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Contents : March 2012 Feed 16 Gardening

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Growing Community: Savannah’s not so secret food gardening scene

19 Local Spotlight

The 150 year old family legacy of Ambos Seafoods

25 Walk this Way

The proper way to walk and 4 great places to do so

29 What Do You Feed Your Pets?

Pet store owners and animal advocates share what food they actually feed their own furry friends.

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photo by Andrea Nordstrom

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34 The Seasonal Chef: Cha Bella

RECIPE: Farmer’s Garden Salad with Honey Vinaigrette Dressing

36 In Rare FORM

How four friends brought their passions together to form Savannah’s favorite wine & gourmet shop.

42 Open Your Mouth & Say Gelatohhh

Cafe Gelatohhh in City Market celebrates 10 years!

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Maps.

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Dining Guide

Drink 66 Taking it Slow

Savannah Slowride, the most original and entertaining way to experience the city.

70 Savannah’s Suds Savant

John Pinkerton’s journey to Moon River Brewmaster

72 Some Things Old, Some Thing New

An Interview with Crystal Beer Parlor’s John Nichols

74 The BAR GUIDE

The most comprehensive list of bars, from Downtown to The Islands.

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It’s that same impenetrable je ne sais quoi that has attracted scores of filmmakers over the years to Savannah’s moss-shaded streets, eager to use its distinctive palette to paint evocative portraits of its people and places.

In many regards, time spent in Savannah -- be it in a square, at a restaurant, walking down River Street and City Market, or gazing from atop a horse-drawn carriage -- is like watching a movie. The scene is lush, straight out of central casting. Savannah is a place that grows its own talent, empowering ‘ambassadors’ to spread the city’s love to grander stages and larger audiences.

One score and one year ago, a lady -- and her sons -- put forth a stick of butter in a cast iron skillet, added a pinch of heartache, a mother lode of invention, and a heaping scoop of gumption and turned a meal in a brown paper bag on a downtown office desk into something truly special. First, an idea, then a restaurant, a magazine, a television show, and a can of Moppin’ Sauce on every supermarket aisle in the country. Not bad Miss Paula Deen, you are a fine dish indeed.

Another lady, cleverly named after one of the most well-known wine-producing regions in France, helped ripen an author’s preoperative preoccupation into a book, a movie, a show and a tour. Chablis -- the wine, that is -- is known for its star-bright clarity, its racy, green-apple acidity, its occasional flinty notes and its eventual mellowing (with age) into a delicate honeyed finish. For many Americans, Chablis is something of a mystery, a popular guilty pleasure that many secretly enjoy, but rarely admit publicly. It seems, Madame Knox, the appellation has not fallen too far from the tree. Your life must be richly satisfying, for even the most tannic of observers. Way to flip the script, Lady, you are a ‘Grand Cru’ indeed.

March marks the unofficial beginning of the tourist season in Savannah. Mid-month, thousands of revelers will descend on the city’s downtown streets for St. Patrick’s Day, a party and celebration of legendary proportions. The sullen cold winter will disappear and give way to beautiful sun-splashed spring days. At nights, you can almost feel the energy and electricity in the air as locals and visitors alike soak up the sights and sounds of spring in Savannah.

Whether you’re in town for a visit, passing through or are lucky enough to call Savannah home, you may have noticed there’s something special about this place.

And it’s that unique charm that is worth savoring, like a heaping plate of shrimp, grits and redeye gravy.

So just sit back, enjoy the scenery, make your own script and stay well fed.

- David Gignilliat

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Gardening Guru Kelly Lockamy, along with an incredible committee are building gardens and stewarding healthy relationships all over the community. SUGA’s vision is to provide access to local healthy food one garden at a time through education and outreach. SUGA hosts an annual Tour De Coop that highlights backyard chicken enthusiasts and urban homesteaders. SUGA leads educational workshops and offers several after school programs for area youth pertaining to growing and preparing food as well as understanding the importance of a healthy lifestyle.

The Savannah Local Food Collaborative (SLFC):

by Andy Schwartz Savannah blends her deeply rooted cultural history and youthful passion for innovation like a good farmer blends his/her compost pile. The brilliant layout of Savannah makes it easy to see what the city has to offer, and like a compost pile the bits that are aged and mature mix with the new bits to create a truly unique city to visit.

People often think of Savannah (and most of the South) as being slow and relaxed, the type of place where people sit on the porch swing and sip sweet tea. I am a transplant, originally from central Indiana, and I admit that my idea of Savannah was pretty similar prior to arriving here. Things are very relaxed here but do not be fooled, “Slow-vannah” is working diligently at growing a lively local food scene.

Following the Southern traditions of large families and big meals Savannah has developed a network of farmers, restaurants, local gardeners and good food supporters that is determined to make Savannah a destination unlike any other. The burgeoning food movement is alive and well in Savannah and the farmers working the land are certainly doing their part to keep Savannah and its guests Well Fed. This month we want to highlight a couple of groups of people that are working tirelessly to make food access and food quality top priority in our community.

www.forsythfarmersmarket.org These folks are responsible for the formation and growth of the Forsyth Farmers’ Market and have made a great impact on the local food scene here in Savannah.

The SLFC has gone to great lengths to reach out to all of Savannah’s communities in hopes of bringing people closer to the source of their food. Their efforts have created a thriving weekly farmers’ market and a support system for area farmers that allow restaurants and farmers to work together in providing Savannah and her guests with the freshest and highest quality produce available. The market which now runs every Saturday (9am-1pm) year round at the south end of Forsyth Park.

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A network dedicated to educating African American farmers in sustainable agricultural practices. SoGreen aims to keep the community informed of events and information surrounding the issues of rural agriculture, urban agriculture, food access and food policy. SoGreen is also supported by the Southeastern African American Farmers Organic Network (SAAFON).

Several of the farmers at the Forsyth market are members of SAAFON, and they all support the idea of “Good Food for All”.

A group made up of concerned citizens, area growers, local educators, small business owners and supporters of the good food movement. The council is newly formed but has already made great progress in creating a model for Savannah that supports food access and sustainable food production through increased education and awareness of healthy food.

The number of backyard, courtyard, patio and even balcony gardeners in Savannah is growing like an okra plant in August. The demand for fresh local ingredients is hard to keep up with and with so much open space in the city local communities are getting hip to producing food in their own neighborhood. A visit to the farmers’ market will show that not every booth is home to an individual with acres of fruit and vegetable production but rather there are several vendors that are growing exclusively in their back yard. The number of food gardens popping up around town, add yet another appealing aspect to strolling the beautiful streets of this historic city. Within a short walk of the Historic District are two SUGA gardens: Starfish Community Garden (corner of East Broad Street and Gwinnett) and Growing Edge Garden (May Street and Gwinnett, west of MLK).

I am a backyard gardener myself and spend a good deal of my time helping people create and maintain gardens at their homes. My job is to assist people in getting closer to the food they eat. You can contact me at www.groweat-repeat.com . I share the passion that all of the above mentioned groups have for educating people about where their food comes from and how they can produce it for themselves whether they have a back porch space to grow on or they have a half acre in the city limits. I am grateful to be a part of the blossoming movement toward a more sustainable food system for Savannah and surrounding areas. As for wandering the city and observing the secret gardens that Savannah is well known for just remember the old saying “stop and smell the roses” but in this case I think “stop and smell the tomato bush” might be more appropriate.

Lastly, I want to give proper recognition to several local restaurants and grocers that support our area farmers and keep up the standard for serving top quality, locally grown and well cared for products. If we left you out it was not on purpose, please make us aware if we have missed you. We are always glad to support anyone making strides to promote sustainable food systems.

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By David Gignilliat

It’s all in the name.

For five generations and counting, the name Ambos has been synonymous with fresh, local seafood in the Lowcountry.

Starting in the mid-1800s, it was the Ambos family who first helped put Thunderbolt, a small fishing village on Savannah’s southeastern edge, on the map.

Founded in 1870, Ambos Seafoods quickly became an industry leader and eventually grew to include virtually all aspects of the seafood business - owning processing plants, loading docks and packing houses, and managing substantial interests in commercial fishing and shrimping.

In 1948, Henry F. Ambos, Sr. achieved nationwide recognition, developing a novel method for breading and freezing fantail shrimp. His company, Trade Winds, became the first to market and widely distribute frozen, pan-ready shrimp nationwide or coast-to-coast. It was Ambos and William Mullis, a Savannah grocer, that joined together to develop the unique product.

Mullis had approached Ambos with an idea he had to make shrimp easier for housewives to cook. His rationale was that if people could buy shrimp that took less time to prepare they would want to buy more. Eventually, experimentation yielded success, and the partners first sold it in Mullis’ Savannah grocery store. The locals loved it.

Buoyed by the product’s local success, The Trade Winds Company was formed and the product was shipped out all over the East coast. The company had its headquarters on River Drive, the main road in Thunderbolt.

A few decades later, the next generation, Henry Ambos, Jr. formed Ambos Seafood, Inc. with his twin brother, Louis G Ambos, II. A cornerstone in the Thunderbolt seafood industry, he was affectionately known as “Captain Henry.”

With that type of industry pedigree, it would be easy, in 2012, for brothers Drew and Hal Ambos, the present-day standard bearers of the family legacy, to just let their last name do their talking.

But they don’t, … or won’t.

“We still like to take our clients out and show them the process. We take them out on the boats. We show them what we do from A to Z. I think it’s fascinating for them, because many of them have never seen it before like that.

They’ve never had that experience until they get out on the water,” says Drew.

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The strong tides along the south-Atlantic coast provide wild-caught Georgia shrimp with a sweet, succulent taste and firm texture that can only be produced in these local waters “When they actually see the [shrimp] trawler and nets in action, they start to see the beach from a different perspective. They’re out there on the waterside one word looking back towards land and they’re watching the nets go down and then, as they see them raise, and they see the catch and it hits the deck of the boat, they go, ‘Wow, this is a lot of work.’”

In a marketplace where many national distributors can offer lower prices on volume, it’s difficult to put a price tag on the peace of mind that Ambos provides its clients. The firsthand knowledge, of being on the back of a shrimp trawler or unloading crates of seafood at their warehouse is critical. It shows where a product comes from and how it gets to the table, which helps clients to make a reasoned decision, Drew suggests.

“What [our clients] like about us is that we can do that for them daily and they know that shrimp was probably swimming two days ago, or even a day ago. And now that they’ve been there and see where we catch the product, they can tell their customer, ‘Well, we get it from Ambos. They get their product right off of Tybee.’ And they know the name of the boats, because they’ve seen them, so they really have the whole picture,” he says. “ If they’re ever quizzed by a customer, they’re proud to share that knowledge.”

“This coast has some of the best seafood anywhere.”

In its current form, Ambos Seafoods is both a wholesaler and a distributor, providing an assortment of food products for the wholesale, food service and retail sectors. They supply restaurants, caterers, government entities and retail grocers throughout the Southeast.

Many of their seafood products come locally from Georgia’s coastal waters and qualify for Organic and Wild Caught certifications. Clams, conch, crab, lobsters, mussels, oysters and scallops are among the Ambos Seafoods’ shellfish lineup, in addition to a versatile fish selection, including local favorites (grouper, flounder and whiting) and more adventurous offerings like mahi, monkfish, sea bass and tuna.

A Family Affair “People come to Savannah to have that local flair, the local taste. People can eat faraway shrimp from China anywhere,” notes Hal. “This coast has some of the best seafood anywhere. But you really get that freshness and flavor here, and you just can’t beat that.”

Ever Onward The commitment to preserving a local legacy has inspired the two brothers to grow the trusted Ambos name into somewhat uncharted waters.

“We’re the first generation to step outside to grow the company,” says Hal. “We saw an opportunity to expand.”

On the distribution side, Ambos has expanded well beyond the traditional seafood marketplace, working with local manufacturers Claxton Poultry, Roger Wood Foods and Fra Li Gourmet Pasta to provide clients with a broader range of food products. Through these relationships, they are able to distribute chicken, pork, sausage, smoked meats and pasta to their existing seafood clients.

Headquartered in Savannah, Ambos Seafoods is tucked away discretely in a relatively quiet neighborhood on East 33rd Street lined with small homes and bungalows.

The building they now occupy used to be owned by Claxton Poultry, one of its current manufacturing partners. The distinctive smell of fresh seafood in the air stands out in a neighborhood just a few miles from the water. Occupying two floors, the office walls are lined with mementos, snapshots, and souvenirs which give the space a palpable sense of heritage, a constant reminder of where they going and where they’ve been.

Both Ambos brothers attended the University of Georgia, and tried their hand in other lines of work, before eventually deciding to return to the family business.

“Our guidance from our family was always, ‘Do what you want to do,’” remembers Drew, who now oversees the company’s sales staff.

“And we did,” adds Hal, who runs logistics, making sure the company’s products efficiently make their way from supplier to table. “We [both] went to college, got out, tried different things, but we ultimately followed our heart.”

“We saw an opportunity to be more than one dimension, not just seafood, but we had so many customers asking us, ‘What else can you do for us?

We enjoy doing business with you. Do you have anything else?’ And that led us to think, ‘What else can we do?

What else can we fit in our business?”

For more information about Ambos Seafoods, please visit the company’s website at ambosseafoods. com or contact the company directly: (912) 920-3474.

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America ( just thought I’d establish my bias early on ) One of the top ways to immerse oneself in the city is by walking through it. The Historic District of Savannah is especially walker-friendly; cut by an abundance of paths, shaded by moss-drenched oaks, and with persistent talking street signs that let visitors know it may not be a good idea to charge into oncoming Bay Street traffic. While the average person takes approximately 3,000 to 4,000 steps a day, many have idiosyncrasies in their steps that, when repeated on such a high level, can lead to the opposite of improvements in health. most to offer of any city in

One common belief is that the way you walk is instinctive, that the cave man stood straight one day, put one foot in front of the other, and the rest was history. Children often copy the way their parents walk, which you can see if you watch a family stroll down the street. Along with this copycat learning method, they often pick up their bad habits as well.

Tilting the head to either side, swinging one hip more than the other, or distributing too quickly on the balls of their feet are all common bad habits little ones learn before they know better.

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Developing a walk that can actually improve your health is as easy as taking a few seconds to think about your walk while in motion. Dr. Eric Bull, CEO of Spine and Sport, a local physical therapy and personal training company, recommends starting at the top and working your way down.

“Don’t allow your head to flop or bob side to side,” he recommends. “You want to keep your neck loose but not allow it to become floppy.” Regarding recommendations for your spine, Dr. Bull states that checking for ample cushioning in your shoes is vital, along with swinging your arms. “Swinging your arms naturally will help your low back to rotate as it should.

Shoes should also be checked to make sure your feet don’t slide while walking, and that the toe box is not causing undo compression on your toes or pushing toes back to put pressure on your Achilles’ Tendon.”

He also recommends taking a quick mental check of your shoulder position while walking. Making sure they are back and down as often as you can while walking will help create a habit of keeping them in that position.

This is especially beneficial to desk-locked employees, whose muscles may weaken from hunching over a desk or computer screen.

All of these are simple ways to make walking work for your body, rather than against it while visiting the sights and sounds of this beautiful city. With these tips in mind, check out my choices for four walks for the mind in and around Savannah.

Tybee Ecology Trip ceasurf.com/beachtrips

Oatland Wildlife Center oatlandisland.org

After an embarrassing stumble over a beached jellyfish left me sand-faced and very aware that Nicholas Sparks’ movies definitely glaze over the realistic parts of long walks on the beach, I was fortunate enough to run into someone who has revolutionized the concept. Dr. Joe Richardson is a marine biologist who leads Tybee Beach Ecology Trips. These two-hour excursions are conducted as scavenger hunts, in which mother ocean is responsible for providing the found goods.

“We spend a lot of time down near the water line, seeing what has washed up and what is buried in the sand,” says Joe. “If the surf isn’t too rough, we pull my 50-foot seine net and see what we catch.” The benefits of having a field expert on your beach walk is no matter what shell you find or critter you see in Joe’s live “touch tank” you can learn the life story. The beach becomes much more than surf and sand.

In Savannah, the Cougars don’t only prowl Wild Wing Café on Saturdays during college football season.

Although it’s part of Chatham County’s public school system, I’m constantly amazed that everyone in town doesn’t know you can see a pack of Gray Wolves, a cougar, and some the most adorable bobcats just by hopping on the Island Expressway. Oatland offers one of the most mind-clearing strolls in the area. It’s terribly hard to let the fact that no one else in the office is capable of making coffee weigh on your mind when massive American Alligators lurk just feet away. The impressive reserve is open seven days a week from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and staff say the best time to see the action are the earlier afternoon hours. Take a walk on the wild side.

Civil War Walk savannahwalks.com

Warrior Walk army.mil/warrwalk

The folks at Savannah Walks offer a unique view of what has been called “America’s most beautiful city” (by me). Led by an incredibly knowledgeable guide, the Civil War Tour gave concrete perspective to the gorgeous Savannah sights I’d been “oohing” over for years.

