A historical black-and-white photo of Mary Mac's Tea Room founders gathered around a dining table — Photo: Mary Mac's Tea Room (official website). © Mary Mac's Tea Room — own site · Source

Midtown · Atlanta, GA

Mary Mac's Tea Room

Atlanta's dining room since 1945—Ponce neon, a sidewalk queue, fried chicken and sweet tea, and a full bar inside the Midtown landmark.

City: Atlanta, GA
Neighborhood: Midtown
Address: 224 Ponce De Leon Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
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Website: marymacs.com
Why it is listed: Publicly documented as a dive. Source

Hours, a real floor plan, and a map pin will live here once we have them. We do not invent closing times.

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