Bluffton, SC (May River) ★ 4.5
Bluffton, SC sits on the May River 20 miles north of Savannah. Old Town restaurants include Brandon Carter's FARM (sister to Common Thread) and the Oyster.
Tybee Island is a food day trips in Savannah.
Tybee Island is Savannah's beach community, 18 miles east on US-80. Local shrimp, oysters and crab at The Crab Shack and Sundae Cafe; Tybee Pier for sand.
Bluffton, SC sits on the May River 20 miles north of Savannah. Old Town restaurants include Brandon Carter's FARM (sister to Common Thread) and the Oyster.
St. Simons Island in the Golden Isles is a 75-minute drive south of Savannah. ECHO is the oceanfront room; Georgia Sea Grill in Pier Village; Southern Soul.
Jekyll Island is the Golden Isles' historic resort island, 90 minutes from Savannah. Shrimp and Grits Festival every October; Driftwood Bistro; Jekyll Club.
Pin Point on Moon River south of Savannah is the historic Gullah Geechee oyster-shucking community. Heritage Museum tells the story; Seafood Festival in fall.
Hilton Head Island, 45 minutes north of Savannah across the SC line: resort dining at Sea Pines, oyster bars at Skull Creek and a Saturday Coligny market.
Beaufort, SC is 60 minutes north of Savannah on the Beaufort River. Old Bull Tavern for modern Lowcountry, Saltus River Grill for waterfront seafood, Produce.