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Places to Visit in Wilmington, NC

Restaurants, bars, breweries, beaches, attractions, and more across Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, and Kure Beach.

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Wilmington

Blue Cup Roastery

Wilmington's first shipping container coffee shop, set in the Cargo District at the same Hutchison Lane complex as …

Wilmington

Coco Pipa

A small, vibrant smoothie and juice bar on Castle Street opened by Lizzy Fowler and Isaac Bol, with …

Wilmington

Commodore Public House & Kitchen

A Brooklyn Arts District gastropub from the team behind Rebellion, set in a restored 1920s brick building with …

Carolina Beach

Crush and Grind

A Carolina Beach hybrid that runs as a specialty coffee shop in the morning before turning into a …

Wilmington

Drift Coffee Shop & Kitchen Autumn Hall

Local coffee and brunch cafe at Autumn Hall, run by surfer brothers Ben and Michael Powell, who opened …

Wrightsville Beach

Kohl's Frozen Custard & Kitchen

Counter-serve frozen custard and burgers at Wrightsville Beach. The custard is thick and rich. Good beach day fuel …

Wilmington

Oden Brewing Company

Oden Brewing is a family-owned brewery that opened its downtown Wilmington taproom in March 2025 inside the century-old …

Wilmington

The Cocktail Captain (formerly Sauce’d)

Formerly known as Sauce'd, The Cocktail Captain is a small Riverwalk-facing cocktail bar at Chandler's Wharf serving Instagram-friendly …

Wrightsville Beach

The Palm Room

Wrightsville Beach's oldest bar, open since 1955. Steps from Johnnie Mercers Pier in the parking lot you'd walk …

Wilmington

Tidal Creek Food Co-op

Tidal Creek Food Co-op is a member-owned organic grocery off Oleander Drive in midtown, with a deli and …

Wilmington

Alcove Beer Garden

Open-air beer garden in the Cargo District with rotating local and regional drafts, cocktails, and wine served from …

Carolina Beach

Britts Donuts

A Carolina Beach Boardwalk institution since 1939, Britt's makes one thing and one thing only: hot, hand-cut glazed …

Wilmington

Canary Yellow

Part micro coffee shop, part retail boutique, part three-room boutique inn, Canary Yellow occupies a corner in the …

Wilmington

Casa Blanca Coffee Roasters

A roastery and cafe in the Ogden stretch of Market Street, opened in 2019 by Marissa Ruehle and …

Wilmington

Dairy Queen (Treat)

A classic walk-up Dairy Queen on Oleander Drive that is a Treat-only location, not a Grill & Chill. …

Wilmington

Flytrap Brewing

Neighborhood brewery of the Brooklyn Arts District since October 2014, set on Walnut Street and named for the …

Leland

Fun Time Ice Cream Trailer

Seasonal ice cream trailer parked at Riverwalk at Belville, just across the river from Wilmington. It operates roughly …

Carolina Beach

Lazy Pirate Island Sports Grill

Beachfront bar and grill at Carolina Beach with sand volleyball, live music, and the kind of tropical drink …

Wilmington

Satellite Bar and Lounge

Satellite Bar and Lounge is a barn-style hangout on Greenfield Street with a deep craft beer cooler, cocktails, …

Wilmington

Sugo Italian Steakhouse

Sugo Italian Steakhouse occupies the ground floor of Hotel Ballast at the foot of Market Street, with Cape …

Wilmington

The Fork 'N' Cork

The Fork 'N' Cork is a small downtown gastropub a block off the Riverwalk, made famous by a …

Wilmington

Bruster's Real Ice Cream

A franchise location of the Bruster's chain near Monkey Junction, with at least two dozen flavors made fresh …

Wilmington

Calico Coffee Bar

A small Mayfaire-area coffee bar with a pirate-meets-plants interior, building drinks on beans from a North Carolina roaster …

Wilmington

Cornelia's Restaurant

A Southern-leaning American restaurant inside the gated Davis Community in Porters Neck, named for founder Champion Davis' mother …