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Circa 1875 Gastropub

Item: Circa 1875 Gastropub
Author: Michelle da Silva Richmond

Cuisine: European, French

Price Range: $$

10Best Says

Savannah's unpretentious cozy French bistro is tucked into the site of a former Irish pub in the Historic District. Warm décor, rich wood and tiled floors pave the way to an exceptional dining experience. Bistro dining takes place on the main level or downstairs in the wine cellar, a dreamy brick-lined area offering the perfect spot for a rendezvous. As you would expect from such a cozy spot, the menu features escargots, pate and mussels along with a roster of delicacies such as crêpes aux crevettes (crepes with shrimp), cassoulet maison (casserole with white beans and sausage) and other flavorful dishes. An extensive wine list and craft beers provide the perfect accompaniment.

Address:

48 Whitaker Street.
Savannah, GA 31401
912-443-1875

Hours:

Bar: Mon-Fri 5pm-Close; Sat 6pm-Close
Restaurant: Mon-Thu 6pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 6pm-11pm

Website:

circa1875.com

EXPERT TIPS BY: Michelle da Silva Richmond
St. Petersburg / Clearwater Local Expert

Romantic Dining: "Save room for one of their typically French desserts such as rich profiteroles and crème brûlée"

Best for Romantic Dining Because: For a romantic ambiance, ask to sit in the wine cellar, guaranteed to set the mood for a memorable night.

EXPERT TIPS BY: Amy Pine
Savannah Local Expert

Best Restaurants, Best of Savannah's Historic District: "Save room for one of Circa's traditional French desserts, including profiteroles and creme brulee."

Recommended as Best Restaurants Because: There's no need to board a transatlantic flight to indulge in authentic French cuisine. Circa 1875's outstanding menu will delight even the most discerning Francophiles.
Recommended as Best of Savannah's Historic District Because: Circa 1875's outstanding cuisine, lovely ambiance and great wine selection make it the perfect place for an unforgettable night on the town.

Main Menu
- Hors D'oeuvres
  
  Frites
  
  French Fries ($6.00)
  
  Soupe a l'oignon Gratinee
  
  Onion Soup ($11.00)
  
  Soupe du Jour
  
  ask your server ($9.00)
  
  Escargots
  
  Traditional garlic, butter, parsley ($8.00)
  
  Moules Mariniere
  
  Prince Edward Island mussels steamed with white wine, fennel, shallots, garlic, butter, and parsley ($12.00)
  
  Foies de Poulet
  
  Fried Springer Mountain Farms chicken livers on top of brioche, caramelized onions, apple demi-glace, and finished with parsley ($9.00)
  
  Foies gras en Torchon
  
  Poached Foie Gras served chilled with toasted Brioche and Bing Cherry Sauce ($16.00)
  
  Coquilles St. Jacques
  
  Sea scollops, mushrooms, scallions, topped with St. Andre mornay sauce, gruyere cheese, bread crumbs, and baked au gratin ($16.00)
  
  Pate de Campagne
  
  Homemade Country style pate served with cornichons and whole grain mustard ($12.00)
  
  Plateau du Chef (2ppl)
  
  Assorted platter of house made charcuterie, selection of imported cheeses, and traditional accompaniments ($32.00)
  
  Assiette de Fromage
  
  Chef's selection of imported cheese, crostini, and preserves ($18.00)
- Plats
  Steak Frites*
  10oz N.Y. Strip Steak. French fried potatoes, finished with red wine demi-glace
  
  $31.00
  
  Entre-cote 10oz Ribeye: $37.00
  
  Filet Mignon 6oz Tenderloin: $42.00
  Truite de Ruisseau Poele
  
  Pan dressed Carolina brook Trout served with glazed carrots and finished with a lemon caper brown butter sauce ($26.00)
  
  Loup de Mer
  
  Roasted Mediterranean Sea bass pan dressed, finished with tomato, fennel, saffron sauce, roasted red bliss potatoes, garlic, leeks, and fine herbs ($30.00)
  
  Cassoulet Maison
  
  Fresh sausage, white beans, onions, carrots, celery and confit duck leg, finished with natural jus ($27.00)
  
  Magret de Canard aux Cerises*
  
  Seared Maple Leaf duck breast, served with celery root mash, finished with Bing Cherry Sauce ($27.00)
  
  Market Fish*
  
  Please ask your server for our offering
  
  Poulet Roti
  
  Bone in Chicken breast with mashed potatoes, haricots verts, and finished with natural jus ($25.00)
  
