Stay at the Foley House Inn - so gorgeous! Eat at the Sapphire Grill, avoid the Lady and Sons (next door), just not worth the wait (I love Paula and her shows, but the food is only good because of the pound of butter in every dish). Make sure to visit touristy River Street and enjoy the freedom of open container laws!

Savannah, you lucky girl. I loved that place when we were stationed at Stewart. Alas, it has been too long since I've been there (I don't count the drive-by on I-95 by Blondie on the way home from FL) to be of any help.

Just have fun and I want to see a picture. Of you. Remember I did it, you can too.

The Pink House is supposed to be great. I haven't eaten there but we have made reservations and paid for my parents to eat there for my Dad's last 3 birthdays. They rave about it for weeks and when I try to suggest anything for my Dad's birthday he gets pouty!

The Lady and Sons... mmm... I miss southern cooking

If you're in the mood for high tea, I really enjoyed the Gryphon Tea Room. Of course I'm sure it's better to visit when the kitchen is open...hubby and I had nothing to eat with our tea but huge slabs of chocolate cake :)

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No idea. I DO know that my mother's book club (really, just an excuse to get together and drink wine and spend money), read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and then took a trip to Savannah and "did and saw all the stuff in the book" and RAVED about it. So maybe reading that book is a good place to start?

~jessica

I second the Sapphire Grill! And take a ghost tour while you're in town. Cheesey fun.

I second the Gryphon room. Very fun and funky when we were there. And take the time to go to Charleston.

May you have a blast on vacation!

By the way, I think that all of the "special"
people who wander your way may head out from the same place: the fruitcake factory the realtor "forgot" to tell you about when you were scouting restaurants: you know, the one with lax security, in close proximity to your place...

Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room is a great place to go for lunch, but you have to get in line early. It's only open for a few hours on weekdays, but the food is fantastic & it's all you can eat, served family style.

A cab driver told us the thing to do is go to the back door at Mrs. Wilkes and get the food to go. Proceed directly to one of the many beautiful squares and have a wonderful southern picnic. Be sure to include the banana pudding as one of your choices! One of our best memories of Savannah. We also ate at Elizabeth's on 37th which was good but not memorable.

Funny, just found your blog and I'm from Savannah! First of all, stay downtown. There are great inns and inexpensive hotels. NY Times rated the funky Thunderbird Inn as the best value in the Historic district, at about $89 or less depending on the season. Vinnie Van Go Go’s Pizza is good for a quick, cheap lunch and you can get to-go beer while you wait. Check out E. Shaver Booksellers if you want to browse. Make sure to walk around River Street, Bay Street, City Market and the Historic District (all clear on any map, downtown and walkable). A horse carriage tour (they start in City Market) is a good way to get the lay of the land on your first day and they’re not too pricey (if you go with a larger group rather than having a smaller carriage to yourself). Going to the beach on Tybee Island is fun, but you’ll need to rent a car to get out there (about a 30 min drive). On the way out you could take a picnic to Fort Pulaski, a civil war-era fort and park open for tours. If you do make it to Tybee check out the North Beach Grill for a nice dinner on the water. For downtown fine dining, I recommend The Pink House or the Sapphire Grill. Avoid Paula Deen’s Lady and Sons at all costs and instead go to Mrs. Wilkes’ if you want a traditional meal. The Firefly Café is great for brunch and Il Pasticcio is consistently ranked as one of the top Italian restaurants in the country. Have fun!

I love love love Elizabeth on 37th! The staff there is as wonderful as the food. It's at the far end of Forsythe Park in an old mansion.

http://www.elizabethon37th.net/

Probably one of the most wonderful dining experiences I have ever had.

Hi FW!
I'm not from Savannah - but I just finished up reading all of your entries and so I felt the need to finally check in. Okay, really, I'm not a stalker - I linked here from another website some time in March and found it so enjoyable that I wanted to read all about the crazy...

You've provided me with some belly-laughs, but I hope that your customers don't drive you out of the business. :)

All the best.

Charleston is better. Savannah id oksy, but the best food and fun is in Charleston. If you ever do get to Charleston, eat at Peninusla Grille. And make sure to save room for the coconut cake there. Can't beat a one pound slice of housemade coconut cake.

