If your perfect meal has to be chased by a cold glass of boba milk tea, a fragrant pot of oolong, or a Southern-style sweet tea, you don’t have to skip the restaurants Guy Fieri has spotlighted on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Below are proven “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” stops where the food rocks and the tea program—whether it’s bubble, barley, hibiscus, or classic black—earns equal applause.
1. Mary Mac’s Tea Room — Atlanta, GA
Opened in 1945, Mary Mac’s is a beloved Southern institution that Guy brought to national TV on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. While most visitors come for meat-and-three comfort classics, tea devotees zero in on the namesake beverage: bottomless, house-brewed sweet tea served icy-cold. The genteel dining rooms, complete with white-cloth tables and tall glasses clinking with ice, make the restaurant feel tailor-made for people who think tea is as essential as the entrée.
2. Koko Head Café — Honolulu, HI
Chef Lee Anne Wong’s island brunch spot made a splash on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives with inventive pan-Asian plates. Tea drinkers, however, remember the bright hibiscus iced tea and rotating seasonal infusions that pair perfectly with the café’s savory-sweet menu. Whether you’re starting your day with a food-surf combo or taking a break from Oʻahu sun, the refreshingly tart tea is reason alone to drop anchor here.
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3. Peaceful Restaurant — Vancouver, BC
Featured during Guy’s Canadian crawl, Peaceful Restaurant is best known for hand-pulled noodles and Northern Chinese comfort food. The dining experience traditionally begins with a pot of hot jasmine or oolong tea that’s continuously refilled throughout the meal. For anyone who measures hospitality by how often the teapot is topped up, Peaceful lives up to its name.
4. Cha Cha Chicken — Santa Monica, CA
Guy called out Cha Cha Chicken’s Caribbean flavors and breezy beach-shack vibe during his Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visit. Alongside coconut-fragrant plates, the kitchen steeps a bold hibiscus tea that can be ordered straight or swirled into a lightly sweetened punch. It’s a floral, tangy sipper that scratches the same itch bubble tea fans have for bright, fruit-forward drinks.
5. Curry Up Now — San Mateo, CA
This fast-casual Indian-street-food phenom earned its “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” stripes with burrito-sized parathas and playful mashups, but regulars know to add a cup of creamy masala chai to every order. Brewed in-house with a proprietary spice blend, the chai offers peppery warmth that balances the menu’s bigger flavors. Tea enthusiasts appreciate that you can grab it hot or iced—and even upgrade to a boba-chai hybrid when the craving calls.
6. Seoul Sausage Co. — Los Angeles, CA
The Korean-American crew at Seoul Sausage wowed Guy with kimchi-rice balls and signature sausages, but any K-food lover knows the meal isn’t complete without a cold sip of roasted-barley tea. Here, the nutty, caffeine-free brew arrives complimentary, making it a thoughtful palate cleanser between bites of spicy gochujang-laced fare. If you’re the sort who chases bubble tea trends, consider this a gateway to one of Korea’s most beloved everyday drinks.