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Boar's Head Grill & Tavern

Coordinates: 32°04′50″N 81°05′16″W / 32.0806939°N 81.0877560°W / 32.0806939; -81.0877560
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Boar's Head Grill & Tavern
The logo, which displays an incorrect year of establishment
A view of the restaurant from River Street, 2017
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General information
LocationSavannah, Georgia, U.S.
Address1 Lincoln Street
Coordinates32°04′50″N 81°05′16″W / 32.0806939°N 81.0877560°W / 32.0806939; -81.0877560
Opened1959 (65 years ago) (1959)
OwnerPhilip Branan (chef)
Charlene Branan
Technical details
Floor count1

Boar's Head Grill & Tavern is a restaurant and bar in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located on the Lincoln Street ramp, at River Street,[1] the restaurant, established in 1959,[2] occupies the first floor of the Lower Stoddard Range former King Cotton warehouse dating to 1858.[3][4] It is the oldest restaurant on River Street.[5]

The restaurant's owner/chef is Philip Branan.[6][7] He and his wife also owned Kevin Barry's Irish Pub, further west on River Street, until its closure in 2020.[8]

A container ship moving west (upstream) along the Savannah River, viewed from the bar of the restaurant

References

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  1. ^ Atkinson, Jay (2010-01-28). "Gettin' a Glow On in Mercer's Savannah". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  2. ^ Card, Stu (2017). Savannah Food: A Delicious History. Arcadia Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 9781439660423.
  3. ^ Stoddards Lower Range from Factory Walk, River Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GeorgiaLibrary of Congress
  4. ^ The National Trust Guide to Savannah, Roulhac Toledano (1997), p. 67 ISBN 9780471155683
  5. ^ Card, Stu (2017). Savannah Food: A Delicious History. Arcadia Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 9781439660423.
  6. ^ "About Us | Boar's Head Grill and Tavern". 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  7. ^ Rigsby, G. G. "Harris feeds Savannah for decades". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  8. ^ "Owner bids goodbye to Kevin Barry’s Pub"Savannah Morning News, December 30, 2019
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