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Explore our curated restaurants, hotels, bars, and wineries in Savannah.

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Savannah, United States
Savannah's wine-minded dining scene in our guide includes five Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence and one Best of Award of Excellence. Elizabeth on 37th in Victorian District, The Grey in Yamacraw Village, 1540 Room in Downtown, Emporium Kitchen & Wine Market in Historic District, and Stone & Webster Chophouse in Plant Riverside District show how the city's strongest lists sit inside distinct dining rooms. Historic District carries the largest share of venues in our guide, with 26, and Downtown follows with 12. Serious dining also appears in Yamacraw Village, Landmark Historic District, Victorian District, and Plant Riverside District, where curated wine programs meet tasting-menu formats, Lowcountry cooking, and Southern cuisine. The citywide picture is clear in our guide: wine programs and destination restaurants cluster across several neighborhoods, with multiple parts of the city playing a role.

Wine Spectator awards

Our guide counts one Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and five Awards of Excellence citywide. Elizabeth on 37th in Victorian District holds the Best of Award, 1540 Room in Downtown holds the exceptional program, Emporium Kitchen & Wine Market in Historic District holds a retail wine market, and Stone & Webster Chophouse in Plant Riverside District holds a sommelier-led list.

  • Elizabeth on 37th

    Elizabeth on 37th in Victorian District serves Southern coastal fine dining in a Victorian mansion, with a tasting menu and a prix fixe format. The wine program is curated, and the restaurant holds an extensive wine list plus the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2026. A James Beard Best Chefs award is dated 1995. The kitchen draws on Georgia's coastal and agricultural ingredients.

  • 1540 Room

    1540 Room in Downtown serves refined Lowcountry cuisine with global spice trade influences and local farm-to-table ingredients, in an open kitchen. The format is a la carte. The wine program is exceptional, with an extensive wine list, and our guide counts one exceptional wine program citywide. The restaurant holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 2026.

  • Emporium Kitchen & Wine Market

    Emporium Kitchen & Wine Market in Historic District is an open-kitchen brasserie in Perry Lane Hotel, with French classics and modern Southern flair on the menu. A retail wine market holds 2,000 bottles, and the restaurant list is California-weighted at around 90 selections. The wine program is curated, with an extensive wine list and craft cocktails. The restaurant holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence.

  • Stone & Webster Chophouse

    Stone & Webster Chophouse in Plant Riverside District is a premium American steakhouse in a historic power plant, with an open kitchen and a riverfront setting. The format is a la carte. Its wine program is curated: an extensive wine list, craft cocktails, and a sommelier-led list. The restaurant holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 2026.

Regional dining rooms

Regional dining in our guide includes Port City Southern fine dining, modern Southern a la carte, a seasonal neighborhood menu, and Creole-Low Country cooking with a tasting menu. The Grey in Yamacraw Village, Husk in Landmark Historic District, Common Thread in East 37th Street, and Alligator Soul in Downtown District each keep a curated wine program.

  • The Grey

    The Grey in Yamacraw Village is a modern Southern restaurant in a restored Art Deco Greyhound bus terminal. Chef Mashama Bailey cooks Port City Southern food from European, African, and American traditions, on prix fixe and a la carte formats. The wine program is curated, with craft cocktails. It holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 2026 and James Beard awards for Best Chefs and Outstanding Chef #1.

  • Husk

    Husk in Landmark Historic District serves modern Southern cooking from heirloom ingredients and coastal Georgia sourcing, in a restored historic building. The restaurant draws on the South as a sourcing region and treats local agriculture and regional technique as its frame. The format is a la carte. The wine program is curated, with craft cocktails, and the restaurant holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 2026.

  • Common Thread

    Common Thread in East 37th Street is an ingredient-focused restaurant in a Victorian home, cooking modern American food with Middle Eastern influences. The menu changes with the season and is organized by portion size, served as small plates and a la carte. Ingredients are locally sourced, with world cuisine influences. The wine program is curated, with craft cocktails. It was a James Beard Award Semi Finalist in 2025.

  • Alligator Soul

    Alligator Soul in Downtown District is underground fine dining in a 19th-century grain warehouse basement, cooking Creole-Low Country fusion with wild game and a modern presentation. The kitchen draws on Georgia's coastal and inland ingredients. Formats cover a la carte and a tasting menu. The wine program is curated, with an extensive wine list and craft cocktails.

Wine bars and cocktail bars

Late Air in Midtown pours a rotating selection of natural wines. Artillery Bar in Historic District keeps a curated wine program with cocktails, and Lone Wolf Lounge in Starland District was a James Beard Award Semi Finalist in 2025.

