Lisa’s guidebook

Lisa & Joe
Lisa’s guidebook

Favorite Breakfast spots

Here are some of the locals' favorite places for breakfast. (We are more inclined to enjoy our coffee and bagels on the porch!)
Breakfast food and coffee, as well as ice cream
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The Scoop
3425 Holden Beach Rd SW
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Breakfast food and coffee, as well as ice cream
Breakfast food and coffee
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Cafe Ahora
3369 Holden Beach Rd SW
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Breakfast food and coffee
Eggs Up Grill of Shallotte, NC
110 Shallotte Crossing Parkway

Favorite places to grab lunch

most of these have both a sit-down or take out option
open year round! They make northern style subs, and the hoagie rolls they use are out of this world delicious
Jersey Girls' Deli
2978 Holden Beach Rd SW
open year round! They make northern style subs, and the hoagie rolls they use are out of this world delicious
Seasonal restaurant with outdoor seating. Great place to sit by the water on the ICW. Drive over or boat up! Order your lunch and they will bring it to your table. Full bar.
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Provision Co
1343 Cedar Landing Rd SW
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Seasonal restaurant with outdoor seating. Great place to sit by the water on the ICW. Drive over or boat up! Order your lunch and they will bring it to your table. Full bar.
Open Year Round. Best known for their shrimp salad and burgers.
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Surfers Cafe Inc
1096 Sabbath Home Rd SW
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Open Year Round. Best known for their shrimp salad and burgers.

Dinner Options

Hands down favorite year round dinner place. Enjoy a happy hour special in the cozy bar, or some delicious local seafood or a burger in the open airy main restaurant.
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The Cove Restaurant
2633 Holden Beach Rd SW
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Hands down favorite year round dinner place. Enjoy a happy hour special in the cozy bar, or some delicious local seafood or a burger in the open airy main restaurant.
The owners are actually from Buffalo so the wings are authentic and delicious!
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The Hot Buffalo
3446 Holden Beach Rd SW
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The owners are actually from Buffalo so the wings are authentic and delicious!
open year round. 20 minutes from Holden, great sports bar with dining tables scattered throughout. Large selection of locally crafted brews. Huge selection of wings and excellent local seafood. Try their nautical nachos!
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Wing & Fish Company
4764 Main St
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open year round. 20 minutes from Holden, great sports bar with dining tables scattered throughout. Large selection of locally crafted brews. Huge selection of wings and excellent local seafood. Try their nautical nachos!
open year round, 20 min from Holden, dine in or take-out. Small family owned restaurant. The pizza is phenomenal as are their dinner choices.
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Angelo's Pizzeria & Bistro
110 Shallotte Crossing Pkwy
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open year round, 20 min from Holden, dine in or take-out. Small family owned restaurant. The pizza is phenomenal as are their dinner choices.
open year round, 20 min from Holden. Love grabbing sushi to go from them.
Osaka Japanese Steakhouse
110 Shallotte Crossing Pkwy
open year round, 20 min from Holden. Love grabbing sushi to go from them.
Seasonal Restaurant with open-air seating. Delicious seafood and all around food to please everyone. Bar area. Live music.
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Castaways Raw Bar & Grill
112 Ocean Blvd W
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Seasonal Restaurant with open-air seating. Delicious seafood and all around food to please everyone. Bar area. Live music.
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Betty's Waterfront Restaurant
1045 B-Var Rd SW
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Drinks & Nightlife

Seasonal restaurant and bar. Open air atmosphere, views of the water from the top deck, great local seafood, live music many nights. A really fun place to hang out!
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Castaways Raw Bar & Grill
112 Ocean Blvd W
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Seasonal restaurant and bar. Open air atmosphere, views of the water from the top deck, great local seafood, live music many nights. A really fun place to hang out!
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Mermaids Island Grill
102 Jordan Blvd
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The bar area is cozy and you can get apps or a full dinner.
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The Cove Restaurant
2633 Holden Beach Rd SW
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The bar area is cozy and you can get apps or a full dinner.

