Sisters of the New South

Savannah


This laid-back cafe beloved of locals serves up Southern soul-food favorites for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The red-velvet cake is among the best we've tried.


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Nearby Savannah attractions

1. Bonaventure Cemetery

0.99 MILES

Less than a 10-minute drive east of Savannah’s Historic District you’ll find one of the most peaceful, quiet, green escapes tucked away next to the…

2. Daffin Park

1.34 MILES

This large recreational park has good walking paths, a pond, lots of grass for sports and picnics, and a public pool. You can catch baseball games at…

3. Savannah African Art Museum

2.21 MILES

Privately owned museum showcasing 19th- and 20th-century spiritual and ceremonial art objects from 22 African countries, with museum volunteers giving…

4. Sulfur Studios

2.37 MILES

Community art space with a gallery and retail space, plus open artist studios during Starland's First Friday Art March.

5. Forsyth Park

2.58 MILES

The 33-acre Forsyth Park, Savannah’s largest, was named after Georgia’s 33rd governor John Forsyth and is home to the most famous fountain in the city…

6. Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home

2.62 MILES

This stone row house on Lafayette Sq is where the literary great was born in 1925 and lived until she was 13. Her second short-story collection won the…

7. Cathedral of St John the Baptist

2.65 MILES

Completed in 1896 but destroyed by fire two years later, this impressive cathedral, reopened in 1912, features stunning stained-glass transept windows…

8. Webb Military Museum

2.7 MILES

Get a deeper insight on military history, from the Civil War era through Desert Storm, by viewing this privately owned collection that helps humanize war…