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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Savannah Magazine. Updated August 2026.
Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room · Historic District
Since 1943. Savannah Magazine 2025 Best Southern + Best Fried Chicken. Arrive before opening, wait the line, take a seat at a ten-top. Twenty-plus dishes appear without ordering: fried chicken, black-eyed peas, collards, cornbread, sweet potato soufflé.
The Olde Pink House · Historic District
1771 mansion, multiple dining rooms, the signature crispy scored flounder and shrimp-and-grits. Savannah Magazine 2025 Best Shrimp and Grits; runner-up for Best Southern. The most iconic Historic District address.
Husk Savannah · Historic District
Sean Brock's Southern ingredient manifesto in Savannah form. Heirloom grains, heritage breeds, whole-animal butchery. The only Husk outpost in Georgia.
Vic's On the River · Historic District
Vic's On The River runs an upstairs dining room with entrances on both Bay Street and River Street. Savannah Magazine's 2025 reader survey named it alongside The Olde Pink House in the shrimp and grits category, and separately as a waterfront dining pick. The room serves classic Lowcountry Southern plates with river views.