Black tea brewed strong, sweetened heavily while hot, served over ice. South Carolina claims to be the birthplace; Charleston Tea Plantation is the only commercial tea farm in the United States.
Sweet tea is the unofficial Southern beverage. South Carolina's House of Representatives passed a 1995 resolution declaring sweet tea the official hospitality beverage. The Charleston Tea Plantation on Wadmalaw Island is the only commercial tea farm in the United States, growing the source for the Carolinas tea-and-sugar tradition.
3 editor picks for Sweet tea in Greenville, ranked by editorial score. All Greenville signature dishes · Sweet tea across every city.
Henry's Smokehouse ★ 4.6
wade-hampton · 240 Wade Hampton Boulevard, Greenville, SC 29609
Henry's has chopped pork down to a science on Wade Hampton since 1992: house-mixed rubs, four-sauce SC line-up, sweet tea by the gallon. Counter service.
OJ's Diner ★ 4.4
village-of-west-greenville · 907 Pendleton Street, Greenville, SC 29601
OJ's is a Black-owned counter-service soul food diner on Pendleton Street: fried chicken, turnip greens, baked mac and cheese, sweet tea. Cash preferred.
Stax Omega Diner ★ 4.2
eastside · 72 Orchard Park Drive, Greenville, SC 29615
Stax Omega runs Greek-American diner breakfasts under fifteen dollars on Orchard Park: gyros, pancakes, fresh juices, a glass case of pastries baked daily.