Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room, Southern dining restaurant in Historic District, Savannah, United States.
Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room is a Southern restaurant in Savannah's Historic District that features long communal tables laden with platters of traditional dishes like fried chicken, cornbread, and black-eyed peas. Guests pass servings among themselves and share meals as a group.
The restaurant was founded in 1943 and has remained at its location on Jones Street, where it has passed family recipes and serving traditions through generations. This continuity of old Southern dining practices makes it a remnant of an earlier era.
The restaurant uses a family-style format where guests share communal tables with strangers, building connections through shared Southern meals and traditional hospitality.
The place is best visited during lunch hours when the full selection of daily dishes is available. It is wise to arrive early, as the restaurant regularly attracts lines of people waiting before it opens.
The restaurant is known for offering a rotating menu of over 20 Southern dishes, meaning no two visits are exactly the same. This constant variation in available dishes keeps the experience fresh despite the establishment's decades-long history.
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