The walks leave at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm daily, and wraps through the Historic District North of Forsyth Park and on through Bay Street. As an added bonus, after taking the tour you can impress out-of-town guests with newfound knowledge.

Eastern Redbud trees line the concrete path along Fort Stewart’s Warrior Walk, each one growing in remembrance of one soldier who didn’t return from Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. Humble concrete markers bear the names, and mementos specific to the soldier—rather than flowers—are the décor of choice. While it’s a bit of a drive from Savannah, the powerful sight of the trees lining Cottrell Field make it a tribute worth the trip.

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What do you feed your pets?

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Erin Fontes - Volunteer and Special Programs Coordinator Humane Society of Greater Savannah I’ve gone through a few of the grain free, high protein products and while they are good foods, one or more of my four-leggeds seems to lose their liking to it, so I began the search for something they actually liked to eat. I’ve learned the reason my pets seem to change their tastes for a certain food is because the companies that produce ‘ingredient’ based foods have the flexibility to shift the quotient of the top ingredients if it’s under a certain amount of time/shelf life. Companies that use formulas for their product do not alter the ingredient quotient. This fact has me shifting out some of the “better quality boutique’ brands, in search of something else.

My furry kids have been given the better part of a ‘Pepsi’ challenge using samples from pet food retailers, and was pleasantly surprised by the ‘choices’ the little ones actually made with little of my influence. I’d put 6 bowls out labeled with the brands on the bottom, and each of them decided on their favorite flavors. As the consumer, all I had to do was go purchase the bag!

Funny how we think our pets can’t ‘speak’ and quite frankly, they speak very well....when we’re listening.

A direct reflection of their unspoken word from food consumption, which is very symbiotic to the human body’s response system, is found in their stool.

I surprise myself with how much I’m consumed with evaluating my pet’s poop. But the definition of the consumption of their food is found in the texture of what comes out. Blue buffalo, among a few others I’ve purchased, namely Royal Canin, Solid Gold, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Natural Balance and Cannidae have all been choices made by my four-leggeds. I’m not a grocery store brand consumer, and I’m sure if I were, they would let me know with some grievance or another!

The Humane Society of Greater Savannah is located at 7215 Sallie Mood Drive 912.354.9515 www.humanesocietysav.org

In the end, right now I am feeding both my dog and cats Blue Buffalo brand. Because my dog is older she gets the Senior Dog formula-Wilderness Chicken which costs about $30 for the big bag and lasts for about a month. I also feed my dog the healthy hip treats with supplemental vitamins. The price point is around the same for the cats’ food which is Blue Buffalo-Wilderness Duck (Kitten to Geriatric) and it lasts about two weeks for four cats.

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John and Maggie Granquist - Owners of The Grateful Hound We feed our six-year old Shepherd mix and two-year old Retriever mix Wellness CORE Ocean dry food and mix Wellness Turkey Stew in with the kibble to make mealtime that much more enjoyable. We prefer CORE to other dry dog foods because it is a higher protein food in which meat or fish comprise the food’s first three or four ingredients.

Unlike other pet food manufacturers, Wellness uses only uses pure meat protein from high quality named sources. CORE is also entirely grain-free, mimicking more closely the diet that dogs would eat in the wild. The grains are then replaced by healthy fruits and vegetables including peas, carrots, apples and blueberries which provide dogs with additional beneficial vitamins and minerals. Further, it is also entirely poultry-free unlike other many other grain-free foods, making it an excellent choice for dogs with food allergies.

Like CORE, Wellness Turkey stew is rich in meat protein and lower in carbohydrates. The savory gravy and chunks of meat adding a Wellness stew to any Wellness kibble is an excellent way to make your dog’s dinner more enticing, which many dog owners often seek to do. By eating a combination of CORE and Wellness Stew, our dogs look and feel great, have the energy to lead an active lifestyle, and maintain an excellent weight. Wellness CORE retails for around $60 for a 24 lb. bag and the Wellness Stews retail for around $2.50-$3/can or $30/case.

Our dogs enjoy human-grade baked treats that are free of wheat, corn and soy. Wheat, corn and soy have been linked to canine allergies, and as such, we ensure that both their food and treats are free of these ingredients. We supplement their treats with carrots and blueberries, each a healthy lowcal snack, and sometimes add a teaspoon of fat-free yogurt to their food to aid their digestion.

We also keep a supply of deer antlers at home to satisfy their urges to chew. Antlers are an allnatural chew free of additives and preservatives that the majority of dogs love. They will not break into dangerous pieces like bones, have no odor, and can last for months.

The Grateful Hound is located at 32 Barnard St. 912.236.7297 www.thegratefulhound.com

Sara Portman - Owner of Canine Palace We have two dogs, Deana, a black lab mix and Zoey, a blonde lab mix. Deana came into our lives one day eight years ago when she literally ran right into Canine Palace and didn’t want to leave. Zoey on the other hand, was passed down into our family from my daughter when she went away to college.

They have both been unexpected but wonderful joys in our life, and because they make us so happy, we want to make them happy too. And what’s the easiest way to make a dog happy, with food of course.

I feed Deana Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul - Adult Dog Formula. I chose this brand because the first three main ingredients are chicken, turkey, & chicken meal, all great sources of protein. There is no corn or wheat and has tons of antioxidants, vitamin E, and selenium. Some of the other great ingredients include tomato pomace, duck, salmon, ocean fish meal, and flaxseed. The Chicken Soup brand also integrates fruits and veggies into the mix such as carrots, peas, apples, blueberries, spinach, and more.

Because Deana has no food allergies, I tend to bring home whatever natural and healthy treats I have an abundance of in the store which includes anything from Natural Balance Duck or Venison , Puppy Crack, Old Mother Hubbard biscuits, and Sammy Yams.

Zoey though, is a whole different story. She has food allergies and what we finally found that works for her is Merrick Before Grain Buffalo. Since she cannot eat all the wide variety of treats that Deana can, she only gets Real Meat All Natural Venison Treats.To top it all off, sometimes they even get to raw carrots as treats.

Canine Palace is located at 612 Abercorn St. 912.234.3336 www.caninepalacesavannah.com

Jusak Bernhard and Jeff Manley - Owners of Tails Spin Our dogs, Kai, Riley and Cosmo are not only our four-legged best friends; they are truly members of our family. They are our kids, per say. To be quite honest, they were the inspiration behind why we opened TailsSpin. Therefore, the selection of pet foods we carry are so very important to us. Our mission has always been focused on pets’ health by providing hypoallergenic food, such as Natural Balance, Blue Buffalo, California Natural, Hitek, and Wellness. Our niche is to offer affordable quality pet food and treats that contain no corn, wheat, nor soy.

As responsible store owners, before we sell any brand of pet food, we require the manufacturer or distributor to provide us with sample bags to test the food palatability. We always do our due diligence in trying to find out company history and their business and manufacturing practices.

With our strict criteria of no corn, wheat, nor soy, we feel that any of the brands that we carry would provide a nutritional diet to our four-legged kids. Switching brands and proteins are a normal occurrence for us.

Petfoodadvisors.com teaches of the advantages of diet rotation; such as minimizing long term toxins build-up, decreasing risk of allergies, and making food formula less boring. For example, during winter months, we try to feed our dogs food that are fish based for greater intake of Omega 3 and 6 vitamins. We also try to feed our dogs food that contains anti-oxidants such as Kelp, Blueberry and Cranberry, as well as important vitamins and supplements.

The brands of pet food that we carry offer a variety of protein sources, such as the basics of Lamb, Chicken, and Fish, and newer protein offerings of Venison, Bison, Kangaroo, and Duck from the brands like Natural Balance and California Natural Grain Free.

We always educate our customers that when feeding a quality food like the brands we carry, they are able to feed their pets less. Because of these quality ingredients, pets are healthier overall, requiring fewer veterinarian visits. At the end of the day, we try our very best to be better parents and companions to Kai, Riley and Cosmo. They give us their unconditional love and we must try to do the same.

Tails Spin has 2 locations.

Habersham Village: 4501 Habersham Street 912.691.8788 Pooler: 473 Pooler Parkway 912.330.8852

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Farmer’s Garden

Salad

with Homemade Honey Vinaigrette Dressing

This Recipe is brought to you by Chefs Vikram Bhonsle and Amie Linton of Cha Bella As a chef at Cha Bella, my passion for food has always been tested by farm fresh local produce and resulted in in the creating the best out of them. This Farmer’s Garden Salad is the perfect example of the true craftmenship of our local farmers in current season. As we all know late winter harvest is the Crème De La Crème (Best Of The Best) of the winter crops which survived throughout the winter or the dangerous frost. Not to mention all of our farmers are very limited during this particuler season’s cycle and do their best with what mother nature has to offer. All the produce in this salad is locally grown and crafted to perfection to please your appetite.

Honey Vinaigrette Dressing 1 tsp. Whole-grain Prepared Mustard ½ tsp. Chopped Shallots 20 oz Savannah Bee Honey 1 oz Champagne Vinaigrette Extra virgin Olive Oil Salt and Pepper to taste Blend all ingredients in blender or food processer except olive oil, after all ingredients are blended thoroughly, carefully emulsify olive oil with other ingredients. Adjust to pouring consistancy.

Farmer’s Garden Salad 3-4 Organic Cherry Tomatoes 3 Tri-Color Organic Carrots 2 oz Organic Spinach 1 oz Georgia Pecans that have been crushed and carmelized with brown sugar and pinch of paprika Sweet Grass Dairy Crumbled Blue Cheese Wash spinach 2-3 times with cold water until all dirt has been removed, set in a strainer until all water drains. Clean the carrots, remove greens and excess roots then place in boiling water, add a pinch of salt and sugar to retain freshness and color. Quick blanch for over a minute, and tranfer carrots to a ice bath and cut carrots length wise.

Mix spinach, carrots, pecans in mixing bowl, add Honey Vinaigrette, and salt/pepper to taste.

Sprinkle crumble blue cheese just before serving.

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You could say Valentine’s Day 2012 was a good one for the team at FORM. They had converted their gourmet food and wine shop that Tuesday evening into a most intimate couples’ haven. By sending out invitations mostly through Facebook and customer email list, they had booked up all the space at their Habersham Street location in just a matter of days. Starting with an amuse bouche of oyster and blood orange ceviche and ending with a red velvet cheesecake for dessert, the eight-course Valentine’s Day wine dinner was, even by modest accounts, a roaring, smashing success So much so, in fact, that they had to offer an encore (“Take 2,” as they called it) five days later on Sunday to meet the excess demand. And it’s been that type of loyal, vociferous following that captures the essence of what has made FORM a hit in a little over a year since opening its ping pong table guarded doors.

“It’s all been basically word of mouth,” says Bryan Torres, one of four partners at FORM. “It’s people tasting our food and seeing the service we provide is what’s keeping us growing and successful.”

What’s in a Name?

To call FORM just a wine shop is a misnomer. It’s more a bit of this, a dash of that, a pinch of something else.

In addition to a vast selection of affordably-priced wines, FORM also offers cheese, gourmet to-go items and must-have luxuries like their wholesale and by-theslice cheesecakes.

Oh, and they do catering and private wine dinners like the popular Valentine’s Day soiree.

“We didn’t know where this was going. We had expectations and goals in mind, but that name really captures it all,” says Claude Auerbach, a Johnson & Wales graduate and longtime owner of Wine Etc. in nearby Bluffton. “Form -- the shape things take over time.”

Jimmy Kleinschmidt is the youngest of the ensemble.

“With the formation of something new, we thought [the name FORM] worked out well,” says Kleinschmidt, who grew up in Maryland. “We also used a lot of snapform pans, so it just seemed to work.”

He pauses for a moment, and turns his attention to a nearby laptop computer. His quick-moving fingers find an online dictionary. He types in the word “form,” and once the definition pops up, he finishes his thought..

“There you go. Form,” he says pointing to the laptop screen. “Bringing together parts or combining things to create something new. That’s us” The space’s first name -- Indulge and Wine -- is still on the lease. But FORM, and its many different meanings seems to capture the past, present and future of the business.

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How Did They Form?

To say that Torres was already familiar with the stretch of Habersham Street between Victory Drive and Forsyth Park would be an understatement. Together with restaurateur Shelley Smith, he had opened Eos, a small-plate food and wine bar, at the same address that now houses FORM. Before that it was a branch of Carver State Bank. A few years later, he opened up Sol, roughly a block down the street from FORM’s current location. Torres, Auerbach, Kleinschmidt and Chris Russell eventually all finally met at Sugar Daddy’s, another music and wine bar downtown. It was there that Torres, Auerbach (Sugar Daddy’s bar manager), Kleinschmidt (a server) and Russell (a chef) decided they wanted to try something new.

“I wanted to do something to take the risk out of the restaurant business, and what we came up with was a full-service gourmet shop,” says Torres, the man behind FORM’s award-winning cheesecake recipe, now available at over 15 locations in Savannah.

“We’ve kind of taken different concepts that are in a lot of other businesses, and put them all in one place,” adds Torres, who also opened four restaurants during a successful sojourn in Spain. “With the four owners, with the skill level that we have together, we’re able to do multiple jobs [for] large amounts of people because each person can take a whole job on themselves. We feel like with our staff, we’re able to really run things in a professional way” The staff’s versatility shows up in nearly every nook, crumb and cranny of the FORM operation. Auerbach, the classically trained chef. Torres, the cheesecake guy and restaurant owner. Ruselll, the down-home Georgia boy, creattive muse and food lover. Kleinschmidt, the “utility player,” able to fill in with equal aplomb at any number of tasks and positions at FORM. “Being able to be brought in as sort of a utility player just helps everyone. Being able to cook, make sales, get deliveries out. I’m here to give support to everyone else,” he says.

Location, Location, Location Even with incessant rumblings and rumors about a national gourmet grocer eventually landing in Savannah, the quarter at FORM are in a good place, literally and figuratively.

“There are plenty of phenomenal caterers, wine shops and gourmet to-go shops, but there’s no one that can do all of it in the way that we can do it,” says Torres, who has been making cheesecakes for over 30 years.

Being slightly different from everyone else, especially in the up-and-coming neighborhoods that are south of Forsyth Park (Starland, Baldwin Park and Metropolitan), has been a boon for business.

“It’s a great spot being in the middle of the neighborhood.

A lot of other places opened up at the same time we did -- Green Truck, Butterhead Greens, and a handful of other restaurants and retail shops,” Kleinschmidt recalls.

“People as far down as The Landings can come down and see us and not have to worry about the hassle of downtown. People who live downtown, it’s a short drive for them. People who live on the Islands, we’re right down Victory.There are a lot folks that have been able to support us without having to travel a long way to see us” What’s Next?

Perhaps the piece de resistance of the FORM offerings is its lighter-than-air cheesecake. In addition to the 15plus wholesale clients, it has become a hit for their walkin traffic as well. Torres estimates that they make over 50 cheesecakes a week. At 12 generous portions per springform pan, that’s 600 slices a week, or approximately 30,000 a year. Paula Deen’s flagship restaurant, The Lady & Sons, now offers a sugar-free version of the FORM classic. Markets in Charleston and Jacksonville may beckon in the future. And, closer to home, the group hopes to pucrhase their space on Habersham to expand their retail space.

“I think the potential for expansion is a very realistic option, if we can do something else to move forward …

We know we’re just trying to manage the business that we have right now, and that’s a great growing pain to have,” says Auerbach. “We’ll see” Form, the shape things take over time “Now it’s really starting to take on a life of its own,” says Auerbach. “In this business, you really have to be prepared to reinvent yourself all the time. It’s kinda exciting”

FORM is located at 1801 Habersham Street, near the intersection of 34th and Habersham. The store is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 7 pm, and on Saturdays from 11 am to 6 pm. For more information, please visit their website at http://www.form-cwg.com/ or contact them at (912)236-7642.

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by Liz Querusio photography by Andrew Stanford

It is a hot February day on a not so quiet corner of City Market.

Tourists and locals gather around the live band playing in front of the dancing fountains. Customers come and go.; they leave with their hands full of sweet, frozen treats and hot, fragrant coffees. As the lunch rush sets in, Café Gelatohhh employees warm up the Panini presses and set the bean grinders on high.

The brightly colored interior of the café boasts a beautiful gallery of landscape and wildlife photos. The photos include some handsome bovine specimens.

Besides their contribution as art, these cows also contribute their milk. Yes, these ladies are the actual source for a lot of the menu items.

This May is the 10th anniversary of Café Gelatohhh, an original Savannah institution. While the menu has grown over the last decade, the ingredients have only gotten better. “Slowly but surely, we’re gaining a following,” says the tan older man behind the counter.

Some wonder if eating organic is worth the price. However, owner Joel Caplan makes sure that the burden of serving high quality, organic food rests on his shoulders, not our wallets.

“I’m a food tourist. Whenever we go anywhere, I’m looking for the best food I can get,” he says. From his Mediterranean travels, he brings back traditional techniques and flavors to share with locals and tourists alike. Joel is a true chef at heart, serving authentic Italian cuisine at home and in the café.

