Monique’s Guidebook
Food scene
Their chef creates comfort foods from all over the world. It's delicious! This is one of our favorite restaurants.
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Soul Flavor
716 N Lake Park BlvdTheir chef creates comfort foods from all over the world. It's delicious! This is one of our favorite restaurants.
I love their selections of hot dogs, and they have delicious spicy homemade chips.
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Nauti Dog
5 Cape Fear BlvdI love their selections of hot dogs, and they have delicious spicy homemade chips.
Don't let the name throw you off, they serve terrific sushi.
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Nikki's Gourmet & Sushi
6 S Lake Park BlvdDon't let the name throw you off, they serve terrific sushi.
Wonderful breakfast place by the Kure pier. Ask about the photos on the wall for a bit of interesting history.
Ocean View Restaurant
101 K AvenueWonderful breakfast place by the Kure pier. Ask about the photos on the wall for a bit of interesting history.
Not only do they serve juicy steaks here, but you get to select what goes on your salad and your baked potato.
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Lake Park Steakhouse
12 Lake Park Boulevard SouthNot only do they serve juicy steaks here, but you get to select what goes on your salad and your baked potato.
Have you ever been squiggled? That is what they do to you when you choose the yummiest ice cream on the island (in my opinion, of course). My favorite combination is banana, praline pecan, and sea salt caramel. They also have a fun gift shop up above.
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Squigley's Ice Cream & Treats
208 S Lake Park BlvdHave you ever been squiggled? That is what they do to you when you choose the yummiest ice cream on the island (in my opinion, of course). My favorite combination is banana, praline pecan, and sea salt caramel. They also have a fun gift shop up above.
An inexpensive place for pizza and all things Italian. My favorites:
Linguine con Vongole and Mascarpone Limoncello Cake. Their service is slow, though. so don't go here if you're in a hurry.
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Uncle Vinny's Pizzeria & Ristorante
1012 S Lake Park BlvdAn inexpensive place for pizza and all things Italian. My favorites:
Linguine con Vongole and Mascarpone Limoncello Cake. Their service is slow, though. so don't go here if you're in a hurry.
Best wings ever! Choose the black and reds and you won't be disappointed.
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The Spot Bar & Kitchen
1006 S Lake Park BlvdBest wings ever! Choose the black and reds and you won't be disappointed.
We love to sit out on the pier and enjoy our fish tacos with a cold adult beverage and watch the surfers and the beach.
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Ocean Grill & Tiki Bar
1211 S Lake Park BlvdWe love to sit out on the pier and enjoy our fish tacos with a cold adult beverage and watch the surfers and the beach.
We love to sit out on the back deck facing the marina. Our favorites: Grouper fingers and their chicken and waffles.
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Stoked Restaurant
313 Canal DrWe love to sit out on the back deck facing the marina. Our favorites: Grouper fingers and their chicken and waffles.
Really cool place to enjoy some tasty tacos. They make their own nachos with this yummy spice on them.
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Nollie's Taco Joint
3 Pelican LnReally cool place to enjoy some tasty tacos. They make their own nachos with this yummy spice on them.
If you can get seating (it's a small place), this is a fantastic place for seafood.
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Shuckin' Shack
6 N Lake Park BlvdIf you can get seating (it's a small place), this is a fantastic place for seafood.
This is a perfect place for large groups and easy to get seating. They have a large selection of seafood here. Their clam chowder is award-winning.
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Michael's Seafood Restaurant
1206 N Lake Park BlvdThis is a perfect place for large groups and easy to get seating. They have a large selection of seafood here. Their clam chowder is award-winning.
Want a place to unwind with your favorite adult beverage and meet locals (and their dogs), then this is the place to be.
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Island Beverage
1206 N Lake Park BlvdWant a place to unwind with your favorite adult beverage and meet locals (and their dogs), then this is the place to be.
This is the coolest dive bar ever! You have to check it out.
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The Fat Pelican
8 S Lake Park BlvdThis is the coolest dive bar ever! You have to check it out.
We love to come here to listen to some great music and dance. They serve passable food here.
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SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar
227 Carolina Beach Ave NWe love to come here to listen to some great music and dance. They serve passable food here.
Granny's Country Kitchen (Carolina Beach)
1310 S Lake Park BlvdI love their southern breakfasts.
This place is off the island, but well worth the view of the setting sun. They serve good bar food.
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Smoke on the Water
3704 Watercraft Ferry AveThis place is off the island, but well worth the view of the setting sun. They serve good bar food.
Here's another good breakfast place. I haven't gone often, but when I did go, it was very good.
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Kate's Pancake House
102 S Lake Park BlvdHere's another good breakfast place. I haven't gone often, but when I did go, it was very good.
Amazing donuts!! Well worth waiting in line. Unfortunately, they are only open during the summer months.
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Britts Donuts
13 Carolina Beach Ave NAmazing donuts!! Well worth waiting in line. Unfortunately, they are only open during the summer months.
Good BBQ place, and sometimes they have live music on their upper deck.
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Carolina Smokehouse
9 Pavilion Ave SGood BBQ place, and sometimes they have live music on their upper deck.
Celtic Creamery
201 N Lake Park BlvdVery good ice cream with a fun gift shop.
Love their homemade cakes! especially their chocolate and coconut cakes. Yum!
