2021 Steak Guide

A popular spot for years with island residents and locals alike, The Flying Melon Café is known for its distinctive blend of Creole and Southern cuisine that’s amplified with a collection of locally and...

Aqua Restaurant and Spa in Duck, like the ocean its name represents, aims to provide a place of healing and rejuvenation. Aqua offers not only nourishment for the body, but the for soul and the environment as well.Along...

This year the Argyles Restaurant is serving breakfast. Owner chef Debra Argyle in the kitchen, offers a variety of delicious, unique, and quality dishes with creative and surprising flavors that will please everyone in...

Bacchus Wine & Beer Bistro is a great stop for a wide variety of tasty treats. Create a meal from their selections or take home a great bottle of wine and one or more of their tempting cheeses! Gourmet is the...

Baldie’s Burgers is a “classic burger stand” offering take-out lunch and dinner year round. More than a few have described its burgers as simply “awesome" and very affordable.Besides juicy...

Specializing in exquisite and refreshing island cuisine in a classy yet casual tropical ambience, Barefoot Bernie's Tropical Grill & Bar has become a true destination on the Outer Banks restaurant circuit. The...

Since it first opened in 1996, Basnight’s has been the restaurant where all the movers and shakers in the state would eat when they visted the barrier islands. Owned by Outer Banks native and former state Sen...

Blue Moon is one of the hottest new restaurants on the Outer Banks. Scott and Melissa Shields opened the Blue Moon in the dead of the winter of 2009, when everyone else was running worried over the shaky...

An onsite golf restaurant with full bar open for lunch year round and dinner seasonally.

Seafood, steaks, burgers and entertainment!

Wow! A drive-up with great tasting and healthy food? That’s what this unique restaurant ---which had once been a Burger King ---offers, at least for breakfast and lunch. Dinner is just great food, and you’ll...

If you’re looking for fresh North Carolina seafood, Dinky’s will hit the spot. Chef Dwight Callahan cooks up a new seafood dinner special for every night of the week, with menu changes each season. Also on...

Dockside ‘N Duck Seafood Market has been owned and operated by a local family of commercial fishermen and farmers since 1987.  The owner (a commercial fishmen) has been featured on N.C. Flavor for Currituck...

Off the beaten path, Dockside Grille is a hidden hangout on Colington Road that locals love and tourists are quickly discovering. It’s a friendly, laid-back sort of place where you can enjoy a delicious casual...

Serving Hickory-Smoked Barbecue & Deli Sandwiches for over 25 Years, Duck Deli is as popular and as quaint as its location. The Deli was opened in 1988 by a retired PA dentist, Ronald Forlano, and his son Ken. Today...

Start your day with a tasty breakfast and keep them in mind for lunch and dinner, too. A real mix of American foods. 

A down home seafood restaurant in the heart of a fishing village! 

Nothing sets a hotel apart like a good restaurant. At Hilton Garden Inn Outer Banks/Kitty Hawk, we’re proud to serve our guests and visitors at Garden Grille & Bar.Our chef prepares an American-style breakfast...

Grandstaff & Stein Book Sellers is The Outer Bank's Finest Speakeasy! Craft Cocktails and Fine Dining. Menus rotate seasonally with only the freshest ingredients. MP 9.75 on the Bypass in Kill Devil Hills (next...

Henry’s Restaurant offers down home, simple food done Outer Banks style. This is the kind of delicious food grandmothers of North Carolina have been cooking for generations. You’ll feel like you're visiting...

An elegant restaurant and fine accomodations with speciality services. 

Keefer’s Bar & Grill serves breakfast and lunch and is just five miles inland from the Wright Memorial Bridge in Currituck County. It offers a combination of cozy comfort and Southern elegance and a great way...

A Sicilian-style restaurant with a cozy ambiance. 

Streetscape Dining at the Coolest Brew Pub on the OBX! Situated in the quaint, waterfront town of Manteo, this café offers gastro-pub dining with great OBX eats in a casual, street-scape setting. The menu is...

A traditional seafood restaurant that also serves steak and chicken dishes.

Mike Dianna’s is a family-owned and operated restaurant built on the love of food and entertaining. Curbside Takeout & Delivery Available! Please Call Ahead For Breakfast & Dinner Reservations. They invite...

 A northern beaches restaurant serving seafood, steaks, sandwiches, salads and more.

Oceana’s serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily year round in Avon on Hattersas Island. For breakfast they offer Southern favorites such as sausage biscuits and gravy and chicken biscuits. Dive into tasty French...

Though oysters are naturally always on the menu, Ocracoke Oyster Company offers a lot more than locally sourced seafood, and their menu is brimming with exceptional fare that can satisfy the largest of appetites...

Situated in the heart of old Nags Head, where many of the original oceanfront cottages still stand, this restaurant is at the same location as the former Jockey’s Ribs Bar & Grill had been since 1985.  In...

