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 Starland wing shop founded in 2011 by Savannah resident Gary Gordon and named for his birthday, May 20th. Savannah Magazine readers voted it Best Wings in 2026, as they did in 2024. A local notes it stays open until 3am on Fridays and Saturdays.
Open late. Go earlier if you want a calmer room.
Lone Wolf describes itself as 'a neighborhood watering hole in Savannah, GA's Starland District.' It opens at 11 in the morning and pours until 1am, six days a week. Connect Savannah readers named it a finalist for best overall bar and best Starland District bar in 2022.
Go early. It turns into a late-night spot later in the evening.
A 21 and over Starland bar with a duckpin bowling alley inside. Mondays are bingo from 8pm to 10pm and Wednesdays are league night. Connect Savannah readers named it a finalist for best Starland District bar in 2022.
Go early. It turns into a late-night spot later in the evening.
A 21-and-over bar on Abercorn whose kitchen runs until midnight six nights a week. It comes up in both 2026 late-night food threads; one commenter calls the burger and fries the only answer, another says to order the fried chicken and wait the half hour. Locals argue over whether it is a real dive or a clean bar dressed like one.
Go early. It turns into a late-night spot later in the evening.
Specials is a pizzeria and bar from the Late Air team ... Colin Breland, Madeline Ott and chef Daniel Harthausen. It opened in September 2026 on a side street off Bull, selling slices and whole pies, calzones, meatballs and a chopped salad. One of its four specialty pies is mushroom, garlic and creme fraiche.
Open late. Go earlier if you want a calmer room.
Brothers Joshua and Michael Sexton opened this Irish pub on 10 October 2025 in a 1930s house that used to hold Troupial Cafe. The kitchen cooks Irish street food ... fish and chips, bangers and mash, sausage rolls, pasties and a spice bag of fried chicken, fries and vegetables tossed in a curry five-spice mix. There is a smaller room upstairs and a big backyard. The pub says it cooks without seed or vegetable oils.
Open late. Go earlier if you want a calmer room.
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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