Sports & Game Day Savannah

Starland District · wings, chicken

A Starland wing shop founded in 2011 by Savannah resident Gary Gordon and named for his birthday, May 20th. Savannah Magazine readers voted it Best Wings in 2026, as they did in 2024. A local notes it stays open until 3am on Fridays and Saturdays.

Thunderbolt · bar food

Savannah's perennial sports bar winner: Savannah Magazine readers voted it best sports bar in 2017 and again in 2026, and Connect Savannah readers did the same in 2022. Visit Savannah describes it as a place with 'numerous screens, memorabilia and a menu that'll satisfy any game-day craving.'

Historic District South · american, burgers, southern

The building at Jones and Jefferson opened in the early 1900s as the Gerken Family Grocery Store. William 'Blocko' Manning and his wife Connie bought it in the early 1930s, and the house history says it is rumored Blocko ran illegal hooch and a speakeasy during Prohibition. The Crystal calls itself one of the first American eating establishments to serve alcohol after repeal ... burgers were 30 cents and draft beer a dime. The Monroe Room is named for Monroe Whitlock, who worked there about 45 years. John Nichols runs it now, and Savannah Magazine readers picked it for the best burger in 2026.

River Street · pub food, burgers

Dub's styles itself 'a public house' and 'River Street's Premier Sports Pub', with burgers, sandwiches, wings and screens everywhere. It has a private banquet room with its own bar. It belongs to Live Oak Restaurant Group, which also runs Molly McGuire's on the islands.

Make a Ghost Pirates game a full night out, with Crystal Beer Parlor nearby and a few downtown rooms to keep watching afterward.

Thunderbolt · seafood, lowcountry, bbq, southern

Erica Davis Lowcountry is a dine-in and takeout room on East Victory Drive that grew out of a catering business. The family's seafood trade goes back to 1946, when Erica's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Russo, sold fresh seafood to Savannah. Erica and Dwight carry it on with Lowcountry boils, oyster roasts, barbecue and Southern home cooking, and the site lists Best of Savannah awards for 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Wilmington Island · seafood

Savannah native Mike McMahon opened the Flying Fish in 2007 after years in the seafood business, aiming for local traditional flavors in a relaxed room. It sits on US 80 on the way to the beach with a patio and live music on weekends. Savannah Magazine lists it for families whose children are happy with fried shrimp, the screens and the patio.

Eastside · southern, soul food, fried chicken

Geneva's serves traditional Southern cooking built around chicken and cornbread, on East Victory Drive. It appears in both of Savannah's Black-owned business directories.

Plan a Bananas game around the ticket lottery, then pick a meal nearby or a bar to watch Banana Ball on TV. Food comes with the ticket at the park.

Midtown

A brewpub that also distills. Hop Atomica says it makes its beer in-house from original recipes, 'from our dessert inspired fruited sours to the super dank Hazy IPAs', and distills small batch spirits on site. The 39th Street room is the Savannah home of a small group that now also pours in Statesboro, Richmond Hill and Louisville, Kentucky. Connect Savannah readers named it a finalist for best local spirits distillery in 2022.

Historic District North · southern, lowcountry

Old Savannah Distillery opened its restaurant in April 2026, pairing a full-service Southern dining room with a tasting room for house-made flavored spirits. The menu is casual Lowcountry ... fried chicken, shrimp and grits, fried green tomatoes, ribeye. It is owned by Historic Tours of America, the company behind Old Town Trolley Tours.

Historic District South · cuban, caribbean, spanish

Rancho Alegre has cooked Cuban, Caribbean and Spanish food in Savannah for more than 26 years, by its own count. The site calls it a popular place to hear live jazz with a Latin vibe. The menu includes a vegetarian pabellon.

West Downtown

Service Brewing calls itself 'veteran owned, veteran brewed in Savannah, Georgia'. The taproom is on Indian Street on the west edge of downtown and the site lists food and art studios alongside the beer. Savannah Magazine readers named it the city's best brewery in the 2026 Best of Savannah list, and Connect Savannah readers gave it the same title in 2022.

Eastside · soul food, southern

Kenneth and Vicky Brown founded Sisters of the New South in 2009 on Skidaway Road. The site says the cooking is built on family recipes passed down for generations ... Vicky's sisters helped shape the idea and her mother, Johnnie Mae Bing, guided the kitchen in the early days. A second room is open on the Southside at 8820 Abercorn St., phone (912) 208-8065.

River Street · bar food

A River Street dive that advertises the 'Coldest, Cheapest Beer in Town.' It has live music every weekend and an open mic night every Thursday. Connect Savannah readers named it a finalist for best River Street bar in 2022, and the bar's site now carries a Connect Best of Savannah 2026 badge.

seafood

A dock bar at the end of Livingston Avenue that Connect Savannah readers voted the city's best outdoor bar in 2022. It takes cards only ('NO CASH ACCEPTED') and rents the whole place out for weddings and private events on a full buyout model with seasonal pricing.

See Savannah State Tigers football, then drive to Victory Drive or Thunderbolt for a meal or a sports bar with TVs.

Catch Tigers basketball or volleyball on campus, with Thunderbolt and Victory Drive food and a sports bar a short drive away.

Eastside · bbq

Trick's is on its third address in two years. It cooked for years out of an old gas station at 2601 Bull Street in Starland, moved to 1902 Bay Street after that property sold in summer 2024, lost that lease at the end of December 2025, and reopened in 2026 at 1218 Waters Avenue at Henry Street. Eat It and Like It says it is cash only and sells until the meat is gone, usually before dinner. No source read here names the wood or the style.

Thunderbolt · seafood, southern

Tubby's sits on River Drive in Thunderbolt, looking across at the Wilmington River where the shrimp boats dock. The kitchen is known for fried shrimp and fresh catch done grilled, fried, blackened, broiled or steamed. The week has a rhythm of its own: live music Thursday through Sunday, line dancing on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5, bingo on Wednesdays at 7. It belongs to Savannah's Live Oak Restaurant Group, which also runs Molly McGuire's on Wilmington Island.