I took my fiancée there on our elopement weekend in Savannah.  I lived in Savannah 20 years ago and went go Pinkie's on occasion.  It is something you simply must experience if you want to understand the historic district.  The bar is REALLY small and dark (and most likely a little dirty), but if you sit at the bar, you will meet the friendliest and most outgoing people ever who will regale you with stories of Savannah.  The bartender was quite attentive, and the booze was CHEAP.  Plus, they allow dogs inside, as in, sitting at the bar in bar chairs!  And Pinkie's is a Savannah legend, so if nothing else, go there for one drink and the memory.  We'll be back!  :)
Review Source:Oh Pinkie's, where do I even begin... amazing people watching, dog friendly, a juke box, and kitchy bric a brac on the walls. Everytime we visit Savannah, Pinkie's is a mandatory stop. This past weekend was the first time we were able to bring our sweet puppy and she had an amazing time and loved the attention she got from other patrons. Pinkie's is a great place to start off and end an evening of fun in Savannah's historic district. Rumor has it that Pinkie's is where Jimmy Carter announced he was running for president, I doubt many other dive bars can claim to be the start of a presidential campaign.
Pinkie's doesn't serve food, so if you're hungry, eat first!
I ended up here after a recent wedding in Savannah, and I'm pleased to say it hasn't changed in the eleven years I had been away. Well, it almost hasn't changed: fortunately, there's no more smoking inside, thank goodness, but that's the only nod to progress Pinkie Master's has been forced to make.
They still mix the strongest cocktail in town, still only take cash, and random wandering drunk weirdos still provide the unofficial entertainment for your evening. The clientele is still the aforementioned drunk weirdos, Scad students, politicians, local folk, maybe some drag queens, and a spattering of other demographics. There's always an interesting night to be had.
Lounge?? Hahahaahaaa, that's a great joke. A friend took me here while I was visiting. As we were walking down the street I said, please tell me we're going to the place with a giant lighted PBR sign outside, sure enough we were.
It's a dive, with low prices to match. Your $2 award winning Pabst will come straight out of a giant barrel of ice. Allegedly Jimmy Carter declared his bid for presidency here so they have a framed picture of him on the wall amongst a bunch of other random crap. The confederate flag over the bar is a nice touch of class.
This bar will always hold a special place in my heart. I lived near it for nearly 6 years and have so many good memories. It's hard to review this bar, because I think of it as THE bar. It was the first bar I started going to when I was old enough to go and it left an imprint that now when I look for a bar in NYC I'm looking for a Pinkies.... There is no Pinkies in NYC in case you were wondering.
Review Source:** Review #900 **
Now we're talkin'. Â
My first time in Savannah, and I manage to sniff out what may be the best dive bar in the city. Â Strangers will talk to you. Â They will just plop down at your table and talk to you all night. Â But, they were all super cool. Â There were three dogs wandering around the bar. Â The music was great and kept coming all night long. Â
If I ever return to Savannah, I may just tell the taxi driver to bring me straight from the airport to Pinkie Master's.
I went here the other night on the way to Forsyth to see the Jazz Festival. Â I've been meaning to go here for it's historical value and because all my neighbors swear by it... they grew up at Pinkie Masters and saw a former President get on top of the bar, or so the legend goes.
It was a dark and windy night and we walked in (group of three amigos) to this cozy dim lit bar and felt at home, cause here people simply sip on cold frothy brews and talk about the day. There are a few booths and a friendly bartender or two. TV and such of course.
We were in a hurry to get a togobeer and so paid and left after about five minutes, but what I saw I liked. This place has a lot of character with an atmosphere that doesn't seem to care about anything but the frosty glass in front of them. It's an older bar too, no skinny jeans here or purple hair. I'll be back for sure.
I saw this place from my hotel and heard the loud music, and thought, "I have to go there!"
Boy, was I wrong. Now, let me state something: I love dive bars. Locals, cheap beer, generally classic rock music playing...
...Pinkie Master's has all of those things, but it's not a dive. It's a dump. Bartender took five minutes to ask me for a beer. Taps don't work. Canned beer comes out of an iced barrel. These things are fine for a VFW hall, but there's a limit to how far a dive can dive before it falls off the radar.
This used to be a great little place to come for daytime cocktails. Nothing fancy, just a solid straight up dive bar. Unfortunately within the last year, there have been changes in management and the new result is the exact opposite of what a dive bar stands for. Gone are the friendly older bartenders who have worked there for years and the quiet "Just leave me alone and let me drink my whiskey" patrons; having been replaced with young eye candy and obnoxious college kids. I guess whoever runs the place now has shifted their focus from having the best dive bar in town to trying to rake in more money from whoever they can get if from. Either way, I doubt I'll be making anymore stops there.