  • Late Air

    Late Air in Midtown is an intimate neighborhood wine bar with a curated wine program. The list is a rotating selection of natural wines, served with seasonal small plates from local farmers. Midtown residents use the bar on weekday evenings as readily as on weekend nights.

  • Artillery Bar

    Artillery Bar in Historic District is a speakeasy in a restored 1896 armory. Cocktails use herbs, tobacco, egg whites, and teas, with references to the building's military past, and they draw from Southern cocktail tradition. The wine program is curated. The bar also pours whiskey.

  • St. Neo's Brasserie

    St. Neo's Brasserie in Historic District is an upscale seafood brasserie and raw bar for Lowcountry cuisine, with a curated cocktail program and an adjacent music listening lounge. The wine program is curated. Cocktails include craft cocktails, classic cocktails, and zero-proof drinks. The kitchen uses classical European technique and Georgia-sourced coastal and agricultural produce.

  • Lone Wolf Lounge

    Lone Wolf Lounge in Starland District is a neighborhood bar with retro 1970s wood-paneled decor and house-crafted cocktails. The Cobra Room is used for events. The bar pours craft cocktails and classic cocktails. It was a James Beard Award Semi Finalist in 2025.

Planning FAQ

How many Michelin-starred restaurants are in Savannah?

Our guide counts 0 Michelin-starred restaurants in Savannah and 0 Michelin stars citywide. The dining scene in our guide is defined by Wine Spectator awards, curated wine programs, and tasting-menu rooms in several neighborhoods.

Which places hold Wine Spectator awards?

Elizabeth on 37th in Victorian District holds the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, and Common Restaurant in Historic District also holds that award in our guide. Five restaurants hold a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence: The Grey in Yamacraw Village, Husk in Landmark Historic District, 1540 Room in Downtown, Emporium Kitchen & Wine Market in Historic District, and Stone & Webster Chophouse in Plant Riverside District.

Where are the tasting menus?

Elizabeth on 37th in Victorian District and Alligator Soul in Downtown District are the restaurants in our guide with a tasting menu. Elizabeth on 37th in Victorian District also uses a prix fixe format for Southern coastal fine dining in a Victorian mansion. Alligator Soul in Downtown District also serves a la carte Creole-Low Country fusion with wild game in a 19th-century grain warehouse basement.

Which neighborhoods have the serious wine lists?

Serious wine lists in our guide are in Victorian District, Downtown, Historic District, Plant Riverside District, Yamacraw Village, and Landmark Historic District. Elizabeth on 37th in Victorian District has an extensive wine list and the Best of Award of Excellence. 1540 Room in Downtown has an extensive list and the exceptional wine program. Emporium Kitchen & Wine Market in Historic District has a 2,000-bottle retail wine market and a California-weighted list of around 90 selections.

By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards

Savannah

Restaurants

Selected entries from the current guide for Savannah.

Emporium Kitchen & Wine Market restaurant in Savannah

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Emporium Kitchen & Wine Market

A French kitchen paired with a 2,000-bottle wine market on Savannah's East Perry Street, Emporium Kitchen and Wine Market operates at the mid-range tier, with a California-weighted list of around 90 selections and a $25 corkage fee. Chef Miguel Bautista leads the kitchen through lunch and dinner service, placing this room in a distinct position within a city whose dining scene otherwise tilts toward Southern comfort or high-end event dining.

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Mrs. Wilkes’Dining Room restaurant in Savannah

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Mrs. Wilkes’Dining Room

A Savannah institution on Jones Street, Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room serves communal Southern cooking the way the tradition was built: long tables, shared bowls, and a rotating spread of fried chicken, collard greens, and cornbread. Ranked #64 on Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats in North America in 2023 and #74 in 2024, it holds a specific place in the American boarding-house dining tradition that few rooms anywhere replicate.

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Boar's Head Grill & Tavern restaurant in Savannah

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Boar's Head Grill & Tavern

One of Savannah's established grill-and-tavern addresses, Boar's Head Grill & Tavern occupies 1 Lincoln Street in the heart of the historic district. The format sits within the Southern American tradition of anchored, all-day hospitality — hearty plates, a well-stocked bar, and a room that rewards those who come without an agenda. For visitors mapping the city's dining range, it fills a distinct tier between white-tablecloth formality and casual counter dining.

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Broken Keel restaurant in Savannah

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Broken Keel

Positioned on Savannah's River Street, Broken Keel occupies one of the city's most atmospheric dining corridors, where cobblestone meets the Savannah River and the line between bar, kitchen, and waterfront blurs. The address alone places it inside a conversation about what River Street dining does well and where it falls short. For visitors working through the city's food scene, it warrants attention alongside the broader River Street context.

