Inside a charming, rustic, 145-year-old building near Ellis Square is an atmospheric spot.
Here, guests report feeling transported to a different time and place. Founded in 1986, Goose Feathers Café is a Savannah institution. Voted Savannah’s Top Breakfast spot by TripAdvisor, their bread pudding has also been labeled the “South’s Best” by Taste of the South.
If the thought of French bread, flaky croissants, and bread pudding golden and bubbly out of the oven and topped with an apricot glaze gets your appetite going, wait until you hear what else is on their menu. There is Southern fare like homemade pecan pie, cornbread-jalapeño waffles topped with sausage gravy, and the Bird’s Nest with eggs, salsa and cheese grits. Breakfast also features classics like sticky buns, fluffy Belgian waffles and Eggs Benedict. Their pastries—including airy, buttery croissants—are made fresh each day from scratch. “It all starts with fresh,” says Owner Michael Meeks. “We make 2,000 croissants by hand every week.”
Lunch is also a feast for the senses.
They offer nostalgic favorites such as the Barnard Street Club. It’s made with Black Forest Ham, hand-cut turkey, hickory-smoked bacon, Swiss cheese and crisp lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers. Other crowd pleasers include their Honey Dijon Chicken Sandwich, the Chicken Bacon Mushroom Melt, and the Smoked Turkey Reuben. Whether you’re looking for iconic sandwiches, homemade pastries, desserts for the soul, delicious vegetarian fare or a variety of gluten-free options, Goose Feathers Café is a must.
But it’s not just the food that patrons rave about. Goose Feathers also gets top marks for cleanliness, efficiency, and especially, its friendly service. Their motto, Michael says, is this: “We are going to treat you like a regular visitor to the café, whether we see you again or not…we treat tourists like locals and locals like family.”
Goose Feathers has eat-in and take out options.
It’s a pet-friendly café with outside seating, and though there is often a line out the door, it moves quickly. To keep customers and employees safe, Goose Feathers has implemented social distancing, requires face masks, is cleaning menus after each use, and employs contactless payment. And, since the café bakes fresh daily, handmade pastries are 50% off beginning an hour before closing time!
Goose Feathers Café is open Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
by Dani Ray
Goose Feathers Café
39 Barnard St
(912) 233-4683
goosefeatherscafe.com