Review Source:Great little dive bar. Â When we went in the bartender and other patrons were friendly. Â They had about 6 beers on tap, mostly light beers except for the Sweet Water 420 extra pale ale. Â They had a special for $1.50 Pabst tallboys. Â And we got to see the plaque on the bar where Jimmy Carter evidently stood and addressed the patrons on St. Patty's day 1978. Â Fun little spot.
Review Source:It was just OK..
Place has a good aura to it... Â Seems like a cool dive bar.. Â It smelled kind of stale inside and they did not have a HD TV... They had one of the old school tube ones.. 20 year old technology... poor picture quality.
The worst part was the beers on tap: PBR, Blue Moon, Miller Lite, Bud Light and I think one other...
There are better dive bars.
Grade: Â C+
If these walls could talk, I am not so sure I would want to listen.
Way back when I lived in Savannah this was one of my favorite watering holes. Its a good place to throw back a couple or ten. This may not be a high end bar or middle end bar, it's a dive plain and simple. But thats part of the charm. Its one of the city's oldest and you can tell by how dusty the Miller Neon sign is. Drinks are dirt cheap, strong and they have Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap. This ain't no hipster bar though, thankfully.
I have to admit, my idea of a night on the town in Savannah did not include a trip to a dive bar. I don't mind dive bars but I'm not an aficionado either.
Some facts:
I was a tourist.
It was my first night in Savannah.
I had a great time.
Why?
A bar is only as good as either its drinks or its ambience. And let me just say, the drinks at Pinkie's are not good.
The people I met there were so friendly and interesting. They were the epitome of Southern class and charm.
This is a great place to people watch and mingle.
Love it. I heard stories for years from my previous college professor who graduated from SCAD. When I finally made it I texted him that I was at Pinkies and his reply was "you have arrived", win.
Total dive, yes, very eclectic crowd, you will see a suit right next to the good ol boy.
Small place, but the PBRs never end!
Truck Stop! Very laid back here and not really touristy that you may imagine for the Hilton to be across the street. I actually dont know where these people actually live though as i never see them walking in the streets. Country folk coming into the BIG city on the weekend to let loose.
Nothing wrong with that though.
YES. Â The perfect dive, not for tourists looking for a night out, but for the real chillers. Â I've seen some good, classic dive bar acts go down here...warning ladies, hang on to your purses, because I've seen 'em get snatched up by sketchballs. Â The drinks are nasty since they're served in cups that are too small for all the cheap alcohol they pour in there, but the fun never stops, especially after one or two of their drinks in you. Â
The cloud of smoke never seems to dissipate, even when the bar is fairly empty. Â I live really close and ride my bike past it all the time and will always cherish the stench of stale cigarettes that pervades the sidewalk and street outside.
I've had a lot of fun experiences here and love to stop in for one drink or a whole night of drinking.
Maybe it's the white guilt, or just being a yank, but the giant confederate flag hanging over the bar made me uncomfortable. Living in NY, I've grown accustomed to smoke-free bars, so I could barely breath in here, you can smell the smoke from the outside as you approach the bar. I have no beef with smokers, but it was just a cloud of smoke, I'd make this the last stop of your night simply for the fact that you will smell like an ashtray when you leave.
Apart from that Pinkie is a solid dive; tall boys of PBR, low lights, friendly regulars, mixed crowd, good bartenders, and a huge square-horseshoe-shaped bar with plenty of stools.
CLASSIC dive bar.
Great jukebox, cheap drinks, interesting variety of clientele.
I was in town for a conference and staying at the Hilton across the street. My husband and I stepped out on our balcony and were drawn towards the light of the PBR sign like a raccoon to an open trashcan in the middle of the night.
We just had to check it out. Come to find out it's an institution! Don't go expecting to be "impressed". It's everything you would hope for in a dive bar and more.
Fun dive bar with strong, cheap drinks. Â A perfect retreat for the lonely early afternoon alcoholic crowd and a perennial party favorite amongst the SCAD kids at night. Â Good jukebox, and they allow smoking. Â More of a thinker/reader's place to tie one on...not a fireman/police officer/army joint, and not a score-skanks-in-the-bathroom dance club...it's just an old dive with a ton of history (Jimmy Carter announced his presidential campaign standing on the bar here...Al Gore recreated the moment in 1999). Going here will not make you more artistic or give you an edge while running for office, but after three gin and tonics you might think otherwise. Â Enjoy...I know I have more times than I can count.
Review Source:does anyone remember "the Office" which was in the lobby of Drayton Tower? Â Once it closed, Pinkie's became my number one drinking spot in Savannah. Â They cashed my paychecks and let me run a tab. Â If it's too crowded to have sex with a random chick in the bathroom, try the alley out back. Â If that's taken, the front porch of the million dollar townhouse across the street has a very comfy couch.