Established in 2002, Café Gelatohhh has served the community with fresh and tasty treats from an ever-expanding menu. Four years into the gelato trade, Joel added Paninis and more recently, all-beef hot dogs. With internationally-inspired flavors, the gelato is definitely not to be missed. As a suggestion, try kiwi with a side of chocolate hazelnut. If you’re an avid flavor adventurer, sample the sweet and satisfying ricotta cheese and fig gelato. The fresh and fruity sorbetto flavors are so colorful you can almost taste them through the display glass.

Joel, a 6th generation Savannahian, spent twenty years living outside the Washington, D.C. Beltway.

After suffering through a grueling three hour daily commute, he bid farewell to our Nation’s Capital and left bound for the South. Upon crossing the MasonDixon Line, he vowed never to return to the North in favor of Savannah’s warmer weather. But his journey for fulfillment took him outside the country, further than any Union lines could mark.

Unlike most sweet shops, Café Gelatohhh also caters to those of us who can’t cannot process milk.

“People walk in and say, ‘Oh, I can’t have this’,” Joel explains, “’I’m lactose intolerant’ and I say, ‘Well, half of our flavors don’t have any milk in them.’ But the other interesting thing is, if you use milk that has not been homogenized, you won’t have a problem.” Even the homemade organic cheeses made from raw milk are totally lactose intolerant friendly! The organic non-homogenized milk is easier to digest than the ultra-pasteurized and over-processed milk that most of Joel’s competitors use.

Gelato was one of the first frozen treats in the world.

It’s made from milk, sugar, and water and it originated, like most tasty things, from Italy. Not surprising, this is one of Joel’s favorite locations for culinary inspiration.

What you get when you go to Café Gelatohhh is real food made from real food. If Joel can’t get it organic and local, he will go to his furthest extent to maintain the high standards of his ingredients.

“I make all my own flavors from scratch; our stuff is fresh, it’s made by real people,” Joel says. From the bread to the meat, the vegetables, the fruit, and even the cheese, everything is 100% organic.

Café Gelatohhh also only uses fair trade organic coffee. Short of installing the building with solar panels, Joel has done everything he can to reduce his restaurant’s carbon footprint. As sweet as the pure organic Florida cane sugar in Joel’s gelato is, it has a 0 carbon footprint rating that makes it even sweeter.

But why go to all this trouble? Is eating food with a low carbon footprint and totally organic background worth it? If taste matters – yes. “The point is with all this organic stuff, I mean people think that organic food is expensive and it tastes bad. But the fact is I haven’t raised my prices since I went organic and it tastes better. It tastes a lot better. It’s such a no brainer really.”

The difference is night and day. Eating organic for a long time turns your stomach into a bouncer for low-grade food products. After two years of being totally organic, Joel’s options for dining out are limited. “My body cannot take it anymore. I don’t want ammoniated beef in my diet, which means I’m not going to get ground beef anywhere. It’s not elitism; I don’t want to be sick anymore.” Think about the last time you ate fast food. Were you confident with this decision afterwards or were you doubled over in the bathroom praying?

For those of us ready to make the comparison, Café Gelatohhh is the perfect place to start. Café Gelatohhhs ingredients can even be visited before consumption! I If you have the time, take the short trip out to the farm to and visit the cow your gelato comes from. Joel always knows exactly where his food is coming from because of the unreliable nature of most grocery stores. “I get my fish from a local fish place. I get my meat from a local meat place. I don’t even go to the grocery store,” Joel laughed. “Actually I get organic vanilla wafers from my co-op people.”

He Joel uses those vanilla wafers to make an amazing banana pudding gelato that takes tastes like grandma’s own.

This spring, Joel will bring some fresh new nibbles to the menu. As far as organic lunchmeat is concerned, it really is not an option at most stores.

But soon, Café Gelatohhh will have its own organic homemade roast beef sandwiches. Joel also toys with the idea of a cold sandwich with organic homemade pimento cheese, organic pecans, cucumbers, tomatoes and spinach in the following weeks to come. But oldies are goldies, and the Panini Scarlatti is still the Café favorite.

With the warm weather setting in and the dancing fountain already turned on, City Market will be bustling with activity. Bypass the fluffed up ice cream stand and stop by for a true frozen milk creation.

Café Gelatohhh stands in its original location at 202 W. Saint Julian St. next to the courtyard and across from Wild Wings.

As the afternoon sets on City Market, the heat casts a sweet glaze all over my cup of mango and raspberry sorbetto and as it dribbles onto the table. It’s hard to feel sorry for somewhat ordinary and mundane flavors. There are almost nearly 70 tantalizing, exotic, and even good old fashioned favorite flavors available at Café Gelatohhh. It will take a few trips to appreciate all the flavors, but with flavors like Cantaloupe and Tiramisu, it won’t be hard to find an excuse to go back again and again.

Vist Joel at Cafe Gelatohhh in the historic City Market or learn more about them at www.gelatohhh.com.

Store hours are Sunday thru Thursday 10am-10pm, and Friday thru Saturday 10am-11pm.

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Su-Th: 5:30pm-9pm, F-Sa: 5:30pm-10pm

912.790.7888

B2 Churchill’s Pub $$ A

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202 W. Bay St. 912.232.8501

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207 W.York St. 912.443.0909

M-F: 7am-4pm, Sa-Su: 9am-4pm

224 W. Julian St. 912.790.8833

M,W-Sa: 11am-3pm Closed: Sun & Tue

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1 N. Lincoln St.

Eclectic mix of sandwiches, pasta, salads, soups and more. Daily specials. Spacious and casual express setting. Take out and catering available. Now serving brunch.

Caraway Cafe $ A

“Green” cafe located on the second floor of Jepsum center, overlooking Telfair Square.

Traditional and unique mix of cafe selections sourced from fresh and local ingredients.

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514 MLK Jr. Blvd. 912.651.9660

Historic casual setting. Daily seafood selections Intimate historic setting. Menu selections and extensive wine list. Happy Hour, include traditional British and classic American M-F from 4:30pm-7pm with appetizer specials. fare. Kitchen open til 1am everyday.

Sa-Su: 11am-3pm, M-F: 5pm-10pm, M-Su: 5pm-1am Sa: 5pm-10:30pm, Su: 5pm-9pm

D12 Chart House A $$-$$$

1102 Bull St. 912.236.7133

Emphasis is on consistently delicious organic, and seasonal fare served in a fun and innovative space.

Cha Bella A $$-$$$

912.236.4703

M-Th: 11am-9pm, F-Sa: 11am-10pm, Su: 12pm-9pm

Large eclectic menu with regular specials.

Casual dining with outdoor seating located in City Market.

C2 Cafe Zeum $$

20 E. Perry St. 912.231.2385

Cafe at City Market $$ A

115 E. River St. 912.231.9049

Alcohol, beer, or wine available.

Freshly prepared local and organic selections.

Gluten free and vegan options. Juice bar, smoothies, soups, sandwiches, and daily specials. Located in Brighter Day Natural Foods Market M-Sa: 11am-4pm

Brighter Day Deli $

M-Th: 11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am-11pm Su: 12:30pm-10pm

Su: 11am-9pm, M-Th: 11am-9pm, F-Sa: 11am-10pm

M-Th: 11am-12am, F-Sa: 11am-3am, Su: 11am-2am

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Tu-Th: 5pm-10pm, F-Sa: 5pm-12am, Su: 5pm-10pm

Southwestern BBQ. Sandwiches, platter, or by New American cuisine with a Southern Flair. the pound. Large selection of craft beer. Live Located in a restored, historic cotton wareMusic on weekends at 6:30pm. Jazz on Fri. house overlooking the Savannah River.

Billy’s Place $$ A

M-Sa: 11am-3am, Su: 11am -2am

109 Whitaker St. 912.233.6411 315 W. Julian St. 14 N. Abercorn Ramp 912.233.2626 Grill B8 K1 Boar’s Head$$ G6 Blowin’ Smoke BBQ A A $

Casual dining atmosphere on the river. Serving Classic intimate dining ambiance. Menu selections include contemporary American standard American fare. Famous for oysters. and international fare.

Karaoke on Fri. & Sa. nights.

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13 E Broughton St. 912.236.1557

Children’s Menu

Bernie’s A $$

912.231.0986

Vegetarian Options

Su-Th: 11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am-12am

Casual dining in a well appointed historic building. Nationally acclaimed menu featuring certified Angus beef steaks and fresh seafood.

Daily Specials.

M-Sa: 11am-3pm, M-Sa: 5pm-10pm, Su. Brunch: 11:30am-3pm

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325 E. Bay St.

M-Sa: 8am-10pm, Su. Brunch:9am-3pm Happy Hour: 4pm-7pm

B7 Belford’s A $$ - $$$

Serving Cajun, Italian, American and seafood.

Cozy with full bar. Open for over 20 years.

Live music every night at 9pm. Pool & Darts in upstairs bar.

A $

D5 Bayou Cafe

Casual express dining with an extensive bbq menu that includes their famous pork, rib and brisket dinners.They also provide a wide selection of locally caught seafood.

M-Sa: 11:30am-8pm, Su: 11:30am-3:30pm

700 Drayton St. B. Matthews Eatery B8 A $$$

14 Barnard St. 912.233.1319

M-F: 6:30-10am, Sa-Su: 7-11am, M-Th: 5-11pm, F-Sa: 5-12pm, Su:5-10pm

21 W. Oglethorpe Ln. 912.233.2116

D6 Barnes BBQ Express A $

114 Barnard St. 912.495.0902

Award winning burgers and standard American fare. Casual dining setting with over 170 burgers on menu

B&D Burgers A $

912.232.7899

C4

Casual bistro setting with full bar. Serving Contemporary and relaxed resort dining award winning breakfast. Southern inspired atmosphere. Inventive menu with Southern influences. Breakfast buffet and dinner tapas. contemporary menu in Savannah’s oldest tavern.

AVIA Kitchen $$ A

M-Su: 7am-2pm, M-Su: 5pm-10pm

123 E. Broughton St. 912.721.5002

M-F: 6pm-10pm, Lounge opens at 5pm.

Delivery Available.

Tu: 11:30am-3pm, W-Sa: 11:30a-6pm

M7 Some restrictions may apply.

M–Su: 5:30pm–10pm

D7 700 Drayton A $$$

Well appointed ambiance set in the Marshall Lavish contemporary ambiance. Eclectic menu with traditional southern, American, and House hotel. Contemporary American and European fare. Reservations Recommended. European influences.

45 Bistro A $$-$$$

307 E. President St. 912.234.3111

M-F: 11:30am-3pm, M-F: 6pm-10pm Lounge Su-Sa: 12pm-12am

Memphis style barbecue in a casual setting.

Eclectic menu with international and southern Simple menu includes standard barbecue fare. flair. Contemporary fine dining ambiance.

“A little taste of Heaven that’s been through Fresh, Local, and Organic Fare.

Hell.”

Alligator Soul A $$$

BBQ, Southern, Seafood, Burgers, Sandwiches, etc.

American

E9

Southern Tapas, soups, salads. Light lunch menu. Heavier dinner menu includes local shrimp and selection of finer cuts of beef.

17 Hundred 90 A $$

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311 W. Congress St.

M-Sa: 11am-3am, Su: 12pm-3am

M-Th: 11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am-10:30pm, Su: 11am-10pm

11 W. Liberty St. 912.239.9600

Casual intimate Scottish Pub. Menu features traditional American and Scottish fare.

Casual eclectic atmosphere matches the eclectic menu. Large selection of pizzas, hoagies, munchies and beers.

21 E. McDonough St. 912.495.0705

M-Sa: 8am-3am, Su: 8am-2am

M-Su: 11am-12 am

912.236.8711 301 W. Broughton St. 912.233.6136

M-Su: 6-10pm

Contemporary casual atmosphere. Southern influenced menu utilizing local and seasonal selections. Boutique wine list.

102 Congress St. 912.790.9000 117 W. River St. 912.233.2600 1110 Bull St. Molly MacPherson’s D3 G6 Mellow Mushroom H5 A $ A $$

Classic casual Irish American pub. Serving large breakfast, lunch and dinner selections.

Famous for nightly karaoke

D3 McDonough’s A $$

411 W Bay St. 912.233.9626

Large selection of contemporary American fare in a casual upbeat setting.

Locos Grill & Pub A $$

912.790.7000

M-Sa: 11pm-3am, Su: 12:30pm-2:30am

Paula Deen family establishment. Classic southern fare serving buffet style and menu specials.

M-Sa: 11am-3pm, M-Sa: 5pm-close, Su: 11am-5pm

P6

11 W. Bay St.

Alcohol, beer, or wine available.

Inside the Doubletree Hotel. Mix of American Traditional Irish pub with Irish singing every selections and bistro fare. Classic Southern lunch night. Menu features classic American and buffet served Mon-Sat. More international selec- Irish fare. tions at dinner with traditional desserts

912.234.7385 115 E. River St. 912.231.0100 122 E. Liberty St. 912.944.4343 9 Drayton St. 912.236.7494 John Ryan’s Bistro & Pub B4 Lady and Sons D5 Local 11Ten B2 Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub $$ A $$ A A $$ $$$ A

A

M-F: 6am-1030am, M-F 1130am-130pm, Sa-Su: 6am-11am, M-Su: 5-10pm

B5

28 Drayton St.

Children’s Menu

Authentic New Orleans cuisine. Serving late breakfasts and local seafood in a casual atmosphere.

M-Th: 7am-10pm, F: 7am-11pm, Sa: 8am-11pm, Su: 8am-10pm

M-Su: 6:30am-3pm,

Standard southern breakfast cuisine and lunch options. Soup and Salad Bar (M-F: 10am-2pm),Weekend Breakfast Buffet (Sa-Su: 6:30am - 2pm)

912.233.4683 39 Barnard St. 912.232.6628 J. Christopher’s J.J. Bonerz H7 $ A $

European style café and bakery serving large selection of breakfast items and casual lunch fare.

M-F: 7am-3pm, Sa-Su: 8am-3pm

Vegetarian Options

Casual rooftop dining featuring an extensive Large menu featuring classic American Barbeque, ribs, and wings served in an upbeat menu of salads, apps, sandwiches and dinner breakfast and lunch selections. Casual setting. atmosphere with servers in red cowgirl boots. entrees.

M: 4-11pm, Tu-Th: 11am-11pm, M-Su: 7am-2pm M-Sa: 11am-3am ,Su: 11:30am-2am F-Sa: 11am-2am, Su: 12-11pm

10 W. State St. 301 W. Jones St. 912.236.3322 Garibaldi’s Cafe D5 D3 A $$-$$$ Casual Island setting with spacious seating and bar. A fusion of traditional Spacious, finely appointed dining area. Menu american and island selections, serving includes contemporary American and international fare. grassfed burgers and pastured pork.

M-Su: 5pm-10pm M-Sa: 11am-Close Su: 12pm-Close 912.233.5600 117 Whitaker St. 912.232.7118 315 W. Congress St. Huey’s on the River B7 Isaac’s on Drayton C7 A $$ $$ A

912.349.1000

FlipFlopTikiBar&Grill

Tu-Th: 7:30am-8:30pm, F: 7:30am-9:30pm, Sa: 9am-9:30pm, Su: 9am-3pm

Classic café fare mixed with southern and international selections. Historic intimate atmosphere.

912.644.7172 131 W. River St. 912.234.1971 321 Habersham St. Henry’s Restaurant Goose Feathers C7 D4 $ $

Su-Th: 11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am-11pm

M-F: 7am-2:45pm

Open Everyday 11am-11pm

Casual and spacious indoor and outdoor shaded dining areas. Menu offers traditional American fare such as calamari, burgers, soups, wings, and a variation of sandwiches

Congress Street Social Club $ A D2

912.231.0701 130 Low Factors Walk 912.238.1985 411 W. Congress St. Fiddler’s Crab House Firefly Cafe H9 B7 A $$ A $$

Su-Th: 7am-4pm, F-Sa: 7am-5pm

Su-Th:11-10pm, F-Sa:11am-11pm

912.233.0402 404 Abercorn St. Debi’s/Laurie’s E5 $

M-Fr: 7am-4pm, Sa-Su: 8am-4pm

B5

Small cozy atmosphere serving traditional cafe cuisine and different variations of coffee beverages.

Cobblestone Cafe $ Some restrictions may apply.

Local, fresh seafood selections and standard American fare. Served in casual setting with scenic views.

I4

J6

Casual local atmosphere. Serving breakfast all day and lunch. Selections include standard diner and southern fare. Outdoor seating available

$$

Delivery Available.

Savannah’s second oldest restaurant and Relaxed local feel. Serving down home style parlor. Selections include interesting takes on American breakfast and lunch. Daily specials. traditional American dishes.

Crystal Beer Parlor $ - $$ A

BBQ, Southern, Seafood, Burgers, Sandwiches, etc.

American

Clary’s

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$ UNDER $10

Casual express setting. Extensive selection of wraps, sandwiches, soups, and salads.

912.233.8222

Pizza galley and saloon. Large menu also includes pasta, salads, and stackers. “Home of the original chicken finger.”

