Vic's on the River
Built in 1859 to a John Norris design, the building above the Savannah River bluff began life as a cotton warehouse and shipping office, and during the Civil War its rooms were commandeered by General Sherman's officers — one of whom sketched a battle map of the march directly onto a plaster wall, rediscovered during a later renovation and now preserved behind glass in the dining room. The restaurant that opened here in 2006 inherited more than the architecture: staff and guests report unseen hands brushing past them, footsteps, and noises with no living source, long attributed to the warehouse workers who once labored on these floors. The most retold tale belongs to a lovelorn French mariner said to linger on the upper levels, with the fifth floor regarded as the building's most active spot. One morning a wedding cake set out for the next day's reception was found toppled to the floor; the security footage reportedly showed it sliding off near 3:30 a.m. with nothing living anywhere near it.
📍 26 East Bay Street, Savannah, GA 31401, Savannah, GA · Get directions