Clary's Cafe

Clary's Cafe
Clary's Cafe
	The counter, part of the dining area, and kitchen (2019)
	Location within Georgia
Restaurant information
Established	1903
Food type	Breakfast and lunch
Dress code	Casual
Location	404 Abercorn Street, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, 31401
Coordinates	32°04′18″N 81°05′31″W / 32.0716606451°N 81.09198937°W
Website	https://claryscafe.com/

Clary's Cafe is a restaurant in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Established at 404 Abercorn Street in 1903,^[1] originally as a drug store,^[2] its popularity increased markedly after its appearance in both John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 1994 novel and Clint Eastwood's 1997 movie adaptation.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

The author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, John Berendt, described Clary's as "a clearinghouse of information, a bourse of gossip," where he came to know the characters who would animate his narrative.^[7]

A photograph of the cast hangs inside the restaurant, featuring Alison Eastwood (who plays Mandy), her father, Clint Eastwood (director), The Lady Chablis, John Cusack (John Kelso), Kevin Spacey (Jim Williams) and Jack Thompson (Sonny Seiler).

John Cusack (as John Kelso) inside the cafe in a scene from the movie, filmed in 1996
Photograph in the restaurant of the cast of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

↑ Dixon, Chris (November 19, 2004). "In Savannah, Ga". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
↑ "Clary's Cafe". Connect Savannah. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
↑ Nussbaum, Katie. "25 years of 'Midnight'". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
↑ "'Midnight in the Garden' 25 years later". SCAD District. January 25, 2019. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
↑ "25 years after 'Midnight'" – Palm Beach Daily News, March 23, 2019
↑ "Booked Up in Savannah". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1995. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
↑ "Rise & Dine" – Garden & Gun, July 16, 2014