What a nice and friendly city!!! We were here for New Year’s Eve weekend to
revisit a part of the country I had only seen as a child. We spent time exploring the city through its
history and food. We had a walking tour
though the historic old town neighborhood and tasted our way through some of
the favorite city spots on a food tour too.
The food tour was informative, fun, and delicious…and we made some new
friends too!
Our New Year’s Eve dinner was at a wonderful restaurant
called Cypress. We had Oysters, Fried Green Tomatoes, Tuna
and Swordfish. We paired the food with a
white Spanish wine called “Txakolina
Uriondo Bizkaiko”, which was new to me too!!! It is a white blend from the
Basque region on Spain as was a perfect wine for the fish and oysters. I love
wines that are unique and have grapes I am not familiar with. The 2014 vintage
we ordered consisted of: Mune Mahatsa
(20%), Ondarrabi Zuri (70%), and Txori Mahatsa (10%). Wonderful dry, crisp wine for an excellent
price! As for the food, all of it was
wonderful but the Tuna dish was the best Tuna I have ever tasted in my life to
date! Now I understand why it is their
signature dish. It is a must try
location and the Tuna is a must order dish when you are in Charleston!
The view of the kitchen at Cypress from above!
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I love Savannah!! The unique restaurant we were fortunate to have discovered in Savannah was "Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room". I highly recommend it. Homemade southern comfort food is served family style. Part of the charm is being seated at a round table with 6-8 other guests and getting to know complete strangers. The only negative is they don't take reservations, and the line is very long, so get there early!
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