Nancy Jo's Homemade of Raleigh
1209 Agriculture StreetLove their homemade cakes! especially their chocolate and coconut cakes. Yum!
Very fun, hoppin' (pardon the pun) place. They serve their own beer and a host of other local beers, along with wine and non-alcoholic beverages. There's always something taking place here, such as craft fairs, food truck rodeos, fund-raisers etc. They have a cute little beer garden right next to their disc golf course. This is the main reason we go there.
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Good Hops Brewing
811 Harper AveVery fun, hoppin' (pardon the pun) place. They serve their own beer and a host of other local beers, along with wine and non-alcoholic beverages. There's always something taking place here, such as craft fairs, food truck rodeos, fund-raisers etc. They have a cute little beer garden right next to their disc golf course. This is the main reason we go there.
Neighborhoods
Check out downtown Carolina Beach. It has many little shops, restaurants, bars, music, an amusement park, an arcade, and a wonderful boardwalk with big swings to relax on.
On Sundays, we go to the Hampton Inn's Tiki bar on the boardwalk and listen to Mark the "guitar man" play all kinds of oldies but goodies and sip on a drink while watching the ocean waves. There's nothing quite like it.
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Carolina Beach
Check out downtown Carolina Beach. It has many little shops, restaurants, bars, music, an amusement park, an arcade, and a wonderful boardwalk with big swings to relax on.
On Sundays, we go to the Hampton Inn's Tiki bar on the boardwalk and listen to Mark the "guitar man" play all kinds of oldies but goodies and sip on a drink while watching the ocean waves. There's nothing quite like it.
Sightseeing
I-Aquarium yaseNorth Carolina eFort Fisher
900 Loggerhead RdVery impressive aquarium.
Fun place to go hiking, kayaking, or taking in the sunset. They rent boats here.
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Iphakethe yaseCarolina Beach
1010 State Park RdFun place to go hiking, kayaking, or taking in the sunset. They rent boats here.
If you love history as I do, you will find this site very interesting.
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Fort Fisher State Historic Site
1610 Fort Fisher Blvd SIf you love history as I do, you will find this site very interesting.
We love to walk on this very long pier to watch people fishing and look out at the ocean. They also have a great little gift store and arcade attached to the pier.
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Kure Beach Pier
100 Atlantic AveWe love to walk on this very long pier to watch people fishing and look out at the ocean. They also have a great little gift store and arcade attached to the pier.
There are lots to see and do here, from shops, restaurants, bars, an arcade, and an amusement park.
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Carolina Beach Boardwalk
Carolina Beach Avenue SouthThere are lots to see and do here, from shops, restaurants, bars, an arcade, and an amusement park.
Want to go for a day trip to Southport? Then take a fun ferry ride from the island.
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Fort Fisher Ferry
2422 Fort Fisher Blvd SWant to go for a day trip to Southport? Then take a fun ferry ride from the island.
Want to go for a hike? Then take the trail at the Fort Fisher Recreation Area. It crosses a salt marsh and ends at an observation deck with views of Zeke's Island and the Cape Fear River. There is all kinds of wildlife and a very interesting hermit's bunker.
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Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
1000 Loggerhead RoadWant to go for a hike? Then take the trail at the Fort Fisher Recreation Area. It crosses a salt marsh and ends at an observation deck with views of Zeke's Island and the Cape Fear River. There is all kinds of wildlife and a very interesting hermit's bunker.
Carolina Beach
Of course, there are our beautiful white-sand beaches.
We love this disc golf course that's right next to Good Hops Brewery. It's nice and short but very tricky.
Trinity Disc Golf @ Good Hops
811 Harper AvenueWe love this disc golf course that's right next to Good Hops Brewery. It's nice and short but very tricky.
This is also a great place to play disc golf, but it is a very long and challenging course.
Disc Golf Course at Joe Eakes Park
133 South 7th AvenueThis is also a great place to play disc golf, but it is a very long and challenging course.
City/town information
I love to go here to shop at their very unique boutiques and to eat at Fishy Fishy. They also have a very interesting museum that has a section about all the famous films and series that were filmed there.
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Southport
I love to go here to shop at their very unique boutiques and to eat at Fishy Fishy. They also have a very interesting museum that has a section about all the famous films and series that were filmed there.
Downtown Wilmington is a must-see. It has so many fantastic restaurants and bars. We love Caprice Bistro for supper and Kilwins ice cream for dessert. Then we take a nice leisurely walk on the boardwalk and end it with fun and games at the Blue Post Billards.
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Wilmington
Downtown Wilmington is a must-see. It has so many fantastic restaurants and bars. We love Caprice Bistro for supper and Kilwins ice cream for dessert. Then we take a nice leisurely walk on the boardwalk and end it with fun and games at the Blue Post Billards.
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Restaurants fill up quickly.
So it's a good idea to go earlier if you want to avoid wait time.
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Bring your sunscreen.
The sun is very sneaky here. You don't feel it at all with the nice ocean breeze. Next thing you know, you are very burned and in pain. It has happened too often with my past guests.
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The Alabama Beach Access Point is a short walk away.
When you go to the beach, avoid paying for public parking by walking instead.