{{Short description|Restaurant in Savannah, Georgia, U.S.}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox restaurant | name = Clary's Cafe | logo = File:Clary's_Cafe_logo.png | logo_width = | logo_alt = | image = File:Clary's Cafe Savannah.jpg | image_width = | image_alt = | image_caption = The counter, part of the dining area, and kitchen (2019) | pushpin_map = USA Georgia | map_width = | map_alt = | map_caption = | slogan = | established = {{Start date|1903}} | closed = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | current_owner = | previous_owner = | chef = | head_chef = | food_type = Breakfast and lunch | dress_code = Casual | rating = | street_address = 404 Abercorn Street | city = Savannah | county = Chatham County | state = Georgia | postcode = 31401 | country = | coordinates = {{Coord|32.0716606451|-81.09198937|display=inline}} | seating_capacity = | reservations = | other_locations = | other_information = | website = https://claryscafe.com/ }}
'''Clary's Cafe''' is a restaurant in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Established at 404 Abercorn Street in 1903,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/19/travel/escapes/in-savannah-ga.html?searchResultPosition=1 "In Savannah, Ga."] – ''New York Times'', November 19, 2004</ref> originally as a drug store,<ref>[https://www.connectsavannah.com/savannah/clarys-cafe/Location?oid=2174281 Clary's Cafe] – Connect Savannah</ref> 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.<ref>[https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2019/01/13/25-years-of-midnight-the-book-made-indelible-impact-on-city-of-savannah/6294085007/ "25 years of 'Midnight'"] – ''Savannah Morning News'', January 12, 2019</ref><ref>[https://scaddistrict.com/2019/01/25/midnight-in-the-garden-25-years-later/ "‘Midnight in the Garden’ 25 years later"] – SCAD District, January 25, 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/lifestyle/travel/2019/03/23/return-trip-to-savannah-in-honor-of-25th-anniversary-of-midnight-in-garden-of-good-and-evil/5637978007/ "25 years after 'Midnight'"] – ''Palm Beach Daily News'', March 23, 2019</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1995-01-08 |title=Booked Up in Savannah |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-08-tr-17531-story.html |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
==''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.<ref>[https://gardenandgun.com/feature/rise-dine-the-souths-best-breakfast-joints/ "Rise & Dine"] – ''Garden & Gun'', July 16, 2014</ref> James Gandolfini made an uncredited appearance as the cook in the two scenes filmed at the cafe.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=W6HYBAAAQBAJ&dq=james+gandolfini+midnight+in+the+garden&pg=PA69 ''The Coen Brothers Encyclopedia''] - Google Books</ref>
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).
<gallery> File:Cusack Clary's.png|John Cusack (as John Kelso) inside the cafe in a scene from the movie, filmed in 1996 File:Clary's Cafe Savannah 2.jpg|Photograph in the restaurant of the cast of ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'' </gallery>
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==External links== *{{official website|https://claryscafe.com}} *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPM8vArU4O4 "PrimeEats #6 - Clary's Cafe - Savannah, Georgia"] – PrimeTime Travelers, YouTube, January 13, 2021
Category:Restaurants in Savannah, Georgia Category:Restaurants established in 1903 Category:1903 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Lunch counters