Eat

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Restaurants

Lady & Sons -- a true Savannah experience.

The Hyatt Regency Hotel is right on the water and has a decent restaurant that has fabulous views of the river. It is possible to eat breakfast right next to the window while a huge container ship passes within maybe 100 feet.

Georges on Tybee Island -- excellent upscale cusine.

Johnny Harris on Vicory Drive -- old school Savannah BBQ place. Eat in the kitchen for a casual meal, in the bar for a cozy feel, or in the ballroom for a more spiffy dinner. The fried chicken is the best in town. The BBQ sauce is a classic.

The Gryphon Tea Room -- a tea room owned by SCAD on Madison Square in an old pharmacy. The tea and the atmosphere are excellent. The service and the food often disappoint.

700 Drayton Restaurant A fine cuisine restaurant and cocktail lounge located in the Mansion on Forsyth Park hotel in historic downtown Savannah, adorned with chic artwork, stunning chandeliering, and the full restoration and artistic touches of the original 1888 Savannah Mansion.

Mellow Mushroom -- laid-back pizza restaurant with full bar, good pizza, and many vegetarian options.

Local Treats
Byrd Cookie Company, A hometown favorite, this Savannah cookie company offers a multitude of favorites but make sure to try their famous Scottish Oatmeals!

River Street Sweets, A must for Savannah visitors, this candy shops makes the candy right in front of you. You can buy home made fudge or their world famous pralines.

Savannah Rum Runners, This local cake shop offers delicious rum cakes as well as other fine treats.

Leopold's Ice Cream, A nostalgic soda fountain, ice cream parlor and sandwich shoppe re-created by Savannahian and Hollywood movie producer, Stratton Leopold. The original shoppe was on the corner of Habersham and Gwinette Streets, just down the street from the birthplace of Johnny Mercer, Savannah's "Huckleberry Friend" and legendary lyricist known best perhaps for "Moon River," made famous in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and for "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah," made famous in Walt Disney's "Song of the South."

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