Guidebook for Beaufort

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Guidebook for Beaufort

Food Scene

Outdoor deck with views of Pivers Island (Duke Marine Lab, NOAA), Taylor's Creek, and the Rachel Carson Reserve. Great dessert menu! And my personal favorite - the salad with encrusted goat cheese patty.
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The Spouter Inn
300 Front St
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Outdoor deck with views of Pivers Island (Duke Marine Lab, NOAA), Taylor's Creek, and the Rachel Carson Reserve. Great dessert menu! And my personal favorite - the salad with encrusted goat cheese patty.
One of the finer restaurants in downtown Beaufort. Located on the water with views of Taylor's Creek and the Rachel Carson Reserve.
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Front Street Grill
300 Front St
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One of the finer restaurants in downtown Beaufort. Located on the water with views of Taylor's Creek and the Rachel Carson Reserve.
You can taste and buy unique olive oils.
Beaufort Olive Oil Co.
300 Front St
You can taste and buy unique olive oils.
One side is a coffee shop; the other a wine store and bar. What more could one want in a place? Also, they have WONDERFUL hand-made chocolates. My favorite is the Beaufort Bar (dark chocolate and sea salt). There is also music on the bar side on select nights.
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Cru Wine Bar, Coffee Shop & Wine Store
120 Turner St
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One side is a coffee shop; the other a wine store and bar. What more could one want in a place? Also, they have WONDERFUL hand-made chocolates. My favorite is the Beaufort Bar (dark chocolate and sea salt). There is also music on the bar side on select nights.
This is one of the finer restaurants in Beaufort with great wines and food.
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Beaufort Grocery
117 Queen St
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This is one of the finer restaurants in Beaufort with great wines and food.
Opens early and has a large and affordable breakfast menu to include omelettes. Get there early for good parking and seating.
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Beaufort Cafe
817 Cedar St
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Opens early and has a large and affordable breakfast menu to include omelettes. Get there early for good parking and seating.
The restaurant is in a historic building that used to be a department store. This restaurant tends to be a destination for visitors. Period memorabilia is located throughout and it is known more for its atmosphere than menu (in my opinion), but the menu is "okay." The Mud Pie dessert is to die for! There is a nice bar that is separate from the main dining room.
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Clawson's 1905 Restaurant
425 Front St
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The restaurant is in a historic building that used to be a department store. This restaurant tends to be a destination for visitors. Period memorabilia is located throughout and it is known more for its atmosphere than menu (in my opinion), but the menu is "okay." The Mud Pie dessert is to die for! There is a nice bar that is separate from the main dining room.
This restaurant features tapas and great wines. The service is excellent.
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Aqua Restaurant
114 Middle Ln
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This restaurant features tapas and great wines. The service is excellent.
This is a restaurant and bar that overlooks the Beaufort Town docks. Sitting outside here is sure to entertain with boats coming in and out and passersby on the boardwalk. There is usually live music on the weekends and sometimes on weeknights. The food and service is "okay;" the atmosphere is beyond excellent.
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Dock House Restaurant
500 Front St
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This is a restaurant and bar that overlooks the Beaufort Town docks. Sitting outside here is sure to entertain with boats coming in and out and passersby on the boardwalk. There is usually live music on the weekends and sometimes on weeknights. The food and service is "okay;" the atmosphere is beyond excellent.
It's sweet and YUM!
Bakery At Spouter Inn
218 Front St
It's sweet and YUM!
There is a huge selection of hand-dipped ice cream. This is a favorite of families. There is a nice outside porch on which to enjoy ice cream in a cup or cone.
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General Store
515 Front St
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There is a huge selection of hand-dipped ice cream. This is a favorite of families. There is a nice outside porch on which to enjoy ice cream in a cup or cone.
It's famous for its burgers (I am a vegetarian, so I cannot recommend) . This is a semi-grungy pool hall and bar. Many people rave over it.
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Royal James Cafe
117 Turner St
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It's famous for its burgers (I am a vegetarian, so I cannot recommend) . This is a semi-grungy pool hall and bar. Many people rave over it.
Fudge is made onsite and at times customers can observe.
Fudge Factory
400 Front St
Fudge is made onsite and at times customers can observe.
It has a rooftop bar with an un-matched view. Beautiful new building.
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MOONRAKERS
326 Front St
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It has a rooftop bar with an un-matched view. Beautiful new building.
Comfort food southern breakfast. Think crab cakes and eggs or biscuits.
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The Banks Grill
2900 Arendell St
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Comfort food southern breakfast. Think crab cakes and eggs or biscuits.
Great breakfast in downtown Morehead City
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Grumpy's
907 A Arendell St
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Great breakfast in downtown Morehead City
Small locally-owned grocery store offering health foods.
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Coastal Community Market
606 Broad St
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Small locally-owned grocery store offering health foods.
Brick oven pizzas, sandwiches, salads.
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Black Sheep Beaufort
510 Front St
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Brick oven pizzas, sandwiches, salads.