What a beautiful part of the country. I do suggest you read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil before you go. It will put you in the right mood,a nd get you in the spirit of the place. One thing I must tell you about the book, it will seem like an exageration, but I swear to you, it is not. I moved away many years ago,and visit regularly. No particular food recs as far as restaraunts, BUT you must eat fresh oysters, lots of them, preferably at an oyster roast. People are very friendly, you'll be able to get yourself invited to one. I do recommend you make your way to the ocean when you are there.

Savannah is great! Hot and very humid depending when you go. We went for our anniversary at the end of May 2006, so it was very humid at that time. I highly recommend reading/watching Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil if you haven't already; gives a neat context for Savannah culture and gives you some fun things to put on your to-see list. I am obsessive when it comes to planning a vacation as I want to see and do absolutely everything I read about on Frommers and Fodors travel sites, not to mention Chow and other food sites. I wasn't able to do it all, but what I did get done was quite satisfactory. I have emailed you the Savannah recap post from my woefully out of date blog that lists where we stayed, where we ate, what we saw. Thunderbird Inn: looks skanky on the outside and 60s mod cute-cool on the inside. Check out the website; it is less than a block from the top of the historic district along the river and you cannot beat the price. We will definitely stay there again! We did stay one night in a bed and breakfast inn (McMillan Inn) and enjoyed that very much as well. I based my decision of B&B on the descriptions of the breakfast each served (I wanted fancy, not continental) and we were not disappointed. Firefly Cafe (cute little nook in the historic district, yummy food), Lady & Sons (worth the combined 1.5 hour wait IMO), Old Pink House Restaurant, The Crab Shack (touristy, but go at night and sit on the deck or in view of the deck with the lights strung in the trees and the river ambling by...so pretty!), and Mrs. Wilke's Dining Room (southern cooking like Lady & Sons, but its been around a long time...her granddaughter is there now) provided us with many moments of wonderful food most of which we would happily relive next time we are in Savannah (possibly not Pink House; swankier atmosphere and good food, but I might want to try out another swanky restaurant next time). Tybee Beach is not far away and was a fun, if windy, afternoon. I found a map online for the historic district that I printed and marked with all the places I wanted to eat/go and was very glad to have it for reference. We were only there over the weekend, so we stayed busy with the historic district and Tybee Beach. Gracious, I've left a huge comment...I hope this helps!

Stay here: http://the1895inn.net/index.htm
Great B&B. Didn't meet Bob, but Ed is awesome! You could spend a day looking at the great stuff in their house. Ed gives great advice on places to eat, things to see and he makes a yummy breakfast. Rooms look just like they do on the website.

Churchill's Pub - great bar, food so-so.
Six Pence Pub - meh.

We ate at Garibaldi's Cafe - can't really remember the food, but I remember it was a nice place with good service. (There was a child who was loud - till that table had a visit from management.)

Get tired of fancy food go here: http://www.vinnievangogo.com/ Great pizza and get a go-cup if you have any beer left.

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I agree with those who say avoid The Lady and Sons! If you want good southern food served famiy style go to Ms. Wilkes' Boarding House. But plan to get there about 11:30am, because they start the first lunch seating at noon and there will be a line.
Stay downtown if you can.
Vinnie Van Go Go's is a must- but take cash because they do not take any form of plastic.
Take the time to visit some house museums- I'm partial to the Owens Thomas House (built in 1819-a Regency style house with lots of beautiful furnishings)because my mom is the weekend manager there! Also check out the Juliette Gordon Lowe Birthplace on Oglethorpe Avenue because it is full of the original furnishings and items owned by the Gordon family- no reproductions!
I could go on forever because I'm homesick. I lived in Savannah for 38 years before moving to Colorado to be with my fiance. If you have any other questions- let me know because I love bragging about my hometown!

I think this chef is in that area, my browser won't load it som I can't double check it but I'm pretty sure he's around there:

http://seanbrock.wordpress.com/

Elizabeth on 37th is my favourite -- all local ingredients/

Streamliner and Bobbie's are both fun and operated by Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).

As corny as they are, carriage rides around the historic district are a good way to see the squares and learn a little bit about Savannah. The horses seem to well cared for and the driver are characters.

If you come to Atlanta, drop me a line and I'll suggest some great places (including my own, lol)

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