15 splurge places in Savannah, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Savannah. All Savannah food.

The Grey ★ 4.9

historic-district · 109 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Savannah, GA 31401

Mashama Bailey's Grey runs from a restored 1938 Greyhound bus terminal on MLK, a Port City Southern menu rooted in West African and Lowcountry technique.

Tip: Book via Resy for the formal Dining Room. The Diner Bar takes walk-ups along the bar and runs a la carte until close.

The Grey ★ 4.9

109 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Savannah, GA 31401

Mashama Bailey and John O. Morisano's flagship in a 1938 Greyhound bus terminal. Bailey: 2019 James Beard Best Chef Southeast, 2022 Outstanding Chef winner.

Husk Savannah ★ 4.8

historic-district · 12 W Oglethorpe Ave, Savannah, GA 31401

The fourth Husk opened on Oglethorpe in January 2018, running the heritage-grain Lowcountry programme Sean Brock built at the original Charleston room.

Tip: Reserve via Resy. The bar serves the full menu walk-in 17:00 onwards. Brunch runs Saturday and Sunday 10:00-14:00.

Common Thread ★ 4.8

thomas-square · 122 E 37th St, Savannah, GA 31401

Brandon Carter's Common Thread on East 37th, a Bon Appetit Best New Restaurant 2022 and a 2025 James Beard Best Chef Southeast semifinalist. Victorian house.

Tip: Reserve on Resy. Tasting and a la carte both run; check the menu page before booking.

Husk Savannah ★ 4.8

12 W Oglethorpe Ave, Savannah, GA 31401

Heritage-grain Lowcountry on Oglethorpe, opened January 2018 as the fourth Husk from Sean Brock's group. Wood-grilled coastal Georgia fish, Anson Mills grits.

Common Thread ★ 4.8

122 E 37th St, Savannah, GA 31401

Brandon Carter's Victorian-house dining room on East 37th. Bon Appetit Best New Restaurant 2022 and 2025 James Beard Best Chef Southeast semifinalist room.

Saint Bibiana ★ 4.7

historic-district · 700 Drayton St, Savannah, GA 31401

Saint Bibiana inside Hotel Bardo opened September 2023, now led by executive chef Jim Anile; coastal Italian, house-made pasta, wood-fired plates, aperitivo.

Tip: Book Resy 2 weeks ahead for dinner; brunch on Friday to Sunday 8:00-14:00.

Elizabeth on 37th ★ 4.7

thomas-square · 105 E 37th St, Savannah, GA 31401

Elizabeth on 37th opened in a 1900s Victorian mansion in 1981; Elizabeth Terry won James Beard Best Chef Southeast in 1995. Classical Lowcountry benchmark.

Tip: Tasting menu by reservation only; book OpenTable two weeks ahead. Jackets suggested.

Saint Bibiana ★ 4.7

700 Drayton St, Savannah, GA 31401

Coastal Italian dining room inside Hotel Bardo on Forsyth Park since September 2023, now led by exec chef Jim Anile. Garden and Gun: 30 new Southern 2024.

Elizabeth on 37th ★ 4.7

105 E 37th St, Savannah, GA 31401

Classical Lowcountry tasting in a 1900s Victorian mansion opened by Elizabeth Terry in 1981; Terry won James Beard Best Chef Southeast 1995. Special-occasion.

The Olde Pink House ★ 4.6

23 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401

The Olde Pink House occupies a 1771 Georgian mansion on Reynolds Square. Formal upstairs dining and Planters Tavern walk-up basement, Balish 1992 restoration.

Alligator Soul ★ 4.5

historic-district · 114 Barnard St, Savannah, GA 31401

Adventurous Southern in a Colonial cellar on Telfair Square since 2003. Cajun-Creole technique meets coastal Georgia, with a wild-game special board nightly.

Tip: Book OpenTable. The Marsou Room runs a 7-course chef's tasting by separate reservation.

Alligator Soul ★ 4.5

114 Barnard St, Savannah, GA 31401

A Colonial cellar dining room on Telfair Square running adventurous Southern and Cajun-Creole with wild game; Marsou Room seven-course chef's tasting.

Fleeting ★ 4.4

historic-district · 201 Port St, Savannah, GA 31401

Fleeting at the Thompson Savannah runs coastal fine dining on the second floor over the river. Wood-fired meats, hyper-seasonal Sunday jazz brunch.

Tip: Reserve OpenTable two weeks ahead for a window seat; the bar runs walk-up.

Fleeting ★ 4.4

201 Port St, Savannah, GA 31401

The fine-dining anchor at the Thompson Savannah, second floor over the Savannah River. Wood-fired meats and seafood, Georgia coastal, Sunday jazz brunch.