Drinks & Nightlife

It has been around for a LONG time and has always been a favorite of visitors and locals, alike. It is located in a historic building with a lot of character, just like the people who hang out there.
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Backstreet Pub
124 Middle Ln
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It has been around for a LONG time and has always been a favorite of visitors and locals, alike. It is located in a historic building with a lot of character, just like the people who hang out there.
At the end of the pier, there is a small outdoor bar, The Barnacle. So unique!
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Oceanana Pier & Pier House Restaurant
700 E Fort Macon Rd
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At the end of the pier, there is a small outdoor bar, The Barnacle. So unique!
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Fishtowne Brew House
133 B Turner St
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Small, quaint brewery just outside of downtown Beaufort.
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Mill Whistle Brewing
1354 Lennoxville Rd
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Small, quaint brewery just outside of downtown Beaufort.

Arts & Culture

Unique maritime museum with artifacts that are likely from Blackbeard's flagship that sunk in the 1700s several miles off of Beaufort.
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North Carolina Maritime Museum
315 Front St
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Unique maritime museum with artifacts that are likely from Blackbeard's flagship that sunk in the 1700s several miles off of Beaufort.
There are period houses and garden on the site, a gift store, visitors information, and guided history tours on a double-decker bus. Many interesting events open to the public are held on the Historic Site grounds.
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Beaufort Historic Site
130 Turner St
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There are period houses and garden on the site, a gift store, visitors information, and guided history tours on a double-decker bus. Many interesting events open to the public are held on the Historic Site grounds.
It showcases the rich history of Carteret County.
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History Museum of Carteret County
1008 Arendell St
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It showcases the rich history of Carteret County.
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Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
1785 Island Rd
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Parks & Nature

