In a day busy with Hatteras activities, such as beachgoing, windsurfing or standup paddleboarding, you’ll Hatteras restaurants where you can grab food without being held up. Eateries’ take-out-only services are perfect for you – or, heck, simply perfect if you want a bite to enjoy at a beach or sound location. Head to bakeries for muffins or egg-and-cheese biscuits, or pick up a box of donuts to take back to your cottage. When the lunchtime hunger strikes, delis serve up enormous, made-to-order sandwiches. If you want to picnic, check out the island’s food trucks where you’ll find smoky barbecue or tacos made with local fish. Enjoy the fresh air at their outdoor seating areas or head out with your delicious grub in tow.
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Hatteras Take-Out
46843 N.C. Highway 12, Buxton
Diamond Shoals is a family-owned restaurant that has been serving visitors and locals for 30 years. It’s open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner and welcomes large groups. Breakfast is full service and hearty, including omelets, platters, hotcakes and more. At lunch or dinner, be sure to try their award-winning clam chowder and crab bisque. They are well known for having the largest fish selection on Hatteras Island as well as for their large salad bar and full-service sushi bar (call or check the website for sushi bar hours). Since Diamond Shoals Restaurant carries all ABC permits, they have a vast selection of cocktails and favorite draft beers as well as an established sake bar, which makes them unique on Hatteras Island. Their seafood market is open daily with a large selection of fresh, local seafood. Catering for all your events or family gatherings is available; choose from sushi, fresh seafood or from their vast menu of options.
Diamond Shoals is a family-owned restaurant that has been serving visitors and locals for 30 years. It’s open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner and welcomes large groups. Breakfast is full service and hearty, including omelets, platters, hotcakes and more. At lunch or dinner, be sure to try their award-winning clam chowder and crab bisque. They are well known for having the largest fish selection...read more
Diamond Shoals is a family-owned restaurant that has been serving visitors and locals for 30 years. It’s...read more
Hatteras Take-Out
Looking for great food and live music with a waterfront view? It's ready for you in Rodanthe at Neptune's Kitchen and Dive Bar. They offer live music outdoors every week and serve cold beer, seafood platters, steamers, apps, sandwiches, entrees, a kids menu, dessert and more. From a burger or Philly cheesesteak to fish tacos and crabcake dinners to popcorn shrimp and grilled cheeses for...read more
Few things capture the country’s Southeastern coast like a classic low-country boil. The traditional meal comes together with ease (and whenever the craving strikes) with the help of the Outer Banks Boil Company. They specialize in crafting the ultimate steamer pot to make any dream of hosting your very own low-country boil come true. With the essentials of jumbo shrimp, Andouille sausage shipped from Louisiana,...read more
Hatteras Take-Out
If you find yourself hungry and in a hurry on the lower end of Hatteras village, head to the Snack Shack. In Hatteras Landing right next to the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry docks, it's especially convenient for grabbing a quick bite before you hop on the hour-long ferry. Open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day except Monday, they offer breakfast biscuit sandwiches, breakfast wraps, poke,...read more
Hatteras Take-Out
Serving Hatteras for more than 40 years, Sonny’s features breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast is rib-sticking, with fabulous homemade hash browns, omelets, pancakes, homemade biscuits and sausage gravy. Lunch offers burgers, soups, seafood, salads and homemade daily specials. Dinner features nightly specials, fresh seafood platters, hand-cut steaks, pasta and mixed grills. Steamer specials include Alaskan snow crab legs, shrimp and clams. Sonny’s offers beer and...read more
Hatteras Take-Out
This food truck is a popular stop in Rodanthe. The family-owned business serves up authentic Mexican food, including burritos, nachos, enchiladas, quesadillas, gorditas, tortas and shrimp and fish tacos. You'll find it near StingWray's in Rodanthe.read more
Hatteras Take-Out
In need of a cool treat? The Village Conery has what you need – ice cream cones (choose from cake, sugar and waffle cones), milk shakes, floats, hurricanes, banana splits, Italian ice, sundaes and coffee coolers. They offer soft-serve vanilla and chocolate, constantly changing flavors of hand-dipped Hershey’s ice cream, plus healthy, hand-dipped frozen yogurt. Village Conery has sugar-free options too. Enjoy casual outdoor seating....read more
Hatteras Take-Out
When hunger calls, head to Waves Market & Deli, a grocery and delicatessen in the Tri-Villages. This is a great place to grab breakfast and coffee and pick up a picnic for the beach. The market sells groceries, a huge selection of beer and wine, fresh produce, chips and gourmet snacks, gluten-free items, pasts and sauces, sushi-making supplies, ice cream, popsicles and lots more. They...read more
