Oceanic

Coastal North Carolina


This seafood restaurant on the pier ticks all the boxes for ambience, with simple outdoor and indoor seating with panoramic views of the coastline and Wrightsville Beach. Sunset dining doesn't get much better than this, and the food is pretty good too. Regional classics include crab cakes, shrimp and grits, Atlantic salmon, oysters and crab soup.


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