Mary Mac's Tea Room

The overview

Atlanta's dining room since 1945

Mary Mac's Tea Room opened in 1945 when Mary McKenzie turned her Southern cooking into a living in post-war Atlanta, and it's the last of the sixteen 'tea rooms' that once dotted the city. Diners still fill out their own order tickets for fried chicken, country-fried steak, tomato pie, and pot likker with cornbread.

Now billed as 'Atlanta's Dining Room,' Mary Mac's has fed presidents, celebrities, and generations of locals from scratch-made recipes, its warren of dining rooms and genuine hospitality unchanged by eighty years of a fast-changing city.

The public record

What reviewers already knew.

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Public-record snapshot as of July 2026. Live ratings are always current on each platform.

The verification

Why this business cleared the bar.

Selection is by the published criteria, evaluated on public evidence. Mary Mac's Tea Room cleared every one.

✓Years in operation. Operating in Atlanta since 1945 — 80 years of continuous business.
✓Sustained online presence. An established local institution with a consistent public footprint — listings, coverage, and word of mouth in Atlanta.
✓Established customer track record. A deep public track record: Atlanta has kept Mary Mac's Tea Room busy for 80 years.
✓Liked by customers and the community. Genuinely beloved by Atlanta regulars and visitors alike — a bona fide community favorite.
✓Recognition in the local community. Named best Southern table in Atlanta for 2025 for eight decades of fried chicken, pot likker, and cinnamon rolls served with ceremony.

The full verification report — the specific data behind this award — is held by the business. The exact thresholds stay internal so the bar can’t be gamed. Read the methodology.

Award record

2025

Best Southern Table in Atlanta Atlanta, GA · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation

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Visit Mary Mac's Tea Room

Websitemarymacs.com ↗

Location224 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308

In business since1945

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Facts at a glance

The sourceable record.

Clean, checkable facts about Mary Mac's Tea Room — for readers, search engines, and answer tools alike.

Legal / trading name: Mary Mac's Tea Room
Category: Restaurant
Founded: 1945, Atlanta, GA
Location: Atlanta, GA
Centurion Award: Best Southern Table in Atlanta — 2025
Record last verified: July 2026

A signal you can check.

This is a dated award record, published by The Centurion Awards after Mary Mac's Tea Room cleared the 2025 evaluation for its market and category. It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — the criteria are public, only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. For everything else — hours, bookings, live reviews — go straight to the business itself.

Quick answers

Frequently asked questions.

What is Mary Mac's Tea Room?

The last of Atlanta's classic tea rooms, serving Southern dinners and complimentary pot likker since 1945.

Is Mary Mac's Tea Room award-winning?

Yes — Mary Mac's Tea Room is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Southern Table in Atlanta, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best Southern table in Atlanta for 2025 for eight decades of fried chicken, pot likker, and cinnamon rolls served with ceremony.

Where is Mary Mac's Tea Room?

Mary Mac's Tea Room is in Atlanta, GA.