Steve's Carolina Beach Guide
Bars/Live Music
Great live bands from 7-11pm. Killer food and staff with outdoor and indoor dinning for Lunch and Dinner. Easy bike ride on Lewis drive to the seawitch. Lock up your bikes outside Seawitch or near boardwalk.
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SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar
227 Carolina Beach Ave NGreat live bands from 7-11pm. Killer food and staff with outdoor and indoor dinning for Lunch and Dinner. Easy bike ride on Lewis drive to the seawitch. Lock up your bikes outside Seawitch or near boardwalk.
Great outdoor beach vibe with live bands, good drinks and food. Seating inside and outside with corn hole boards and other activities.
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Lazy Pirate Island Sports Grill
701 N Lake Park BlvdGreat outdoor beach vibe with live bands, good drinks and food. Seating inside and outside with corn hole boards and other activities.
Great singer/songwriters and late night DJ's. Great bar food and you can also pick-up some great local hot sauce here 'Sea Monster Surfer Slappin sauce' made in Carolina Beach.
34 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Dive Food & Spirits
6 N Lake Park BlvdGreat singer/songwriters and late night DJ's. Great bar food and you can also pick-up some great local hot sauce here 'Sea Monster Surfer Slappin sauce' made in Carolina Beach.
CB local Brewery with a 9 hole disk golf course attached while you enjoy a beer. Located right off the bike path that runs by the state park. Just hop on you bike from Lewis Drive and head under the snow's cut bridge to the bike path. 10min ride.
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Good Hops Brewing
811 Harper AveCB local Brewery with a 9 hole disk golf course attached while you enjoy a beer. Located right off the bike path that runs by the state park. Just hop on you bike from Lewis Drive and head under the snow's cut bridge to the bike path. 10min ride.
Best place to enjoy a drink on a pier and Tiki hut. I would recommend going mid-late afternoon. Bands are typically on Thursday and Sundays. If the pier is crowded plan to sit on the beach to hear the bands. You could drive to park in their lot (gets filled quick) or park in CB, and walk the beach (20 min walk on the beach). They also have great bar food.
163 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Ocean Grill & Tiki Bar
1211 S Lake Park BlvdBest place to enjoy a drink on a pier and Tiki hut. I would recommend going mid-late afternoon. Bands are typically on Thursday and Sundays. If the pier is crowded plan to sit on the beach to hear the bands. You could drive to park in their lot (gets filled quick) or park in CB, and walk the beach (20 min walk on the beach). They also have great bar food.
Great bar with a recently added rooftop bar overlooking the ocean. Great place for some drinks during the day. They also have some food options as well.
39 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Hurricane Alley's
5 BoardwalkGreat bar with a recently added rooftop bar overlooking the ocean. Great place for some drinks during the day. They also have some food options as well.
Great local bar. You cannot come to CB and NOT step foot into the Fat Pelican. Walk into their freezer to pick out your own beer and sit outside in the eclectic outdoor area.
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The Fat Pelican
8 S Lake Park BlvdGreat local bar. You cannot come to CB and NOT step foot into the Fat Pelican. Walk into their freezer to pick out your own beer and sit outside in the eclectic outdoor area.
Favorite Places to Eat
These are some of my favorite places to eat.
Best Sushi in CB. Right next to Fat Pelican so you can get a drink after dinner/lunch. Located on the main strip near boardwalk.
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Nikki's Gourmet & Sushi
6 S Lake Park BlvdBest Sushi in CB. Right next to Fat Pelican so you can get a drink after dinner/lunch. Located on the main strip near boardwalk.
On the boardwalk with some outdoor seating. Great onion rings/fries and all sorts of specialty Hot Dogs (even with Beyond meat) as well as other food. A few spots outside at the bar top and 3 outdoor tables that can seat 4-5 people.
42 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Nauti Dog
5 Cape Fear BlvdOn the boardwalk with some outdoor seating. Great onion rings/fries and all sorts of specialty Hot Dogs (even with Beyond meat) as well as other food. A few spots outside at the bar top and 3 outdoor tables that can seat 4-5 people.
Ida Thai Cuisine
5920 N Lake Park BlvdBest Thai food in CB
Great sandwiches and food. Near the main gazebo on the boardwalk. Amazing burgers.
48 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fork n Cork
102 Cape Fear BlvdGreat sandwiches and food. Near the main gazebo on the boardwalk. Amazing burgers.
Great tacos and Mexican food. Located next to Seawitch behind the Scotchman gas station. Some seating inside and outside or get food to go.
80 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Nollie's Taco Joint
3 Pelican LnGreat tacos and Mexican food. Located next to Seawitch behind the Scotchman gas station. Some seating inside and outside or get food to go.
Great food and atmosphere. Really awesome backyard area with picnic tables to enjoy fresh fish tacos etc.
The Sandspur
Great food and atmosphere. Really awesome backyard area with picnic tables to enjoy fresh fish tacos etc.
Cherry Blossom Sushi
Great Sushi spot to-go right on the boardwalk! Super fresh.
