1540 Room is the dining room of The DeSoto hotel on Madison Square. The name points to Hernando de Soto's expedition through the Southeast in 1540 and the spice trade that followed. Chef Collin Clemons cooks seasonal Lowcountry menus from local farms, and the hotel says he was named the city's best chef less than a year after opening. Savannah Magazine readers voted it the best fine dining room in the city for 2026.
An inn with a dining room and a separate tavern that keeps its own hours. The inn says the tavern opens daily at 4pm and closes by 11pm, with food during kitchen hours.
A Bay Street wine bar named for its street number. The bar adds that 208 'symbolizes manifesting wealth and abundance' and then admits, 'It's also our address.' Wednesday nights are Bubbles & Blues with singer Laiken Love, and Tuesdays bring five dollar tapas toppers. Readers voted it best wine bar in Connect Savannah (2022) and in Savannah Magazine (2026).
Live music some nights. Go before the band starts if you want to talk.
45 Bistro has been the dining room of The Marshall House hotel since 2001, the third home of a restaurant Sandy Hollander has run since the mid 1980s. Eat It and Like It reported on September 14, 2026 that it will leave the hotel when the year ends ... the last service is December 31, 2026. The hotel sold on June 1, 2026 and its new owners plan to remake the space in 2027. The team has said it hopes to reopen elsewhere in Savannah. 45 Bistro is open now and has said it will leave The Marshall House on 31 December 2026.
BellyUp Savannah / Over 50
Good places to eat and drink in Savannah, minus the nightclubs. When a spot gets loud later or draws a lot of kids, the card tells you.
The same over 50 spots, sorted by the reasons people actually pick them.
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A bar, kitchen and ten duckpin lanes in the basement of the old Woolworth's building on Broughton Street. Savannah Agenda reported it opened on 7 March 2025 under Harley Krinsky and Chris Godfrey, who also own Congress Street Social Club and Sorry Charlie's Oyster Bar, with food from the Sorry Charlie's kitchen. Garden and Gun (April/May 2026) called it 'one of Savannah's welcoming small concert venues' for regional rock, funk and blues.
This is a music venue. It is loud when a show is on.
Social Club sums itself up as 'Good Vibes. Great Bites. Bourbon Wall Worth Climbing.' It has a large outdoor area with live music, a late-night grill and a dog friendly patio, and calls itself 'one of Savannah's preferred independent concert venues.' It posts some of the latest hours downtown, open until 3am six nights a week.
This is a music venue. It is loud when a show is on.
Nickie's is a bar and grill on Butler Avenue at the south end, one block from Tybrisa Street. The Main Street directory posts it open until 3 a.m. every night, which makes it one of the latest kitchens-and-bars on the island by posted hours. It took part in Tybee Island Restaurant Week in August 2026.
Go early. It turns into a late-night spot later in the evening.
A dueling piano bar that calls its nights 'a Rock-n-Roll party.' Two players take requests, joke with the room and keep the singalong going. The room holds nearly 500 people with seats for more than 250, nobody under 21 gets in, and Monday to Wednesday it is rented out for private events.
This is a music venue. It is loud when a show is on.
The Rail Pub says its building 'has been everything from a watering hole for railroad laborers, to a boarding house and a brothel since its opening in 1890.' Karaoke runs, in the pub's words, 'every damn night @ 9pm.' Fridays are Free Fried Chicken Fridays with live music in the yard, and the website counts down the days to St. Patrick's Day. Happy hour lasts all day on Monday.
Go early. It turns into a late-night spot later in the evening.
A River Street dive that advertises the 'Coldest, Cheapest Beer in Town.' It has live music every weekend and an open mic night every Thursday. Connect Savannah readers named it a finalist for best River Street bar in 2022, and the bar's site now carries a Connect Best of Savannah 2026 badge.
Go early. It turns into a late-night spot later in the evening.
The Wormhole calls itself 'your favorite neighborhood dive and music venue', a casual place 'with an artistic flair and charm.' It says it may host 'a concert of any genre you can think of (metal, swing, country, punk, electronic, flamenco...)', plus stand up comedy and a long-running open mic that Connect Savannah readers voted the city's best in 2022.
This is a music venue. It is loud when a show is on.
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