Best Seafood in Savannah
Savannah, Georgia — updated August 21, 2026
Six Savannah seafood rooms ranked by how well they hold up, from a fast-casual low country boil counter with more than 5,000 reviews to a Montgomery Street oyster bar with a shorter but stronger record.
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Savannah's seafood splits roughly into two camps: the River Street and City Market rooms that turn tables all day for visitors, and the counters and oyster bars downtown where locals go for a boil or a dozen at happy hour. Ratings here range widely, and the gap between a 4.5 with thousands of reviews and a 3.8 with thousands of reviews tells you more than any menu description. The list below is ordered by how convincingly each place answers the question, with review volume treated as evidence of how settled the score is.
1. Savannah Seafood Shack
A 4.5 across 5,233 reviews is about as settled as a rating gets in this city, and it belongs to a fast-casual counter on East Broughton, not a white-tablecloth dining room. The kitchen builds its reputation on low country boil, which the restaurant itself puts front and center. Order at the counter, find a seat, no reservation logic to work around. Hours are Monday through Thursday 11am to 9pm, Friday and Saturday 11am to 10pm, and Sunday noon to 9pm. The lunch rush and the post-shopping stretch on Broughton are the busy windows; late weekday afternoons are calmer.
2. The Darling Oyster Bar - Savannah
The highest rating on this list, 4.8, but from 312 reviews, so treat it as strongly promising rather than proven. It is the most kitchen-driven room here: seared scallops at 38, lump crab fettuccine at 32, shrimp and grits at 29, and a daily fresh catch priced at market. There is a full-service bar doing handcrafted cocktails if you would rather eat oysters at the rail than commit to a table. Reservations are taken at 912.667.7740, which is the sensible move on Montgomery Street on a weekend night.
3. Sorry Charlie's Oyster Bar
The busiest oyster program downtown by review count: 4.4 from 5,287 reviews, which makes the score reliable. Happy hour runs 4 to 6pm Monday through Thursday, with $2 Savannah Oyster Co. Bull River oysters, $1 select oysters, $3 Savannah beer and $5 bubbles. That is the window to aim for. The main room is open daily from 11am to midnight with the kitchen closing at 11pm. Upstairs, The Neon Fish runs 3pm to midnight Monday through Thursday, from noon on Friday, and from 10am on weekends, when there is a Saturday and Sunday service from 10am to 2pm.
4. Belford's Savannah Seafood & Steaks
A 4.2 from 1,981 reviews puts this in proven-but-uneven territory, which fits a City Market room that serves both steaks and seafood in a casual setting. The restaurant's own recommendation is the Shrimp, Greens and Grits. Brunch runs 11:30am to 2:30pm daily and dinner 4 to 9pm daily, with no dark night, so it works when other kitchens are closed on Mondays. Private rooms are available for groups. Go at the front of the brunch window or right at 4pm to avoid the City Market crush.
5. District Seafood
Sitting inside Plant Riverside at the west end of River Street, this one has a 4.3 from 450 reviews, a thinner record than the big downtown rooms, so the score could still move. The menu runs to oysters, low country classics, po' boys and coastal plates, served steps from the water. Hours are 11am to 9pm Sunday through Wednesday and 11am to 10pm Thursday through Saturday. The phone is 912-373-9100. Useful if you are already at the Plant Riverside end and do not want to walk the length of River Street for dinner.
6. Fiddler's Crab House & Oyster Bar
Included because it is a long-running River Street crab and oyster house with 3,816 reviews, but the 3.8 average across that many visits is a real signal, not a fluke. Half a dozen oysters run $15. Happy hour is Monday through Thursday, listed on the restaurant's menu page as 5 to 8pm and on OpenTable as starting at 4pm, so check before you plan around it. Hours are Monday noon to 10pm, Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday 11am to 10pm, and Friday and Saturday 11am to 11pm.
What we left off
Crystal Beer Parlor on West Jones Street rates 4.7 across 6,714 reviews and is one of the better-loved rooms in the city, but it is a historic bar and the research turned up no seafood specifics to justify a spot on a seafood list. Worth knowing it is closed Mondays and major holidays and serves 11am to 9pm Tuesday through Sunday, and that it does not accept Apple or tap-to-pay.