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Circa 1875 restaurant in Savannah

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Circa 1875

Circa 1875 occupies a 19th-century Whitaker Street address in Savannah's Historic District, positioning itself within a city dining scene that rewards atmosphere as much as cuisine. The room's period character places it alongside Savannah's more formal dinner options, where collaborative service and wine programs carry as much weight as the kitchen. Book ahead, particularly on weekends when the Historic District draws significant foot traffic.

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Cotton & Rye restaurant in Savannah

Savannah, United States

Cotton & Rye

Cotton & Rye occupies a corner of Savannah's Habersham Street where Southern larder traditions meet kitchen discipline more commonly associated with coastal fine dining. The menu draws from Georgia's agricultural and coastal supply lines, applying technique that places it in a different conversation from the city's more casual comfort-food circuit. For visitors working through Savannah's serious restaurant tier, it belongs on the itinerary alongside the city's other destination addresses.

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Hotels

Selected entries from the current guide for Savannah.

Perry Lane Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Savannah hotel in Savannah

Savannah, United States

Perry Lane Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Savannah

Perry Lane Hotel sits steps from Forsyth Park in Savannah's historic district, earning a Michelin Key in 2024 as part of the Luxury Collection portfolio. Its 167 rooms start above 400 square feet, and three food and beverage venues span an all-day restaurant, a rooftop lounge, and a deliberately informal bar. It is a contemporary property with a specific point of view on how Savannah hospitality should feel.

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Bellwether House hotel in Savannah

Savannah, United States

Bellwether House

Two 19th-century Italianate townhouses on East Gaston Street, Bellwether House earns its 2024 Michelin Key not by offering the amenities of a full-service hotel but by perfecting a more intimate format: 16 rooms outfitted in modern-classic style, an Indian-accented breakfast, afternoon tea, and a sunset Champagne ritual opened by saber. At $299, it occupies a precise tier in Savannah's lodging hierarchy — more considered than a period inn, more personal than a branded property.

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Thompson Savannah hotel in Savannah

Savannah, United States

Thompson Savannah

At the edge of Savannah's Historic District where the city meets the Eastern Wharf, Thompson Savannah positions itself as a riverfront base for travellers who want genuine comfort alongside genuine access. With 193 rooms and suites, a seasonal restaurant, a rooftop bar, and a pool deck with private cabanas, it occupies a distinct tier in the city's premium accommodation market — urban enough to walk history, calm enough to decompress properly.

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Savannah

Bars

Selected entries from the current guide for Savannah.

Bella's Italian Cafe bar in Savannah

Savannah, United States

Bella's Italian Cafe

A Habersham Street fixture in Savannah's midtown residential corridor, Bella's Italian Cafe operates at the intersection of neighborhood familiarity and Italian-American cooking traditions. The cafe format suits the surrounding community's preference for accessible, repeatable dining over destination spectacle. For visitors, it offers a grounded contrast to the heavily touristed dining strip along River Street and the Historic District.

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Shuk bar in Savannah

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Shuk

On Habersham Street in Savannah's Thomas Square corridor, Shuk occupies a distinct tier among the city's newer drinking and dining addresses. Where much of Savannah's hospitality leans on antebellum atmosphere and garden-square romance, this address reads differently: a space shaped by the physical logic of its interior rather than the weight of its surroundings. For visitors working through the city's current bar and restaurant scene, it warrants attention.

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St. Neo's Brasserie bar in Savannah

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St. Neo's Brasserie

St. Neo's Brasserie occupies a Drayton Street address in one of Savannah's most historically layered corridors, where the brasserie format meets the South's deep larder of coastal and agricultural produce. The kitchen works at the intersection of classical European technique and Georgia-sourced ingredients, positioning it within Savannah's emerging fine-casual tier. It is the kind of room where the city's hospitality traditions and a broader culinary ambition arrive at the same table.

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Two Tides Brewing Co. bar in Savannah

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Two Tides Brewing Co.

Two Tides Brewing Co. occupies a Victorian-era block on West 41st Street, sitting at the quieter residential edge of Savannah's bar scene rather than in the thick of River Street traffic. The brewery format positions it within a growing Southern craft cohort that treats the taproom as the primary experience. For visitors moving between Savannah's established cocktail rooms and its newer fermentation-focused venues, it offers a distinct register.

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Water Witch Tiki bar in Savannah

Savannah, United States

Water Witch Tiki

Tiki culture in Savannah takes a Southern turn at Water Witch Tiki on Bull Street, where rum-forward drinks and theatrical presentation meet the city's unhurried after-dark tempo. The bar fits into a broader wave of American tiki revival bars that prioritize craft technique over kitsch, placing it alongside the serious cocktail programs reshaping smaller Southern cities. A useful first stop for anyone mapping Savannah's bar scene beyond the predictable riverfront strip.

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Savannah

Wineries

Selected entries from the current guide for Savannah.

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