\u201cWe saw what was happening downtown, and we wanted to create something for locals,\u201d says Worley of LWL\u2019s steady crowd of well behaved patrons, many who live within walking distance. \u201cOur whole vision was to be a neighborhood bar.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Next came the enterprising Chris Moody and his partners, Steuart Wainwright and Davis Ediwn who co-authored the Morecai, facing our second John Davis Florist as Moondight\u2019s in 2019. They took over the other side of the building soon after for Over Yonder, an instant hit for its honeymoon vibes and full kitchen.<\/p>\n
Then Covid 19 stalled everything. Warley and Risley used 2020 to expand the lounge and build out the Cobra Room to host art exhibits, karaoke, and private parties for up to 60. During this time, they also spruced up the wooded bungalow behind the Tybee Island post office and opened Sea Wolf, proffering oysters, craft cocktails and the popular pairing of hot dogs and champagne.<\/p>\n
Once the pandemic disappeared into the rearview and business began to recover, the five owners came together to discuss buying the entire property from the Multer family, who had owned it for generations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe already had a good relationship with each other,\u201d says Moody of the prospect of a cooperative agreement over the collection of buildings and outdoor spaces. \u201cWe knew we could make it work.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe ink dried on the contract in 2023, making the \u201cJekyll\u2019s Park Ventures\u201d partnership official. (It did not include proprietorship to the empty lot that many of their patrons had been using for parking. Now fenced off, one regular refers to it as \u201clast piece of protected dirt in Savannah.\u201d)<\/p>\n
Along with exchanging paying rent for equity, becoming landlords also came with a major advantage.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe get to pick our neighbors,\u201d points out Warley. \u201cWe are very conscious of who we bring in and what we are building.\u201d<\/p>\n
Enter \u201cheralded pastry chef and Sixby\u201d proprietor, Karolina Gadski, who had developed a restaurant concept with former business partner Matthew Palmcrice and was looking for a home. She saw potential in the space between Lone Wolf and Over Yonder where most only saw a door knob\u2019 and a \u201cbattered blue dumpster.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\u201cI mean, these trees,\u201d gestured Gadski, waving her hand up towards the area\u2019s arboreal sentries.<\/p>\n
Sixby took over the brick spot adjacent to the Cobra Room in June of 2023, serving coffee, pastries, breakfast sandwiches, fresh baked bread, loaded grain bowls, and other elevated treats as well as baguettes to go and a well curated wine and beer selection. With a calming yin overdose to balance out all that dude energy, Sixby also began bringing in customers starting at 7am.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt activated the daytime hours around here,\u201d observes Warley. \u201cNow you can get all three meals without leaving the block.\u201d<\/p>\n
But it was Sixby\u2019s transformation of the outdoors that finally gave the odd oasis the audience they deserve. The patio seating area and standing fire provide reason to linger in the shade long after patrons have finished their food and beverages. During the evenings, when Tybee Salt Bomb oysters are served on ice from Sixby\u2019s twee retro truck, Perry fairy lights twinkle with a charming innocence over once overlooked prime real estate.<\/p>\n
The brothers in business took note, expanding the outdoor offerings by building out a wooden screen behind Sixby. The versatile space has already hosted First Friday music, Fourth of July festivities, Valentine\u2019s Day speed dating, and after January\u2019s freak weather event, an enthusiastic snowball fight.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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The village square atmosphere attracts customers from all the different venues and beyond, solidifying the spot under the oaks as a multigenerational, multi flavored cultural community. The common area also serves as a hub for what is becoming a legitimate business district.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re all marching to the beat of a different drummer, and we all respect each other,\u201d muses Gadski. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to be a drumline, and we\u2019re getting the rhythm.\u201d That doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re looking to bring downtown to Tybee. Each of the proprietors expressed intentions to prioritize locals and neighbors in mind as they fine tune their vision. Though Lone Wolf\u2019s recent James Beard nomination will certainly put it on every drive menu radar, the idea is to keep it tranquil and eclectic. <\/p>\n
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\u201cThis is some of the last \u2018Old Savannah\u2019 there is,\u201d notes Risley. \u2018We inherited a level of responsibility for the neighborhood and want to honor that.<\/p>\n
Echoes Moody: \u201cWe don\u2019t want to mess with what we\u2019ve got going on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Perhaps that\u2019s why they\u2019re all reluctant to give the street scene an official name. After all it\u2019s too far east of Bull Street to be Starland, and too west of Habersham for Baldwin Park, and \u2018Lincoln Park\u2019 evokes 90s era grunge rock.<\/p>\n
Also, the area has not yet achieved its final form. Cute Tomatoes artist studio and Maz Paz counseling practice have just moved in further down the block, and the Switchyards work club has transformed one half of the massive warehouse formerly inhabited by Decker Box.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe the area doesn\u2019t need a title,\u201d shrugs Warley.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Those who cherish Old Savannah might agree.<\/p>\n
Anyone looking to brand what will inevitably become Savannah\u2019s new hotspot will not.<\/p>\n
To the ancient oaks lording over the block, it probably doesn\u2019t matter at all. They\u2019ll just keep serving up to the sky, shading the world beneath their canopy.<\/p>\n
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