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Hatteras Island's Best Places to Eat
by Shari Warlick Marketing Assistant
A huge part of
vacation centers on meal times. Hatteras
Island is filled with fun and unique places to eat no matter what time of
day. One of the best things about
Hatteras Island restaurants is that there are no chain restaurants. Not only is each place about serving good
food that is freshly prepared, they offer a beach-y laid back atmosphere that
screams “chill out” (in a good way).
Whether you are all about seafood or are a land-lover, there
is a restaurant (or two or three) to serves what you crave. Most are very reasonably priced and offer
exactly what guests to Hatteras Island crave. Even though most of our guests are scattered
about in our Rodanthe, Salvo and Avon, NC vacation
rentals, they are very close to Hatteras Island’s best places to eat. Here are a few of our favorites.
Buxton Munch Co.
Restaurant, Osprey Shoppes, Buxton.
This is a great lunch stop. It
has delicious wraps, sandwiches, fish tacos, smoothies and the typical things
you want at lunch and even a casual dinner.
We always suggest to guests to grab lunch to-go and head to the beach
for the day. Buxton Munch just expanded the inside to
accommodate a dinner crowd from 5:30 to 8:30pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays when dinner calls for a fresh wrap with local seafood and an ice cold
beer.
Diamond Shoals
Restaurant, 48042 Highway 12, Buxton. Let’s
talk chowder!! Diamond Shoals chowder
was recently voted the #1 chowder at the Hatteras Island cook-off and it very
much deserves the award. This
long-standing establishment is located next to the Hatteras Light House and
features some of the best food on Hatteras Island. It is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner
and features everything from crab cakes to fresh and local seafood to the
island’s largest salad bar and kids’ food – basically a little bit of
everything. Breakfast is always good
with traditional southern breakfast fares.
Oh, and Diamond Shoals has
the only sushi bar on all of Hatteras Island.
For those who want to fix dinner at home, stop by the Diamond Shoals Seafood Market to
get locally caught seafood. Make sure
you plan on eating at Diamond Shoals. Make sure to have some chowder!
Billfish Bar and
Grill, Teach’s Lair Marina, Hatteras. A
fairly new restaurant in town, Billfish Bar and Grill is one that is only open
during the season (warm weather).
Situated on Pamlico Sound, the restaurant’s guests love to sit outside
and watch the fishing boats come in and the crews unload their catches. The Billfish menus
offer everything for everyone from sandwiches to burgers to grilled fish and
other seafood and salads. Even though
the food is good, we always recommend this place because of the atmosphere. There is a large selection of beer and wine which
adds to the whole thing.
Pop’s Raw Bar and
Restaurant, 48967 Highway 12, Buxton.
The minute you pull up to Pop’s, you know you are without a doubt in the
Outer Banks. This is the place to go if
you want fresh oysters, clams and other local favorites. And, yes, for you land lovers, Pop’s has
burgers and other “regular” food too.
Locals frequent this place so you know it is good. There is nothing like sitting down to a dozen
raw oysters or freshly boiled shrimp with an ice cold beer.
Gidget’s Pizza and
Pasta, 41934 Highway 12, Avon. Every
guest at Shore Vacations always asks about pizza. That would be Gidget’s. Open for lunch and dinner, it has a cozy
pizzeria atmosphere with everything that you expect to get at a pizza parlor. The very best part is that they deliver! And, whether it is the first night at your Hatteras rental or a lazy evening after a full day on
the beach, dinner calls for pizza or something else on Gidget’s menu. It is not uncommon for us to order lunch
from Gidget’s when we want pizza.
Something for Everyone on Hatteras Island
No matter what you crave, there is something for everyone on
Hatteras Island. It is important to
note, however, that some are only open during our “season.” If you visit our beautiful island in the
off-season (basically when it is cold), it is best to check and see if they are
open. Some are open all year simply
because there are locals that live here year-round and like to go out to eat
too. So just check first.
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About Shari Warlick 
Marketing Assistant
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