  Crepes aux Crevettes
  
  Local Georgia shrimp, peppers, asparagus, finished with Pernod bechamel ($26.00)
  
  Carre d'agneau Roti
  
  Roasted rack of Lamb with toasted Moroccan cous cous, tomatoes, butternut squash, chickpeas, finished with red wine reduction ($38.00)
  
  1875 Hamburger Au Poivre*
  
  9oz fresh ground beef, topped with green peppercorn brandy mustard sauce. Accompanied with french fried potatoes ($12.00)
- Salads
  
  Frisee aux Lardons
  
  Flash grilled organic frisee tossed with cider and mustard vinaigrette with lardons ($9.00)
  
  Salade Maison
  
  House blended greens tossed with balsamic vinaigrette ($7.00)
  
  Salade Printaniere
  
  Cucumbers, carrots, and tomatoes, tossed with balsamic vinaigrette ($9.00)
  
  Salade Cesar
  
  House blended greens tossed with garlic Caesar dressing, shaved Manchego cheese, crouton and topped with white anchovies ($10.00)
  
  Salade de Betteraves Roties
  
  Roasted beets with house blended greens, pistachios, tossed in citrus vinaigrette ($9.00)
- Dessert
  
  ProFiteroles
  
  Filled with Vanilla Ice Cream, topped with toasted pecans and hot fudge ($9.00)
  
  Circa Black Forest Cake
  
  Black Forest cake layered with dark chocolate buttercream frosting & Bing cherry sauce topped with ganache ($9.00)
  
  Crepes Suzette
  
  Fresh Crepes made to order and served with a caramelized Grand Marnier sauce, oranges and a scoop of vanilla ice cream ($12.00)
  
  Creme Brulee
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Mousse au Chocolate
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Sorbet du Jour
  
  Chef's Selection ($7.00)
  
  Cafe Gourmand
  
  A sampling of creme brulee, orange scented madeleine, mousse au chocolat ($15.00)
  
  Bowl of Ice Cream
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Assiette Fromage (Cheese Plate)
  
  Chef's selection of imported cheeses, crostini, and preserves ($18.00)
Wine Menu
- Bubbles
  Freixenet, Cordon Negro
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Saint Hilaire, Brut, France
  Glass: $11.00
  
  Bottle: $40.00
  Charles Bove, Touraine, France
  Glass: $11.00
  
  Bottle: $40.00
  Laurant Perrier, Brut, France
  Glass: $15.00
  
  Bottle: $60.00
  Caprene Malvolti, Prosecco DOCG France
  
  ($13.00)
  
  Heidsieck Monopole, Blutop, France
  
  ($38.00)
  
  Louis de Grenelle, Cremant de Loire, France
  
  ($45.00)
  
  Iron Horse, Russian Cuvee, California
  
  ($55.00)
  
  Lucien Albrecht, Brut Rose, France
  
  ($45.00)
- Chardonnay
  Bridlewood, Monterey Country, California
  Glass: $10.00
  
  Bottle: $38.00
  Bouchard, Macon Villages, France
  Glass: $11.00
  
  Bottle: $42.00
  Monticello Estate, Oaknoll, California
  Glass: $12.00
  
  Bottle: $46.00
  Jean d'Alibert, Domaine de Chambery, France
  
  ($38.00)
  
  Stratton Lummis, Unooked, Carneros, California
  
  ($45.00)
  
  Chanson, Vire-Clesse, France
  
  ($48.00)
  
  Clos la Folie, Rully, France
  
  ($60.00)
  
  Alain Patriarche, Meursault, France
  
  ($80.00)
  
  Cakebread, Napa, California
  
  ($80.00)
- Sauvignon Blanc
  Les Jamelles, Loire Valley, France
  Glass: $8.00
  
  Bottle: $30.00
  Jean Fransois Merieau, L'arpents des Vaudons, Loire Valley, France
  
  ($40.00)
  
  Matthias Roblin, Sancerre, France
  
  ($50.00)
- Pinot Grigio
  Ceasari, Italy
  Glass: $8.00
  
  Bottle: $30.00
  Zenato, Italy
  
  ($32.00)
- Pinot Blanc
  
  Trimbach, Alsace, France
  
  ($32.00)
  
  Marc Tempe, Alsace, France
  
  ($50.00)
- Other Whites
  Fritz Zimmer, Riesling, Germany
  Glass: $8.00
  
  Bottle: $30.00
  Berger, Gruener Veltliner, Austria
  Glass: $10.00
  
  Bottle: $36.00
  Valentin Fleur, Chenin Blanc, Loire, France
  Glass: $9.00
  
  Bottle: $32.00
  Rias Baixas, Albarino, Spain
  Glass: $9.00
  
  Bottle: $32.00
  Recuerdo, Torrentes, Argentina
  Glass: $9.00
  
  Bottle: $32.00
  Cuvee des 3 Messes Basses, Rose, Cotes de Rhone, France
  Glass: $9.00
  
