The cobblestone street at the water, below the bluff. The old cotton warehouses hold seafood rooms, pubs and rooftop bars now. Olympia Cafe closed here after more than 30 years, and the family opened Limani a few blocks east in July 2026.
A 440 capacity concert room inside Plant Riverside District that books national and regional acts. The lobby shows a collection of guitars and music memorabilia from Gretsch, the Savannah-area instrument maker. The fall 2026 calendar includes Jim Messina, Aura Fest and a Gospel Brunch. Savannah Magazine readers voted it runner-up for best live music venue in 2026.
This is a music venue. It is loud when a show is on.
Dub's styles itself 'a public house' and 'River Street's Premier Sports Pub', with burgers, sandwiches, wings and screens everywhere. It has a private banquet room with its own bar. It belongs to Live Oak Restaurant Group, which also runs Molly McGuire's on the islands.
Fiddler's has been family owned and run since 1999 and belongs to Live Oak Restaurant Group, the Savannah company Ansley Williams started when he co-founded Spanky's on River Street in 1976. The oysters are shucked by hand to order, and the outdoor balcony looks over the river. Savannah Magazine readers named Live Oak the best hospitality group and Williams the best restaurateur in 2026.
Huey's opens at 8 every morning on River Street and serves breakfast alongside its Southern menu, steps from the water.
Limani is where the Olympia Cafe family landed. Olympia served Greek food at 5 E. River Street for more than 30 years and closed in mid May 2026; the Varlagas family opened Limani a few blocks east on July 11, 2026, in the former Lizzy's space. The name is Greek for a harbor. WTOC reports a second floor, a balcony, a bar and a bigger kitchen, with head chef Blake Mabry keeping the menu close to Olympia's. The opening night dinner raised money for Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia.
An open-air Bavarian-style beer garden on the Riverwalk at Plant Riverside District, with bratwursts, pretzels, Oktoberfest music and locally brewed beer. Seating is first come, first served. It is a weekend room: closed Monday to Thursday.
The chophouse sits in the Power Plant Building at Plant Riverside District, with the original brickwork and vintage fixtures left in view. It runs ticketed dinners ... a Pappy Van Winkle dinner on October 15, 2026 and a Babylonstoren wine dinner on October 18. Savannah Magazine readers made it the 2026 runner-up for steak.
The Bootlegger is the bar inside the River Street Inn. Savannah Magazine (13 April 2026) says it has operated there since early 2024, in a building about 230 years old that the inn reports to be haunted. Its own site describes it as 'Hidden beneath Savannah's legendary River Street'. The magazine names Roosevelt's Smoked Old Fashioned as the house drink and notes a First Friday Roaring '20s night.
A seafood and steak room inside a former cotton warehouse on River Street. Savannah's Waterfront, the riverfront merchants' site, tells diners to watch the ships roll in and out while they eat, and names the baked flounder with deviled crab.
The Shrimp Factory serves Lowcountry seafood in a former cotton warehouse built in 1823, according to its own site, with views of the river from the dining room.
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 rooftop bar on the Cotton Sail Hotel. It has two ways in: the hotel lobby at 126 W. Bay Street on the bluff, or an elevator from 125 W. River Street down on the cobblestones. The bar describes itself as 'a Savannah rooftop bar overlooking the Savannah River, with stunning views and breathtaking sunsets.' Seating is first come, first served with no reservations, except for buyouts of 50 or more.
