Top Restaurants in Southern Banks

The Spouter Inn

Waterfront dining and fresh seafood keep this place humming. The atmosphere is casual, even though the...

Chelsea

With its ambitious and innovative menu, this restaurant is in a historic building first used by local...

Pilot House

On the Cape Fear River in the historic restored Craig House, the Pilot House serves some of the best...

Mrs. Willis' Restaurant

This eatery was founded by "Ma Willis" when she served up platters of barbecue from a one-room garage...

B's Barbecue

Clawson's 1905 Restaurant

One of downtown Beaufort's most consistently popular restaurants was built in 1905 by a Swedish immigrant...

Captain Ratty's

One of New Bern's most popular restaurants occupies a brick structure (ca. 1897) that functioned throughout...

Elijah's

This is one of the largest and best-established restaurants along Wilmington's historic riverfront. Elijah's...

Bistro by the Sea

The town's best restaurant (and its stylish bar) occupies a contemporary, stone-sided building set beside...

Caffè Phoenix

This cafe, a block from the water in the center of town, is easily the best bistro in Wilmington. In...