  Bottle: $32.00
  Cuvee des 3 Messes Basses, Grenache blanc, Franc
  Glass: $9.00
  
  Bottle: $32.00
  Saint-Anac Moelleux, Bordeaux, Semi-dry, France
  Glass: $9.00
  
  Bottle: $32.00
  Domaine de Vaufuget, Vouvray, France
  
  ($34.00)
  
  Hopler, Gewurztraminer, Austria
  
  ($36.00)
  
  Alsina & Sarda, Xarel, Penedes, Spain
  
  ($36.00)
  
  Waterstone, Pino Gris, Napa Valley
  
  ($36.00)
  
  Montrabech Pitt, Blanc Corbieres, France
  
  ($32.00)
- Cabernet Sauvignon
  Buried Cane, Washington
  Glass: $9.00
  
  Bottle: $34.00
  S&L Bordeaux, France
  Glass: $12.00
  
  Bottle: $46.00
  Schug, Sonoma, California
  Glass: $13.00
  
  Bottle: $52.00
  Katherine Goldschmidt, Alexander Valley, California
  Glass: $15.00
  
  Bottle: $60.00
  Irony, Napa Valley, California
  
  ($40.00)
  
  Joel Gott, Napa Valley, California
  
  ($40.00)
  
  Cadaretta, Columbia Valley, Washington
  
  ($85.00)
  
  Torre del Veguer Eclectic, Penedes, Spain
  
  ($75.00)
  
  Jean d'Alibert, Les Fees, Franc
  
  ($38.00)
- Pinot Noir
  Bouchard Aine & Fils, France
  Glass: $9.00
  
  Bottle: $32.00
  Sivas Sonama, Sonama Coast, California
  Glass: $13.00
  
  Bottle: $52.00
  Nicolas Potel, Bourgogne, France
  
  ($45.00)
  
  Davis Bynum, Russian River, California
  
  ($48.00)
  
  Lemelson, Thea's Selection, Willamette, Oregon
  
  ($68.00)
  
  Banshee, Sonama, California
  
  ($49.00)
  
  Gabriel Billard, Pommard, France
  
  ($95.00)
- Zinfandel
  3 Ball, Santa Rosa, California
  Glass: $9.00
  
  Bottle: $32.00
  Zynthesis Old Vine, Lodi, California
  Glass: $10.00
  
  Bottle: $38.00
  Saldo, Napa Valley, California
  
  ($64.00)
- Merlot
  Raymond, California
  Glass: $9.00
  
  Bottle: $32.00
  Waterstone, Napa Valley, California
  Glass: $12.00
  
  Bottle: $46.00
  Chelsea Goldschmidt, Alexander Valley, California
  
  ($42.00)
  
  Miner, Napa Valley, California
  
  ($65.00)
- Other Reds
  Mr. Black's Little Book, Shiraz, Australia
  Glass: $12.00
  
  Bottle: $46.00
  Chateau Rousset-Caillau, Bordeaux, France
  Glass: $12.00
  
  Bottle: $46.00
  Nicodemi, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy
  Glass: $9.00
  
  Bottle: $32.00
  Cosentino, Cabernet Franc, Lodi, California
  Glass: $11.00
  
  Bottle: $40.00
  Evodia, Garnacha, Spain
  Glass: $9.00
  
  Bottle: $32.00
  Adobe, Blend, Paso Robles, California
  Glass: $9.00
  
  Bottle: $34.00
  Domaine de Chateaumar, Grenache, France
  Glass: $13.00
  
  Bottle: $52.00
  Vidal-Fleury, Cote du Rhone, France
  Glass: $9.00
  
  Bottle: $32.00
  Catena, Malbec, Argentina
  Glass: $10.00
  
  Bottle: $40.00
  Firestarter, Garnacha, Spain
  
  ($40.00)
  
  D'arnberg the Custodian, Grenache, Australia
  
  ($45.00)
  
  Cote de Brouilly, Beaujolais, France
  
  ($48.00)
  
  Cuvee des 3 Messes Basses, Cote du Ventoux, France
  
  ($36.00)
  
  J.L. Chave, Cote du Rhone, France
  
  ($52.00)
  
  Domaine Palon, Gigondas, France
  
  ($68.00)
  
