Savannah · Savannah at night
Things to Do in Savannah at Night for Grown-Ups
Savannah's squares are at their most atmospheric after dark, with the moss in the live oaks and the gas lamps lit. The evening here is about a rooftop sunset, a long Southern dinner, a piano bar or a basement jazz room, and a walk home through the squares. Here's how to plan one.
- Sunset
- Top Deck or Peregrin rooftop
- With dinner
- Vic's on the River or The Olde Pink House, both with a pianist
- Late
- Jazz'd, Alley Cat Lounge, Artillery
- Good to know
- Several bars close on Sundays
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Start on a rooftop
For sunset, Top Deck Bar on the Cotton Sail Hotel sits right over the river with cargo ships at eye level, and Peregrin at the Perry Lane Hotel is a rooftop conservatory with skyline views. Neither takes reservations, and both are open until 11 p.m.
Top Deck Bar
The Cotton Sail Hotel, 125 W River St
A wrap-around wooden deck on top of the Cotton Sail Hotel, right over the river: cargo ships at eye level, good whiskey and local beer, open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
Tip: No reservations; the dress code is casual.
Peregrin at Perry Lane Hotel
Perry Lane Hotel, 256 E Perry St
A rooftop conservatory bar, redesigned with SCAD in 2024, with skyline views, cocktails and street-food-style bites; open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Dinner with a pianist
Two of Savannah's classic dining rooms have live piano. Vic's on the River has a piano bar nightly from 7 p.m. in an old cotton warehouse over the river. At The Olde Pink House, the Planters Tavern cellar bar has fireplaces, the same menu and a pianist from 7:30 p.m.; it takes no reservations, so put your name down and wait in the square. For the city's most celebrated cooking, book The Grey.
Vic's on the River
Old cotton warehouse between Bay St and River St
Southern cooking and local seafood in an old cotton warehouse with tall windows over the Savannah River, and a piano bar nightly from 7 p.m.
Tip: Ask for a window table to watch the cargo ships glide past.
The Olde Pink House & Planters Tavern
23 Abercorn St, Reynolds Square
Southern dining in an 18th-century mansion. Downstairs, the Planters Tavern cellar bar has fireplaces, the same menu and a pianist from 7:30 p.m.
Tip: The tavern takes no reservations; put your name down and wait in the square.
The Grey
109 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Chef Mashama Bailey's restaurant in a restored 1930s Greyhound bus terminal, cooking Southern food with real depth. Bailey was named North America's Best Female Chef for 2026 by The World's 50 Best.
A ghost walk or a show
Savannah's ghost stories are part of the fun. Genteel & Bard run audio-enhanced walking tours (you hear the guide through a headset), with ghost walks after dark through the squares. For a seated evening, The Savannah Theatre on Chippewa Square stages a rotating run of music revues and musicals.
Genteel & Bard walking tours
Historic District squares
Audio-enhanced walking tours (you hear the guide through a headset) covering the squares, Jones Street and the Mercer Williams House, with history tours at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and ghost walks after dark.
The Savannah Theatre
Chippewa Square
A historic theatre on Chippewa Square staging a rotating run of music revues and musicals through the year.
Jazz and hidden bars
Jazz'd Tapas Bar is a moody, below-street room with live jazz, blues, swing and soul most nights. At the American Prohibition Museum, the Congress Street Up speakeasy pours 15 Prohibition-era cocktails (21+). Alley Cat Lounge is a basement bar behind an unmarked door off Broughton Street, and Artillery is a marble-and-bronze cocktail bar in the 1896 Georgia Hussars armory; both are closed on Sundays.
Jazz'd Tapas Bar
Off Ellis Square, Historic District
A moody, below-street tapas bar with live music most nights of the week: jazz, blues, swing, soul and Sinatra-style vocals, with small plates made for sharing.
American Prohibition Museum & Congress Street Up
209 W St Julian St, City Market
America's only museum dedicated to Prohibition, with 13 galleries of artifacts, and a period speakeasy (Congress Street Up) pouring 15 Prohibition-era cocktails. The speakeasy is 21+ with photo ID.
Alley Cat Lounge
207 W Broughton Lane (the alley behind Broughton St)
A basement bar down an unmarked door in a lane off Broughton Street, with one of the city's deepest spirits libraries and a menu printed as a newspaper. Closed Sundays.
Artillery
307 Bull St
A marble-and-bronze cocktail bar in the 1896 Georgia Hussars armory, with Venetian Gothic arches and bow-tied bartenders. Closed Sundays; first come, first served.
Our advice
- Everything here is in the walkable historic district: River Street and City Market for the rooftops, Vic's and Jazz'd; the squares for The Olde Pink House, Alley Cat and Artillery.
- Plan your bar night for Monday to Saturday, as Alley Cat Lounge and Artillery close on Sundays.
- Reserve The Grey before you arrive, and use the no-reservation rooftops and bars for the rest of the night.
- Check current hours and tour times before you go.
Everything here was checked in September 2026. Hours and show runs change, so confirm before you go.
Questions people ask
What is there to do in Savannah at night?
Watch the sunset from Top Deck or Peregrin, have dinner with a pianist at Vic's on the River or The Olde Pink House, take a ghost walk, see a show at The Savannah Theatre, hear jazz at Jazz'd, or have cocktails at Congress Street Up, Alley Cat Lounge or Artillery.
Where can you hear live music at night in Savannah?
Jazz'd Tapas Bar has live jazz, blues, swing and soul most nights; Vic's on the River has a piano bar nightly from 7 p.m.; the Planters Tavern at The Olde Pink House has a pianist from 7:30 p.m.
Are there speakeasies in Savannah?
Yes: Congress Street Up at the American Prohibition Museum pours Prohibition-era cocktails, and Alley Cat Lounge is a basement bar behind an unmarked door off Broughton Street.
What is a good night out in Savannah for couples?
A rooftop drink at Peregrin, dinner at The Olde Pink House with a nightcap in the Planters Tavern, then a walk home through the squares.