Savannah Food Tour: Southern Biscuits & Hidden Speakeasies

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Duration3h

GroupUp to 14

LanguagesEN

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Three hours, five tastings, and the squares where Savannah's real food lives.

You walk three hours through Savannah's Historic District with a local guide, stopping at five restaurants and specialty shops for tastings that add up to lunch. You pass through Chippewa Square, the oldest city square with its famous live oaks, and City Market, and you leave with a map, stories, and exclusive discounts. Small groups keep the pace manageable, though you'll be on your feet the whole time.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Savannah squares and local flavors

Visit Chippewa Square bench site
Walk through oldest city square
Explore City Market area
End at Southern marketplace

The Experience

You land in Savannah and within an hour you're standing in Chippewa Square—the one from Forrest Gump—but your guide is already pointing you toward a spot most visitors miss. That's how this food tour works: you walk through the prettiest squares in the city, the ones with live oaks so thick they block the sun, and between the history lessons you stop for bites that actually taste like something. Buttery biscuits, fried green tomatoes, frozen treats that locals have been lining up for since before Instagram existed. The guide knows which chef is doing what this week, which speakeasy is worth finding, and why the food here tastes different from anywhere else in the South.

The walking food tour of Savannah moves at a pace that lets you breathe between stops—you're not rushing through squares, you're lingering in them. You'll pass through the oldest and largest city square with its canopy of live oaks, then head toward City Market, the area that got resurrected in the early 2000s and now hosts the vibrant downtown. The five tastings add up to a lunch portion, so eat light beforehand; the guide will tell you that on the phone when they call to confirm. Groups stay small—fourteen people maximum—which means you're not herding through the streets with forty others. The whole thing is three hours, and by the end you have a map of the route, the stories that connect the food to the place, and a list of exclusive discounts you can use later.

One thing to know upfront: Savannah's cuisine is butter and tradition. The tour can't offer gluten-free, dairy-free, or vegan tastings because the whole point is the regional dishes as they're actually made. If you have a seafood allergy, nut allergy, or you eat pescatarian or vegetarian, email them before you book and they'll work with the restaurants. The tour runs in any weather—dress for it—and you're on your feet for three hours listening and walking, so it's not a casual stroll. If you're bringing kids, think about whether they can handle that pace and the standing. Alcoholic drinks are available for purchase, but they have to stay in plastic cups and you can only hold one at a time, which is a Savannah Police thing, not a tour thing.

What’s included

Your three-hour walking food tour includes tastings from up to five restaurants and specialty food shops, a map of the tour route, water, entertaining historic facts and stories from a local guide, and exclusive discounts.
The tastings cover classic Southern dishes like buttery biscuits and fried green tomatoes, plus local creations from Savannah's chefs.
You'll walk through Chippewa Square, Savannah's oldest and largest city square, and City Market in the downtown historic district.
Groups are kept to a maximum of fourteen people.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Savannah Taste Experience Food Tours

Is this one for you?A good fit if you want to taste Savannah's real food without spending the day researching restaurants on your own—the guide handles the route, the stories, and the stops. Plan for three hours on your feet walking through squares; that's what makes five tastings and the history fit into one morning or afternoon.