The Freakin’ Incan
- The Marietta Local
- The Melting Pot Restaurant
- Tiny Bubbles Tea Bar
- Todd English Tavern Atlanta
- Tropical Delights Little Jimmy’s Italian Ice
- Two Birds Taphouse
- Vatica Indian Vegetarian
- Whole Foods Market
- Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q
- WR Social House
- Zaxby’s
- ZEAL Kitchen & Bar
Food Carts (last year)
- Branjo Coffee
- King of Pops
Food Trucks (last year)
- Big Shanty Smokehouse
- Bollywood Zing Indian Food Truck
- Eazy Eats
- El Nopal Mexican Restaurant
- Gotta Have It Food Truck
- Gyro Chef Atlanta
- Philly Connection Food Truck
- Planet Smoothie
- Tex’s Tacos
- Kona-Ice
- Vego Bistro
Parking:
The Cobb County Parking Deck (enter from Waddell Street), all county court lots, and the Mill Street lot are available. The county parking deck and the Mill Street lot are free, county court lots are privately owned and parking fees may apply.
Cobb County Parking Deck
Waddell Street entrance
Hansell St NW & Waddell St NE
Marietta, GA 30090
Mill Street Parking Lot
Mill St & Denmead St NE
Marietta, GA 30060
PLEASE NOTE: Parking for Taste of Marietta at Marietta Square area churches, including First United Methodist Church and Marietta First Baptist Church is not permitted. The churches have many activities this day and their lots are for their parishioners.
Festival Address:
Taste of Marietta
Historic Marietta Square and Glover Park
50 Park Square
Marietta, GA 30060
More information:
For more information, please contact the Marietta Welcome Center & Visitors Bureau at (770) 429-1115.