Su-Th: 11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am-11pm

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Well FED

912.398.6888

220 W. Broughton

Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner

Outfitters. American Contemporary Cuisine served in a historic, yet casual, upscale environment. Featuring local tastes in the farm-to-table tradition.

912.790.8512 Temperance A $$

M-Sa: 11am-until

M-Sa: 11am-9pm

912.233.0770

115 E. River St.

Panoramic river view and live music every night. Menu features American fare and seafood.

M-W: 11-10:30pm, Th-F: 11am-11pm, Sa: 9am-11pm, Su: 9am-2pm

15 E. River St.

912.790.9464

27 Barnard St.

Su-Th: 11am-2am, F-Sa: 11am-3am

M-Su: 11am-4pm, Su-Th: 4pm-10pm, F-Sa: 4pm-11pm

912.721.1000

Casual American setting. Serving large selection of wings and American fare.

Contemporary southern cuisine. Spacious elegant ambiance. Extensive wine menu.

711 E. Broad St. 912.790-5050 5 W. Broughton St. 912.335.5852 109 Jefferson St. 912.443.1622 35 Whitaker St. Wild Wing Cafe Tubby’s Tank House Vic’s on the River B7 C4 D5 B6 A $$ A $ A $$$ Opening soon. Located across from Urban

M-Th: 5pm-12am, F-Sa: 5pm-3am

Local late night spot for affordable pizza.

Casual express setting.

Gourmet hot dogs with lots of original combina- Casual intimate atmosphere. Tapas, light fare tions and tasty toppings with 6 kinds of mustard and desserts. Extensive wine and drink list.

Kitchen open till midnight. and 6 kinds of cheese. Salads and falafel also.

Alcohol, beer, or wine available.

Nationally recognized culinary arts training program and restaurant, helping individuals work toward self sufficiency. Dining here makes a difference in the local community.

M-F: 8am-2:30pm

245 Bull St.

317 E. River St. 12 W. Liberty St. 912.236.3009 912.232.3955 225 E Bay St. 912.233.1633 Subdogs Hotdoggery Sugar Daddy’s D5 D5 D3 Sweet Melissa’s N12 $$ A $ $

Relaxed café setting. Sunday brunch. Menu selections include specialty sandwiches, desserts and more.

M-Sa: 11:30am-4pm, Su: 11-4pm

$$

313 E. River St.

A

912.233.3156 Starfish Cafe $

Relaxed atmosphere in the downstairs of the Casual English pub with classic historic setting. East Bay Inn. Classic American cuisine mixed European influenced pub fare and specialties. with Asian selections as well M-Th: 11:30am-12am, F-Sa: 11:30am-2am, M-F: 11am-3pm, W-Th: 6pm-9pm F-Sa: 6pm-10pm Su: 11:30am- 10pm

912.443.9962 110 W. Julian St. 912.629.0880 15 W. Broughton St. 912.236.4229 Soho South Cafe Skyler’s Restaurant H5 Spanky’s C8 $$ A $ A A

Casual fine dining setting.Various menu items prepared at table. Extensive seafood selections.

M-Su: 11am-10pm

Children’s Menu

G6

114 Barnard St.

Finely appointed, intimate atmosphere. Serving contemporary selections with American and European influences.

Su-Th: 6pm-10:30pm, Sa: 5:30pm-11:30pm

B10

102 W. Bay St.

Elegant and eclectic setting in the Bohemian Hotel. Southern contemporary cuisine serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

M-Su: 7am-10pm

411 E. River St. 877.486.9575 D7 Shrimp Factory A $$

Restaurant by day, club by night. Casual express setting. Menu features seafood, sandwiches, burgers, house soups, and Philly chicken/beef.

M-W: 10am-9pm, Th-Sa:11am-11pm

23 Abercorn St. 912.234.1900 125 W. River St. 912.232.1565 Shipwreck D4 Sapphire Grill C4 A $-$$ A $$

Su-M: 5pm-10:30pm, Tu-Th: 11am-10:30pm F-Sa: 11am-11pm

Expansive menu featuring fresh local seafood Casual classic American atmosphere. Large and homemade breads and desserts. Historic selection of seafood. Raw bar featuring casual setting. oysters.

M-Th: 11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am-11pm, Su-Th: 5pm-10pm, F-Sa: 5pm-10:30pm Su: 11:30-10pm

Vegetarian Options

M-F: 10am-5pm, Sa: 11am-5pm

Tu-Th: 5:30pm-10:30pm, F-Sa: 5:30pm-11:30pm

Intimate historic setting. Menu features locally inspired selections with European influences.

I3 Some restrictions may apply.

Six Pence Pub $ A

Nationally recognized casual lunch dining.

Classic southern home cooking served family style at shared tables M-F: 11am-2pm

Noble Fare A $$

Delivery Available.

912.232.4286 Roly Poly $

Casual contemporary atmosphere serving eclectic American fare. Large beer selection with house brewery.

M-Th: 11am-11pm, F-Sa: 11am-12am, Su: 11am-11pm

B5 Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room I5 $$

107 W. Jones St. 912.443.3210 912.447.0943 21 W. Bay St. 912.232.5997 321 Jefferson St. River Street Oyster Bar Rocks on the River C8 River House Seafood B5 A4 B11 $$ A A $$ $$ A

Well appointed, historical setting. Extensive Wine List, Seasonal menu features seafood and southern fare.

Olde Pink House A $$$

BBQ, Southern, Seafood, Burgers, Sandwiches, etc.

American

Moon River Brewing Co. $$ A

Map on pg. 46

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$ UNDER $10

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Historic ice cream parlor. Casual family setting. Serving a wide variety of icecreams, specialty beverages, sandwiches, and soups.

Su: 12pm-10pm, M-Th: 11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am-11pm

912.233.8411

225 E. River St. 912.232.4447

M-F: 9:30am-10pm, Sa-Su: 9:30am-11pm

143 Bull St.

Sandwiches, coffee, tea, juice bar and vegan smoothies. Relaxed atmosphere featuring local artwork. Public computers and wifi.

M-F: 9am-6pm, Sa: 10am-6pm, Su: 10am-4pm

13 E. Park Avenue 912.231.8100

Casual relaxed café atmosphere. Local hub.

Fair-trade coffee and vegetarian selections.

Featuring local art and entertainment.

M-Su: 7am-10pm

912.239.9690

7 E. Broughton St.

M-Sat: 10am-5pm Lunch served 11:30am-4pm

Boutique store and tea room.Well appointed relaxed atmosphere. Full afternoon tea available (reservations suggested for afternoon tea)

PRICE

Local candy shop that produces its own variations of sweet treats, with a viewable kitchen, on-site. Located inside City Market.

42 MLK Jr. Blvd.

D6

Retro atmosphere dessert restaurant with full bar. Homemade desserts, organic coffee, gourmet cheese, and specialty drinks.

Sun-Thurs 5pm-12am, Fri-Sat 1pm-1am

19 Jefferson St. 912.233.6400 102 E. Liberty St. 912.239.9444 Leopold’s Ice Cream Lulu’s Chocolate Bar D8 D1 $ A $$

912.233.1900 225 W. Broughton St. 912.234.4442 212 E. Broughton St. 912.238.2012 The Tea Room Savannah Candy Kitchen B8 Sentient Bean P6 Smooth Cafe F6 $ $ $ $

M-Su: 11am-12am

Frozen Yogurt Café, self-serve buffet style with large selection of toppings. Free wi-fi.

D4

234 Bull St.

M-Th: 10am-6pm, F-Sa: 10am-9pm Su: 12pm-6pm

Large selection of ice cream and sweets in a casual express setting.

Alcohol, beer, or wine available.

Locally owned and operated, professional custom cake design that creates anything from cupcakes to birthday, wedding, and special occasion themed cakes.

M-Su: 12pm-9pm 912.231.8282 2 Park Commerce Blvd.

912.816.4764 1 E. Broughton St. 912.233.5348 Kerry O’Connor Cake Design La’ Berry $-$$$ D8 $

Artisan bakery with American and French influences. Seasonal offerings also include light café fare.

M-Sa: 7:30am-6:30pm, Su: 8:30am-4:30pm

A

Casual and cozy cafe environment. Serving large selection of standard café drinks and fare.

M-F: 7:30am-10pm, Sa-Su: 8am-11pm

Children’s Menu

Contemporary and funky casual setting. Self serve frozen yogurt with large selection of fresh additions.

M-Sa: 11am-11pm, Su: 11am-10pm

912.234.2344 202 W. Saint Julian St. 912.944.2556 313 Abercorn St. 912.341.8014 6 E. State St. 912.443.5525 111 W Congress St. Harris Baking Company Gallery Espresso Fruzen Twist G7 Ice Cream Etcetera G6 C3 E7 $ $ $ $

M-Su: 9am-5pm

Su-Th: 10am-10pm, F-Sa: 10am-11pm

D4

Casual, cozy ice cream parlor that serves premium light ice cream, sundaes, blenders, and milkshakes.

M-F: 9am-10pm, Sa: 8am-11pm, Su: 8am-10pm

912.234.2433 110 W Bryan St. Cupcake Emporium E6 D’Lites Emporium $ $

Su-Th: 11am-9pm, F-Sa: 11am-10pm

Express cafe/bakery serving 12 out of 50 flavors or cupcakes every day.

H7

317 W. Bryan St.

Vegetarian Options

Casual express setting. Serving café selections, Casual express set cafe serving a variety of including panini and Italian gelatoh. coffee based beverages.

C5 Carpe Vas $

513 E. Oglethorpe Ave. 912.233.6394

Cafe Gelatohhh $

912.236.2744

Some restrictions may apply.

M-Th: 4pm-11:30pm, F-Sa: 12pm-12am, Su: 12pm-11:30pm

Delivery Available.

M-Sa: 12pm-10pm, Su: 12pm-8pm

11 W. Liberty St.

Cafes Sweets Bakeries

606 Abercorn St. 912.495.0705 C4

H5

Casual eclectic atmosphere matches the eclectic menu. Large selection of pizzas, hoagies, munchies and beers.

M-Th: 11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am-10:30pm, Su: 11am-10pm

L8 Mellow Mushroom A $$

Internationally inspired Italian menu selections. Spacious outdoor patio and bocce ball court.

M-F: 11am-until, Sa-Su: 12am-until

Leoci’s Trattoria A $$

912.232.2720 44 MLK Jr. Blvd. 912.335.7027 C3 Your Pie F10 Vinnie Van Go-Go’s A $ A $

M-Sa: 11am-11pm, Su: 4pm-10pm

Traditional Italian menu selections served in an intimate and casual setting.

D1

Large selection of pizzas and subs. Casual New York style pizzeria. Large menu selections Casual express setting that allows you to served in a casual eclectic atmosphere. dining atmosphere with outdoor patio customize your own pizza, panini, and or seating. bread bowl salad

Screaming Mimi’s A $

Traditional Dining Pasta, Pizzerias, etc.

Italian

Corleone’s Trattoria A $$

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912.480.9050 $

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314 W. Saint Julian St.

Su-Th: 11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am-11pm

912.236.2066

PRICE Named after their grandmother and located in the City Market. Extensive international selection of tapas and light fare served in a casual setting

912.233.6044 1 E. Broughton St. Tapas by Anna C3 $ A

Alcohol, beer, or wine available.

Casual express setting. Eclectic mix of café style, light, healthy, and fresh fare. Famous for tacos. Daily specials.

M-Sa: 11am-5pm, M-W: 5pm-10pm Th-Sa: 5pm-11pm

A

52 Barnard St.

Su-Th: 4pm-10pm, F-Sa: 4pm-12am

912.236.7777 Kayak Kafe´

A

Contemporary intimate atmosphere. Live music. Menu features internationally inspired tapas.

D4

Children’s Menu

Jazz’d Tapas Bar A $$

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Vegetarian Options

Fusion Eclectic

21 W. York St.

M-F: 7:30am-5:30pm, Sa: 9am-5:30pm

Some restrictions may apply.

912.238.1150

Delivery Available.

Casual intimate setting. Standard European cafe fare, specializing in chocolates. Sandwiches, salads, freshed baked goods, and more.

Wright Square Cafe $

Cafes, Sweets Bakeries contd.

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2171/2 W.Broughton

tacoabajo.com

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30 MLK Blvd 912.232.8222

M-F:11am-2:30pm, M-Th:5pm-10pm, F-Sa:5pm-11pm

116 E. Broughton St. 912.233.1187

Su-Th: 11-10pm, Fr-Sa: 11-11pm

912.234.9300

113 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Traditional Japanese cuisine including sushi, tempura and teriyaki served in a casual setting.

M-W: 11am-9:30pm, Th-Su: 11am-12am

513 E. Oglethorpe Ave. 912.233.8899

Menu includes Japanese and Vietnamese dishes. Ambient atmosphere featuring local artwork.

M-Sa: 11:30-2:30pm, M-Th: 4-9:30pm, F-Sa: 4-10:30pm, Su: 4:30-9:30pm

147 Abercorn St. 912.231.6667 17 W. Broughton St. 912.232.5288 4 W. Broughton St. H7 Ta Ca Japanese Fusion F11 Wasabi’s Fusion Downtown $$ A $$ D1

Japanese owned and operated. Casual intimate atmosphere serving traditional Japanese sushi and entrees.

10 Barnard St. 912.201.3534 D7 Sushi Zen $$ A

M-Th: 11am-3pm, M-Th: 4:30-9:30pm, F-Sa: 12pm-3pm, F-Sa: 4:30-10pm, Su: 5pm-9pm

Award winning Thai,Vietnamese, and PanAsian menu.Vegan friendly. Casual intimate setting.

M-F: 11am-3pm, Sa-Su: 12-4pm, Su-Th: 5-10pm, F-Sa: 5-11pm

D6

PRICE

Casual intimate setting.Traditional Japanese menu selections includes sushi, teriyaki, and hibachi. Open for over 12 years.

912.349.6230 Sakura $$

M-F: 11:30-9:00pm

Casual intimate atmosphere.Traditional Thai cuisine includes curry and seafood selections.

Casual express setting with indoor and outdoor seating. Serving traditional Thai cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere M-F: 11am-9pm, Sa-Su: 12pm-9pm

Su-W: 11am-12pm, Th-Sa:11am-3am

912.480.9050 217 1/2 W. Broughton Saigon Restaurant Ruan Thai Cuisine D6 $$ A $$ A

912.292.1656 402 MLK Jr. Blvd.

PJ Thai Cuisine F8 $

Asian

Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, etc.

Alcohol, beer, or wine available.

Large selection of traditional Japanese fare including sushi and hibachi. Casual setting with sushi bar seating.

Heiwa’s

D4

A

Cuban, Mexican, etc.

Intimate, casual setting.Traditional Mexican fare with wide selections including steaks and house specials.

M-Sa: 11am-10pm, Su: 12pm-9pm Beginning of next line

119 MLK Jr. Blvd. 912.236.0530 420 E. Broughton St.

Large underground pool hall and bar.

Spacious and contemporary with an edge.

Tacos, burritos, and more.

Taco Abajo

912.232.2525

Casual festive atmosphere. Extensive menu selections include standard Mexican fare.

Daily specials.

M-W: 11am-10pm, Th-F: 12-10:30pm, Sa: 12-10:30pm, Su: 12-10pm

Children’s Menu

Hispanic

Traditional Cuban dishes, including Cuban sandwiches, Paella, seafood and desserts.

M-Th: 11am-9:30pm, F-Sa: 11am-10:30pm, Su: 11am-9pm

912.443.9555 108 E.York St. Rancho Alegre D1 $$ A

5 E. River St.

912.233.3131

M-Su: 11am-11pm

Swiss, Italian, South African and Dutch, menu influences. Casual express and take out.

M-Sa: 11am-6pm

118 E. Broughton St. 912.443.0414 142 Montgomery St. 912.236.5464 20 E. Broughton St. Juarez Mexican Restaurant Carlito’s Mexican Grill D1 E7 $ A A $$ D10

Vegetarian Options

Relaxed intimate atmosphere. Large selection of traditional Greek dishes and pizza.

912.234.6168 B6 Zunzi’s $

M-Su: 11:30am-until

Intimate casual setting. Contemporary Mediterranean bar and grill with late night hookah lounge.

Su-W: 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-12am, Th-Sa: 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-2:30am

D6

218 W. Broughton St.

Tu-Sa: 10:30am -7pm, Su: 12am-5pm

912.443.1875 48 Whitaker St. 912.232.1881 Middle Eastern Cuisine F2 Mirage A $$ A $$ Casual eclectic setting with hookah. Serving traditional middle eastern cuisine.

D4 Some restrictions may apply.

M-Su: 5:30pm-10:30pm

Moroccan and Mediterranean menu.

Belly dancing shows nightly in a ceremonial atmosphere. Reservations suggested.

D7

529 E. Liberty St.

Casbah Moroccan A $$

912.238.0045

$

Intimate express bistro setting. Menu features light French fare and desserts with daily specials.

