Savannah Beer, Wine & Booze

Tybee Island · seafood

A-J's is on the Back River, the quiet side of the island away from the ocean. Visit Tybee describes sunset views over calm water and suggests sitting on the back dock 'to really get a glimpse into island life'. It is a dinner house, closed Tuesday and Wednesday by the hours the Main Street directory posts.

Tybee Island · seafood

A seafood shack and daytime seafood market at the marina on Lazaretto Creek, just before the bridge onto Tybee. When someone on r/savannah asked for a lunch fish spot near Tybee, nearly every answer was this one name. Locals also point to it for peel-and-eat shrimp, hushpuppies and a smash burger.

Tybee Island · seafood, american, pizza

Fannie's is the pink-roofed building across from the beach on the Strand, which Visit Tybee describes as three floors of oceanfront fun. You can sit inside, streetside or upstairs on the open-air deck, where there is live music on weekends. The site calls it 'a funky little restaurant across from the beach' and says its Sunday brunch and Bloody Marys return in the fall.

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.

Tybee Island · seafood

Salt Island Fish & Beer is a seafood and beer room on Lovell Avenue near the entrance to the island. The Main Street directory marks it a Turtle Friendly Restaurant, the island's label for businesses that manage their lights and waste for nesting sea turtles, and says pets are welcome outside. It closes on Tuesdays.

Tybee Island · seafood, american

Sting Ray's is on Butler Avenue, Tybee's main strip, with what Visit Tybee describes as a spacious outdoor deck shaded by colorful beach umbrellas. The DMO lists fresh seafood and live music.

Tybee Island · seafood, lowcountry, bbq

The Crab Shack is the creekside seafood yard on Chimney Creek whose motto is 'Where the Elite Eat in Their Bare Feet'. The signature order is Captain Crab's Sampler Platter ... crab legs, Georgia shrimp, mussels, crawfish, corn, sausage and potatoes. The grounds hold a gator lagoon the site says has 78 baby alligators, an aviary of rescued and adopted birds, a game room and a gift shop. Boats can tie up, parking is free, and leashed pets are welcome outside. No reservations ... the site says just show up and grab a seat.

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.

Tybee Island · southern, seafood, pizza

Beach Party is the Tybee room of Savannah's Treylor Park group, opened in 2024 in the building that held the Tybee Island Social Club. Cofounder Trey Wilder lived on Tybee for four years and told tybeeisland.com he did not want to lose any of the old club's character. The renovation added a bigger deck, a longer bar, more parking and a walk-up window for people coming off the beach. The patio has a sandpit for kids, and the week includes trivia on Wednesdays and live music.

Tybee Island · sandwiches, south african, wings

Zunzibar is the beach bar arm of Zunzi's, which its site says began more than twenty years ago as a sandwich shop on York Street in downtown Savannah. The Tybee room pours frozen drinks and cocktails and serves the Zunzi's sandwiches, wings and bar bites. Visit Tybee lists outdoor seating for 80 and a military discount. The group now also has rooms in Savannah and Florida.