The Best Seafood Restaurants on Topsail Island

Beach vacations are filled with so many wonderful things like taking in the beautiful sights, making incredible memories with your family and friends, and of course, eating delicious seafood! Here on the coast of North Carolina, we have some of the best seafood you can find, and we hope you’ll enjoy a few of the best seafood restaurants on Topsail Island during your beach vacation. Let’s dig in!

With so many delicious seafood options around the Topsail area, it may be hard to choose just one or even a few to try during your getaway. However, we can assure you that you’re in good hands no matter where you dine during your vacation. Locals and visitors alike have enjoyed thousands of seafood meals on the island over the years as the local fishing industry is a coastal icon. From humble fish camp beginnings to the fantastic restaurants you’ll enjoy today, the seafood market has always been an important part of our history, lives, and community.

When dining at any of our local seafood restaurants, you should find things on the menu like shrimp, catfish, grouper, flounder, bass, trout, oysters prepared steamed or raw, crab, and of course plenty of delicious southern sides that go perfectly with seafood. Did you know that North Carolina is known for its oysters and hosts the NC Oyster Festival every October in Ocean Isle Beach? TheNC Oyster Festivalmakes a great day trip from Topsail Island, so make plans to check it out during your next fall vacation.

SURF CITY

Sears Landing

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Address: 806 Roland Ave, Surf City, NC 28445

Hours: Daily 8:00-8:00PM

Phone: (910) 328-1312

Crab Pot

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Address: 508 Roland Ave, Surf City, NC 28445

Hours: Monday-Thursday 11:30-9:00PM; Friday 11:30-10:00 PM; Saturday 10:00-10:00PM;

Sunday 10:00-8:00PM

Phone: (910) 541-0930

Buddy’s Crab House & Oyster Bar

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Address: 101 Roland Ave, Surf City, NC 28445

Hours: Daily 11:00-10:00PM

Phone: (910) 328-1515

Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar

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Address: 13460 NC-50 #101, Surf City, NC 28445

Hours: Monday-Friday 12:00-9:00PM; Saturday 11:00-10:00PM; Sunday 11:00-9:00 PM

Phone: (910) 803-2037

Daddy Mac’s Beach Grille

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Address: 108 N Shore Dr, Surf City, NC 28445

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11:00-3:00PM, 5:00-9:00 PM; Sunday 10:00-3:00 PM, 5:00-

9:00PM; Closed Monday

Phone: (910) 328-5577

Beauchaine’s 211

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Address: 211 S Topsail Dr, Surf City, NC 28445

Phone: (910) 328-1888

Hours: Monday-Saturday 5:30-9:00 PM; Closed Sunday

JM’s on the Water

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Address: 602 Roland Ave, Surf City, NC 28445

Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 11:00-9:00PM; Friday & Saturday 11:00-10:00PM; Sunday &

Monday 11:00-8:00PM

Phone: (910) 928-8028

Cooking your own seafood dinner in yourTopsail Island vacation rentalcan be so much fun, and Topsail Steamer is the perfect place to grab everything you need to do just that. Customize your own steamer bucket packed full of tasty food like clams, crab, shrimp, potatoes, sausage, and corn, or grab one of their pre-filled buckets. You will be provided with seasoning and instructions for cooking to ensure it’s a seafood meal to remember!

Topsail Steamer

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Address: 302 S Topsail Dr, Surf City, NC 28445

Hours: Daily 7:00-7:00PM

Phone: (910) 328-2645

TOPSAIL BEACH

Breezeway Restaurant

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Address: 634 Channel Blvd, Topsail Beach, NC 28445

Hours: Thursday-Monday 5:00-9:00 PM; Closed Tuesday & Wednesday (Seasonal)

Phone: (910) 328-4302

Beach Shop & Grill

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Address: 701 S Anderson Blvd, Topsail Beach, NC 28445

Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 11:00-3:00PM, 5:00-9:30PM; Sunday 9:00-3:00PM, 5:00-

9:30PM; Closed Monday & Tuesday

Phone: (910) 328-6501

NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH

Splash by the Sea

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Address: 790 New River Inlet Rd, North Topsail Beach, NC 28460

Hours: Daily 12:00-9:00 PM

Phone: (910) 328-3044

HOLLY RIDGE

Holland’s Shelter Creek Restaurant

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Address: 756 Ocean Rd, Holly Ridge, NC 28445

Hours: Wednesday & Thursday 11:00-8:00PM; Friday & Saturday 11:00-9:00PM; Sunday

11:00-7:00PM; Closed Monday & Tuesday

Phone: (910) 803-2224

When you vacation with us, we hope you’ll come hungry and ready to enjoy a seafood meal or two. Whether you like shrimp, fish, oysters, or crab, you’re sure to find something to please your taste buds when you dine at one of the best seafood restaurants on Topsail Island. If staying in and cooking dinner at your vacation rental is more your style, don’t miss these delectableTopsail Island inspired seafood recipes. Do you have a favorite seafood spot near Topsail or a special seafood recipe you adore? We’d love to hear about it, so be sure to share it with us. Bon Appetit!