A

D5 Papillote

Casual yet refined setting. Outdoor patio, Classic Parisian bistro setting. Gastro pub hand picked wine and beer selection, and a offering authentic French fare. Seasonal menu menu inspired by the French brasseries of old. selections and extensive wine list.

Happy Hour 3pm-7pm M-Th: 6pm-10pm, F-Sa: 6pm-11pm T-Sa: Lunch 11am-3pm, Dinner 5pm-until

H11 Circa 1875 $$$ A

Delivery Available.

Olympia Cafe A $$

Indian, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, etc.

Ethnic

French

Brasserie 529 A $$$

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MOROCCAN RESTAURANT

The most memorable & fun dining experience

Belly Dancing Shows NIGHTLY!

5:30PM to 10:30PM DAILY

Award-Winning Moroccan Cuisine served in an authentic ceremonial atmosphere 118 E. Broughton Street

(912) 234-6168

www.CasbahRestaurant.com

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912.921.5712

1651 E.Victory Dr.

M-Sa: 9am-12am, Su: 10am-10pm

Casual express setting. Large selection of fried chicken, seafood, sandwiches, and sides.

912.355.9250 4829 Waters Avenue 912.234.2260 2201 Waters Avenue

Casual intimate atmosphere. Neighborhood bistro and wine bar. Organic produce and petite portions available.

M-F: 11am-2:30pm, M-Sa: 5pm-10pm

912.234.5885 2430 Habersham St. Kennedy Fried Chicken C9 $

912.236.7642 1801 Habersham St. 912.352.1118 715 Mall Blvd.

Johnny Harris Restaurant Kasey’s Grille E9 $$ A C10 A $$

World famous barbeque sauce company and restaurant. Casual family atmosphere serving barbeque and southern fare.

M-Th: 11:30-9:30pm, F-Sa: 11:30-10:30pm

Casual, local atmoshpere. Menu selections include original takes on classic American fare with most selections made from scratch and sourced locally.

T-Sa: 11am-11pm

Carryout wine and gourmet foods shop. Daily chef creations, soups, sides, meats, cheeses, Casual express setting with large menu and famous cheesecakes. Also available for selection. Specializing in Italian subs. private wine tastings and dinners.

M-Sa: 8am-9pm, Su: 12pm-4pm M-F: 11am-7pm, Sa: 11am-6pm

17029 Abercorn St. 912.354.7810

Casual progressive dining. American, Italian, and Asian inspired dishes made from scratch.

Extensive drink menu.

M-Th: 11am-10:30pm, F-S: 11am-11:30pm, Sun:11am-10pm

L1

B8

Fine dining set in a southern mansion. Menu selections include seasonal and local fare.

Extensive wine list.

M-Su: 6pm-9:30pm

K10 Elizabeth on 37th A $$$

1813 Bull St. 912.351.0302 4430 Habersham St.

Alcohol, beer, or wine available.

Wide array of seafood selections include lobster, snow crab, oysters, and low country boil. Casual family atomosphere.

Su-Th: 11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am-11pm, Su: 11am-12am 912.351.2274 7201 Hodgson Memorial Dr.

912.352.2933 3016 E.Victory St. 912.356.5877 Fiddler’s Seafood J7 Form $$ A $$-$$$ A

J8

5200 Paulsen St.

Casual local atmosphere. Serving breakfast all day and lunch. Selections include standard diner and southern fare. Outdoor seating also.

M-Th: 11am-9pm, F-Sa: 11am-10pm, Su: 10am-8pm

Clary’s Cafe $$

A

7400 Skidaway Rd. 912.236.5547 105 E. 37th St. 7202 Abercorn St. 912.303.0999 Giorgio’s Subs & Deli B8 J7 Green Truck Pub C8 $$ A $

912.234.6778 2130 E.Victory Drive 912.232.3593 1514 Bull St. 912.201.1808 Coach’s Corner Driftaway Cafe D12 Diner on Abercorn H7 A A $ $ $$

M-Th: 7am-7pm, F: 9am-5pm

Seasonal and fresh fare. Creative takes on traditional cafe selections. Casual express setting with daily specials.

Traditional American diner that is open 24 Casual coastal cuisine with an emphasis on hours a day. The menu offers breakfast, fresh local seafood, local organic produce, lunch, and dinner options such as eggs, burg- hand cut steaks and nightly entrée features. ers, steaks, sandwiches, hot dogs and fries.

M-Sa: 11am-10pm, Sun: 10am-9pm Open 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week

Butterhead Greens Cafe B8 $

American Legion Post135 1108 Bull St. 912.358.0809

Large selection of standard American fare and bar food standards. Daily specials.

Spacious sports bar atmosphere.

B8

Casual atmosphere with an open kitchen view. Offering a full breakfast menu that is available all day with daily lunch specials, sandwiches and burgers.

Tu-Su: 7am-3pm

Bull Street Eatery $

Spacious casual express setting. Extensive breakfast menu featuring omelettes. Lunch menu as well.

D11

Located inside the American Legion, Post 135. Casual contemporary atmoshpere. Eclectic Serving affordable standard bar fare, including and fresh menu selections are unique and varied. Large selecion of craft beer as well. burgers, wings, tacos, and cheese steaks.

M-Th: 11am-9pm F-Sa: 11am-10pm Th-Sa: 4pm-12am

Children’s Menu

Houlihan’s

M-Sa: 4pm-1am

Vegetarian Options

M-Su: 11am-12am

E8

Delivery Available.

M-Su: 6am-3pm

$$

French and Asian influences the limited but rotating and evolving menu. Casual and intimate bar setting.Wifi available.

A

Bar Food Some restrictions may apply.

Breakfast Place $

L4

Casual family atmosphere specializing in large selection of burgers including turkey and veggie burgers, and other standard American fare.

M-Th: 11am-9pm, F-Sa:11am-10pm, Su: 12pm-6pm

B&D Burgers Southside $ A

912.349.6022 2402 Waters Avenue 912.927.8700 11108 Abercorn St. 912.355.5956 4523 Habersham St. F9 Ben’s Neighborhood Grill H7 Betty Bomber’s F8 A8 Blue Turtle Bistro A $$ $ $$

Classic southern barbeque and seafood.

Casual express setting serving hot and cold Extensive menu choices include steaks, sandwiches, burgers, gyros, salads and sides. burgers, and desserts. Casual family setting.

M-Su: 10:30-2pm, Su-Th: 2pm-10pm, F-Sa: M-F: 11am-8:30pm, Sa: 11am-3pm 2pm-10:30pm 912.353.9488 5320 Waters Ave. 912.351.9008 7080 Hodgson Memorial Dr.

Barnes Restaurant $$ A

BBQ, Southern, Seafood, Burgers, Sandwiches, etc.

American

C9

Traditional southern fare including entrees, desserts, and sides. Casual express dining.

Regular specials.

M: 8am-1pm, T-Th: 8am-6:30pm, F-Sa: 8am-7pm, Closed on Sundays

A Taste of Heaven $

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$ UNDER $10

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BBQ, Southern, Seafood, Burgers, Sandwiches, etc.

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M-Sa: 11-9pm

Spacious casual waterfront dining. Extensive menu offers many varieties of seafood dishes prepared in many styles M-Th: 5pm-10pm, F-Sa: 5pm-10:30pm, Su: 5pm-9:30pm

M-F: 11am-3pm; 6pm-9pm, Sa: 11am-3pm; 6pm-9pm

M-F: 11:30am-2am, Sa: 3pm-2am, Su: 12:30pm-12am

Casual local sports bar atmosphere. Menu includes standard American bar fare

Contemporary casual setting. Menu includes BBQ standards specializing in ribs. Catering Available.

M-Sun 11am-10pm

M-Sa: 11am-9pm

912.352.3434

912.232.1874

531 Stephenson Ave.

M-Th: 11:30am-2:30pm,M-Th: 5pm-9pm, F-Sa: 11:30am-2:30pm, F-Sa: 5pm-10pm

Casual colorful atmosphere. Interesting menu selection includes Greek, Caribbean, and American influences.

6825 Waters Ave. 912.352.2233

M-Sa: 11am-9pm

Tu-Sa: 11am-3pm, 5pm-until

1611 Habersham St.

Healthy southern cuisine with Greek, Mediterranean, and Caribbean influences.

Features a daily sweet potato dish.

Spice Fusion featuring a la carte tacos, flats, and more.Vegetarian and Vegan friendly.

Artisan liquors, magaritas, mojitos.

1801 Waters Ave. 912.961.5545 11215 Abercorn St. 912.691.8748 110 Eisenhower Dr. 912.2349.9499 12313 Largo Dr. Suite D Toucan Cafe Sweet Potatoes Sol Restaurant B8 H7 I8 $$ $-$$ A A $ A

M-F: 11am-10pm, Sa: 4:30pm-10pm, Su: 12pm-10pm

Casual eatery serving a variety of sandwiches, plattes, tacos, burritos, with your choice of protein, even tofu. Lots to choose from.

PRICE

Fusion Eclectic

912.921.2269

M-Sa: 3pm-3am, Su: 12:30pm-2am

Locally owned Southern soul food restaurant.

Specialties include the Bizzard Signature Pancakes and Famous Stuffed Tyler Burger. (catering available) M-F: 6:30am-3pm, Sat: 8am-5pm

Alcohol, beer, or wine available.

Sports Bar atmosphere with varied selection Contemporary American setting. Specializing of standard American fare. Large selection of in steaks with other standard steakhouse beer and liquor. menu selections.

308 Mall Way 6724 Waters Ave. 912.355.3383 L4 B2 Tropical Chicken $

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912.927.3280 8 Gateway Blvd. 912.355.2761 2605 Skidaway Rd. 912.354.2524 Tyler’s Place Tailgate Sports Bar & Grill L4 Toni Steakhouse H7 $ A $ A $$

Children’s Menu

Pizza galley and saloon. Large menu also Spacious lakeside setting. Serving seafood and Traditional soul food. Southern cuisine served Real pit cooked BBQ. Featuring local seafood includes pasta, salads, and stackers. “Home cafeteria style. Casual express setting with traditional southern fare. daily.

Casual atmosphere.

Catering available. of the original chicken finger.” specials.

M-Su: 4pm-10pm M-Su: 11am-9:30pm Su-Th: 11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am-11pm M-Th: 6am-9pm, F-Sa: 6am-10pm

1710 Abercorn St. 912.354.8288 5200 Paulsen St. 912.238.8328 7360 Skidaway Rd. 912.354.3744 6730 Waters Ave Smoke Station BBQ Sisters of the New South C11 H8 Spanky’s J7 L1 $ A $$ A $$

M-Sa: 11:30am-3pm Su: 12pm-2am

Casual local feel. Assortment of pizzas, Ameri- Casual express setting with a menu that can, and Mediterranean selections. Ample offers sliders, hot dogs, salads, and rotating draft beer selections as well. menu specials

Vegetarian Options

912.358.0670 Shell House A $$

M-Sa: 6am - 3pm, Sunday: 7am-3pm

Some restrictions may apply.

7403 Skidaway Rd. 912.352.8221 504 1/2 W. 42nd St. 912.232.1218 7000 LaRoche Ave. 2015 Waters Ave. 912.354.0006 Sandfly Bar & Grill Sammy Greens Shane’s Rib Shack F8 K10 B8 H8 A $ $ $$

M-Sa: 11am-9pm

B8

Family friendly casual cafe that specializes in breakfaast and gravy. Daily lunch specials, including lamb and more.

$

Narobia’s Grits & Gravy

912.231.0563 2019 Habersham St. K10 Pearl’s Saltwater Grill J11 A $$

7805 Abercorn St.

I6

Delivery Available.

912.234.5081 Pub 29 $$ A

M-Sa: 6am-6pm

Off The Grill $

Casual express setting. Menu selections include standard barbeque fare with traditional sides.

B7

7010 Suite 2 Eisenhower Rd.

912.355.8717 C9 Ozzy’s Grill $

M-Su: 5:30am-10pm

912.692.0036

Tu-Su: 11am-8pm

Midtown Deli $ Casual express setting. Menu selections include a wide array of deli, bagel, bakery selections.

H6

Menu includes traditional southern soul food selections in a casual express setting.

Homemade traditional soul food. Casual express setting.

$

Neighborhood Soul Food

American

Ma Randy’s $

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7360 Skidaway Rd.

Traditional Dining Pasta, Pizzerias, etc.

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912.351.2400

1100 Eisenhower Dr. 912.354.2356

D8

12417 White Bluff Rd.

M-Sa: 11:30am-9:30pm

Casual dining with extensive menu including: specialty pizzas, calzones, Stromboli, hoagies, wings, salads and pastas.

912.354.4005 4420 Habersham St. Vincenzo’s Pizza N5 $$

Open 17 years.Winner of numerous awards.

Serves traditional dishes along with pizza, panini, and Italian rotisserie chicken.

M-F: 11:30-2pm, M-Th: 5pm-9pm, F-Sa: 5pm-10pm, Su: 5pm-8pm

4521 Habersham St. 912.921.7800

Large selection of specialty pizzas, hot subs, wings, etc. Express casual setting.

M-Th: 11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am-11pm, Su: 12pm-10pm

Marco’s Pizza $$

4827 Waters Ave. 912.349.6960

Pizza parlor setting. New Jersey Style Pizza by the slice at lunch with extended dinner menu selections.

M-Th: 11am-9pm, F: 11am-10pm, Sa: 12pm-9pm, Su: 4-9pm

F9

Traditional Pizzeria with a variety of fresh specialty pizzas, wings, salads, and more.Tons of specials to choose from.

M-Fr: 4pm-10pm, Sa: 12pm-10pm, Su: 4pm-9pm 912-920-9099 205 Montgomery CrossRd.

401 Mall Blvd.

7400 Abercorn St. 912.356.1020 J7 Bella’s Italian Cafe E8 A $$

M-F: 11am-3pm, M-Su: 5pm-10pm

Traditional Indian selections served in well decorated atmosphere.Wide menu selection and Lunch buffet.

1100 Eisenhower Dr. Taste of India I7 A $$

PRICE

Authentic New Jersey style pizza. Casual express and dine-in family friendly atmosphere with foosball and television.

Sa: Hours Vary M: 11:30-2:30, Tu-F: 11:30-2:30pm, 5pm-Close

912.921.5117 10510 Abercorn St. Jersey’s Pizza Costanzo’s Pizza H8 $$ $$

M-Su: 11-10pm

Authentic Mediterranean cuisine in a casual setting. Nightly food and drink specials, including wines.

Allyanna’s $$

4711 Waters Ave. 912.692.8988

M-Th: 11am-9pm, F-Sa: 11am-9:30pm, Su: 11:30am-3pm

Traditional Mediterranean fare prepared with fresh ingredients in an express casual setting.

Free wifi

I7

2311 Habersham St. 912.352.4855

Alcohol, beer, or wine available.

Italian

7102 Abercorn St. 912.691.4440

Troy Mediterranean Cuisine $$ A K5

912.349.4261

M-F: 9am-7pm, Sa: 11am-9pm

Express and casual setting.

M-Th: 11am-8pm, F-Sa: 11am-9pm

A

M-Su: 11:30am-10pm

912.447.0400

M-Sa: 11am-8pm

F9 Shawarma King $

Casual set atmosphere that offers a variety of pitas,healthy sides, coffee, and smoothies.

The menu also includes breakfast wraps and falafels.

Pita Pita $

Indian, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, etc.

Casual express setting. Middle Eastern Authentic Jamaican menu includes jerk, oxtail, fish, and goat.Weekday lunch specials. fare with traditional deli selections.

Children’s Menu

Wide selection of traditional Indian fare, including special off the menu requests.

Hookahs avaiable on patio. Casual spacious setting.

912.349.2452 Pakwan $

M-Sa: 10am-9pm Su: 11am-2pm

Ethnic

H8

238 Eisenhower Dr.

Vegetarian Options

Casual intimate setting. Extensive selection of standard café and seasonal gourmet fare.

K10

11 E 41 St. 912.355.6160 One Love C8 $

M-F: 9am-6pm, Sa: 9am-3pm

912.443.9355 Al Salaam Deli $

M-F: 11am-3pm

715 Mall Blvd.

M-Sa: 8am-9pm, Su: 12pm-4pm

4517 Habersham St. 912.352.8455

Wright Square Cafe $-$$ A

912.354.7420

5224 Skidaway Rd.

Unforgettable Bakery & Deli $ H7

912.655.3844

Classic, casual, express takeout. Custom bakery, specializing in cakes and deserts with light lunch offerings.

F8

Tu-F: 12pm-6pm

Casual express setting. Menu is a blend of Italian and fresh American fare. Specializes in paninis, soups, salads, sandwiches.

Fine Dining

Starland Cafe $

G10

Locally owned bakery that specializes in custom cookies, cupcakes, cheesecakes and more.

$-$$

Just Desserts

Delivery Available.

Healthy fruit smoothies, protein shakes, energy shakes or make your own. Casual express setting adjacent to Giorgios’s Deli.

J7

2403 Bull Street

B8

Casual and eclectic cafe and print gallery.

Selections include locally roasted coffee and Tex-Mex inspired lightfare with fresh pastries.

