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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Clary's grew out of a drugstore, by its own account, and now serves breakfast all day from a corner on Abercorn Street. There is outside seating, and dogs at the outdoor tables get free treats ... only ADA service animals are allowed inside. Savannah Magazine readers made it the 2026 runner-up for breakfast.
The Collins Quarter's second room sits inside Forsyth Park itself, with a large patio on the park and a to-go window for coffee. It is a daytime place ... food stops at 3pm. The group books weddings, rehearsals and corporate gatherings here. Savannah Magazine readers named it the best non-waterfront outdoor dining in the city for 2026.
The building at Jones and Jefferson opened in the early 1900s as the Gerken Family Grocery Store. William 'Blocko' Manning and his wife Connie bought it in the early 1930s, and the house history says it is rumored Blocko ran illegal hooch and a speakeasy during Prohibition. The Crystal calls itself one of the first American eating establishments to serve alcohol after repeal ... burgers were 30 cents and draft beer a dime. The Monroe Room is named for Monroe Whitlock, who worked there about 45 years. John Nichols runs it now, and Savannah Magazine readers picked it for the best burger in 2026.
A soul food cafe opened by four siblings in memory of their mother, Kimberly, who died in 2021. The venue calls itself the home of the Oxtails and Grit Bowl and says it looks out for homeless families in the community. A local's post about the meatloaf drew one of the bigger food threads of the year, with others chiming in on the oxtails, shrimp and grits, and spaghetti made on Sundays and Wednesdays.
The Mate Factor is a yerba mate cafe on Hall Street, a few blocks east of Forsyth Park, and the Savannah outpost of a small group of cafes under the same name. It closes Friday afternoon and stays closed Saturday.
Mirabelle makes Liege waffles and serves them with specialty coffee and paninis from a vintage 1800s-era building across from the Cathedral of St. John. It also keeps what it calls a chocolate library of bean-to-bar bars, and rents four suites upstairs. No reservations.
In 1943 a young Sema Wilkes took over a boardinghouse on Jones Street and began feeding lodgers Southern food served family-style. The lodging is gone but the lunch table is not ... guests are seated at large tables for ten and share the platters with strangers. It is lunch only on weekdays, dine-in only, and the house takes cash or checks, with an ATM on site. Savannah Magazine readers named it the 2026 winner for both fried chicken and Southern cooking.
Noble Fare is run by Chef Patrick McNamara and Jenny McNamara, a husband and wife team, and its site copyright runs back to 2007. Eat It and Like It describes it as fine dining with 38 or so seats, popular with the crowd headed to a show. It serves dinner five nights and keeps Sunday and Monday for private events.
Origin runs its cafe and its roastery from the same building on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and the coffee it serves every day is roasted there by its own team. It has a second cafe on Hilton Head Island. Savannah Magazine readers named it the best coffee shop in the city for 2026.
Rancho Alegre has cooked Cuban, Caribbean and Spanish food in Savannah for more than 26 years, by its own count. The site calls it a popular place to hear live jazz with a Latin vibe. The menu includes a vegetarian pabellon.
Live music some nights. Go before the band starts if you want to talk.
Saint Bibiana is the coastal Italian restaurant of Hotel Bardo, tucked inside the historic mansion that faces Forsyth Park from Drayton Street. Executive Chef Jim Anile's kitchen makes its pasta in house, and the restaurant runs a hands-on cooking school with pasta intensives. It serves breakfast on weekdays, brunch Friday through Sunday and dinner every night.
Savannah Square Pops makes small-batch ice pops named for the city's historic squares. Founders Judd and Mark left careers in law and technology to start it, and Eat It and Like It marked the shop's ten-year milestone in September 2026. None of the pops contain nuts, and there are vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free flavors. The shop also runs tours and pop-making demonstrations.
Eat It and Like It calls it 'THE Savannah dive bar': 'Pinkie's (named for original owner Luis Christopher Masterpolis, more widely known as Pinkie) has been pouring PBRs since 1951.' The same piece corrects the famous story. Jimmy Carter did not announce his run here. On a 1978 visit he slipped out a side door of the DeSoto Hotel, walked the 30 yards over, stood on the bar and thanked Pinkie for his support. A star marks the spot. Savannah Magazine readers voted it Best Dive Bar in Best of Savannah 2026.
Open late. Go earlier if you want a calmer room.
A tea room on Macon Street, a block off Bull. Savannah Magazine readers made it the 2026 runner-up for best tea room, behind Gryphon.
Veratina describes itself as the place where Italy and Savannah intersect. It occupies 606 Abercorn Street, the address that was Leoci's Trattoria until that restaurant closed. It serves dinner and a weekend brunch.
The room's line is 'Where Soul Meets Seoul'. It was founded by Tanika Hamilton, who was born in Seoul, and Chef Romie Cummings, who cooks from his Gullah Geechee roots. The name looks back to West Broad Street, the old name of this boulevard: the restaurant says it sits 'on ground that once served as the heartbeat of Black commerce, culture, and community'. The menu runs from KTX Chicken and house dumplings to seared shrimp and grits.
This is a music venue. It is loud when a show is on.
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