Broad Street dinners, Southern kitchens, barbecue, oysters, pizza, brunch, cocktails, and cake

Augusta restaurants

Keep the first night downtown, reserve Saturday dinner, and leave room for Southern cooking, oysters, barbecue, pizza, brunch, and cake near the river.

Meal picks

Restaurants

9 picks
Special dinner

Frog Hollow Tavern

4.7 ★

Seasonal New American dinners pair regionally grown ingredients with more than 100 value-driven wines in a modern tavern on Broad Street.

Restaurants

5th & Fire

4.7 ★

Barbecue, beer on tap, and craft cocktails are served Tuesday through Saturday in historic downtown, with online ordering and catering available.

Casual meal

Frog & the Hen

4.4 ★

Roasted antibiotic- and hormone-free chicken comes with seasonal organic sides and fried potato wedges, while Sunday service is devoted to brunch.

Breakfast / coffee

The Boll Weevil Cafe and Sweetery

4.4 ★

Southern café plates such as shrimp and stone-ground grits precede homemade cakes inside a pre-1850 cotton warehouse with hand-hewn beams.

After the outing

Sole Augusta

4.5 ★

Sushi and thoughtfully crafted cocktails are served at this full-service Broad Street bar, a downtown dining and nightlife fixture since 2015.

First-night pick

Incendio

4.8 ★

Neapolitan-style pizza, pasta, and gelato are served for dinner inside historic Engine Co. No. 7, alongside an employment mission supporting adults with disabilities.

Restaurants

Finch & Fifth

4.4 ★

An Americana bistro pairs creative Southern classics and artisanal cheeses with craft cocktails at Surrey Center, adding weekend brunch and daily happy hour.

Restaurants

Midtown Tavern - Augusta, GA

4.3 ★

Burgers and wings anchor an all-American neighborhood bar-and-grill’s modern tavern menu, served Wednesday-through-Saturday evenings and during Sunday midday hours.

Restaurants

Abel Brown Southern Kitchen & Oyster Bar

4.6 ★

Ingredient-driven modern Southern cooking and oysters meet refined dinner service at Surrey Center, Monday through Saturday, helmed by 2026 James Beard semifinalist chef Todd Schafer.

First night downtown

Incendio brings Neapolitan-style pizza, pasta, and gelato into historic Engine Company No. 7, while 5th & Fire keeps the mood casual with barbecue and beer.

A serious dinner

Frog Hollow Tavern offers a more polished Broad Street evening; Abel Brown handles oysters and ingredient-driven Southern cooking at Surrey Center.

Lunch and cake near the river

The Boll Weevil serves Southern café plates and towering cakes in a pre-1850 cotton warehouse close to the riverfront.

Sunday brunch or an easy finish

Frog & the Hen handles chicken, seasonal sides, and Sunday brunch; confirm current hours before making it the departure meal.

Dinner and a curtain time

Let the theater calendar settle Saturday night

The Imperial and Miller sit within Broad Street's dining orbit, making a performance-and-dinner evening one of Augusta's cleanest pairings. Verify restaurant hours, reservation timing, event doors, and downtown construction before choosing the table.

Painterly dinner and historic theaters on Broad Street