There are tourist attractions, and then there are places where the locals actually eat.
Mary Mac’s Tea Room in Atlanta falls firmly into the second category, though it’s become such an institution that tourists and locals now happily share tables over plates of fried chicken that could make a grown person cry tears of joy.
Listen, you can visit all the museums and historical sites you want in Georgia, but if you leave without experiencing Mary Mac’s Tea Room, you’ve basically failed at tourism.
This Midtown Atlanta establishment has been serving authentic Southern comfort food since the 1940s, and it’s the kind of place that makes you wonder why anyone ever invented any other type of cuisine…