Large outdoor patio and live music.

M-Sa: 7am-11pm 912.401.0543 1919 Bull St.

Foxy Loxy $ A Some restrictions may apply.

M-F: 7am-7pm, Sa: 8am-6pm

Locally owned cafe that offers a large variety of coffee-based refreshments as well as light fare including burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads and custom paninis.

B7

Artisan bakery & Foodie destination serving lunch, desserts, coffee, espresso, and American/Italian breads. Free wifi.

Tu-Sa: 8am-5pm, Closed: Su & M

912.495.9292 Ogeechee River Coffee Co. Shake It Up $ E8 $

Cafes Sweets Bakeries

Back in the Day Bakery $

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Variety of gourmet Asian dishes including Chinese, Japanese,Thai, sushi, and more.

M-Su: 11am-4pm, M-Th: 4:30-9:30pm, F-Sa: 4:30-10:30pm, Su: 4:30-9:30pm M-Su: 11am-10pm

Large selection of traditional Korean dishes.

Daily lunch specials served in an intimate atmosphere.

M-Th: 11am-9pm, F-Sa: 11am-10pm

$$

H7

5700 Waters Ave. 912.352.4182

M-Su: 11am-9pm

6604 Waters Ave.

Contemporary casual atmosphere. Extensive Casual express setting. Large selection of selection of traditional Vietnamese dishes and traditional Vietnamese dishes in addition to Sushi. drinks. Specializing in Pho-Noodle soups.

912.355.9800 7805 Abercorn St. 912.352.7300 200 Eisenhower Dr. Saigon Bistro F9 Saigon Flavors H8 $$ $$

Spacious contemporary atmosphere.

Japanese fare featuring hibachi style dining with a show.

M-Th: 4:30-10pm, F-Sa: 4:30-10:30pm, Su: 4pm-9:30pm

A

M-Th: 11am-9:30pm, F-Sa: 11am-11pm

912.351.9300 8465 Waters Avenue

7400 Abercorn St.

912.353.9281

Casual intimate setting.Traditional Japanese menu selections includes sushi, teriyaki, and hibachi.

Japanese hibachi, sushi, and traditional selections. Casual express dining in spacious atmosphere.

M-Th: 11am-9pm, F-Sa: 11am-10pm, Su: 1:30pm-8pm

912.920.3028 12322 Largo Drive 912.692.1394 7052 Hodgson Memorial Dr Seasons of Japan Express J7 I7 Sakura Japanese $ $

Traditional Chinese selections. Made to order. Large varied selection of Asian dishes featuring noodle combinations. Casual intimate Dine in or Take out. Catering available. setting.

M-Th: 11am-8pm, F-Sa: 11am-9pm, Su: 12pmM-Su: 11am-10pm 4pm

2315 Waters Ave. 7400 Abercorn St. 912.236.8228 New China Garden Noodle Bowl H7 L4 $ $

Alcohol, beer, or wine available.

Japanese selections featuring hibachi style cuisine cooked in front of you with a show.

Casual, spacious setting.

M-Sa: 11:30-2pm, M-Th: 5pm-10pm, Sa: 4:30-10:30pm, Su: 4:30-10pm

I6

Miyabi

912.920.7273 149 E. Montgomery Cross Rd 912.355.2100 7098 Hodgson Memorial D. 912.353.9281

A

M-Th: 11am-9pm, F-Sa: 11:30-9:30pm, Su: 11:30-9pm

M-F: 11am-3pm, Sa-Su: 12pm-3pm, M-Th: 5pm-9:30pm, F-Sa: 5pm-10pm, Su: 5pm-9pm

912.238.8815 2504 Skidaway Rd. Lisa’s Chinese Restaurant C9 $ Fast, traditional, Chinese take-out dining.

Extensive selection with specials.

13015 Abercorn St. 912.691.2080 3017 E.Victory Dr. H7 Kyoto Express I7 $$ A

Traditional Chinese menu selections. Lunch and dinner buffet. Casual atmosphere.

M-Th: 12pm-9pm, F-Sa: 12pm-10pm, Su: 12pm-9pm

Traditional Thai cuisine served in a contempo- Casual express setting.Traditional Japanese menu selections. rary intimate atmosphere.

4426 Habersham St. 912.961.0770 J7 King and I A $$

M-F: 11:30-9:00pm

M-F: 11:30-9:00pm

Large selection of traditional Thai cuisine.Well appointed, intimate atmosphere. Daily lunch specials.

M-F: 11am-3pm, M-Th: 5pm-10pm, F: 5pm11pm, Sa: 12pm-11pm, Su: 5pm-10pm

Large selection of traditional Japanese fare including sushi and hibachi. Casual setting with sushi bar seating.

Large selection of traditional Japanese fare including sushi and hibachi. Casual setting with sushi bar seating.

7640 Abercorn St. 912.355.8819 7205 Waters Ave. 912.352.3838 7401 Skidaway Rd. Kao Thai Cuisine Kikko’s Restaurant D11 L2 E12 A $$ $ A

Casual express setting. Menu includes traditional Japanese dishes including sushi, hibachi, and teriyaki.

M-Th: 11am-9pm, F-Sa 11am-10pm, Su: 12pm-8pm

912.353.8337 Kimchi A $

Casual express setting. Menu includes traditional Japanese dishes including sushi, hibachi, and teriyaki.

M-Th: 11am-9pm, F-Sa 11am-10pm, Su: 12pm-8pm

1801 E.Victory Dr. 912.691.0330 E8 Hirano’s A $

912.354.3420 Hirano’s A $

M-Th: 11am-10:30pm, F-Sa:11am-11pm, Su:12 noon-10pm

Quick service. Drive-thru only. Menu includes traditional Chinese selections. Daily lunch specials and family dinners.

M-Th: 11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am-11pm, Su: 12pm-10pm

Children’s Menu

M-Su: 11am-9pm; Closed Tuesdays

M-Sa: 11am-2:30pm, M-Sa: 5pm-10pm

I6

Vegetarian Options

912.335.2025

$$

Intimate casual setting. Menu selections include traditional Thai cuisine as well as Hawaiian dishes

A

Chiriya’s Thai Cuisine

Delivery Available.

Masato of Japan $$ A

L2

Casual express setting. Large menu selection.

Serving traditional Chinese fare.

$$

Beijing House II Some restrictions may apply.

M-Sa: 10:30-10pm, Su: 4pm-9pm

I8

912.354.6111 1100 Eisenhower Dr. 912.927.8599 13040 Abercorn St. 912.303.0555 7805 Abercorn St. Heiwa’s I7 Heiwa’s D10 Green Tea K10 I8 A $$ A $$ $

New York style Chinese drive thru restaurant

$

Egg Roll King

Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, etc.

Asian

Asian River Restaurant $

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Daily Lunch Specials

call to order takeout 912.234.0876

912.356.1800 7405 Skidaway Rd. La Nopalera I7 $$ A

912.927.9953 Jalapeno’s $$ A

M-Sa: 12pm-9pm M-Sa: 11am-10pm, Su: 12pm-9pm

2308 SKIDAWAY R D.

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912.234.0876

M-Su: 10am-9pm

2308 Skidaway Rd. 912.335.7678

5205 Waters Ave.

M-Sa: 10am-8pm, Su: 12pm-6pm

Casual express dining. Mexican and southwestern cantina, fresh, made to order.

PRICE

Casual intimate setting serving traditional Mexican fare. Daily specials

912.920.0704 8840 Abercorn St. 912.354.0300 108 Mall Blvd.

Salsaritas Fresh Cantina F9 La Xalapena C11 $ A $$ A

Traditional Mexican selections served in Mexican themed setting

Large selection of Mexican dishes and appetizers. Award winning margaritas. Casual atmosphere.

Alcohol, beer, or wine available.

I6

13051 Abercorn St.

Large selection of Mexican dishes and appetizers. Award winning margaritas. Casual atmosphere.

M-Th: 11am-10:30pm, F-Sa: 11am-11pm, Su: 11am-10pm

L3

A

Classic Mexican selections in a casual setting.

Fresh chili made daily. Lunch and dinner specials.

M-Th: 12pm-9pm, F-Sa: 11am-10pm, Su: 12pm-8pm

$$

912.356.1333 5500 Abercorn St. Jalapeno’s K10 $$ A

Children’s Menu

A

El Potro

M-Sa: 11am-10pm

Spacious casual atmosphere. Extensive menu includes standard traditional Mexican fare.

Daily specials.

F7

7601 Waters Ave.

Vegetarian Options

Cuban, Mexican, etc.

Hispanic

11215 Abercorn St. 912.355.0321 Cancun A $$

Some restrictions may apply.

912.920.5504

I8

Traditional Chinese selections and Japanese teriyaki. Large menu and spacious casual atmosphere.

M-Th: 11:30am-10pm, F-Sa: 11:30am-11pm, Su: 12pm-10pm

Wang’s II Chinese $$

Delivery Available.

Intimate contemporary ambiance. Eclectic Pan-Asian and Thai influenced menu selections as well as sushi.

M-F: 11am-3pm, Sa-Su: 12pm-3pm, M-Th: 5pm-10pm, F-Su: 5pm-10:30pm

L4

54 Montgomery Cross Rd. 912.303.0141 1100 Eisenhower Dr.

Tangerine Fusion $$ A

912.920.3288

Sushi,Teriyaki, and other traditional Japanese Japanese owned and operated. Casual dishes in a relaxed atmosphere with sit-down intimate atmosphere serving traditional Japanese sushi and entrees. sushi bar.

M-F: 11am-2:30 pm, M-Th: 5pm-10pm, M-Th: 11-9:30pm, F:11-10:30pm, Sa: 12-10:30pm F-Sa: 5pm-11pm

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912.786.7694

M-Su: 12pm-3am

1311 Butler Ave.

M-Th: 11am-11pm, F-Sa: 11am-12am Su:11am-10pm

Carefully crafted menu includes eclectic varieties of tacos, salads, and appetizers.

Extensive wine selections and pairings.

Ambient and casual setting.

4B Old US Hwy 80 912.472.4044

Waterfront, indoor and outdoor seating.

Eclectic mix of American selections and Korean dishes.

304 1st Street 912.786.8686

Large selection of sandwiches, burgers, salads, and seafood.Traditional southern dishes.

Lunch and dinner specials.

M-Sa: 11-3pm, M-Sa: 5-9pm

I11

912.786.6593

19 Tybrisa St.

Southern style casual fare. Burgers, sandwiches, seafood and more.Weekday lunch specials.

M-Th: 11-7pm, Sa: 11-8pm Su: 12-9pm

PRICE

Sundae Cafe & Deli $$ A

Su-Th: 11-10pm, F-Sa: 11-11pm

912.786.7176 1516 Butler Ave. 912.786.5520 1605 Strand Ave. 912.484.4954 1403 Butler Ave. Topsail Bar & Grill N10 C8 Tybee Island Social Club M10 Wind Rose Cafe $ $ A $$ A

103 Jones Ave

M-Su: 11-3am

Casual atmosphere. Large selection of seafood, including various crab dishes. Blue crab, low country boil, and platters.

M-Su: 11am-until

M-Su: 4pm-till

Seafood galley and saloon. Large selection of seafood, pasta, salads, and stackers. “Home of the original chicken finger.”.

912.786.5870

Burgers, seafood, tacos, and big burritos served in a spacious sports bar atmosphere.

Live entertainment and Karaoke.

M-Su: 11am-10pm

912.786.4442 33 Van Horne Ave. Sting Ray’s Seafood O11 M10 A $$ 1513 Butler Ave.

Alcohol, beer, or wine available.

Large selection of pizza, subs, and salads.

Fast and free delivery. Family owned and operated for over 25 years.

912.786.4444

Spanky’s Beachside N9 $$ A

402 First St.

Rock House Bar & Grill A $$

912.472.4018

Mix of American and Caribbean selections.

Daily specials and homemade desserts.

Live Entertainment.

A

912.786.4745 404 Butler Ave. Pizza on Wheels I9 $$

Casual express setting serving pizza, tradiTraditional Hispanic cuisine with outdoor seating, and 2 for 1 margaritas all day every tional American fare, and seafood. They have day. Located only two blocks from the beach. an extent menu and child friendly seating seperate from the bar.

Open 7 days a week: 11:30am-9pm M-W: 4pm-12am, Th-Su: 11am-3am

I10

Children’s Menu

Large selection of seafood. Interesting selections mixed with standards. Signatures include flower pot bread and mojo hen.

M-Su: 11-10pm

912.786.5900 1213 Hwy 80 912.786.8888 101 Lovell Avenue North Beach Bar & Grill H10 Nickie’s Bar and Grill N9 $ A A $-$$

$-$$

M-F: 4pm-?, Sa-Su: 12pm-?

M-Su: 11-12am

912.786.6109 1613 Strand Road 912.786.4227 Mexi-Cali Marlin Monroe’s Surfside A J11 $$ A

Vegetarian Options

1113 E. Hwy. 80

Award winning seafood. Extensive menu includes pastas, steaks, beer-battered seafood and various chef specials.

Relaxed island atmosphere. Specialty pizzas, whole or by the slice. Low card menu, wraps, and more.

Dog friendly outdoor seating area with a view Large selection of seafood, salads, and apps. of the marsh. Roadside grill providing pig Specialties and pizzas. Award winning Sunday pickings, Georgia wild shrimp, and large to brunch. go orders.

F-Su: 11am-7pm M-Su: 11am-close

Some restrictions may apply.

1A E. Old Hwy 80 912.786.0221 106 S. Campbell Ave. 912.786.8400 912.786.9655 1605 Inlet Ave. 912.786.7810 Oceanfront &15 St. Fannie’s On the Beach MacElwee’s Seafood 010 Gerald’s Pig and Shrimp M10 Huc-A-Poos Bites/ Booze I11 $ A H6 A $$ A A $ $$

Fusion of Southern and Caribbean cuisines through a variety of fresh seafood, steak, chicken, and pasta. Seafood buffet every Fri. & Sat. night.

M-Su: 8am-10pm

Delivery Available.

M-Su: 11am-till

M-Su: 7am-1pm

Well known for its extensive breakfast menu and laid-back atmosphere, this casual set restaurant is a favorite for locals.

N10

13 Tybrisa St. 912.786.5984 1500 Butler Ave Dolphin Reef Restaurant H9 N10 A $$

Extensive dining and wine menu. Seafood, pasta, standard casual fare. All you can eat crab legs on Friday.

912.786.9533 1315 Chatham Avenue 912.786.5100 N9 Cafe Loco C9 Charly’s $$ A A $$

Curbside pickup, window ordering. Nice selec- Large, varied menu selection including seation of Mexican and American classics with food, pasta, sandwiches and wings. Live music, casual atmosphere. classic beachside diner feel.

M-Tu: 11:30am-3pm, W-Su: 12:30-4:30pm M-Su: 11-10pm Su-Th: 4:30-10:30pm, F-Sa: 4:30-11:30pm

Burton’s By the Beach $

BBQ, Southern, Seafood, Burgers, Sandwiches, etc.

American

N10 Breakfast Club $$

Selection includes sandwiches, burgers, and Relaxed atmosphere with award winning seafood. Po’ boys and low country boil. Live view. Large selection of seafood and standard music and televised sports. casual fare.

M-Th: 11-10pm, F-Sa: 11-12pm M-Su: 4pm-10pm, F-Su: 11am-10pm Su: 12-10pm

AJ’s Dockside Restaurant M8 Bernie’s Oyster House $$ A A $$

TH yi st b eo e rIiscl aDni d st r i c t $ UNDER $10 $$ $10 TO $20 $$$ OVER $20

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C4

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107 Charlotte Rd.

Large selection of Mexican dishes and appetizers. Award winning margaritas. Casual atmosphere.

M-Th: 11am-10:30pm, F-Sa: 11am-11pm, Su: 11am-10pm

B3 C5

912.897.1938

4700 Hwy 80 E.

Dine in, carry out, delivery.Wings, pizzas and other Italian standards available.Tavern stays open well after kitchen closes.

Su-Th: 11am-10pm , F-Sa:11am-11pm

Siciliano’s Restaurant A $

C5

Traditional Cantonese, Szechuan, and Hunan style Chinese take out or dine in options.

Large menu selections and lunch specials.

M-Th: 11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am-10:30pm, Su: 12pm-9:30pm 912.898.2368 463 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Panda $

Cozy casual atmosphere. Selection includes traditional Japanese fare such as teriyaki, hibachi, and sushi.

912.897.1900 111 Jazie Dr. Suite B

M-Su: 11am-10pm

Large selection of traditional Chinese food.

Deluxe dinners, health diet menu, and lunch buffet also offered.

C5

PRICE

912.897.8245

$$

4700 US Hwy 80 E.

Yummy House $

A

912.898.3880 Kanpai

M-Sa: 5-9pm

Casual contemporary setting. Menu features a wide array of Asian selections including Filipino,Thai, and Vietnamese dishes.

Extensive selection of traditional Japanese entrees and sushi. Open kitchen, sushi bar and sake bar.

