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
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Ardsley Station serves what it calls Southern comfort, refined with a modern twist, and says it partners with local farmers and vendors. The patio has a retractable roof, a fire pit and TVs for game days. Savannah Magazine readers voted it best Appetizers in 2026, tied for best Happy Hour, and named it runner-up for Business Lunch.
Andrew and Sophie Brochu opened this room with partners Georgia and Dave Baker and Jessica Kimbrough. Andrew came back to the Southeast after more than a decade running Chicago kitchens, and Sophie is a Savannah native who came home after 13 years away ... the two met working in a Chicago restaurant. The site says the place is modeled on the family gatherings Andrew grew up with. Savannah Magazine readers named it best Oysters and runner-up for Fried Chicken in 2026. Walk-ins are welcome and it opens every day at 5.
Cotton & Rye pairs newer cooking methods with old ones. The kitchen says it makes its own sausage and pate, bakes its breads from scratch and grinds its own meat for burgers. The room has a dining room, a covered patio and an outdoor seating area. Parties of six or more book through a request form.
Foxy Loxy calls itself equal parts coffee shop, bakery and Tex-Mex cantina, with hand-made tacos and locally roasted coffee. It hosts artist receptions on the first Friday of each month and live music around the fire pits in its courtyard. The E. Shaver Starland book clubs meet here. Savannah Magazine readers named it runner-up for Coffee Shop in 2026.
Live music some nights. Go before the band starts if you want to talk.
Henny Penny calls itself a family friendly art space combined with baked goods and craft coffee, built to celebrate and support the parent tribe. Savannah Magazine describes children working on a weekly rotating art project that costs $14. It belongs to the Foxy Loxy family, alongside Foxy Loxy Cafe and The Coffee Fox.
Starland Yard is a food park with a full bar, three built-in kitchens and rotating food trucks, made for groups who cannot agree on what to eat. Pizzeria Vittoria is Kyle Jacovino's naturally leavened pizza, fermented up to 48 hours and baked in a Moretti Forni hearth oven. Uncle June's is Reid Henninger's sandwich counter and T-Rex Barbecue smokes on site. Savannah Magazine sends families here for giant Jenga on artificial turf, cornhole and, in summer, a small blow-up water slide.
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.
Victory North bills itself as 'Savannah's premier venue for live music & private events', with three floors and a courtyard. The fall 2026 calendar runs from The Brook and the Bluff and Gaelic Storm in mid October through comedy from Kyle Kinane, a haunted improv show, a Halloween party and Pop Evil in December. Savannah Magazine readers voted it best live music venue in 2026.
This is a music venue. It is loud when a show is on.
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