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Savannah, GA: The Olde Pink House

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Savannah, GA: The Olde Pink House

Reynolds Square sits quiet under the live oaks, the kind of Savannah square that holds its own weather. On the northwest corner stands a Georgian mansion painted a soft, determined pink. The familiar story is that the color wasn't planned. Red bricks under white plaster bled through in the humid air until someone in the 1920s decided to stop fighting it and lean into the shade. The building has stood since the 1770s, first as the home of James Habersham Jr., then as Georgia's first bank, a tea room, and finally, since 1971, a restaurant that has outlasted most of its neighbors.

Inside, the rooms keep their own personalities. Chandeliers, fireplaces, portraits, and old wood floors that have taken a lot of footsteps. Downstairs, Planters Tavern still shows the original kitchen hearths and the heavy bank vaults now holding wine. Live music drifts up some nights. The place feels lived-in rather than staged.

Executive Chef Vincent Burns keeps the kitchen pointed at Southern and Lowcountry cooking without turning it into costume. The Crispy Scored Flounder has been a fixture for decades: the fillet is battered, fried, scored, and finished with an apricot shallot sauce, usually set beside stone-ground grits and collards. She-Crab Soup arrives rich and straightforward. Fried chicken comes out crisp and properly seasoned. The biscuits are made in-house and disappear fast. Fried green tomatoes show up often, sometimes with a buttermilk dressing or as part of a BLT salad. Local shrimp and blue crab work their way through the rest of the menu.

The service matches the house. Attentive without hovering. Reservations are wise, especially for dinner. The food is consistent, the rooms hold their history lightly, and the pink walls still catch the late light the same way they have for generations.

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