Exhibit 5

                          Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP


                        [Alston & Bird LLP Letterhead]


                                August 13, 2001

Harry's Farmers Market, Inc.
1180 Upper Hembree Road
Roswell, Georgia  30076

     Re:  Form S-8 Registration Statement --
          Grants of Stock Options to Jim Drummond and Stephen Whitesmith

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We have acted as counsel for Harry's Farmers Market, Inc., a Georgia
corporation (the "Corporation"), in connection with the referenced Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") being filed by the
Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and covering
300,000 shares of the Corporation's Class A Common Stock, no par value ("Common
Stock"), that may be issued upon exercise of stock options granted to Jim
Drummond and Stephen Whitesmith (the "Options") pursuant to certain Non-
Qualified Stock Option Agreements (the "Option Agreements").  This Opinion
Letter is rendered pursuant to Item 8 of Form S-8 and Item 601(b)(5) of
Regulation S-K.

     We have examined the Option Agreements, the Articles of Incorporation of
the Corporation, as amended, the Bylaws of the Corporation, as amended, records
of proceedings of the Board of Directors of the Corporation deemed by us to be
relevant to this opinion letter, the Registration Statement and other documents
and agreements we deemed necessary for purposes of expressing the opinion set
forth herein.  We also have made such further legal and factual examinations and
investigations as we deemed necessary for purposes of expressing the opinion set
forth herein.

     As to certain factual matters relevant to this opinion letter, we have
relied upon certificates and statements of officers of the Corporation and
certificates of public officials.  Except to the extent expressly set forth
herein, we have made no independent investigations with regard thereto, and
accordingly, we do not express any opinion as to matters that might have been
disclosed by independent verification.

     This opinion letter is provided to the Corporation and the Commission for
their use solely in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Registration Statement and may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise
relied upon by any other person or for any other purpose without our express
written consent.  The only opinion rendered by us consists of those


matters set forth in the sixth paragraph hereof, and no opinion may be implied
or inferred beyond those expressly stated.

     Our opinion set forth below is limited to the laws of the State of Georgia,
and we do not express any  opinion herein concerning any other laws.

     Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that the 300,000 shares of
Common Stock covered by the Registration Statement and to be issued upon
exercise of the Options, when issued in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the Option Agreements under which they were granted, will be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable.

     We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and to the use of our name wherever appearing in the Registration
Statement.  In giving such consent we do not thereby admit that we are within
the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the
Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

                              Sincerely,

                              ALSTON & BIRD LLP


                              By:   /s/ Laura G. Thatcher
                                    ------------------------------
                                    A Partner