Essentials

Open 24 hours during the summer, 6am - 12 am the rest of the year
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Food Lion
1100 Sabbath Home Rd SW
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Open 24 hours during the summer, 6am - 12 am the rest of the year
Open year round, great place to get a haircut or mani/pedi
Anaya Tribe (previously Anaya Salon)
3247 Holden Beach Rd SW
Open year round, great place to get a haircut or mani/pedi
Walgreens
1138 Sabbath Home Rd SW
Seasonal fish fresh off the boat. Shrimp, tuna, oysters - whatever they are catching that day!
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Old Ferry Seafood
1069 Songbird Ln SW
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Seasonal fish fresh off the boat. Shrimp, tuna, oysters - whatever they are catching that day!
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
240 Hospital Dr
Novant Health Oceanside Family Medicine & Convenient Care - Shallotte
5145 Sellers Rd

Entertainment & Activities

Seasonal spot for the family to hang out. Their homemade waffle cones are amazing.
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Fantasy Isle Ice Cream & Mini Golf
3354 Holden Beach Rd SW
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Seasonal spot for the family to hang out. Their homemade waffle cones are amazing.
Very cute town, we really enjoy shopping, eating, sightseeing here. Check out Fishy Fishy for fun drinks, food, view
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Southport
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Very cute town, we really enjoy shopping, eating, sightseeing here. Check out Fishy Fishy for fun drinks, food, view
Great place to bring the family. Take the ferry over from Southport
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Acuario de Carolina del Norte en Fort Fisher
900 Loggerhead Rd
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Great place to bring the family. Take the ferry over from Southport
You can take your car on the ferry and drive to Fort Fisher, the Acquarium, Kure Beach, Carolina Beach...even into Wilmington if you want. You can also head over to Bald Head island on a ferry - but you will either want to bring a bike or rent a golf cart or bike there, as they do not allow motor vehicle traffic on the island.
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Southport station
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You can take your car on the ferry and drive to Fort Fisher, the Acquarium, Kure Beach, Carolina Beach...even into Wilmington if you want. You can also head over to Bald Head island on a ferry - but you will either want to bring a bike or rent a golf cart or bike there, as they do not allow motor vehicle traffic on the island.
Rent a bike or golf cart to tour the island as they don't allow cars on the roads. See Old Baldy (the lighthouse), check out the famous alligator pond, tour their Turtle Museum, and settle in on a spot on the pristine beach and enjoy a day of quiet island life.
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Bald Head Island
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Rent a bike or golf cart to tour the island as they don't allow cars on the roads. See Old Baldy (the lighthouse), check out the famous alligator pond, tour their Turtle Museum, and settle in on a spot on the pristine beach and enjoy a day of quiet island life.
Great pontoon or kayak tours! From their website on Anaya Tribe: “Join Captains Jim, Joe, and Cody on a boat trip to remember. Take a limo boat ride to one our local restaurants on the water while you sit back and enjoy the scenery. Or take a tour around the islands, up the ICW, or up one of the local rivers. Our new, large pontoon boats are very comfortable, and roomy enough for the family to enjoy fishing together, too. Click our logo to visit our website, or call Jim at 919-524-1138 for more information.”
Tour H2O
3325 Cedar Landing Rd SW
Great pontoon or kayak tours! From their website on Anaya Tribe: “Join Captains Jim, Joe, and Cody on a boat trip to remember. Take a limo boat ride to one our local restaurants on the water while you sit back and enjoy the scenery. Or take a tour around the islands, up the ICW, or up one of the local rivers. Our new, large pontoon boats are very comfortable, and roomy enough for the family to enjoy fishing together, too. Click our logo to visit our website, or call Jim at 919-524-1138 for more information.”
The Wild Horse Preserve at Grayce Wynds
2450 Grayce Wynds Dr SW

Kids Crafts

Here is a fun place for kids to paint their own pottery. Go early in the week and pick up your artwork before you leave!
Vincent Van Go
2852-A Old Ferry Rd SW
Here is a fun place for kids to paint their own pottery. Go early in the week and pick up your artwork before you leave!