Outer Banks Restaurants

Breakfast Spots

Outer Banks restaurants are known for their excellent dinner menus, but for folks who consider breakfast the most important meal of the day, you'll be quite satisfied with the options here. Many of the breakfast spots we include in this section are restaurants that also serve lunch and dinner. But the Outer Banks also has some great breakfast-only restaurants. Of course, being the Outer Banks where seafood is king, you'll enjoy some distinctly local dishes you might never have had before such as Benedict with crab cakes or seafood crepes. Yum! But rest assured you'll also find all your morning favorites that start your day off in just the right way. Several Outer Banks restaurants offer a special brunch on weekends, and a few will serve you pancakes, bacon and eggs for supper if you want! We also have a plethora of coffee houses where you can order java in every imaginable concoction made from freshly roasted beans along with Danishes and bagels. Some of these places also have a decent wine selection – but what that has to do with breakfast, we shudder to think! Since the Outer Banks sees a lot of fisher folk who are up before the sun, many of these breakfast spots are open very early to accommodate them.

Outer Banks Restaurants by Area

Corolla | Duck & Southern Shores | Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills & Nags Head
Roanoke Island & Manteo | Hatteras Island | Ocracoke Island

Outer Banks Restaurants by Category

Run by a local husband and wife team, this delightful little bakery in Hatteras features a menu that ranges from French pastries and breakfast items to...read more

From the same restaurant family as Broken Plate Kitchen in Corolla, Seanna Tavern serves traditional American cuisine with a leaning toward seafood....read more

If you love home-style Southern cooking, then Simply Southern Kitchen is the place for you. They offer relaxed, down-home feasts for the whole family. Menu...read more

If you find yourself hungry and in a hurry on the lower end of Hatteras village, head to the Snack Shack. In Hatteras Landing right next to the Hatteras-...read more

You are probably already familiar with this chain drive-in restaurant. They have fast-food standards like burgers and hot dogs, but they also have good milk...read more

Serving Hatteras for more than 40 years, Sonny’s features breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast is rib-sticking, with fabulous homemade hash browns,...read more

Stack ‘em High is a great breakfast stop filled with everything you could ever want for your morning meal and more. In this family-friendly restaurant you’...read more

We think you know what you’ll find here. Starbucks offers coffee and espresso-based drinks, chai, tea and pastries, snacks, coffee accessories for sale and...read more

This restaurant comes by its name honestly. It’s on the Currituck Sound, perfectly oriented to those nightly sunset shows. To better enjoy the setting sun,...read more