Savannah Beer, Wine & Booze

Starland District · southern, new american

Ardsley Station serves what it calls Southern comfort, refined with a modern twist, and says it partners with local farmers and vendors. The patio has a retractable roof, a fire pit and TVs for game days. Savannah Magazine readers voted it best Appetizers in 2026, tied for best Happy Hour, and named it runner-up for Business Lunch.

Historic District North · french

A French bistro with a pub room beside it. The venue describes 'one of Savannah's historic 19th-century spaces' with 'intricate tile floors, original architectural details, pressed-tin ceilings, and a handsome mahogany bar', and invites guests to have 'oysters and martinis at the bar' in the pub area.

Southside · lowcountry, southern

Cohen's Retreat is a campus on Skidaway Road with a Lowcountry restaurant and bar, a market, a bakery called The Little House and four cottages to rent. It also has a string of event rooms, among them the Art Tank, the Atrium, the Chef's Table and the Clubhouse. Savannah Magazine readers named it runner-up for Happy Hour in 2026.

Sandfly · seafood, coastal, caribbean

Driftaway has been in Sandfly since 2001, run by the husband-and-wife team of Robyn and Michele Quattlebaum. They call the cooking 'Casual Coastal Cuisine' ... fresh catch specials with some Caribbean influence ... and the motto is 'good food, good company, Savannah style'. There are patios, live music, brunch, and a private room for gatherings.

River Street · pub food, burgers

Dub's styles itself 'a public house' and 'River Street's Premier Sports Pub', with burgers, sandwiches, wings and screens everywhere. It has a private banquet room with its own bar. It belongs to Live Oak Restaurant Group, which also runs Molly McGuire's on the islands.

Wilmington Island · seafood

Savannah native Mike McMahon opened the Flying Fish in 2007 after years in the seafood business, aiming for local traditional flavors in a relaxed room. It sits on US 80 on the way to the beach with a patio and live music on weekends. Savannah Magazine lists it for families whose children are happy with fried shrimp, the screens and the patio.

Historic District North · southern, new american

Hitch is the sister room to Treylor Park, the Savannah-born group that also runs Double Wide Diner, Pizza Party and Beach Party on Tybee. The group describes the room as reminiscent of a whisky library or a chic, modern saloon, with wood ceilings and copper accents. It stays open until 1am every night and has its own brunch menu.

Victorian District · southern, new american, seafood

Local 11ten cooks Southern food in a restored 1950s-era bank a block south of Forsyth Park, using Georgia coast seafood and vegetables and herbs from Savannah-area farmers. Upstairs is Perch, its rooftop bar, open when the weather allows. Visit Savannah lists a private dining room for up to 40.

Wilmington Island · american, burgers, seafood

An islands bar and grill that describes itself as 'a local favorite tucked away from the hustle and bustle on Wilmington Island.' Visit Savannah calls it a 'laid-back neighborhood spot' with a 'family-friendly vibe.' It runs lunch specials Monday to Friday and is part of Live Oak Restaurant Group, which also owns Dub's Pub on River Street.

Tybee Island · seafood, caribbean, sandwiches

North Beach Bar and Grill sits between the Tybee lighthouse and the beach, and Visit Tybee describes it as mere feet from the sand, a place that welcomes sandy toes. The cooking is seafood with a Caribbean lean ... fish and chips, shrimp, tacos and fish bites ... and the site says it buys local, sustainable seafood. There is a full bar with craft beer, patio seating and live music.

Tybee Island · seafood, steak, burgers

Pier 16 is a family-owned seafood restaurant that opened in September 2020, one block from the beach. Visit Tybee describes two outdoor decks and a rooftop bar looking over Tybrisa Street, with cornhole and giant Jenga. The menu runs from Georgia shrimp and fresh fish to USDA Prime steak, and the listing says it serves in biodegradable cups, straws and to-go boxes.

City Market

A dueling piano bar that calls its nights 'a Rock-n-Roll party.' Two players take requests, joke with the room and keep the singalong going. The room holds nearly 500 people with seats for more than 250, nobody under 21 gets in, and Monday to Wednesday it is rented out for private events.

Historic District North · seafood, oysters

Sorry Charlie's says its local oysters come from its own oyster farm. The building stacks three rooms ... the oyster bar at street level, a tiki bar called The Bamboo Room, and a rooftop called The Neon Fish that looks over Ellis Square. Gibbons Hall upstairs takes private parties.

Starland District · pizza, bbq, sandwiches, food trucks

Starland Yard is a food park with a full bar, three built-in kitchens and rotating food trucks, made for groups who cannot agree on what to eat. Pizzeria Vittoria is Kyle Jacovino's naturally leavened pizza, fermented up to 48 hours and baked in a Moretti Forni hearth oven. Uncle June's is Reid Henninger's sandwich counter and T-Rex Barbecue smokes on site. Savannah Magazine sends families here for giant Jenga on artificial turf, cornhole and, in summer, a small blow-up water slide.

Tybee Island · seafood, tacos, hawaiian

The Deck sits on the sand side of Butler Avenue with a back deck over the beach ... its own site calls it Tybee's only beachfront restaurant. The menu draws on Australian, coastal Mexican and Hawaiian cooking, with fish tacos, fried shrimp platters and seafood bowls. It is a sister room to The Collins Quarter, Ukiyo, Fitzroy and Fishbar in Savannah. A cat named Marley lives outside and the site introduces him to guests. No reservations.

Historic District North · new american, gastropub

The Fitzroy is a dinner room just off Bay Street with a rooftop the site invites guests to sit on in the sun, and it takes private events.

Starland District · irish, pub food

Brothers Joshua and Michael Sexton opened this Irish pub on 10 October 2025 in a 1930s house that used to hold Troupial Cafe. The kitchen cooks Irish street food ... fish and chips, bangers and mash, sausage rolls, pasties and a spice bag of fried chicken, fries and vegetables tossed in a curry five-spice mix. There is a smaller room upstairs and a big backyard. The pub says it cooks without seed or vegetable oils.

seafood

A dock bar at the end of Livingston Avenue that Connect Savannah readers voted the city's best outdoor bar in 2022. It takes cards only ('NO CASH ACCEPTED') and rents the whole place out for weddings and private events on a full buyout model with seasonal pricing.

River Street

The rooftop bar on the Cotton Sail Hotel. It has two ways in: the hotel lobby at 126 W. Bay Street on the bluff, or an elevator from 125 W. River Street down on the cobblestones. The bar describes itself as 'a Savannah rooftop bar overlooking the Savannah River, with stunning views and breathtaking sunsets.' Seating is first come, first served with no reservations, except for buyouts of 50 or more.

southern, caribbean

Tortuga's has been family owned in Thunderbolt since 2008, on the Intracoastal Waterway. Its line is 'Southern Fare with a Caribbean Flare'. It serves dinner Wednesday through Saturday, lunch on Thursday and Friday and brunch on weekends, and has a banquet room for private parties.

Thunderbolt · seafood, southern

Tubby's sits on River Drive in Thunderbolt, looking across at the Wilmington River where the shrimp boats dock. The kitchen is known for fried shrimp and fresh catch done grilled, fried, blackened, broiled or steamed. The week has a rhythm of its own: live music Thursday through Sunday, line dancing on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5, bingo on Wednesdays at 7. It belongs to Savannah's Live Oak Restaurant Group, which also runs Molly McGuire's on Wilmington Island.