My trip to Savannah: Alligator Soul

Alligator Soul, Savannah

I was really looking forward to our meal at Alligator Soul, one of the most coveted restaurants in Savannah. Located in the basement of a former grain warehouse, it is elegant without being pretentious, and serves some quite unique and modern Southern food, with of course, alligator on the menu. They started off by bringing us some house made sourdough bread that, being French, is always nice to see on a table. While we were waiting for our dishes, I also went for their bourbon trail ($25), a flight composed of Redemption Bourbon from Indiana (88 proof), Bib & Tucker 6 year small batch from Tennessee (92 proof) and Savannah Founder’s Reserve from Georgia (108 proof, my favorite by the way).

House made bread at Alligator Soul, Savannah

Bourbon trail flight at Alligator Soul, Savannah

I then had oysters a la Soul for an appetizer (3 for $16). It was roasted oysters, topped with crawfish a la soul (that I guess is like an etouffee), bacon, breadcrumbs, served with a side of creole belle habanero hot sauce. This was quite good, the crawfish elevating the dish so it was not simply roasted oysters, and the bacon adding a bite and some smokiness to a dish and it did not need the hot sauce.

Oysters a la soul at Alligator Soul, Savannah

Oysters a la soul at Alligator Soul, Savannah

For her main, Jodi had a mushroom salad ($22), that she liked a lot because of the generous portion of mushrooms (it also had baby greens, crispy brussel sprouts, carrots chips, drizzled with a sherry vinaigrette, and truffle oil), while I settled for the deviled crab ($58), that was blue crab lump meat stuffed into a crab shell, louisiana alligator, red beans and carolina gold rice with andouille sausage, creole sauce and crawfish. Not only it looked beautiful, but it was also superb, rich and comforting, packed in flavors and with a nice amount of crab. A must have.

Mushroom salad at Alligator Soul, Savannah

Deviled crab at Alligator Soul, Savannah

Another must have is their banana cheesecake parfait ($15) that was composed of bruleed banana, banana compote, banana pudding, rum caramel, crushed candied pecans, nilla wafer crumble, whipped cream and coconut flakes. Not too sweet, it was a nice twist on the classic banana pudding.

Banana cheesecake parfait at Alligator Soul, Savannah

This was a phenomenal meal, comforting and quite creative. I should mention the wait staff that was courteous and knowledgeable, making us feel welcome. This is definitely a place I recommend.

Enjoy (I did)!

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Alligator Soul - 114 Barnard St, Savannah, GA 31401