It's the most beautiful lighthouse in North Carolina! Visit by ferry that leaves from Beaufort or Harkers Island (closer to the lighthouse).
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Cape Lookout Lighthouse
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It's the most beautiful lighthouse in North Carolina! Visit by ferry that leaves from Beaufort or Harkers Island (closer to the lighthouse).
It has so much to offer! : Views, swimming, fishing, beachgoing, birding, environmental education center and great trails.
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Fort Macon State Park
2303 E Fort Macon Rd
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It has so much to offer! : Views, swimming, fishing, beachgoing, birding, environmental education center and great trails.
Shackelford is part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. It is an 8-mile long barrier island where visitors can relax, camp, swim (be careful of currents!), and watch wildlife (including wild horses).
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Shackleford Banks
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Shackelford is part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. It is an 8-mile long barrier island where visitors can relax, camp, swim (be careful of currents!), and watch wildlife (including wild horses).
It is close to Beaufort but far enough away to seem isolated. The nature trail is primitive and a self-guided trail brochure is available at the ferry (Island Ferry Service in Beaufort) and at the trailhead on Town Marsh. Visitors can also enjoy the beach, swimming (some of the calmer, shallower waters around on the Bird Shoal side), and wildlife viewing (including lots of birds and if you are lucky wild horses).
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Rachel Carson Reserve
Front Street
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It is close to Beaufort but far enough away to seem isolated. The nature trail is primitive and a self-guided trail brochure is available at the ferry (Island Ferry Service in Beaufort) and at the trailhead on Town Marsh. Visitors can also enjoy the beach, swimming (some of the calmer, shallower waters around on the Bird Shoal side), and wildlife viewing (including lots of birds and if you are lucky wild horses).
It provides long or short segments for hiking in the Croatan National Forest. Camping is allowed at designated areas.
Neusiok Trail
It provides long or short segments for hiking in the Croatan National Forest. Camping is allowed at designated areas.
This Refuge does not offer many visitor amenities, but it is great for birding at particular times of the year. Call the Refuge manager for more information. It is a remote refuge.
Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge
This Refuge does not offer many visitor amenities, but it is great for birding at particular times of the year. Call the Refuge manager for more information. It is a remote refuge.
A county-run small public beach access with bathrooms and an outdoor rinse-off area is located past Olde Towne Yacht Club on the left. Make sure to pull up a map on your phone, or you might turn the wrong way - it's a bit confusing. Get there early to ensure parking and a spot on the beach. This beach is directly across Bulkhead Channel from the west end from the Rachel Carson Reserve (complex of islands).
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Radio Island
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A county-run small public beach access with bathrooms and an outdoor rinse-off area is located past Olde Towne Yacht Club on the left. Make sure to pull up a map on your phone, or you might turn the wrong way - it's a bit confusing. Get there early to ensure parking and a spot on the beach. This beach is directly across Bulkhead Channel from the west end from the Rachel Carson Reserve (complex of islands).
It is an aquarium and natural area. A small hiking trail is located behind the aquarium.
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Bể cá Bắc Carolina tại Pine Knoll Shores
1 Roosevelt Blvd
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It is an aquarium and natural area. A small hiking trail is located behind the aquarium.

Essentials

It's the closest grocery store to downtown.
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Piggly Wiggly
1500 Live Oak St
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It's the closest grocery store to downtown.

Getting Around

It is 20 minutes from Beaufort and the only major brand car rental business in the immediate area.
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car
3524 Dr Dr. M.L.K. Jr Blvd
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It is 20 minutes from Beaufort and the only major brand car rental business in the immediate area.
Transit system for Carteret County residents and guests. Accepts cash and checks, only. Reserve a day in advance by calling 252-240-1043
Carteret County Area Transportation
5231 Business Drive
Transit system for Carteret County residents and guests. Accepts cash and checks, only. Reserve a day in advance by calling 252-240-1043

Everything Else

Historic burying grounds managed by the Beaufort Historical Association. Live Oaks with Spanish Moss gently tower over the graves. A self-guided interpretive brochure will lead you through the graveyard. You will be fascinated by the stories!!
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Old Burying Ground
411 Ann St
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Historic burying grounds managed by the Beaufort Historical Association. Live Oaks with Spanish Moss gently tower over the graves. A self-guided interpretive brochure will lead you through the graveyard. You will be fascinated by the stories!!
If you are an avid mariner, you might want to explore the area in a rental powerboat - skiffs and pontoon boats available. I wouldn't advise this for the unexperienced mariner. This is a great way to visit local islands and cruise up and down Taylor's Creek along Beaufort's waterfront.
Ahoy Boat Rentals
If you are an avid mariner, you might want to explore the area in a rental powerboat - skiffs and pontoon boats available. I wouldn't advise this for the unexperienced mariner. This is a great way to visit local islands and cruise up and down Taylor's Creek along Beaufort's waterfront.
Guided fishing trips with experienced captain.
WaterDog Guide Service
Guided fishing trips with experienced captain.