Day-by-day eating plans for Savannah: weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.
Day-by-day plans
Savannah weekend: Lowcountry classics, done right
- ★ 4.7
- 2 days
- First-time visitor, two days
A historic-district weekend built around Lowcountry dishes and the restaurants that serve them, with one early dinner on the islands east of downtown.
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Day 1Saturday: bakery breakfast, Forsyth market, Husk brunch, dinner at The Grey
- Morning
- Open at Goose Feathers Cafe & Bakery on Barnard Street at 8:00 am, when it opens on Saturdays, for breakfast from a scratch bakery. Walk to Forsyth Farmers' Market at the south end of Forsyth Park, open Saturdays 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, then coffee at PERC Coffee on East Broad Street, open daily 7 am to 5 pm.
- Afternoon
- Brunch at Husk Savannah on West Oglethorpe Avenue, served Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm; the brunch menu lists a Georgia shrimp gumbo with Marsh Hen Mill grits. Then a scoop at Leopold's Ice Cream on East Broughton Street, whose signature flavor is tutti frutti, and a look at Savannah's Candy Kitchen on River Street, whose story says candy is made in full view of visitors.
- Evening
- Dinner at The Grey at 7:30 pm, in the restored 1938 Greyhound bus terminal; chef Mashama Bailey calls her cooking Port City Southern. A drink at Artillery Bar on Bull Street, open until midnight on Saturdays, then Lone Wolf Lounge in the Starland District, open until 1 am.
StopsGoose Feathers Cafe & BakeryPERC CoffeeHusk SavannahLeopold's Ice CreamSavannah's Candy KitchenThe GreyArtillery BarLone Wolf Lounge
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Day 2Sunday: brunch, brewery, island dinner
- Morning
- Brunch at The Collins Quarter on Bull Street at 9:00 am; brunch is first come, first served, and the menu has an Avo Smash and a Spiced Lavender Mocha. Walk Bay Street, then up to River Street for a stroll.
- Afternoon
- Sunday brunch at The Diner Bar at The Grey, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, with fried chicken and hoe cakes, fish and grits and a buckwheat pancake on the brunch menu. Then Service Brewing Co. on Indian Street; the taproom is open Sunday 12:30 pm to 6:00 pm.
- Evening
- Drive east of downtown to The Wyld Dock Bar, 2740 Livingston Avenue, around 7:00 pm; it is open Sunday noon to 8:30 pm, takes no reservations and no cash, and its current menu lists local fish tacos, roasted oysters and fried green tomatoes.
StopsThe Collins QuarterThe Diner Bar at The GreyService Brewing Co.
Savannah on a budget: three days of counters, cafes and communal lunches
- ★ 4.4
- 3 days
- Budget traveler, three days
Soul food, a communal-table lunch, a food park, a bakery brunch and a barbecue counter, with the opening days that decide when each stop works. Mrs. Wilkes is open Monday to Friday only.
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Day 1Day one (Monday to Friday): bakery breakfast, Mrs. Wilkes lunch, Starland Yard
- Morning
- Breakfast at Goose Feathers Cafe & Bakery on Barnard Street, open 7:30 am to 2:30 pm on weekdays, with baked goods from its scratch bakery.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room on West Jones Street: Southern home cooking served family style at shared tables, $35 per person (tax included), cash or check only. It is open Monday to Friday 11 am to 2 pm, people begin lining up as early as 9:30 am, and you are served if you are in line before 2 pm.
- Evening
- Dinner at Starland Yard on De Soto Avenue, a food park with a full bar, three built-in kitchens (Pizzeria Vittoria, T-REX BBQ and Uncle June's) and rotating food trucks. Pizzeria Vittoria is open Wednesday to Sunday.
StopsGoose Feathers Cafe & BakeryMrs. Wilkes Dining RoomStarland YardUncle June's (Starland Yard)Vittoria Pizzeria
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Day 2Day two: cafe breakfast, soul food lunch, dive-bar evening
- Morning
- Breakfast at The Sentient Bean on East Park Avenue, open 7 am to 7 pm; the menu has a breakfast burrito with eggs, cheddar, black beans and spinach and a vegan one with tofu scramble.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Sisters of the New South on Skidaway Road, open daily 11 am to 9 pm; its site lists fried chicken, an oxtail dinner, candied yams and peach cobbler.
- Evening
- Dinner at Crystal Beer Parlor on West Jones Street, open Tuesday to Sunday 11 am to 9 pm and closed Mondays, first come, first served. Late drinks at The Original Pinkie Masters on Drayton Street, which is cash only.
StopsThe Sentient BeanSisters of the New SouthCrystal Beer ParlorThe Original Pinkie Masters
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Day 3Day three (Wednesday to Sunday): Sandfly bakery brunch, US 80 BBQ, Treylor Park
- Morning
- Drive out to Auspicious Baking Co. in Sandfly, 7360 Skidaway Road, open Wednesday through Sunday; its October bakery menu lists croissants filled with smoked salmon and cream cheese or with ham and cheese.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Wiley's Championship BBQ on US Highway 80 East: pulled pork, beef brisket or St. Louis cut ribs. It takes no reservations.
- Evening
- Dinner at Treylor Park on East Bay Street, open until 1 am; its menu lists PB&J Chicken Wings and Chicken & Pancake Tacos. Walk to Leopold's on East Broughton Street for a scoop before it closes.
