The story
New Orleans-style restaurant and bar on River Street, housed in a converted cotton warehouse. Famous for serving beignets (a rarity outside New Orleans), po' boys, and crawfish. The mix of New Orleans and Savannah cuisine reflects the deep cultural ties between the two port cities.
Everything that was here
- 1986–present · still open
Huey's on the Riverrestaurant
New Orleans-style restaurant and bar on River Street, housed in a converted cotton warehouse. Famous for serving beignets (a rarity outside New Orleans), po' boys, and crawfish. The mix of New Orleans and Savannah…
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River Street Cotton WarehouseWarehouse
One of the many massive brick cotton warehouses lining the riverfront, this building stored bales of cotton awaiting shipment during Savannah's heyday as the world's leading cotton port.
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Connected places
River Street Sweets
U.S. Post Office
Savannah Cotton Exchange (Trading Floor)
Savannah Gas Light Company
Cotton Factors' Offices & Warehouses
Cotton Warehouses & Wharves
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Nearby history
Savannah Cotton Exchange
The Bootlegger Speakeasy
Port of Savannah / Georgia Ports Authority
River Street Sweets
Factors Walk
Savannah Customs House
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