Bell's Tavern once stood at 12500 Apache Ave in Savannah, GA and provided a peaceful setting on the water to enjoy a serene and quiet escape for a romantic dinner or intimate conversation between friends. The restaurant had floating docks and deck space to enjoy the Low Country views, a peaceful location to appreciate the outdoors, great food and wonderful people. Boaters loved the opportunity to spend time on the water fishing or having family time, then retiring afterwards to Bell's Tavern where they could enjoy quality Low Country cuisine.
Unfortunately, on February 16th, 2006 the restaurant burned to the ground and this once enjoyable meeting place has since become a vacant lot, a shadow of its former glory. To make matters worse, the city of Savannah did a mass rezoning of land and this beautiful location was re-designated R3 for small residential development. Our intention is to bring back the business zoning, re-designating this land as BM in order to rebuild a quiet escape on the water for the community and boaters to enjoy.
In the July/August 2022 issue of "Savannah" magazine you find that of all the many restaurants between Savannah, Tybee Island, Hilton Head and Richmond Hill, only five of them actually have dock space and only ONE of them is actually located in Savannah! With our rezoning, we can bring Savannah a second restaurant on the water for boaters and our community to enjoy this natural beauty once more.
Updates
January 6, 2023
The city planning department is reviewing our formal request to rezone the Apache Avenue property this week. Email your city council representative right now to tell them why this waterfront space must be returned to the community.
January 6, 2023
We hit a major milestone today and the momentum shows that our neighborhood is ready to bring back the life of the waterfront. Take this link and post it on Facebook right now to keep the pressure on our city council members. Send a quick email to your local representative to tell them you want the old tavern site rezoned for business.
Reached 100 supporters
January 6, 2023
46 Comments
It would be great to have a restaurant there. Their are plenty of apartments and condo there. It would be nice to sit and relax after a ride on my bike and to enjoy the scenery.
I worked there 18 years. Please don’t let this happen. The owner who is no longer here would not want that to happen. She loved her place wanted people to enjoy it as it was.
As long as they're following the environmental laws, it would be nice to have a waterfront restaurant again.
Savannah is lacking in waterfront dining options. Having an additional option for waterfront and dockside dining would be a great benefit for the community. There is basically only one waterfront dining location in Savannah and we could use several more to allow residents to be close the water and experience the natural beauty of the area. To withhold approval for a project like this would be to the detriment of many people throughout the whole Savannah area.
I think this would be a great addition to the area- I’d love to be able to grab food there after a day of boating.
Savannah NEEDS this!!
Would love to have a nice restaurant on the water on the south side!
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Bell's Tavern once stood at 12500 Apache Ave in Savannah, GA and provided a peaceful setting on the water to enjoy a serene and quiet escape for a romantic dinner or intimate conversation between friends. The restaurant had floating docks and deck space to enjoy the Low Country views, a peaceful location to appreciate the outdoors, great food and wonderful people. Boaters loved the opportunity to spend time on the water fishing or having family time, then retiring afterwards to Bell's Tavern where they could enjoy quality Low Country cuisine.
Unfortunately, on February 16th, 2006 the restaurant burned to the ground and this once enjoyable meeting place has since become a vacant lot, a shadow of its former glory. To make matters worse, the city of Savannah did a mass rezoning of land and this beautiful location was re-designated R3 for small residential development. Our intention is to bring back the business zoning, re-designating this land as BM in order to rebuild a quiet escape on the water for the community and boaters to enjoy.
In the July/August 2022 issue of "Savannah" magazine you find that of all the many restaurants between Savannah, Tybee Island, Hilton Head and Richmond Hill, only five of them actually have dock space and only ONE of them is actually located in Savannah! With our rezoning, we can bring Savannah a second restaurant on the water for boaters and our community to enjoy this natural beauty once more.
Updates
January 6, 2023
The city planning department is reviewing our formal request to rezone the Apache Avenue property this week. Email your city council representative right now to tell them why this waterfront space must be returned to the community.
January 6, 2023
We hit a major milestone today and the momentum shows that our neighborhood is ready to bring back the life of the waterfront. Take this link and post it on Facebook right now to keep the pressure on our city council members. Send a quick email to your local representative to tell them you want the old tavern site rezoned for business.
Reached 100 supporters
January 6, 2023
46 Comments
I also enjoyed the restaurant and the social energy. It would be amazing with a small garden or sitting area for music acts.
It would be great to have a restaurant there. Their are plenty of apartments and condo there. It would be nice to sit and relax after a ride on my bike and to enjoy the scenery.
I worked there 18 years. Please don’t let this happen. The owner who is no longer here would not want that to happen. She loved her place wanted people to enjoy it as it was.
As long as they're following the environmental laws, it would be nice to have a waterfront restaurant again.
Savannah is lacking in waterfront dining options. Having an additional option for waterfront and dockside dining would be a great benefit for the community. There is basically only one waterfront dining location in Savannah and we could use several more to allow residents to be close the water and experience the natural beauty of the area. To withhold approval for a project like this would be to the detriment of many people throughout the whole Savannah area.
I think this would be a great addition to the area- I’d love to be able to grab food there after a day of boating.
Savannah NEEDS this!!
Would love to have a nice restaurant on the water on the south side!
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I also enjoyed the restaurant and the social energy. It would be amazing with a small garden or sitting area for music acts.