Mermaid's Island Grill is a favorite Holden Beach restaurant. Famous for Maryland-style crab cakes, lemon chicken souvlakia, calabash shrimp and fresh-cut fries, Mermaid's Island makes everything from scratch and never freezes anything.
Provision Company is located right on the Intracoastal Waterway, so boats are welcome (and encouraged). Great fresh food, including grilled shrimp burger, steamed shrimp, crabcakes, conch fritters, grilled grouper and tuna and more.
Take out or dine in at the casual Patronies Pizza dining room. Enjoy golden-baked pizzas, fresh salad, hot wings and pasta. Patronies Pizza was founded in 1993 in Breezy Point, NY.
Homemade, small-batch ice cream in numerous original flavors. Made with milk from North Carolina free-range cows. Try a new flavor (or flavor combo) almost every day!
Dock House Seafood and More has a great lunch and dinner menu, as well as views of the Intracoastal Waterway. Newly renovated bar is located downstairs.
Angelo's Pizzeria & Bistro is located in Shallotte and serves Italian classics — pasta, paninis, classic NY-style pizza, calzones, stromboli, and more....
The Hot Buffalo was started by long-time visitors to the area. The menu is centered around chicken wings — buffalo, hot, boneless, etc. — and specialty sauces.