  Clos la Coutale, Cahoss, Cahors, France
  
  ($41.00)
  
  Clos de Tafall, Priorat, Spain
  
  ($47.00)
  
  Dinastia Vivanco Reserva, Tempranillo / Graciano, Rioja, Spain
  
  ($61.00)
  
  O. Fournier Urban Ribera, Ribera del Duero, Spain
  
  ($36.00)
  
  Mettler, Petite Syrah, Lodi, California
  
  ($50.00)
  
  Artesano Terra Alta, Blend, Spain
  
  ($36.00)
  
  Parducci, Petit Syrah, California
  
  ($36.00)
  
  Chateau Tour Bayard, Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion, France
  
  ($49.00)
  
  Chateau de Brondeau, Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
  
  ($50.00)
  
  Chateau Haut-Serget, Pomerol, France
  
  ($70.00)
  
  Les Pensees de Pallus, Chinon, Loire Valley, France
  
  ($50.00)
  
  Consentino ol' Solera Red, Blend, California
  
  ($38.00)
  
  Steltzner, Claret, Napa, California
  
  ($38.00)
  
  Hahn, Meritage, Central Coast, California
  
  ($45.00)
  
  The Prisoner, Napa, California
  
  ($85.00)
  
  The Executioner, Astoria, Australia
  
  ($70.00)
  
  Domaine Mathieu, Chateauneuf du Pape, France
  
  ($90.00)
  
  Ellena, Barbera d'Alba, Italy
  
  ($62.00)
  
  Piazzo, Barbera d'Alba, Italy
  
  ($62.00)
  
  Poggio Anima Lilith, Primitivo, Italy
  
  ($41.00)
  
  Sierra Batuco Lone Rider, Blend, Chile
  
  ($39.00)
  
  Segla, Margeaux, France
  
  ($95.00)
  
  Montrabeach Pitt, Corbieres, France
  
  ($32.00)
  
  Jean d'Alibert, Minervois la Liviniere, Cuvee, France
  
  ($38.00)
  
  Gerard Bertrand, Tautavel, France
  
  ($42.00)
- Absinthe Table Service
  
  Absinthe Table Service
  
  Iced water is presented table side in a four faucet, crystal Absinthe Decanter Customer drizzles water over a sugar cube which has been placed onto a silver Absinthe spoon. Watch as the Lucid brand Absinthe below, turns from a clear green color into a milky Chartreuse ($12.00)
- Featured Selection
  
  Machete, Orin Swift
  
  ($120.00)
  
  Santenay Maladiere, Premier Cru
  
  ($80.00)
  
  Hall, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
  
  ($80.00)
  
  Albert Bichot, Nuits-Saint Georges Blanc
  
  ($130.00)
  
  Albert Bichot, Morey-Saint Denis 1er Cru
  
  ($130.00)
  
  Laurent Perrier, Cuvee Rose, France
  
  ($120.00)
  
  Clos de L'Oratoire des Papes, Chateauneuf du Pape, France
  
  ($100.00)
  
  Chateau Cheval Brun, Saint-Emillion Grand Cru, France
  
  ($79.00)
  
  Donatella Cinelli Colombini, Brunello di Montalcino
  
  ($100.00)
  
  Hoopla, Red Blend, California
  
  ($52.00)
  
  Steel Stymie, Merlot, Napa Valley
  
  ($75.00)
  
  08' Zanna, Montepulciano d'Abuzzo
  
  ($62.00)
  
  Chalk Hill, Chardonnay
  
  ($50.00)
  
  Zaha, Cabernet Franc
  
  ($65.00)
  
  A Lain Jaume & Fils, Cotes du Rhone
  
  ($50.00)
- Cordials
  Bas-Armagnac
  
  Reserve ($12.00)
  
  Taylor Fladgate
  Tawny porto 10/20 year
  
  $10.00
  
  $13.00
  Savannah Verdelho
  
  Madeira ($13.00)
  
  Hartley & Gibson's
  
  Pedro Ximenez Solero P.X. Sherry ($8.00)
  
  Calvados Prestige
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Patron XO Cafe
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Chateau de Caladroy
  
  Muscat de Rivesaltes ($11.00)
  
  Susana Balbo
  
  Late harvest malbec ($11.00)
  
  Chateau Boumieu Laeoste
  
  Sauternes ($11.00)
  
  Grains Nobles de la Truffiere
  
  monbazillac ($11.00)
  
  Domaine la Tour Vielle
  
  Banyuls ($9.00)
  
  Frost Bitten
  
  Ice resling ($9.00)

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