M-Th: 11am-8:30pm, F-Sa: 11am-9:30pm, M-Th: 11am-9:30pm, F-Sa: 12pm -10pm, M-F:11am-2pm, M-Sa: 5pm-9pm Su: 11:30am-8:30pm Su: 12pm-9pm 216 Johnny Mercer Blvd. 912.897.6400 140 Johnny Mercer Blvd 216 Johnny Mercer Blvd 912.898.3880 4700 US Hwy 80 E. 912.898.7778

Wide range of Italian selections, as well as sandwiches and wraps. Large beer and wine list. Kid friendly.

C5 Basil’s Pizza & Deli $$ A

912.898.2221 7815 US Hwy 80 E. Kakki Restaurant C5 B3 $$ A

Upscale, well appointed ambiance. Asian fusion menu and extensive wine and bar selections.

M-Th: 5pm-10pm, F-Sa: 5pm-10:30pm Su: 5pm-9:30pm

B3

Alcohol, beer, or wine available.

Several different types of Mexican selections including burritos, quesadillas, chimichangas and tacos.

M-Th: 11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am-11pm

Cancun Cafe II A $

Traditional Dining Pasta, Pizzerias, etc.

Italian

$

A

Cuban, Mexican, etc.

Hispanic

A

Kainan

Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, etc.

Asian

119 A Charlotte Rd.

Children’s Menu

Jalapenos $ A

Award winning barbeque entrées or by the Extensive menu selections include seafood and southern favorites. Featured on the Paula pound. All the standard selections with southern sides and starters.

Deen tour M-Sa: 11am-3pm, W-Th: 5pm-8pm Su-W: 12pm-8pm,Th-Sa: 12pm-9pm F-Sa: 5pm-9pm

4700 Hwy. 80 East 912.897.6101 104 Bryan Woods Rd. 912.201.3259 4700 Hwy 80 East Ele Fine Fusion B5 A $$$

Savannah’s first certified green restaurant.

Organic and local ingredients. Fresh and seasonal selections.

M-F: 11am-8pm, Sa: 11am-6pm

912.897.0236

Slow cooked, wood-fire pit barbeque. Seafood, soups and sandwiches also available.

M-W: 11am-9pm, Th-Sa: 11am-10pm, Su: 12pm-9pm

Vegetarian Options

912.898.0505

216 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

B3 Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House Wiley’s Championship BBQ $$ $$ A B4 A B3

912.898.0852

Su-Th:11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am-11pm

Su: 11am-12am, M-F: 11am-2am, Sa: 11am-3am

912.898.9001 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

C5 Papa’s BBQ and Seafood B3 A $

7906 Hwy 80

Large selection of casual American fare.

Spacious with outdoor seating. Live music and special events.

C5 Molly Maguire’s $$ A

Casual local feel. Serving hot and cold sandwiches, as well as salads, apps, soups, and desserts.

M-Th: 8am-8pm, F-Sa: 9am-9pm Su: 9am-6pm 119 Charlotte Rd. 912.349.6066 326 Johnny Mercer Blvd

912.897.4026 Thrive A Carryout Cafe $$

Tu-Su: 11am-11pm

461 Johhny Mercer Blvd. 912.897.2009

C4

Casual set atmosphere in a spacious bar with a dining menu that includes foods such as mozarella sticks, quesadillas, sandwiches, burgers, and ribeyes.

Island Daiquiri Cafe A $ Some restrictions may apply.

Daily rotating menu selections include a wide range of items from various culinary influences. Offering desserts as well.

M-Sa: 11am-8pm, Su: 12pm-6pm

B5

Casual, intimate atmosphere. Popular with locals. Serving American fare and seafood selections.

Flying Fish Bar & Grill A $$

Delivery Available.

912.898.2131

C5

Family friendly sports bar atmosphere. Award winning wings. Large casual fare selections including steak burgers.

Su-Th: 11am-10pm, F-Sa: 11am -11pm

Michael’s Cafe K’Bella Gourmet Carry Out $$ $ B3

BBQ, Southern, Seafood, Burgers, Sandwiches, etc.

American

Beef O’Brady’s $ A

Wihst i to em H r iacr sDh i/ W sti rl m i ci nt g t o n $ UNDER $10 $$ $10 TO $20 $$$ OVER $20

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by Kelly Nelson collected along the way and welcomes food and bevermarked the first ages on the ride as well. anniversar y of In addition to the success of their downtown busione of Savannah’s most interesting and innovaness, Savannah Slow Ride has recently expanded to tive businesses. Savannah Slow Ride came on the Tybee, offering quadricycle tours of the island. And scene in February of 2011 and has taken flight as Street Crawler fever doesn’t stop here. Keith, along an eco-friendly, healthy and alternative way to see with his three employees, builds these apparatuses by downtown Savannah. hand in his downtown shop. Not only is he responsible If you’re a downtown resident you’ve probably for Crawlers in Chatham County, he has also designed, seen this 15-passenger “person powered” quadribuilt and distributed them nationwide. Crawler Fabcycle, also known as a Street Crawler, cruise the rications, Inc. has quadricycles in use by other tour streets with happy peddlers aboard. Since its incepcompanies in Denver, Milwaukee, Omaha, New Orleans, tion, Savannah Slow Ride has become a popular and Portland, Baltimore and several fun way for locals and tourists other cities across the country. alike to get to know the With such a stellar first year downtown area. Actually, Actually, the majority of of business, Sam and Keith are the majority of Savannah of Savannah Slow Ride’s naturally full of gratitude for Slow Ride’s clients are locals their community. But they had clients are locals looking looking for a new and healthier no idea just how much support way to explore their city. for a new and healthier they had until recently when a Samantha Meier and Keith way to explore their city. new city ordinance to amend Snyder, co-owners of Slow the current alcoholic beverRide, pride themselves as a ages ordinance was proposed. business that brings business to This proposed ordinance seeks to others. Each tour is about two prohibit open containers and consumption of alcoholic hours long and stops at Chippewa Square, Broughbeverages specifically on commercial quadricycles. The ton Street and City Market. Passengers are free to proposal goes on to state that, “a passenger of a Pediget off, stretch their legs and take some time to cab or horse-drawn carriage may be in possession of an explore and support area shops and restaurants. open container” as long as they are in compliance with The vehicle has plenty of room for shopping bags current open container laws.

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Upon interview, owner Samantha Meier expressed confusion as to why the proposal is seeking to take away a privilege from Slow Ride that other tour companies currently have and will be allowed to maintain.

“We set up our business model around city ordinances that were already in place, and we have been operating safely and without complaint or incident for a year now,” says Meier.

So why does it seem that Slow Ride is getting singled out about allowing passengers to have open containers? Well, that’s the mystery. While the quadricycle is powered by the passengers, all of the steering and braking is done by the Savannah Slow Ride operator. Each quadricycle operator must obtain a chauffer’s permit and a tour guide permit from the City of Savannah, just as any other tour guide in the city does.

In addition, each passenger is provided a safety briefing prior to riding. They are also made aware that unruly behavior is not tolerated and that it is the right of the driver to require unruly passengers to immediately exit the vehicle and find their own means of transportation from that point. Passengers must sign a waiver as well.

Samantha also added that while the tour welcomes food and beverage, no alcoholic beverages are served or supplied on the ride, the tour stays within the

parameters of the open container area downtown and riders are provided a trash can so littering isn’t an issue.

All signs point to Savannah Slow Ride having their bases covered. Impressively, during a recent radio interview, Sam received a call from a police officer who patrols the downtown beat. He commented that he has been on duty while Slow Ride is out and about and has never witnessed any inappropriate behavior. He also stated that all he has witnessed was people having a good time in downtown Savannah.

Since word of the proposed ordinance got out, Slow Ride has been receiving ten to fifteen emails daily expressing support of the unique business that they have brought to Savannah. Sam reports that she has received no negative or complaint driven emails. She and Keith are over the moon with appreciation for the support they have received from the community.

They are equally appreciative that the Savannah City Council has taken time to learn more about the tour company prior to voting on a proposal that may negatively impact their business. When we spoke, she was looking forward to the City Council boarding Slow Ride for a first-hand experience on February 25th. The vote on the ordinance takes place on March 8th at the monthly City Council meeting. These meetings are open to the public.

Regardless of the outcome of the vote, Savannah Slow Ride will continue to provide a fresh look on the city that we all love so much. And for that we say hats off to you! Congratulations on a job well done.

If you would like to express your support, please email Sam and Keith at savannahslowride@gmail.com.

You can book a tour by calling or texting 912.414.5634.

Savannah Slow Ride can accommodate any sized party, up to 15. Please visit www.savannahslowride.com for more information on pricing and other frequently asked questions.

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Sometime in the waning months of 1993, give or take a season, Moon River brewmaster and co-owner John Pinkerton found that elusive grail that many might spend their whole lives looking for. His calling: He just knew, with conviction and without hesitation, that he wanted to work in a brewery.

A few years out of college at the time, Pinkerton was managing a bar in southwestern Virginia, trying to figure out his next move after earning his undergrad degree. His friend owned a bar in Blacksburg, Va. They would drive a pickup truck to Northern Virginia to visit some of the area’s brew pubs and packaging breweries.

As long as they stayed within state lines, they could buy from whatever wholesaler they wanted and bring it back to their respective bars. Once back home, they’d introduce their friends and customers to the revolution they sensed was going on nationwide in the beer industry.

“We’d just load his truck down [with beer] ‘til his bumper was literally scraping the ground, and bring beer back to our respective restaurants that nobody had even heard of,” recalls Pinkerton, who is now entering his 13th year as brewmaster at Bay Street’s Moon River. “At the time, the most exotic beers in the wholesale palate was literally like Heineken, Corona and bottled Guinness.”

It was on those intrastate circuits that Pinkerton first sensed he might have just stumbled onto something special.

convention in Portland, Or. Pinkerton joined the IBS as an individual member and decided to attend the conference. He had grown weary of managing a bar, but still had a passion for beer that he wanted to explore further.

“That was definitely game changer,” says Pinkerton.

“I had never done anything like that before in my life.

I’d never been to a conference before. I was just a kid” An excerpt from an article in a Feb. 994 issue of Modern Brewery Age previews that year’s IBS festivities...

The Institute for Brewing Studies (IBS) says it is preparing for its largest ever National Microbrewers and Pub Brewers Conference and Trade Show, to be held April 10-13, 1994 in Portland, OR. The 11th annual conference, titled “Blazing Trails: Brewing America’s Future,” will include numerous informational and technical workshops.

The workshops will address quality control, beer clarity, small-scale bottling and waste-water handling.

Other sessions will cover political concerns like excise taxes and neo-prohibitionism.

Prior to the event, Pinkerton had used the organization’s research directory to send out resumes and cover letters to each of the group’s members.

“That’s when I was first introduced to the sight, With his dad’s help, he set up a form letter on some sounds and smells of a working brewery. It was a real ‘ridiculously archaic word processor,” he recalls. eye-opener walking into a brewery the first time,” Armed with little more than ambition and his he says. “I was just like, ‘wow.’ It was a total sensory dream, Pinkerton headed west for the conference. He experience. The tanks, the pipes, the way it smells. I just introduced himself to as many people as possible while knew instantly it’s what I had to do. It was love at first there, and many recalled his earnest cover letter and sight.” resume.

Just like that, he knew he wanted to brew beer for “I remember almost every one of them said ‘You a living, and maybe even for the rest of his life. don’t know what you’re getting into, kid.You don’t know At the time, the craft brewing industry’s trade what this [career] is all about. This isn’t what you want organization was the Institute for Brewing Studies to do,’” he says. “And I basically did everything but beg (IBS). In 1993, the group held its annual meeting and and plead for [an opportunity].”

He ended up with a few job leads, and ended up taking his first brewing job shortly after the convention.The job, a position at Frederick Brewing Company, had an annual salary of $18,000, and no benefits.

“What was needed at a brewery [at that time] was somebody that was willing to just work like a dog, kinda pay the price, in a very real sense and work your way up,” Pinkerton recalls. “I just wanted to get in there and learn something.

I didn’t even really know what benefits were at the time. I figured it was a steady job, a paycheck, and I had a very clear vision that I was going to work my way up.”

In 1999, Pinkerton heard about an opportunity in Savannah and joined the team at Moon River Brewing as its first and only brewmaster.

Pinkerton now shares ownership with restaurant veteran Gene Beeco, the pub’s founder. In a town where restaurants and bars sometimes disappear as fast as the weather changes, the relationship has been an unqualified success. “[Gene] and I are very different personalities, and I think that’s what’s helped make our partnership successful,” he says.

Pinkerton, now 42, still enjoys the day-to-day work of running a brewery just as much as when he first started.

“What I really enjoy is process, the engineering and details that goes into the process. I get the most satisfaction as a brewer in manipulating parameters of our process that will improve the quality of our beer,” he says. “I certainly take some pride in seeing people enjoy my beer.”

From his perch next to Moon River’s tanks and its complicated array of process and sanitary piping

Association, the industry’s national voice, where he finds himself a colleague at the same table as some craft brewing’s “heavy hitters,” as he calls them -- Sam Calagione, of “When we started 13 years ago, Dogfish Head, and Ken Grossman, there weren’t a lot of craft beer of Sierra Nevada. enthusiasts in town,” he recalls.

As the industry, and Moon Now, the Bay street fixture is the River itself, continues to grow, home to weekly Friday night toasts, there may be opportunities in the the Savannah Brewer’s League future for Moon River to explore meetings, and a must-visit stop for a dual existence as a packaging thousands of locals and visitors craft brewery. This would mean every year. Since opening its doors customers could buy Moon River’s over a decade ago, Moon River Captain’s Porter or Swamp Fox IPA Brewing has consistently won over at a local supermarket or package downtown denizens and visitors shop. alike with its mix of craft beer, tasty “I’d be just fine [brewing] in a eats and inviting digs on the heart of Bay Street. The brewery currently warehouse out in Pooler. There’s a offers five beers on tap -- Swamp certain mad scientist aspect to my Fox IPA, Captain’s Porter, Apparition personality that I just want to go Ale, Road Trip Hard Cider and the in there, shut the door, and plot my award-winning Rosemary IPA -- evil schemes,” he jokes. “In my lair.” and often rotates in seasonal and For Pinkerton, Moon River’s specialty beers during the year. The resident thinker and tinkerer, that venue has become a must-visit by sounds like a perfectly diabolical many of Savannah’s pub crawls and plan indeed. ghost tours, and has been profiled Moon River Brewing Company is frequently for its purported haunted located at 21 W. Bay St., in Savannah. lore by national television outlets.

The brewpub is open Sunday-Thursday The popularity of craft beer has from 11 a.m-11 p.m., and Fridayalso seen Pinkerton take on more of Saturday from 11 a.m.–midnight. For a leadership role in the industry, both more information, please call (912)447within Georgia and nationwide. In 0943 or visit the company’s website at 2010, he helped found the Georgia www.moonriverbrewing.com Craft Brewers Guild, and is currently the group’s president. He is also on the Board of Directors for Brewers (most of which he’s welded himself), Pinkerton has had a beer’s-eye view of the changes in the craft brewing industry.

Some Things Old, Some Things New. an interview with john nichols

by Kelly Nelson/Photography by Lara Sims

W

hether you’ve met John Nichols, chef/ owner of The Crystal Beer Parlor, once or a thousand times you’ve likely noted that he is a humble man with a warm smile, an accommodating attitude, a passion for the food and beverage industry and artistic story-telling skills. So naturally, when he begins chronicling the path that took him to The Crystal Beer Parlor, I am enamored. I hang on each word that he speaks in eager anticipation of the next.

The Crystal Beer Parlor has been a Savannah institution for over 75 years. The building, erected in the early 1900’s, was originally the Gerkin Family Grocery Store and was owned and operated by Julius Weitz, his parents and his siblings. In the early 1930’s the building was sold to William “Blocko” and Connie Manning and became The Crystal Beer Parlor. It was one of the first restaurants to serve alcohol after Prohibition was repealed.

However, rumor has it that Blocko ran canned heat long before that. The stash was (allegedly) kept in a secret space below the bar.

Still today, the interior of the building is much the same as it was under Blocko’s ownership. Photograph’s on the wall take you back to a time when beers were 10 cents and burgers were 30 cents. The original wooden bar is still in place along with a reproduction that extends it to seat twice as many folks as it did back in Blocko’s day.

John’s family history in Savannah is as rich as the history of The Crystal Beer Parlor. His grandfather Nichols owned a lunchroom across from Union Station. “Well, it was mostly a bar that had a hot lunch daily” John laughed. The “lunchroom” serviced all kinds including business travelers, military and Frog Town residents.

Grandpa Rousakis owned Paul’s Soda Shop which served as a hangout for Savannah High School students.

One of those students was a SHS basketball star named John Rousakis, who is also Rousakis’ son and Nichols’ uncle. That young basketball star would later be known as Mayor John Rousakis as he served the great city of Savannah for a record 21 years. Rousakis was the first GreekAmerican elected to the office of Mayor of Savannah, Ga., and was credited with helping to revive River Street and put Savannah back on the map as a top tourist destination.

