More often than not, tipsters, readers, friends, and family of Eater have one question: Where should I eat right now? What are the new restaurants? What’s everyone talking about? While the Eater 18 is a crucial resource covering old standbys and neighborhood essentials across the city, it is not a chronicle of the “it” places of the moment. Enter the Eater Heatmap, which will change continually to highlight the spots crowds are flocking to at the moment or generating a big buzz. Folks are asking, “Have you been yet?” Try one of these newbies today.
8 Best New Restaurants in Savannah, January 2026
Handmade pastas, breakfast burritos, and spice bags heat up in Savannah
New to the map this month: the Sexton, the Laundry Diner, Lucia Pasta Bar, Bread and Butter, and Untitled. Locations are listed geographically from north to south.
8 Best New Restaurants in Savannah, January 2026
Handmade pastas, breakfast burritos, and spice bags heat up in Savannah
More often than not, tipsters, readers, friends, and family of Eater have one question: Where should I eat right now? What are the new restaurants? What’s everyone talking about? While the Eater 18 is a crucial resource covering old standbys and neighborhood essentials across the city, it is not a chronicle of the “it” places of the moment. Enter the Eater Heatmap, which will change continually to highlight the spots crowds are flocking to at the moment or generating a big buzz. Folks are asking, “Have you been yet?” Try one of these newbies today.
New to the map this month: the Sexton, the Laundry Diner, Lucia Pasta Bar, Bread and Butter, and Untitled. Locations are listed geographically from north to south.
Untitled Savannah
Located in what was once the well-trodden Whitaker’s bar, the enigmatic cocktail lair Untitled sets the scene for light, bright bites and inuman (a Tagalog word for drinking session). Must-orders include kinilaw (Filipino-style ceviche), truffled kabayaki frites, chased by a Tropikalma (Diplomatico rum, pina mezcal, Licor 43, ube cream, coconut water, toasted coconut). Locals will recognize familiar faces from cocktail mainstays like Peacock Lounge and Colleagues & Lovers behind the bar.
Untitled
Joe & Vera’s
Tim Fitzgerald (previously of the Grey, Circa 1875, and Per Se in NYC — to name a few) has opened his lush locale. Joe & Vera’s (the name of Fitzgerald’s grandparents) brings bespoke charm, tea sandwiches, and tartare to Broughton Street. A fine place to sit wistfully in a stained glass nook contemplating auld lang syne over steak frites or cozy up to the bar and laugh with locals beneath pendant lights.
Casa Guava Cuban Cafe
Cuban Window Cafe has some downtown competition. Casa Guava Cuban Cafe opened quietly in the heart of the city on Drayton Street. After five years with Southern Cross Hospitality Group (i.e., the Collins Quarter Empire), Miami-raised chef Joaquin Montesino is now doing his own thing. The Cuban is perhaps the best North of Miami and enough to feed two. With no menu item tipping above $15, Casa Guava Cuban Cafe is the spot for a filling and frugal lunch worth lingering over.
The Laundry Diner
Braving the shimmering shores of Lake Paulsen — the team’s sobriquet for the street when it floods — is well worth it for the Laundry Diner’s happy hour, Tuesday through Friday, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tybee salt bomb oysters, an $8 laundry burger, $1 waffles, and $1 off pints await in the upstairs lounge. The diner, named after the old Rogers Laundry, is a mind meld among Two Tides Brewing Co., Liz and James Massey, and Chef Brian Fianscoro (formerly of the Grey and Husk). Game day deals enable an affordable afternoon out, downing a dirty chai milkshake and yelling “Go Dogs” amid classic Two Tides Brewing Co. kitsch.
The Laundry Diner
Lucia Pasta Bar
Nine years ago, the Florence closed, and the cravings for chef Kyle Jacovino’s Neapolitan pizzas and tortellini began. Now, city-wide pinings for ethereal hand-folded pasta and on-tap Negronis can cease. Lucia Pasta Bar, situated in the old Starland Dairy, brings a petite and practiced sampling of Jacovino’s pasta prowess. Savor beet scarpinocc, squid ink bucatini, amatriciana tortelloni, and octopus in the Art Deco dining room or 15-seat pasta bar.
Lucia Pasta Bar
The Sexton
Starland has a new spot for craic and curry hushpuppies. The Sexton Pub & Provisions carries history in its people and furnishings. Behind the bar top – which comes from an old church – a photo of the Sexton patriarch (owner Michael and Josh Sexton’s grandfather) watches over patrons enjoying Guinness stew and gimlets. The late-night menu, served from 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., on Saturday and Sunday, includes sausage rolls, deep-fried deviled eggs, and the closest thing Savannah has to a chippy: the spice bag.
The Sexton
Bread and Butter
Spot a ham and cheese croissant in the wild? It’s probably the handiwork of Auspicious Baking Co. The famed Sandfly Bakery, launched via a GoFundMe in 2017, recently opened a sit-down location that exceeded (high) expectations. Part breakfast nook, part cocktail bar, part dockside hang, Bread and Butter surprises and delights. Yes, there are croissants, but there’s also Friday Night After Hours, where patrons enjoy marsh views, cocktails, and $5 small plates.
The Window
There’s a new breakfast sandwich in town. If sunrise beach walks are on your aspirational list of leisure, stop at the corner of Butler and Tybrisia Street first for a scratch-made hot honey chicken biscuit. This aptly named grab-and-go is a window open every day except Tuesday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Burgers, rotating homemade pastries, and $1 popsicles are also available.
The Window