StopsAuspicious Baking Co. (Sandfly)Wiley's Championship BBQTreylor ParkLeopold's Ice Cream
Savannah three-day Lowcountry classic with an island lunch
- ★ 4.6
- 3 days
- Couples and food travelers, three days
Three days walking the squares for Lowcountry classics, with one day driving east of downtown to The Wyld Dock Bar for lunch.
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Day 1Day one (Tuesday to Thursday): Collins Quarter brunch, Mrs. Wilkes lunch, Olde Pink House dinner
- Morning
- Open at The Collins Quarter on Bull Street at 9:00 am for brunch, served daily without reservations: the Avo Smash and a Spiced Lavender Mocha. Walk Oglethorpe Square to wake up.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room on West Jones Street (Monday to Friday 11 am to 2 pm, $35 per person, cash or check). Fried chicken, sweet potato souffle and black-eyed peas are on the list its site gives, at tables shared with strangers.
- Evening
- Dinner at The Olde Pink House on Reynolds Square, in Habersham House, a building that dates from 1771; its dinner menu lists Low Country She Crab Soup, crispy scored flounder and a pan seared jumbo lump crab cake, and dinner runs Sunday to Thursday 5 pm to 10:30 pm. Earlier, a glass at 208 Wine Bar on East Bay Street, open Tuesday to Thursday 2 pm to 9 pm.
StopsThe Collins QuarterMrs. Wilkes Dining RoomThe Olde Pink House208 Wine Bar
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Day 2Day two (Wednesday to Friday): bakery brunch, BBQ lunch, Common Thread dinner
- Morning
- Bakery brunch at Auspicious Baking Co. in Sandfly, open Wednesday through Sunday; its October bakery menu lists croissants with ham and cheese or with smoked salmon and cream cheese.
- Afternoon
- Drive out US Highway 80 East to Wiley's Championship BBQ for beef brisket or St. Louis cut ribs. Then a flight at Service Brewing on Indian Street, open Wednesday and Thursday 4 pm to 9 pm and Friday noon to 10 pm.
- Evening
- Dinner at Common Thread, 122 East 37th Street, in the Krouskoff House built in 1897, from the family behind FARM in Bluffton; its menu is built on locally sourced food and it is open daily from 5 pm. Nightcap at Late Air, at Bull Street and Victory Drive, for natural wine, open until 10 pm Monday to Thursday and 11 pm Friday.
StopsAuspicious Baking Co. (Sandfly)Wiley's Championship BBQService Brewing Co.Common ThreadLate Air
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Day 3Day three: coffee, an island lunch, oysters at Sorry Charlie's
- Morning
- Coffee at PERC Coffee, 1802 East Broad Street, open daily 7 am to 5 pm.
- Afternoon
- Drive east of downtown to The Wyld Dock Bar, 2740 Livingston Avenue, for lunch: open Monday to Thursday noon to 8:30 pm and Friday and Saturday noon to 9 pm, no reservations and no cash. Its current menu lists local fish tacos, roasted oysters and fried green tomatoes.
- Evening
- Back downtown at Sorry Charlie's Oyster Bar on Ellis Square, which says its oysters come from its own oyster farm; happy hour is 4 to 6 pm Monday to Thursday, with $2 Savannah Oyster Co. Bull River oysters. The Bamboo Room tiki bar upstairs is open Wednesday to Sunday from 5 pm.
Savannah coffee and bakery day
- ★ 4.3
- 1 day
- Coffee and pastry enthusiast, one day
A day of coffee and pastry: PERC Coffee on East Broad Street, Foxy Loxy Cafe in the Starland District, The Coffee Fox on Broughton Street and a Leopold's Ice Cream closer.
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Day 1Day 1: PERC to Leopold's
- Morning
- Open at PERC Coffee, 1802 East Broad Street, which is open daily 7 am to 5 pm.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull Street, which calls itself part coffee shop, part bakery and part Tex-Mex cantina, with hand-crafted tacos; then The Coffee Fox on West Broughton Street, open Monday to Saturday 7 am to 8 pm, for espresso.
- Evening
- Close at Leopold's Ice Cream on East Broughton Street with a tutti frutti scoop, the shop's signature flavor, at a soda fountain recreated from the original store.
StopsPERC CoffeeFoxy Loxy CafeThe Coffee Fox (Broughton St)Leopold's Ice Cream
Savannah wine bar evening
- ★ 4.3
- 1 day
- Wine drinker, one evening
An evening on Savannah's wine bar map: natural wine at Late Air on Bull Street, 208 Wine Bar on East Bay Street and a closer at Bar Julian, the rooftop bar at 201 Port Street.
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Day 1Evening: Late Air to Bar Julian
- Morning
- Free afternoon walking the Forsyth Park squares.
- Afternoon
- Natural wine at Late Air, at Bull Street and Victory Drive, which opens at 5 pm and pours a rotating selection of natural wines by the glass and bottle.
- Evening
- A glass at 208 Wine Bar, 208 East Bay Street (open until 9 pm Tuesday to Thursday and 10 pm Friday, closed Sunday), then a cocktail at Bar Julian, which calls itself Savannah's tallest rooftop bar, with views of the ships and the river; it is open until 11 pm.
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