Artillery Bar ★ 4.7
Artillery opened 2016 in an 1896 Georgia Hussars armory on Bull, with a tile-ceilinged Venetian-Gothic interior, leather menus, call-light cocktail service.
Signature drink: Seasonal craft cocktails
Food: Snacks and small bites
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Savannah for grown-ups.
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Lone Wolf Lounge ★ 4.7
Andrew Ripley and Tom Worley's Lone Wolf on Lincoln in Starland: a 2025 James Beard Outstanding Bar semifinalist, Georgia's only. Craft cocktails on tap.
Signature drink: Craft cocktails, tiki specials
Food: Eclectic small-plate menu
Bar Julian ★ 4.5
Bar Julian on top of the Thompson Savannah is the city's tallest rooftop, east-west terraces over the river. Cocktails, Mediterranean menu, music and DJs.
Signature drink: Hand-crafted cocktails with river views
Food: Mediterranean small plates and wood-fired bread
The Original Pinkie Masters ★ 4.4
Pinkie Masters on Drayton has been Savannah's reference dive since 1953, with 1950s nostalgia, no-frills menu and a Cheers-like local crowd. Cash only.
Signature drink: Cold beer, well drinks
Food: No kitchen
Crystal Beer Parlor ★ 4.3
Crystal opened in 1933 as one of the first American eating establishments to serve alcohol after Prohibition. Dark booths, red leather, long draft list.
Signature drink: Long draft list and historical cocktails
Food: Southern pub menu
Peregrin ★ 4.3
Peregrin on the roof of the Perry Lane Hotel runs a crafted-cocktail program with a strong mocktail menu, pool deck and skyline views over Broughton.
Signature drink: Crafted cocktails and mocktails
Food: Snacks and shareable plates
The Lost Square ★ 4.2
The Lost Square sits on top of the Alida Hotel with views over the Savannah River and the Hutchinson Island skyline. A casual rooftop room for sunset drinks.
Signature drink: Cocktails with river views
Food: Snacks
Rooftop at the Bohemian ★ 4.1
The Bohemian Hotel's rooftop bar on Bay Street runs classic cocktails over the Savannah River, with deep upholstered furniture and fire pits.
Signature drink: Classic cocktails over the river
Food: Light bites
Abe's on Lincoln ★ 4.3
Abe's on Lincoln is a local-favorite dive on Lincoln Street with cheap beer, dark wood and walls of Abraham Lincoln portraits. Wood booths and a jukebox.
Signature drink: Cheap beer, Lincoln portraits
Food: No kitchen
The Rail Pub ★ 4.2
The Rail on Congress runs as Savannah's reference Irish pub, with a deep whiskey list and a back-room dart and pool space. Local regulars and SCAD students.
Signature drink: Whiskey list, draft beer
Food: No kitchen