Mr. Nichols spins a wonderful tale of watching his grandmothers cooking in the kitchen as a child. That is where he says he developed his intoxication for good food. Coupled with his family history in the restaurant business here in Savannah, his destiny seems to have been somewhat prewritten.

With the amount of ambition, success and moxie that was ingrained in him by his family as John grew up, it makes perfect sense that he would have the guts, passion, and determination to take on the immense task of reopening Savannah’s historic Crystal Beer Parlor. But it wasn’t an easy decision…at least not at first.

Back in 2008 John was busy with his catering business, appropriately named John Nichols Catering, when he received what he thought to be just another piece of junk mail. It was a flyer that advertised that the old Crystal Beer Parlor was available and for sale. Without even a second look, he promptly threw the flyer in the trash. Fortunately for Savannah that’s not the end of the story. A few days later while prepping for a catering job he mentioned the flyer to his trusted catering staff, at which point they insisted that he dig it out of the trash and call for more information. At their pressing, he did just that.

Visit Crystal Beer Parlor at 301 W. Jones Street, Sunday thru Thursday: 11 am – 10 pm, Friday & Saturday: 11am – 11pm

(912) 349-1000 www.crystalbeerparlor.com

By 2009, Crystal Beer Parlor was under renovation. The floors were scrubbed, walls were washed, and new kitchen equipment was ordered. The wall that once separated the Smitty Room from the bar has been removed improving the flow and feel of the restaurant. But the real renovation magic happened on the menu.

With such an established piece of Savannah history as the Crystal Beer Parlor, recreating a menu was a very delicate piece of work. People remember exactly what the burgers were like.

They flawlessly remember the onion rings, the crab stew, the shrimp salad… How do you take what was perfection in the eyes of so many and put your mark on it without ruining it? I don’t know the answer to that question, but Johnny Nichols sure does!

From the All-beef Hot Dog to the Crab Stew to the Greek Lamb Burger to the Famous Crystal Burger, Johnny has hit a home run. And it’s not just me that thinks so. The Crystal Beer Parlor is once again a Savannah favorite. With the majority of business coming from Savannah locals, John’s proudest accomplishment is the customer’s reactions to their CBP experience. He is thanked daily for re-opening the restaurant.

Customers pull him aside to show him the exact spot in the restaurant where they were engaged many years ago, or the picture on the wall of elder relatives who have passed away, or to tell him a story of times past at the Crystal Beer Parlor.

He beams with pride when he talks about the fact that the community voted the restaurant as having the Best Service in town. In addition, the restaurant earned the top three spots for Best Hot Dog, Best Cheese Burger, Best Restaurant and Best Bar. Don’t think that the nostalgia ends in the dining room though. When you visit, check out the wall behind the bar which is lined with original pictures of the CBP from several decades ago. Boasting one of the most extensive beer lists in Savannah, the bar selection includes the Beers of our Fathers menu. These truly old school options include Stroh’s, Mickey’s Malt Liquor, and Genesee Cream Ale. But if that doesn’t ring your bell you can always try out something a bit more updated, such as the Sweet Tea-Tini. This blend of Sweet Tea vodka, lemonade and real Sweet Tea is so dangerously delicious, you may never want to drink a sweet tea without vodka again.

As if all of the wonderful things already mentioned weren’t enough, the Crystal Beer Parlor also offers free parking, a rare commodity in downtown Savannah. Please stop by for some of the best food and drink in town and Johnny and the crew will be truly happy to see you!

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B3 Bayou Cafe

B7 Bernie’s River Street

37 Whitaker St.

912.944.4343

M-F: 4pm-until, Sa: 11am-until

Spacious.Three bars and large stage.

Regular local, regional, and national shows.

912.236.5464

912.233.9626

20 E. Broughton St. 912.447.0943

117 W. River St.

21 W. Bay St.

13 W. Bay St.

912.233.5600

D4

127 W. Congress St. G6 Mercury Lounge

7 E. Congress St. 912.236.2281

Local hotspot for weekly live shows and events. Full bar and laid back atmosphere.

Call for hours

D4

117 Whitaker St.

M-Sa: 11am-Close Su: 12pm-Close

D5 Casual Island setting with frozen drinks specialties to match the decor. Offering signature mojitos and live music.

FlipFlopTikiBar&Grill

912.232.8501

M-Su: 5pm-1am

Intimate historic setting. Extensive beer selection with imports and domestics.

B6

219 W. Julian St.

912.443.0855

409 W. Congress St. 912.898.9001

42 Drayton St.

M-Tu: 4pm-Cl, W-Sa: 3pm-3am

Traditional Irish pub that carries all Irish whiskey available in the state of GA, occassionally features live Irish music.

C3

125 W. Congress St.

O’Connells Irish Pub

912.447.6952

Classic casual Irish American pub. Serv- Relaxed lounge atmosphere. Regular live music with no cover. ing large breakfast, lunch and dinner selections. Famous for nightly karaoke.

M-Sa: 3pm-3am, Su: 3pm-2am M-Sa: 8am-3am, Su: 8am-2am

A3 McDonough’s

912.231.1910

M-Th: 6pm –close, F-Sa: 5pm – close

Jinx C6

912.233.1192 307 W. River St. 912.233.6136 21 E. McDonough St. Mirage D2 D6 Moon River Brewing Co. B5 Murphy’s Law Irish Pub Casual contemporary atmosphere Contemporary Mediterranean menu.

Authentic Irish pub.Weekly Intimate casual setting. Expansive bar serving eclectic American fare. Large entertainment. Live rugby broadcasts. with late night hookah lounge. Outdoor beer selection with house brewery.

Limited food menu. seating also available.

M-Th: 11am-11pm, F-Sa: 11am-12am, M-Sa: 3pm-3am, Su: 3pm-2am Su-W: 5pm-12am, Th-Sa: 5-2:30am Su: 11am-11pm

Traditional Irish pub with Irish singing every night. Menu features classic American and Irish fare.

M-Sa: 11pm-3am,Su: 12:30pm-2:30am

M-Sa: 3pm-until

Cozy neighborhood bar. Over 100 beers and martinis. Happy hour.

Regular drink specials.

Jen’s & Friends

11 W. Bay St. 912.238.5367

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub B4 Live Wire Music Hall

912.443.9956

M-Sa: 7pm-3am

Large bar and American fare served in an upbeat atmosphere with servers in red cowgirl boots.

M-Sa: 11am-3am , Su: 11:30am-2am

B5

Serving Cajun, Italian, American and seafood. Cozy with full bar. Open for over 20 years. Live music every night.

M-Sa: 11am-3am, Su: 11am -2am

D5 J.J. Bonerz

Casual local atmosphere. Regular live music and specials. Popular college hangout.

Hangfire

Part of the Club One establishment.

Large video bar and dance floor.

Karaoke and shows.

D3

Unpretentious and inviting. All games free. Nightly specials.

Bar Bar

B7 Churchill’s Pub

Casual atmosphere on the river. Serving standard American fare. Famous for oysters.

M-Th: 11am-12am, F-Sa: 11am-3am, M-Su: 5pm-3am Su: 11am-2am 115 E. River St. 912.234.6953 301 W. Bay St. 912.233.6411 14 N. Abercorn Ramp 912.236.1827 Congress Street The Distillery Circa 1875 D2 G2 D5 Social Club 21 craft brews on tap. Classic Large outdoor bar and patio. Relaxed yet Over Classic Parisian bistro setting. Gastro tavern setting. Serving lunch upbeat atmosphere, with occasional live historic pub offering authentic French fare. music. There are 2 indoor bars, with big and late night fare.

Extensive wine selections. screen tvs, pool tables, dart boards, and a M-Th: 11am-1am, F-Sa: 11am-3am, M-Th: 6pm-10pm, F-Sa: 6pm-11pm foosball table.

Su: 12pm-9pm Open Everyday 11am-3am 912.443.1875 48 Whitaker St. 912.238.1985 416 W. Liberty St. 411 W. Congress St. 912.236.1772

Bay Cafe

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Historic District

C9 AVIA Lounge C4 Located inside the AVIA Hotel. Chic Intimate and casual local pub. Outdoor lounge with resident mixologist. Offering seating available. Pet friendly. fromage and charcuterie menu as well.

M-Th: 4pm-11pm, F-Sa: 2pm-12am, M-Sa: 4pm-3am Su: 4pm-10pm 912.349.0525 17 Lincoln St. 912.233.2116 14 Barnard St.

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912.236.7642

Su: 12:30pm-12am

1801 Habersham St. 912.354.8288

M-F: 11am-7pm, Sa: 11am-6pm

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8 East Broughton St.

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Midtown Southside

39 Montgomery St.

10 East Broad St. 912.927.9757

11215 Abercorn St.

Sports Bar atmosphere with varied selection of standard American fare. Large selection of beer and liquor.

M-Sa: 3pm-3am, Su: 12:30pm-2am 13051 Abercorn St. 912.921.2269

M-Th: 11am-1am, F-Sa: 11am-2am, Su: 1pm-1am

Leagues Monday-Thursday. Large spacious environment. Lots of tables.

Menu includes standard bar fare.

L4

11432 Abercorn St.

Southside Billiards Club L2 Tailgate Sports Bar

912.352.2933

Coach’s Corner L3 D12 Dew Drop Inn Large selection of standard American Cozy local bar. Long happy hour. Darts, fare and bar food standards. Daily Texas Hold’em, and Karaoke. specials. Spacious sports bar atmosphere.

M-Th: 2pm-11pm, F-Sa: 2pm-2am, M-Su: 11am-12am Su: 12pm-9pm

7360 Skidaway Rd. 912.925.5398

B8 Sandfly Bar & Grill K10 Although not actually a bar, this carryout Casual local sports bar atmosphere.

Menu includes standard American bar wine and gourmet foods shop has fare. become well known for its affordable selections and monthly wine dinners.

M-F: 11:30am-2am, Sa: 3pm-2am,

Bar Food

D7

M-Tu: 5pm-2am, W-Sa: 5pm-3am, Su: 6pm-2am

912.480.9050 217 1/2 W. Broughton 912.231.0888

Su-W: 11am-12pm, Th-Sa:11am-3am

M-Sa: 5pm-3am 109 Broughton St. 912.349.5100

D4 Tantra Bar & Lounge

912.236.7272

nights.

M-Sa: 1pm-3am

Contemporary lounge club atmosphere.

Large underground pool hall and bar.

Sushi and tapas. Regular shows and Spacious and contemporary with an edge.

Large drink selection including mexican beers. popular open mic.

H8 E8 Capones Billards French and Asian influences. Casual and Spacious billiards bar and grill. Large late night menu . Lunch specials. Drink intimate bar setting.Wifi available. specials.

M-Th: 3pm-1am, F: 11am-2:30am, M-Sa: 4pm-1am Sa: 3pm-2:30am, Su: 3pm-12am 912.335.5956 4523 Habersham St. 912.354.4848 1100 Eisenhower St.

G6 Casual English pub with classic historic setting. European influenced pub fare and specialties.

M-Th: 11:30am-12am, F-Sa: 11:30am2am, Su: 11:30am- 10pm 912.233.3156 245 Bull St.

Six Pence Pub

314 Williamson St.

W-F: 5pm-3am, Sa: 5:30pm-3am, Su: 5:30pm-2am

912.994.2291 309 W. Saint Julian St. 912.527.6453

designated smoking section in downtown.

D1 D4 Rogue Water Casual, easy going atmosphere that ocTwo story historic loft with a relaxed atmoHistoric dive bar. Regular drink specials.

In City Market. Nightly specials. Beer casionally features live music. Equipped sphere that features intimate indoor and Limited menu. Free wings happy hour pong. Live entertainment. with a full bar, large flat screens, and a outdoor seating and a full bar. on Friday. dance floor.

M-F: 11am-3pm, W-Th: 6pm-9pm M-Su: 5pm-until M-W: 3pm-3am, T-Sa: 1pm-3am F-Sa: 6pm-10pm M-Sa: 5pm-3am 912.232.5778 206 W. Saint Julian St. 912.238.1311 405 W. Congress St. 912.544.0371 125 W. Congress St. 912.349.1549 38 MLK Jr Blvd Saya Lounge Seed Eco Lounge Rooftop Tavern Savannah Smiles D4 C3 B2 D2 in City Market Casual yet intimate atmospere, with a full Dueling Piano Bar Casual intimate atmosphere.

Modern bar with daily happy hour and drink Festive casual saloon atmosphere. Duel- bar and a lounge area laid out with couches. Eco-friendly bar serving Dance floor with a varietal mix of music, specials.Weekend DJ for dancing and only contemporary specialties. ing Pianos. Popular for special occasions Tuesdays and Thursdays are Salsa dance

Pour Larry’s

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A3 Pinkie Master’s H7 A classic dive bar thats been open for Recently re-opened under new Traditional Irish pub that carries all Irish management this dive bar features more than 50 years, Pres. Jimmy Carter whiskey available in the state of GA, occasional live music and karaoke nights gave a speech while standing atop the occassionally features live Irish music. bar on the behalf of his friend and the as well as nightly drink specials. original proprietor “Pinkie” Masterpolis.

W-Sa: 5pm-Till Close M-Tu: 4pm-Cl, W-Sa: 3pm-3am M-Sa: 5pm-3am 303 W River St. 912.238.0447 318 Drayton St. 912.898.9001 42 Drayton St. 912.856.8076

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Relaxed island atmosphere. Specialty pizzas, whole or by the slice. Low card menu, wraps, and more.

M-Su: 11-12am map on pg. 24 1213 Hwy. 80 10 Tybrisa St. 912.786.5900

Historic District

N9 Huc-A-Poos Bites/ Booze H6

Live entertainment of Friday and Saturdays.The only bumper pool table in Tybee. Limited bar menu.

Mo-Sa: 12pm-3am, Su: 12:30pm-3am

1517 Butler Ave. 912.786.5506

M-Sa: 10-3am, Su: 12:30-3am

Serving breakfast items alongside sandwiches and standard bar food.

“Coldest beer in America”

N9 Doc’s Bar and Grill

1603 Strand Ave.

Flying Fish Bar & Grill B5

912.786.7150

M-Sa: 12pm-3am, Su: 12:30pm-3am

Tybee Time N10 Sports Bar.Voted best daiquiri 20042009. 10 different daiquiri machines.

Thirteen TVs.

140 J Mercer Blvd.

M-W: 4pm-Late, F-Sa: 12pm-Late, Tu-Th: 2pm-Late

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J Mercer Blvd. 912.898.5624 348 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

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912.898.9001

M-F: 11am-2am, Sa: 11am-3am, Su: 11am-12am

Island Daiquiri Cafe

Large selection of casual American fare. help! If you find that your favorite establishment is not listed or Spacious with outdoor seating. Live needs correction, please contact us. All emails regarding additions music and special events.

Molly Maguire’s

912.898.4257

M-F: 2pm-2am, Sa: 4pm-3am

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C4 Island Sports Bar & Grill C4 Casual local bar that offers standard Sports bar in a relaxed, casual atmosphere American fare in a spacious setting has big screen tvs, full bar, and a food menu that offers traditional bar food. with pool tables and dart boards.

map on pg. 60

Wilmington Island

Britannia Pub

Large British theme pub. Outdoor seating. Large group accommodations.

Happy hour specials.

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912.897.6137

M-F: 11am-2am, Sa: 11am-3am, Su: 12pm-12am

Dance music, food, karaoke, and reasonably priced drinks.

Islander

Casual, intimate atmosphere. Popular with locals. Serving American fare and seafood selections.

Tu-W: 5pm-10pm, Th: 5pm-11pm, Tu-Su: 11am-11pm F-Sa: 5pm-12pm 7906 Hwy 80 912.349.0725 4 Wilmington Island Rd. 912.897.2009

This dessert bar offers items such as double cheesecake, keylime pie, sour cream lemon cake, chocolate ganache, in addition to martinis, beer and wine.

912.786.7707 725 1st St. Cocoa’s Dessert Bar D4

Full Bar with Karaoke on Friday and Saturday nights. Open Mic Night every other Thurs. Daily Lunch Specials.

M-Su:11:30am-3am

Seagrass Grill & Saloon H9

North Beach Bar & Grill H10 Quarter Sports Bar and Grill

M10 H9 Rock House Bar & Grill N9 Sand Bar Darts, Poker, foosball. Large selection Burgers, seafood, tacos, and big burSports bar serving standard casual fare. ritos served in a spacious sports bar Mix of American and Caribbean flair. of sandwiches and paninis. Sushi on Seafood selection includes oysters and atmosphere. Live entertainment and Daily specials and homemade desWednesdays. snow crab legs. serts. Live Entertainment.

Karaoke.

M-Th: 5pm-3am, F-Su: 3pm-3am M-Su: 11am-10pm M-Sa: 4pm-3am, Su: 12:30pm-3am M-Su: 11-3am 912.786.8304 1512 Butler Ave. 1516 Butler Ave. 912.786.4442 33 Van Horne Ave. 912.7868966 601 1st St. 912.786.7176

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