If you’re looking for a simple and delicious meal to please a variety of palates or if you have children in your party, look to these family-oriented Nags Head, NC, restaurants. These are the places to find crowd-pleasing, American-style favorites like hot dogs, hamburgers, sandwiches, pizza, fried and broiled seafood and other local favorites.
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Nags Head, NC, American & Family Oriented
8901 S. Old Oregon Inlet Road, MP 18.5, Nags Head
You can't eat and drink any closer to the ocean than this. Fish Heads at Outer Banks Pier offers a restaurant and bar with seating on the deck in the sun or moon or under a roof with open-air curtains. They serve fish tacos, steamed shrimp, fresh hamburgers, crab cakes, tuna bites, fries and more. And they also have some breakfast sandwiches for the early birds and anglers. Wine and an extensive craft beer menu are available, including a great selection of draft beers and sake cocktails. They also have shrimp happy hour and live music.
You can't eat and drink any closer to the ocean than this. Fish Heads at Outer Banks Pier offers a restaurant and bar with seating on the deck in the sun or moon or under a roof with open-air curtains. They serve fish tacos, steamed shrimp, fresh hamburgers, crab cakes, tuna bites, fries and more. And they also have some breakfast sandwiches for the early...read more
You can't eat and drink any closer to the ocean than this. Fish Heads at...read more
Nags Head, NC, American & Family Oriented
One of the few soundfront restaurants in the beach communities, Miller's has been a favorite on the Outer Banks for 33 years. With plenty of room to handle families and large parties, they serve lunch and dinner daily. Their menu is varied and features local seafood, steaks and chicken along with creative salads and pasta. The kitchen also prepares specials every day. Recently they added...read more
Nags Head, NC, American & Family Oriented
Nags Head Pizza Company has moved from the Nags Head-Manteo Causeway to a new location on the beach road in Nags Head. The owners fixed up a 1960s brick building in the heart of historic row, and it looks amazing. While the location is new, the food is the same – thank goodness! Nags Head Pizza Company is known for its fresh healthy salads and...read more
Nags Head, NC, American & Family Oriented
With their outdoor deck, superb sound system, 28 TVs and a variety of delicious food, New York Pizza Pub features so much more than just pizza! Open seven days a week for lunch and dinner, they offer pizzas, whole and by the slice, in addition to great Italian entrees, such as lasagna, chicken parmigiana and fettuccine alfredo. They serve burgers, chicken and vegetarian...read more
Nags Head, NC, American & Family Oriented
Old Nags Head Cafe continues the Roderer family tradition of great food and hospitality they’ve been offering Nags Head diners since 1985. Housed in the historic Harris Grocery store on the beach road along Nags Head’s row of unpainted aristocratic cottages and across from Jockey’s Ridge, Nags Head Cafe offers traditional and contemporary Southern dishes as well as the best in fresh local seafood, chicken,...read more
Nags Head, NC, American & Family Oriented
You're most likely familiar with the food Outback serves. Whether you choose the baby back ribs, prime rib, New York strip steak or lobster tails, you can't go wrong. Plus that Bloomin' Onion is such a guilty pleasure! Outback also offers a wide variety of crisp salads and freshly made soups and sides. Outback Steakhouse is open year round. Take-out is available.read more
Nags Head, NC, American & Family Oriented
Pier House Restaurant at Nags Head Fishing Pier is a favorite location for an oceanfront meal, and it's especially popular at breakfast. You can sit inside in the cozy old-school restaurant or out on the famous enclosed porch (now air-conditioned) that's perched right over the beach and offers amazing views of the ocean waves and all the beachgoers. In either area you can enjoy breakfast,...read more
Nags Head, NC, American & Family Oriented
Dine in cozy ambiance and enjoy a variety of lunch and dinner dishes, including sandwiches, burgers, fish and chips, steamed seafood and vegetables, ribs, steaks, vegetarian dishes, seafood pasta and more. Like the setting, the food could be described as "comfort with an upscale dash." Most any beer lover will be happy as a clam here with 18 beers on tap. Be sure to check...read more
Nags Head, NC, American & Family Oriented
Originally opened in 1937 by Sam Tillett and his son, Omie, both fishermen, this was the original place to book Oregon Inlet fishing charters and get a filling, pre-fishing breakfast. Sam & Omie's shows no signs of stopping as they head toward the century mark! Stop here for a tried and true Nags Head eating experience. The place exudes a traditional beach atmosphere and serves...read more
Nags Head, NC, American & Family Oriented
Sea Chef Kitchen is the house restaurant at the new Oregon Inlet Fishing Center. Run by a father-son duo of chefs, it's a laid-back traditional fish shack with modern culinary influences. The menu includes soups and salads, shareables, burgers, shrimp burgers, fried platters, hushpuppies and specialties like an Outer Banks boil and seared rare tuna steak. Desserts include an old-fashioned banana pudding and the lemony...read more
Nags Head, NC, American & Family Oriented
Snow Bird has been serving burgers and ice cream on the Beach Road in Nags Head since 1958. Burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, fish tacos, a Greek gyro, boats and baskets are available for take-out or to eat at their outdoor picnic tables. Soft-serve ice cream, hand-scooped ice cream, sundaes, milkshakes, snow cones and slushees are popular on hot summer days. Bring your pooch and ask...read more
Nags Head, NC, American & Family Oriented
The South Beach brand has been a family-owned and -operated restaurant on the Outer Banks for more than 30 years. After they closed their full-service restaurant in Nags Head they opened South Beach Takeout, Catering & Delivery in Surfside Plaza. They prepare creative appetizers, sandwiches, salads, soups, wraps, tacos, salads, bowls and sides, focusing on fresh, local ingredients, including seafood. Outer Banks diners have come...read more
Nags Head, NC, American & Family Oriented
Kill Devil Grill, a longtime favorite Kill Devil Hills restaurant, has expanded with a second location in Nags Head. South of KDG is a casual, neighborhood restaurant that dives deep into the culinary traditions of the American South and South America. The menu includes favorites from Kill Devil Grill (their Backyard Wings, Cheese Steak Egg Rolls, Southern Fried Chicken, Southern Fried Salad and Key Lime...read more
