With creative minds, comes the need to fuel ideas gastronomically —cheaply, ethically, and with inimitable style. Indulge in a few of the eateries that give the area its character.
Food & Drink
Savannah, Georgia restaurants, bars, locations, listings, news and reviews.
Beware ‘seasonal beer creep’
I might have found the ability to appreciate the beer’s combination of cranberries, allspice and nutmeg over a juicy pumpkin base. Instead, it felt like I was being force fed Thanksgiving dinner in a sauna.
Culinary art:: Jepson Cafe re-opens
The Jepson Café has moved back to its original location: nestled on an upper floor of the Jepson Center and overlooking the atrium. The quaint space is well-lit with tall windows lining the café.
In rare FORM
FORM’s culinary machine is driven, explains co-owner Brian Torres, by a desire to present “a true showcase of food and wine.”
Southbound rising
It’s almost impossible to believe, but Southbound Brewing Co. wasn’t a presence at last year’s Savannah Craft Brew Fest. Last summer the fledgling enterprise was still in the early stages […]
Craft Brew Fest: ‘Beer is the rock star’
“We realize the beer is the draw, and we put everything in the hands of the beer.”
Road trip to River Dog
After scoping out a location in Bluffton’s Old Town, they settled on the larger warehouse space they now occupy in Ridgeland, S.C.
A sweet new vodka line
As a successful entrepreneur and a survivor of childhood abuse, Michelle Weber has raised many a glass to life’s hard-earned victories.
21st Century tasting notes
Untappd is an app for iOS and Android that allows you to “check in” to the beers you’ve tried. You can assign each beer a “cap” rating between one and five, with one being a drain pour and five being nirvana. You can also add your tasting notes, a photo and the location where you enjoyed your beer.
Holy mole!
This isn’t Ortiz’s first time around a restaurant: He opened perennial Cuban favorite Rancho Allegre several years ago as well as Hidalgo’s in Pooler, but wanted to return to the homecooked cuisine of his youth.
… and growlers for all
Before you could buy bottles or cans of your favorite beer to enjoy at home, your only option was to fill a vessel fresh from the tap at the local pub and take it with you. Those refillable bottles are called growlers, and they’re making a comeback in a big way.
Let’s drink to a happy #IPAday
“Savannah’s on the cusp of being another big beer towm. IPAs are something that draws people in,” says Taylor Yates, a brewer at Moon River. “What’s not to like?”