Review Source:I was in Savannah, GA, recently with my buddy who grew up there.  Pinkie's is cool as sh!t.  Super divë!  This place reminds me of The Raven in DC.  The place was dark, dingy, and smokey--as a dive bar should be.  We had tall boy PBRs.  The people in the place are very eclectic.  Everyone from drunkards, to professionals, young law interns, and even a middle-aged couple (probably on an eHarmony date).  It was racially diverse too...despite the old tattered confederate flag above the bar.
Review Source:KC misses Pinkie's. Used to drain their Stoli nightly. Great dive and excellent juke box. KC'd give it a 5th star if Jimmy Carter had just stayed in Pinkie's instead of running for the Presidency and giving the U.S. a laughable 4 years.
If you look closely, you can spot KC's little brother drinking at Pinkie's these days.
If you're looking for the salt of the Earth here in Savannah, go no further. No matter the night no matter how eclectic the walk in crowd is, there will always be a crew of the core regulars that keep this place in PBR. Â It ain't too much too look at, and it's not pretentios, that's for sure. Â It is what it is, Pinkie Master's a local landmark that like Savannah, apologizes for nothing. Â (i'd go up in my stars, but it's never a destination, just a stop along the trip)
Review Source:Great spot. Why...
- history and humor hanging all over the walls
- solid jukebox
- smack in the middle of some of the most beautiful blocks of Savannah
- untold volumes of ice-cold PBR
- air conditioning
I haven't visited Pinkie's too often, but I try to swing by whenever I get the chance to visit Savannah (which is unfortunately rare). The clientele has been completely different each time I've been there.
And a big plus about downtown Savanna: if you get in to Pinkie's, order a PBR tallboy and the crowd, depending on your tastes, is too surly, rowdy or artsy you can always get a to-go cup (yes it's legal) and finish your beverage under the hundred-year-old oaks in one of the nearby squares. Not a bad out to have.
As if the PBR sign out front didn't give it away this is a dive bar, and an excellent one at that. Â Their storied history is documented all over the walls - didn't see the plaque about the supposed Jimmy Carter announcement, I'll have to go back for that. Â Happy hour means two dollar tall boys which worked out well for me. Â Other than the girlfriend and I, it seemed as everyone knew everyone else, so much so that the barkeep extend happy hour an extra hour for a regular's birthday party. Â
Cash only but there is an ATM in the back.
We got a tip from a friend before visiting Savannah to come to this place. It was definitely worth it. The bar is kinda small, but there was still a fun, good-sized, diverse crowd. A bunch of college kids poured in around midnight and they got the dancing going with some good tunes from the juxebox. Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" got the place fired up. The drink selection is small, but we knew what to expect when we saw the PBR sign outside. You won't pay a lot for drinks, especially if you stick with the plenty of ice cold PBR they have on hand. You should definitely stop by and have a drink at this place while visiting Savannah.
Review Source:This is a great little bar, but a little on the small side. Â It's got a good mix of regulars and college kids, and the beer is decently priced.
Still, I think everyone who stops in Savannah should stop by and have a beer in the bar where Jimmy Carter supposedly announced his candidacy for President!
We trekked to this place on foot whilst visiting Savannah one freezing Saturday night and witnessed fortysomethings in business suits screaming the lyrics to "Fight for your Right" by the Beastie Boys.
They won their right to party that night, and so did we, as we sipped on PBRs and the world was good.
Pinkie Master's is the Disneyland of Savannah.
Thank god I only lived a block or two away from this place, or else I might have never found it. This was my bar for almost 2 years. Â All I can say is that this is a strange place in a strange town, and thats not always a bad thing.
Pinkys has a great energy in it. I love places that gather really diverse crowds, and pinkys never fails. You will see politicians drinking with art schoolers with the local crazies, with god knows what. Plus, who doesnt love $2.00 16oz PBR and free tabsaco popcorn. Â Pinkys is still my favorite dive in the USA.
The oldest bar, in one of America's oldest cities, is sure to provide a glimpse of local flavor and character.A little off the beaten path in the historic district, you just have to look for the the old Pabst Blue Ribbon sign, that probably hasn't been able to light up, in probably 20 years.In addition i don't think the jukebox has been updated in 20 years.It's mainly full of 80's new wave, some David Bowie, and assorted classic rock.Another unique characteristic about this bar is that on some nights, there seems to be as many dogs in the bar as people.To say Pinkies is "pet friendly" would be a gross understatement.
Review Source:First time I went there the bartender made us free popcorn. Â After a few PBR tallboys I started rockin' out to Twisted Sister too hard and he turned the jukebox down. Â The bar is decked out in so much PBR memorabilia Frank Booth would be driven to tears of joy. Â Cheap PBR tallboys and you can smoke in the bar. Â What's not to like? Â If I die and go to heaven I imagine it would be something like a wild night at Pinkie Master's.
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