Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room ★ 4.7
Mrs. Wilkes has run from a Jones Street basement since 1943, $35 communal Southern home cooking at ten-person tables. Sweet potato souffle, cash or check.
Try: Communal-table Southern lunch
Eat well in Savannah for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Cheap eats worth seeking out
Sisters of the New South ★ 4.6
Cafeteria-line soul food on Skidaway: oxtails, smothered shrimp, fried chicken with candied yams and macaroni and cheese. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives feature.
Try: Oxtails, smothered shrimp, soul food sides
Wiley's Championship BBQ ★ 4.5
Wiley's brisket sandwich plus two sides comes in under $20 at the counter on US 80, with sausage and rib plates also under $20. Walk-in only; arrive by 18:00.
Try: Brisket sandwich plus two sides
Goose Feathers Cafe & Bakery ★ 4.4
Goose Feathers near Ellis Square serves a full breakfast under $15: bagels, croissants, eggs Benedict on house croissant buns. Savannah staple since 1986.
Try: House croissant breakfast, eggs benedict
Clary's Cafe ★ 4.2
Clary's runs Southern diner breakfast and lunch plates under $16: corned beef hash, crab cake Benedict, pancakes. 404 Abercorn has been a cafe since 1930s.
Try: Diner breakfast classics
The Sentient Bean ★ 4.4
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
Treylor Park ★ 4.3
Treylor Park's chicken-and-pancake tacos, PB&J wings and shareable Southern small plates are well under $20 each. Walk-in only on East Bay; weekend wait.
Try: Southern small plates and PB&J wings
Leopold's Ice Cream ★ 4.7
Leopold's ice cream cones, root beer floats and banana splits come in under $10 each at the working soda fountain. Walk-up Broughton open until midnight.
Try: Ice cream sundaes and floats
Crystal Beer Parlor ★ 4.3
Crystal's $15 burgers, $12 fried green tomatoes and $14 she-crab soup keep a 1933 historic-pub lunch under $20. Dark booths, long draft list, no reservations.
Try: Crystal burger and Southern pub plates
Pizzeria Vittoria ★ 4.4
Pizzeria Vittoria's wood-fired Neapolitan pies are $15-20 each at Starland Yard, enough to share. Named Best Pizza in Georgia by Food & Wine 2021; walk-up.
Try: Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza