A Food Lover's Guide to the Atlanta Christmas Market

This year the Atlanta Christmas Markets have two locations: one in Buckhead and a new addition at the Galleria on the Park. Both locations offer a variety of food vendors, unique shopping options, and plenty of holiday cheer. Keep reading for everything you need to know about the markets!

Buckhead Location

We visited the Buckhead location during its first week, on a Saturday afternoon. The place was pretty busy, but not too bad. However, as the night went on, it became packed.

It’s in a really small space, and if lines are long at the vendors, it can become difficult for others to walk around. I would recommend visiting on weekdays, if possible, to make the experience more enjoyable.

Hours

The Buckhead location is open everyday, on weekdays (M-TH) from 3:00pm -8:00pm and on the weekend from 11:00am -9:00pm.

Parking

There is a parking garage directly across the street that is $10 for the day. You can also find metered street parking around the area and pay an hourly rate.

Food Vendors to Try

Rolf’s German Brats

Rolf’s serves a variety of authentic German brats on either a regular or pretzel roll. We tried the Kaskracker Wurst (cheese brat) on a pretzel roll and it was delicious! Most of the brats are topped with sauerkraut, bacon crumbles, and crispy onions, but you can request it without.

Baked Cheese Haus

Baked Cheese Haus is a staple at most Christland Markets around the US. They serve warm raclette cheese over a crunchy French bread with your choice of prosciutto or salami. I’ve tried both the prosciutto and just plain cheese and bread and they were both pretty tasty.

One thing about this vendor is it gets really busy! You wait in one line to order your sandwich, then you choose one of the three other lines to get your sandwich – and the day we went, it was not moving fast.

Sweet Chimney Bakery

Chimney cakes are traditional Hungarian pastries that are soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside. You can get a plain cake with no filling or choose from their many options featuring ice cream and a variety of toppings.

Sweet Chimney Bakery has locations in both Buckhead and the Galleria. We tried the apple pie and coconut versions, and both were so good! There was no line when we visited the Galleria, but the cone wasn’t as fresh. At Buckhead, we waited about 10 minutes in line, but the cone was hot and you could tell it was freshly made.

Galleria on the Park Location

We’ve actually visited the Galleria on the Park twice, once on a Sunday afternoon and once on a Thursday afternoon. Sunday was a little busier but neither compared to how packed the Buckhead location was. The space is larger so everything is a bit more spread out.

The Galleria location does have a few less vendors but there is still a decent amount of places to browse.