Coffee
Great artisan coffee on the boardwalk. Perfect for a quick morning walk before the beach fills up.
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Crush & Grind
7 Harper AvenueGreat artisan coffee on the boardwalk. Perfect for a quick morning walk before the beach fills up.
Located on the main strip near Fat Pelican. Another great local coffee option in the AM.
30 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Majik Beanz Espresso
10 S Lake Park BlvdLocated on the main strip near Fat Pelican. Another great local coffee option in the AM.
If you are coffee fanatic I would highly recommend taking river road to downtown Wilmington (20-25min) and stopping into Luna Caffe. They roast all their coffee here in Wilmington and their blends are used at all sorts of local restaurants and breweries.
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Luna Caffe
608 Castle StIf you are coffee fanatic I would highly recommend taking river road to downtown Wilmington (20-25min) and stopping into Luna Caffe. They roast all their coffee here in Wilmington and their blends are used at all sorts of local restaurants and breweries.
Great coffee spot that serves Counter Culture coffee and other tasty breakfast/lunch sandwiches.
37 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Malama Cafe
108 Cape Fear BlvdGreat coffee spot that serves Counter Culture coffee and other tasty breakfast/lunch sandwiches.
Fishing
If you are looking for Pier fishing this is open 24/7 and about 10 min drive into Kure Beach.
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Muelle de Kure Beach
100 Atlantic AveIf you are looking for Pier fishing this is open 24/7 and about 10 min drive into Kure Beach.
A lot of people will drive into the State Park towards the boat ramp and find a spot to fish the cape fear or intracoastal waterway.
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Parque Estatal de Carolina Beach
1010 State Park RdA lot of people will drive into the State Park towards the boat ramp and find a spot to fish the cape fear or intracoastal waterway.
There is a trail along the intracoastal waterway leading to the boat ramp that you could potentially find a fishing spot. You could also drive back over the Snow's cut bridge and stay left to take river road. There is a small park at the base of the bridge where you could walk down to fish in various spots of the intracoastal waterway.
Snow's Cut Boating Access
220 Annie DrThere is a trail along the intracoastal waterway leading to the boat ramp that you could potentially find a fishing spot. You could also drive back over the Snow's cut bridge and stay left to take river road. There is a small park at the base of the bridge where you could walk down to fish in various spots of the intracoastal waterway.
Drive 15min into historic Fort Fisher to fish near the rocks or surf fish.
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Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
1000 Loggerhead RoadDrive 15min into historic Fort Fisher to fish near the rocks or surf fish.
Rainy days
Great trip for a few hours if it is raining or you just want to escape the heat. 15min drive into Fort Fisher/Kure Beach.
550 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Acuario de Carolina del Norte en Fort Fisher
900 Loggerhead RdGreat trip for a few hours if it is raining or you just want to escape the heat. 15min drive into Fort Fisher/Kure Beach.
Breakfast
Amazing breakfast biscuits to go. Located right next to Michael's seafood
The Southerly Biscuit & Pie
1206 N Lake Park BlvdGreat donuts located in food Lion shopping center
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Wake N Bake Donuts - Carolina Beach
1401 N Lake Park BlvdGreat donuts located in food Lion shopping center
Located on the boardwalk. Historic glazed donut shop. There will be a big line during the day so I recommend going as they open in the morning.
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Britts Donuts
13 Carolina Beach Ave NLocated on the boardwalk. Historic glazed donut shop. There will be a big line during the day so I recommend going as they open in the morning.
Consejos sobre la ciudad
Cómo moverse
Getting to the Beach from our AirBnb
Biking: You can bike 10-15min on Lewis drive and then cut behind the Dominoes/local fish market into the harbor where the fishing boats are to get to the beach. Or head out the other direction on Lewis and under the Snow's cut bridge to take the bike path along the state park and by Good Hops Brewing down to the beach (20min).
Car: Drive 5min to park in the public parking lots near the boardwalk ($5/hr) or $25 a day. If you want to be away from the boardwalk with less people drive up canal drive to Sandpiper Lane to the small parking lot (with showers).
Cómo moverse
Grocery Stores
The best part about our place is you can stay on the back roads to quickly get to the grocery stores. Take Lewis drive into the back entrance for Publix, or cut under the Snow's cut bridge and around Paradise Cove Condos to the back entrance of Food Lion.
Cómo moverse
Looking for something different than going to the beach?
Take River Road (20min) downtown to Wilmington to walk around on the riverwalk and shop/eat.
Go visit the USS NC Battleship for a tour. Drive into Wrightsville Beach to dine at Dock Side, BlueWater, etc. (reservations will be needed).
Take the ferry in fort fisher (with your car) over to South Port for the day.
Drive around and try a beer from one of our 16 breweries in town (https://wilmingtonaletrail.com).
Enjoy a walk in the Carolina Beach State Park.
Drive to Airlie Gardens (20-25min) and walk the grounds
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Bar Crawl YouTube Video
If you are looking for a good video showing you all of the bar options in Carolina Beach this is a good video to check out on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30sw6fnKW9g