Pick up club sandwiches, homemade chocolate chip cookies, and other provisions for a gourmet picnic on the beach. Read More
Fresh, locally caught bluefish and crab are on the menu. You can even dine on a peaceful screened porch. Read More
Cuban steaks and margaritas are the draw at this relaxed tropical-style restaurant with a high, open-beamed roof and a polished-wood bar. Read More
Fresh steamed shrimp goes down smoother with a cold one at this waterside pub and local hangout within Stripes Bar & Grille. Read More
Barbecue and Southern-fried sides for the whole family, in a bare-bones roadhouse that’s Carolina through and through. Read More
Stop by this family-owned grill and store for a hearty breakfast of ham and eggs, or enjoy live bluegrass jams Saturday afternoons and evenings. Read More
Housed in a former fish market, this restaurant has trained many of the South’s top toques. The current chef, Bill Smith, is an expert at dishes... Read More
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Grab a burger while kids entertain themselves in its toy-stocked Tadpole Corner play area. Read More
Pick up a seafood sandwich or chicken Caesar salad to go, or settle in on the deck. Read More
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The kitchen feeds a loyal following with breakfasts of country ham and Southern biscuits (snag a table on the sunny front porch). Read More
Peruse the newspaper in this quaint house over home-baked morning muffins and java. Read More
Fifties lunch counter-turned-stylish diner and martini bar. This restaurant pays tribute to Poole's Luncheonette, a downtown Raleigh landmark that... Read More
The day with flaky Southern biscuits at the no-frills, roadside restaurant. Read More
Though the building’s a flyspeck, the long lines of cars at the drive-through window testify to the restaurant’s celebrated sweet tea and... Read More
Brooklyn-born Alicia Sessoms and her chef husband Jacob dress up the warehouse-like space of this restaurant with local daisies, echinacea, and bachelor... Read More
Try Carolina oyster stew or a classic shrimp and grits overlooking Currituck Sound in relaxed elegance. Read More
North Carolina’s legendary pit master Ed Mitchell presides over this airy restaurant in a former meatpacking warehouse. (White tablecloth at a ... Read More