Travel Lens
Lowcountry shrimp and grits, boardinghouse fried chicken and Georgia oysters, served in a 1771 mansion and other old buildings.
A mansion begun in 1771, later a bank. Start with the cornbread fried oysters, a Lowcountry favorite on the menu.
A boardinghouse lunch at shared tables with no menu. Pass the fried chicken, which Savannah Magazine named the city’s best.
A modern Southern kitchen in an 1898 house that was once an Elks Lodge. Order the Georgia shrimp over Marsh Hen Mill grits.
A below-street-level room that began as a grain warehouse, mixing Southern and Creole cooking. Order the shrimp and frog legs gumbo.
An oyster bar in an 1820 building on Ellis Square. Order the oysters on the half shell, some from its own farm.
Casual plates with a Mexican accent, started in a 1967 Airstream food truck. Order the smokehouse tacos.
A neighborhood diner that began as a drugstore in 1903 and appears in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Order the stuffed French toast.
A Savannah original since 1986, with a bakery that bakes on site. Go early for a pastry with your coffee.
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