Settle in for a satisfying lunch or dinner with an absolutely delicious view with a visit to the Open Water Grill. Located along the edge of the Pamlico Sound, this restaurant that’s tucked away in the northern...

When Lisa and Marcel Ortega opened their year-round restaurant, a cheer went up on the Outer Banks. Ethnic food was a much-needed addition to the downtown Manteo scene. They call their food southwestern style cooking...

Located at the Outer Banks Mall since 2004, Outback is an Australian-themed chain restaurant that offers enough choices to please everyone in the family, served in an attractive atmosphere.  Vegetarians in the...

The Outer Banks Brewing Station, established in 2001, is the first wind powered brewpub in the U.S. and an icon on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Look for the 92 foot wind turbine in the backyard beer garden. A pub...

In business steadily since 1946, Owens’ Restaurant is an Outer Banks treasure. It boasts proudly that it is the only eatery on the barrier islands that is still owned and operated by the same family. The old Nags...

Dubbed a “pirate hideaway," Pamlico Jack’s has fun with the buccaneer theme while still serving up a tasty meal in a beautiful setting. With its location on the Roanoke Sound, it’s pretty much...

Enjoy seafood, steaks and homemade pies!

Red Drum Tap House has become a Nags Head tradition for locals & visitors alike. For over 10 years, we’ve offered a hearty fare in a casual & relaxed atmosphere complimented by a great selection of 18...

For more than 15 years, Red Sky Cafe restaurant in Duck, NC, has been delighting locals and visitors with fresh, creative meals that highlight local Outer Banks seafood, poultry, beef, duck and more. The owner and chef...

You'll have to peer behind the huge Russian olive hedges to find this popular OBX eatery, tucked away in a renovated and cedar-shaked historic home in the heart of Duck. Open since 1995, Roadside Bar and Grill says the...

Rooster’s Southern Kitchen is the culmination of lifelong experiences of Sue and John Woolard, a couple born and raised in Eastern North Carolina. Growing up in a rural culture, Sue and John believe in the value...

With a great location across the street from the beach, South Beach Grille is a nice old-style eatery with a tropical décor and a menu that’s a little bit out of the ordinary.  The restaurant, painted...

Spanky’s Grille is the perfect spot to grab some good food at cheap prices. In fact, its slogan is “Cheap eats.” Don’t let the low prices fool you, Spanky’s Grille has won Top 10 Burger...

Most days, this restaurant along the Roanoke Sound is bustling, with vehicles spilling out of the parking lot into the street.  With an outdoor gazebo and views of gorgeous sunsets nearly every evening, Sugar Creek...

Sunset Grille & Raw Bar brings the Carribbean and New Orleans to the Outer Banks with its wide variety of spicy seafood dishes, its tropical setting with Tiki Bars and its Cajun style chicken, fish and burgers.The...

Big on breakfast and homestyle cooking in a family-style restaurant.

Since 2000, Taiko, located on the north wing of Outer Banks Mall,  has served exceptional Japanese cuisine to sushi lovers and those who appreciate an interesting Asian twist to vegetarian, seafood, meat, noodles...

With its fabulous setting on the Roanoke Sound and a mouth-watering menu, Tale of the Whale Restaurant is one of those places on the Outer Banks that visitors flock to year after year.  The family-owned business...

For more than 20 years, The Blue Point staff has been offering coastal cuisine and southern hospitality in a warm and comfortable setting. Guests can enjoy spectacular views of the Currituck Sound while enjoying lunch...

As its name suggests, The Brine and Bottle caters to folks who appreciate the good things in life: beer, wine and food --- and good sea salt. Not to mention the fragrant sea air that evokes old Nags Head. Classy yet...

For casual dining, The Lifesaving Station at Sanderling Inn has been a traditional favorite since 1977. The restaurant is housed in what once served as Caffey’s Life Saving Station. Decommisioned in the 1950s, it...

Reservations are encouraged to dine at Corolla’s The Oceanfront Grille located at Corolla Light. And yes, they are located where you have ocean views! They are open seasonally for dinner and have adopted the...

The owners and staff of The Paper Canoe work hard to “make your vacation taste better.” This charming restaurant near Sanderling is best known for its stunning waterfront setting, its always evolving menu...

With a big bar on one side, and a dining room on the other, The Sandbar & Grille is equipped to please the palate and the spirit, for lunch, dinner, late night and in-between.  The full menu, which includes a...

A specialty gourmet market and wine shop with plenty of surprises!

Watermen’s Bar & Grill boasts a “unique indoor/outdoor design” with spectacular waterfront views and a friendly staff - and “the best coffee, beers and mixed drinks on the Outer Banks.&rdquo...

30 YEARS IN THE MAKING. Since the beginning, the Weeping Radish has brewed beer according to the Bavarian Reinheitsgebot Purity Law of 1516 which states that beer must be brewed using only four ingredients: Hops...