Where to actually eat on Hatteras (by village, by mood)

Hatteras Island may be a thin strip of sand in the middle of the ocean, but its restaurant scene punches well above its weight.

Rodanthe, Waves & Salvo

Good Winds Seafood & Wine Bar

Refined but relaxed with an emphasis on local catch.

Avon

The Mad Crabber

Serving crab legs and cold beer since 1989.

Ketch 55 Seafood Grill

Farm-to-fork meets dock-to-dish.

Buxton

Diamond Shoals Restaurant

A Buxton institution since 1978.

Orange Blossom Bakery

Famous for the Apple Uglies, oversized apple fritters that sell out daily.

Frisco & Hatteras Village

Breakwater Restaurant

Overlooking the Hatteras marina with Hatteras-style clam chowder.