Best Restaurants to Try While Visiting Wilmington, North Carolina | Eater Carolinas

"Chef Keith Rhodes’s ode to the seafood of the Cape Fear Coast has been one of Wilmington’s most lauded restaurants since opening in 2006. The menu is certainly seafood focused, with dishes like Cajun-crusted North Carolina oysters, seared ahi tuna (with coconut-saffron risotto, baby spinach, oyster mushrooms, and a sesame buerre blanc), and a fried seafood platter that comes with the catch of the day plus jumbo shrimp and local oysters. The fish-averse can choose from the “Land Offerings” (steak, duck, and ribs), although the shrimp and grits with Benton’s bacon might be hard to turn down." - Matt Lardie