Please, help with food choices in Savannah n Tybee

[Boost Assendahm]

Finally going to Savannah (mostly historic and riverfront areas) with one day on Tybee.

Please, recommend better to best seafood n breakfast places (nothing fancy, just good southern fare). And possibly a BBQ spot.

Have heard about Crab Shack for seafood and Breakfast Club on Tybee. Also had a good experience at Johnnie Harris several years back.

Please and thanks again.

 

[OlecountryDawg]

Finally going to Savannah (mostly historic and riverfront areas) with one day on Tybee.

Please, recommend better to best seafood n breakfast places (nothing fancy, just good southern fare). And possibly a BBQ spot.

Have heard about Crab Shack for seafood and Breakfast Club on Tybee. Also had a good experience at Johnnie Harris several years back.

Please and thanks again.

There many places but there a place to eat next to the gas station before the curve ( it would be on your right ) across from the sugar shack . Don't remember the name that place is good .


AJ's is good but if you don't know where the hell it is , it's hard find .

 

[steelchair]

Ms. Wilkes is a must!!! But, you need to be in line no later than 10:45am for lunch. Trust me, it's worth it. Paula Deans "Lady and Sons" is also pretty special.

If you have kids (or even if you don't) The Pirate House is a cool experience. It's on every "Most Haunted" list and good for at least a laugh or two.

 

[Boost Assendahm]

Ms. Wilkes is a must!!! But, you need to be in line no later than 10:45am for lunch. Trust me, it's worth it. Paula Deans "Lady and Sons" is also pretty special.

If you have kids (or even if you don't) The Pirate House is a cool experience. It's on every "Most Haunted" list and good for at least a laugh or two.

Thanks

 

[LumpLump]

Finally going to Savannah (mostly historic and riverfront areas) with one day on Tybee.

Please, recommend better to best seafood n breakfast places (nothing fancy, just good southern fare). And possibly a BBQ spot.

Have heard about Crab Shack for seafood and Breakfast Club on Tybee. Also had a good experience at Johnnie Harris several years back.

Please and thanks again.

We lived in Savannah for a few years.

As someone else said, make sure you give Mrs. Wilkes a try for homemade country cooking, just get on Jones ST and Abercorn and look for the line (near the Cathedral of St. John the Bapt, which you can also tour and should...it's free, although there is a donation box...beautiful) At Mrs. Wilkes, you'll sit at a table for 10 or 12 and get to know strangers. It's served family style. They just continue to bring big bowls and platters of food.

Chart House on River St for steaks, but pricey. Or to have a beer and cool off. It is cold in there but feels great in summer.
We always loved Spanky's casual atmosphere, fingers and beer battered spuds. (River St)
The Cotton Exchange has great ruebens and french onion soup. (River ST)
Cyrstal Beer Parlor (not far from Mrs. Wilkes) for.........beer! They must have 50 or 75 on tap! Food's usual bar food and good. It's a really neat place.
Yes, take kids to Pirate's House, upstairs bar. (it's ok) Let them (and you) enjoy the thunderstorm, rain shower, etc. that goes on. But while food is good, it's pricey and to me, it's like a Red Lobster. Sort of. They make dishes out out of seafood. Just give me the seafood. Don't need noodles, sauces, etc.
If seafood, I'd go to Desposito's. It's a hole in the wall on the marsh but it's all fresh.
Now all of the above are when we lived there over 20 yrs ago and still going strong. So you know they must be good to stay in business. Most were in business for many years before we were there.

But......if you can find Pearl's Seafood or something like that out near Isle of Hope, it's better than any of them for seafood. Or you can go to another icon, Love's. But you got to go almost to Richmond Hill. It's on the river. And Pearl's is better, imo.

 

[Boost Assendahm]

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We lived in Savannah for a few years.

As someone else said, make sure you give Mrs. Wilkes a try for homemade country cooking, just get on Jones ST and Abercorn and look for the line (near the Cathedral of St. John the Bapt, which you can also tour and should...it's free, although there is a donation box...beautiful) At Mrs. Wilkes, you'll sit at a table for 10 or 12 and get to know strangers. It's served family style. They just continue to bring big bowls and platters of food.

