Tortugas' Lie

Outer Banks


The interior isn't dressed to impress – surfboards, license plates – but who cares? The reliably good seafood, burritos and burgers go down well with the beer. Guy Fieri stopped by in 2012 and scrawled his signature on the wall. Fills up by 6:30pm.


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