Kay Heritage started Big Bon in 2016 as a wood-fired pizza pop-up and grew it into a bodega serving scratch-made bagel sandwiches, Korean-inspired pizza and bowls. The shop calls itself veteran-owned and says it bakes with non-GMO flour and local honey and uses no seed oils. Its site carries a '2026 Georgia Small Business ROCK STAR' badge, and Savannah Magazine readers named it runner-up for Bagel in 2026.
Vegan Savannah: Starland District
Bull Street south of the park, where a lot of the newer cooking is. Starland Yard is a food park with three kitchens and rotating trucks. The area has turned over fast: Back in the Day Bakery, Starland Cafe and Squirrel's Pizza have all closed, and new rooms took each space.
Green Truck says it was founded on a simple premise: Savannahians deserve a casual place to eat and drink well. The kitchen makes its own ketchup, pimento cheese, salad dressing and veggie patties, and the burgers use grass-fed beef from Hunter Cattle. It takes no reservations, no call-ahead seating and no private events. Savannah Magazine readers named it runner-up for both Burger and Salad in 2026.
Sly's calls itself The Mecca of Mini. The menu runs to more than 18 sliders ... beef, pulled pork, chicken, hot dogs and vegetarian ... with hand-cut fries, and the sliders carry names like Tobacco Road and The Uncle Reuben. Savannah Magazine readers named it runner-up for Cheap Eats in 2026.