Chart House on River St for steaks, but pricey. Or to have a beer and cool off. It is cold in there but feels great in summer.
We always loved Spanky's casual atmosphere, fingers and beer battered spuds. (River St)
The Cotton Exchange has great ruebens and french onion soup. (River ST)
Cyrstal Beer Parlor (not far from Mrs. Wilkes) for.........beer! They must have 50 or 75 on tap! Food's usual bar food and good. It's a really neat place.
Yes, take kids to Pirate's House, upstairs bar. (it's ok) Let them (and you) enjoy the thunderstorm, rain shower, etc. that goes on. But while food is good, it's pricey and to me, it's like a Red Lobster. Sort of. They make dishes out out of seafood. Just give me the seafood. Don't need noodles, sauces, etc.
If seafood, I'd go to Desposito's. It's a hole in the wall on the marsh but it's all fresh.
Now all of the above are when we lived there over 20 yrs ago and still going strong. So you know they must be good to stay in business. Most were in business for many years before we were there.

But......if you can find Pearl's Seafood or something like that out near Isle of Hope, it's better than any of them for seafood. Or you can go to another icon, Love's. But you got to go almost to Richmond Hill. It's on the river. And Pearl's is better, imo.

Thanks for all the detail. Thanks.

 

[steelchair]

We lived in Savannah for a few years.

As someone else said, make sure you give Mrs. Wilkes a try for homemade country cooking, just get on Jones ST and Abercorn and look for the line (near the Cathedral of St. John the Bapt, which you can also tour and should...it's free, although there is a donation box...beautiful) At Mrs. Wilkes, you'll sit at a table for 10 or 12 and get to know strangers. It's served family style. They just continue to bring big bowls and platters of food.

Chart House on River St for steaks, but pricey. Or to have a beer and cool off. It is cold in there but feels great in summer.
We always loved Spanky's casual atmosphere, fingers and beer battered spuds. (River St)
The Cotton Exchange has great ruebens and french onion soup. (River ST)
Cyrstal Beer Parlor (not far from Mrs. Wilkes) for.........beer! They must have 50 or 75 on tap! Food's usual bar food and good. It's a really neat place.
Yes, take kids to Pirate's House, upstairs bar. (it's ok) Let them (and you) enjoy the thunderstorm, rain shower, etc. that goes on. But while food is good, it's pricey and to me, it's like a Red Lobster. Sort of. They make dishes out out of seafood. Just give me the seafood. Don't need noodles, sauces, etc.
If seafood, I'd go to Desposito's. It's a hole in the wall on the marsh but it's all fresh.
Now all of the above are when we lived there over 20 yrs ago and still going strong. So you know they must be good to stay in business. Most were in business for many years before we were there.

But......if you can find Pearl's Seafood or something like that out near Isle of Hope, it's better than any of them for seafood. Or you can go to another icon, Love's. But you got to go almost to Richmond Hill. It's on the river. And Pearl's is better, imo.

Agree 100% on the Pirate House...it's more for the novelty than the food. Although, the food was decent...it's certainly not in line with the best seafood around. Spanky's is awesome just to sit and have a beer next to the river. It's probably on the must do list as well.

Something else Boost, I highly recommend two other things: 1. Take some time during the day to walk around the historic parts of the city. There's tons to see. 2. If your kids are old enough, I'd say 10+, the ghost tours are really cool.

 

[LumpLump]

Agree 100% on the Pirate House...it's more for the novelty than the food. Although, the food was decent...it's certainly not in line with the best seafood around. Spanky's is awesome just to sit and have a beer next to the river. It's probably on the must do list as well.

Something else Boost, I highly recommend two other things: 1. Take some time during the day to walk around the historic parts of the city. There's tons to see. 2. If your kids are old enough, I'd say 10+, the ghost tours are really cool.

Food is good at Pirate's House, it's just when on the coast, I want seafood in the least imaginative way. LOL!
And you are right......the ghost tours are fun. But during the day, just walking through Bonaventure Cemetery is interesting. Lots of famous people buried there and the monuments and crypts remind me of NOLA. Only the cemetery is much prettier than any in NOLA. They are too jammed in there. Bonaventure has beautiful old trees and some green space between burials.

Also, with kids, I'd take them to Fort Jackson. Lots of history there, amazing how they built it and amazing how obviously SHORT people were back then. Last time I was there, was still free to get in.