Mary Mac’s Tea Room: 80 Years of Southern Hospitality in the Heart of Atlanta

Consider this your crash course in Atlanta culinary history: Since 1945, Mary Mac’s Tea Room—aka “Atlanta’s Dining Room”—has schooled generations in the art of Southern hospitality, serving scratch-made classics like fried chicken, meatloaf, tomato pie and peach cobbler in a warm, nostalgic setting. The last of the city’s post-WWII tea rooms, Mary Mac’s has grown from a cozy 75-seat spot to a sprawling 13,000-square-foot institution with six dining rooms, a full bar and catering—yet still hand-snaps its green beans and bakes every cinnamon roll from scratch. History never tasted so good.