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Savannah weekend: Lowcountry classics, done right ★ 4.7

First-time visitor, two days2 days

A historic-district weekend built around the dishes Savannah and the Lowcountry made famous, the rooms that wrote the modern Southern rulebook, and one Tybee Island seafood dinner.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: croissants, Forsyth market, Husk lunch, fine-dining dinner

    Morning
    Open at Goose Feathers Cafe on Barnard near Ellis Square at 08:00, a house-made croissant breakfast. Walk over to Forsyth Farmers' Market at the south end of Forsyth Park for the 09:00 to 13:00 produce stalls, plus a coffee from PERC.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Husk Savannah on Oglethorpe, Saturday brunch runs 10:00 to 14:00. Wood-grilled coastal Georgia fish over Anson Mills grits. Afternoon stop at Leopold's Ice Cream on Broughton for a Tutti Frutti scoop, then a praline-pulling demo at Savannah's Candy Kitchen on River Street.
    Evening
    Dinner at The Grey at 19:30, Mashama Bailey's Port City Southern kitchen in the restored 1938 bus terminal. Pre-dinner Old Fashioned at Artillery Bar on Bull. Late nightcap at Lone Wolf Lounge in Starland.

  2. Day 2: Sunday: brunch, oysters, Tybee dinner

    Morning
    Brunch at The Collins Quarter on Bull Street at 09:00; the avo smash and a 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 to 15:00, walk-up only. The Sunday brunch board with a martini. Afternoon at Service Brewing Co. on Indian Street; the taproom runs Sunday 12:30-18:00 (book brewery tours separately for a weekday slot).
    Evening
    Drive US-80 east to Tybee Island, 30 minutes. Dinner at The Wyld Dock Bar at 19:00 on the Herb River; fish tacos, boiled peanuts, a Lowcountry boil to share with a cold Two Tides beer.

Savannah on a budget: three weekday days under $25 a meal ★ 4.4

Budget traveler, three weekday days3 days

Soul food counters, communal-table lunches, food trucks and happy-hour oysters. Three full weekday days of Savannah eating with no meal over $25 a head; Mrs. Wilkes is Mon-Fri only.

  1. Day 1: Day one (Mon-Fri): croissants, Mrs. Wilkes lunch, Starland trucks

    Morning
    Breakfast at Goose Feathers Cafe on Barnard, a house croissant and coffee for under $9.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room on Jones Street, $35 communal all-you-can-eat (Southern home cooking, cash or check). Mon-Fri 11:00-14:00 only; arrive by 10:30 to beat the queue.
    Evening
    Starland Yard on Desoto for dinner: Pizzeria Vittoria, Nixtate, Uncle June's plus rotating trucks. $15-20 per person with a Yard Bar beer.

  2. Day 2: Day two: cafe breakfast, soul food lunch, dive-bar evening

    Morning
    Breakfast at The Sentient Bean across from Forsyth Park, vegetarian tofu scramble or breakfast burrito for under $15. Filter coffee while you read.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Sisters of the New South on Skidaway in the Eastside, cafeteria-line soul food: oxtails, smothered shrimp, candied yams, $14-18.
    Evening
    Crystal Beer Parlor at Jones and Jefferson for a $15 burger, fried green tomatoes and a draft beer. Late drinks at The Original Pinkie Masters on Drayton; cash only.

  3. Day 3: Day three: Sandfly bakery brunch, US 80 BBQ, ice cream finale

    Morning
    Drive out to Auspicious Baking Co. in Sandfly at 08:00; a smoked-salmon croissant and coffee for under $12.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Wiley's Championship BBQ on US-80 east, a brisket plate with two sides for $14-18. Counter service.
    Evening
    Late dinner back in town at Treylor Park on East Bay for PB&J wings and chicken-and-pancake tacos, $12-18 each. Walk to Leopold's on Broughton for a banana split before close.

Savannah three-day Lowcountry classic with Tybee day trip ★ 4.6

Couples and food travelers, three days3 days

Three days walking the squares for Lowcountry classics, with one day driving east to Tybee Island for fresh-from-the-dock oysters, shrimp and a Herb River sunset.

  1. Day 1: Day one (Mon-Fri): communal-table lunch and Olde Pink House dinner

    Morning
    Open at The Collins Quarter on Bull at 09:00 for an Australian-Southern brunch: the avo smash and a lavender mocha. Walk Oglethorpe Square to wake up.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room on Jones Street (Mon-Fri 11:00-14:00, cash or check, $35). Fried chicken, sweet potato souffle, black-eyed peas at a ten-person communal table.
    Evening
    Dinner at The Olde Pink House on Reynolds Square in the 1771 Habersham mansion; crispy scored flounder, she-crab soup. Earlier evening drink at 208 Wine Bar on Factor's Walk before dinner (Mon close 19:00; Tue-Thu close 21:00).

  2. Day 2: Day two: brunch, BBQ lunch, Common Thread dinner

    Morning
    Bakery brunch at Auspicious Baking Co. in Sandfly at 08:00; a ham-and-cheese or smoked-salmon croissant on the patio.
    Afternoon
    Drive out US-80 to Wiley's Championship BBQ for a brisket plate and St. Louis ribs. Brewery flight afterward at Service Brewing on Indian Street.
    Evening
    Dinner at Common Thread on 37th, Brandon Carter and Victor Solano's seasonal tasting in the Victorian mansion. Nightcap at Late Air at Bull and Victory for a natural-wine flight.

  3. Day 3: Day three: Tybee Island oysters, Lowcountry boil, sunset

    Morning
    Coffee at PERC on East Broad; a Tutti Frutti scoop at Leopold's on Broughton for an early sugar boost before the drive east.
    Afternoon
    Drive US-80 east 30 minutes to Tybee Island. Lunch at The Wyld Dock Bar on the Herb River; fish tacos, raw oysters from Sapelo, boiled peanuts on the deck.
    Evening
    Sunset Lowcountry boil to share at The Wyld Dock Bar with a cold Two Tides beer; or drive back to Sorry Charlie's on Ellis Square for happy-hour oysters 16:00 to 18:00 and a Bamboo Room tiki nightcap upstairs.
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