Mary Mac’s Sweet Tea was voted as the best Sweet Tea in Atlanta according to Access Atlanta’s Best of the Big A. Honorable mention goes to the following restaurants:

If you’d like to recreate Mary Mac’s Sweet Tea at home, follow the recipe below as found in “Mary Mac’s Tea Room: Stories and Recipes from Atlanta’s Classic Southern Kitchen” by Rebecca Lang, with recipes by original owner Margaret Lupo and current owner John Ferrell.

Mary Mac’s Tea Room’s Sweet Tea Recipe

Hands on time: 2 minutes  Total time: 10 minutes  Serves: 4

Ingredients:

4 cups water, divided use
1 family-size tea bag
1/2 cup granulated sugar
Mint sprigs to garnish
Lemon slices to garnish

Instructions:

Bring 3 cups water to boil. Remove from heat, add the tea bag and steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bag and add the sugar; stir until dissolved. Add 1 cup cold water. Chill.
Serve the tea over ice, garnished with mint and lemon.

Notes:

If the tea gets cloudy in the refrigerator, add a little boiling water and stir.

Nutrition:

Per serving: 106 calories (percent of calories from fat, 0), trace protein, 26 grams carbohydrates, trace fiber, no fat, no cholesterol, 10 milligrams sodium.