The blocks immediately south of Forsyth Park, including Habersham Street and Park Avenue. The Sentient Bean by the park, Cotton and Rye on Habersham, Local 11ten on Bull.
Brandon Carter's Common Thread on East 37th, a Bon Appetit Best New Restaurant 2022 and a 2025 James Beard Best Chef Southeast semifinalist. Victorian house.
Signature: Tasting-menu dinner, Chef's choice plates
Order: The chef's tasting; menu rotates with the market.
Tip: Reserve on Resy. Tasting and a la carte both run; check the menu page before booking.
Cotton and Rye sits in a converted 1960s bank on Habersham, an open kitchen running house-ground burgers, scratch breads and in-house pates midweek.
Signature: House-ground burger, Bone marrow
Order: The house-ground burger with the current pate of the week, plus a side of bone marrow.
Tip: Resy bookings recommended in advance; bar walk-up runs the full menu without a reservation.
Local 11ten sits in the restored 1950s Old Savannah Bank at Bull and Duffy, with the Perch rooftop bar above. Seasonal new-American with a local-farm focus.
Signature: Seasonal coastal fish, Local farm vegetable plates
Order: Whatever the fish of the day is, with a glass from the rotating natural-leaning wine list.
Tip: Book OpenTable. Perch upstairs is walk-in for cocktails before dinner.
Ardsley Station sits on Victory Drive in a renovated filling station. Brick-oven flatbreads, charcuterie and 20-by-the-glass wine pulling after-work locals.
Signature: Brick-oven flatbreads, Charcuterie board
Order: A flatbread plus the seasonal charcuterie board, with a glass from the natural-leaning wine list.
Tip: Book OpenTable for the patio in advance, especially Fridays; the bar runs walk-up and serves the full menu.
Elizabeth on 37th opened in a 1900s Victorian mansion in 1981; Elizabeth Terry won James Beard Best Chef Southeast in 1995. Classical Lowcountry benchmark.
Signature: Spiced Georgia shrimp, Seven-course chef's tasting
Order: The spiced Georgia shrimp on stone-ground grits; the seven-course tasting if you are committing.
Tip: Tasting menu by reservation only; book OpenTable two weeks ahead. Jackets suggested.
Ardsley Station on Victory Drive in a renovated filling station. Brick-oven flatbreads, charcuterie and 20-by-the-glass wine for after-work locals.
Signature: Brick-oven flatbreads, Charcuterie board
Order: A flatbread plus the seasonal charcuterie board, with a glass from the natural-leaning wine list.
Tip: Book OpenTable for the patio in advance, especially Fridays; the bar runs walk-up and serves the full menu.
Fully vegetarian coffeehouse on the south end of Forsyth Park, open since 2001. Fair-trade organic coffee and espresso, vegan breakfast, a live-music programm
Signature drink: Fair-trade espresso drinks
Brighter Day has run on the south edge of Forsyth Park since 1978 as Savannah's only downtown natural-foods market. Juice bar, vegan deli, grocery shelves.
Signature drink: Organic juices and smoothies
Late Air is a small neighbourhood wine bar at Bull and Victory, with a rotating natural-wine programme and small-plates kitchen. Reservations only on Resy.
Signature pour: Rotating natural-wine flight
Wine focus: Natural wines by the glass and bottle
Food: Small plates
The bar at Common Thread runs a tightly edited natural-leaning wine programme alongside the kitchen's bar snacks. Walk-up seating beside the dining room.
Signature pour: Sommelier-selected glass pours
Wine focus: Natural and small-producer pairings
Food: Bar plates from the kitchen
Ardsley Station's converted-filling-station room runs a deep by-the-glass wine programme alongside brick-oven flatbreads and charcuterie. After-work room.
Signature pour: Glass-list flight on the patio
Wine focus: Rotating natural-leaning by the glass (20-plus)
Food: Brick-oven flatbreads, charcuterie
First City Brewing opened on Habersham at 34th in Thomas Square in May 2026, a 1,380 sq ft taproom with seven beers on tap. Confirm hours on Instagram first.
Forsyth Farmers' Market runs Saturdays 09:00-13:00 at the south end of Forsyth Park, with 65-plus growers within 150 miles: produce, eggs, honey, meat, bread.
Midtown Farmers Market runs every Wednesday afternoon on 41st in the Starland edge, a weekday alternative to Forsyth's Saturday-only schedule. Growers.
Forsyth Farmers' Market runs year-round on Saturdays from 09:00 to 13:00 at the south end of Forsyth Park, with 65-plus growers from within 150 miles.
Sentient Bean's vegetarian breakfast and lunch counter runs under $15 with tofu scrambles, vegan burritos and super bowls. Across from Forsyth Park.
Try: Vegan and vegetarian breakfast plates