Ocean Boulevard Bistro and Martini Bar is an upscale restaurant across from Kitty Hawk Beach. A seasonal dinner menu offers appetizers, salads and entrees, featuring local produce, seafood, meat and poultry. Ocean Boulevard's gourmet cuisine is exemplified by such dishes as the pan-seared duck breast, served with sweet corn custard, sauteed greens and a blueberry demi-glace, as well as the farm-raised Scottish salmon, served with sauteed vegetables, crimini mushrooms and a dill crème fraiche. The wine list, winner of Wine Spectator Magazine's 2010 Award of Excellence, features more than 250 imported and domestic bottles. The martini bar features seasonal martini selections as well as live music on special nights.
Ocean Boulevard Bistro and Martini Bar
4700 Virginia Dare Trail
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 27949
252-261-2546
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Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar is a casual, family friendly restaurant on the shore in Kill Devil Hills. The restaurant's lounge offers panoramic ocean views. According to its website, Awful Arthur's is the only authentic oyster bar on the Outer Banks, featuring steamed, fried and raw clams by the peck, pound or dozen. Though the menu is heavily focused on seafood, other options include burgers, salads, sandwiches and Carolina-style barbecue. Seafood options include clam strips, crab cakes, seafood Alfredo, lobster tail as well as the catch of the day. There are also lunch specials as well as a small kids menu. If you want a souvenir, visit the Awful Arthur's Beach Shop adjacent to the restaurant.
Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar
2106 N. Virginia Dare Trail
Kill Devil Hills, N.C. 27948
252-441-5955
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Sooey's BBQ and Rib Shack is an authentic Carolina barbecue restaurant with Outer Banks locations in Corolla, Nags Head and Duck. Sooey's BBQ items are slow-cooked in Sooey's special sauce, derived from a family recipe more than 50 years old. Specialties include ribs, pulled pork, smoked beef brisket as well as barbecue chicken. Non-barbecue items include crab cakes, fish fillets and Angus burgers. Sandwich platters and combination meals come with hush puppies and two sides, which include Southern barbecue classics like collared greens, cole slaw, baked beans, fried okra and mashed potatoes. Sooey's does catering for special events; there are also special, jumbo-size family combinations as well as a kids menu.
Sooey's BBQ and Rib Shack - Corolla
807 Ocean Trail
Corolla, NC 27927
252-453-4423
sooeysbbq.com
Sooey's BBQ and Rib Shack - Nags Head
3919 S. Virginia Dare Trail
Nags Head, NC 27959
252-449-6465
sooeysbbq.com
Sooey's BBQ and Rib Shack - Duck
1177 Duck Road
Duck, NC 2794
252-449-2271
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