2025 Outer Banks Coastal Life Guide

Mike Dianna's Grill Room

Welcome to Mike Dianna's Grill Room, home to the finest seafood, USDA prime beef, amazing live entertainment and more! Come have brunch or dinner with us in Corolla on the beautiful Outer Banks. Celebrating over 20 years in the Timbuck II Shopping Center in Corolla, Mike Dianna's Grill Room is owned and operated by a true Corolla local who grew up here and has lived in the area since 1984.

Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe

Enjoy Waterfront Dining at Basnight's Lone Cedar Café where we specialize in fresh and local Outer Banks seafood. If you’re craving the freshest fish, clams, crab, shrimp and oysters from local North Carolina waters, you’ll find them at the Lone Cedar Café. Since it first opened in 1996, Basnight’s has been the restaurant where all the movers and shakers in the state would eat when they visted the barrier islands. Owned by Outer Banks native and former state Sen. Marc Basnight and his family, the restaurant, located on the Nags Head-Manteo causeway, is busy nearly all year long. But its lineage is not the reason it’s become so popular. Lone Cedar can boast that it serves only fresh local seafood caught by local fishermen, as well as the freshest North Carolina produce available.

Black Pelican

Black Pelican oceanfront restaurant is one of the Outer Banks’ premier restaurants serving lunch and dinner daily. Black Pelican is where you can enjoy fresh seafood, steaks, vegetarian dishes, sandwiches and some of the barrier island’s best wood-fired pizzas complete with a beautiful ocean view from the dining rooms and outdoor deck. The restaurant is big enough to handle large parties, but the setting is intimate enough for a cozy date.

ZoomAround Street Legal Golf Cart Rentals

ZoomAround Street Legal Golf Cart Rentals provides our communities and our visitors with fun, safe and convenient access to innovative transportation while providing an unparalleled customer experience. Don’t carry all of your beach gear, we’d love to make it easy for you! DUCK • KITTY HAWK • SOUTHERN SHORES • COROLLA

OBX Shipping Center

We are the only Authorized Shipping Center on the OBX for FedEx, UPS and DHL. Come to OBX Shipping Center for all your shipping and office needs. We offer Notary services, copies, faxing, laminating, among other office services. You do the shopping… and we'll do the shipping!

Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education

Corolla, North Carolina is a must see nautical village scented with the spray of the salty sea. It's located on NC Highway 12 along a thin strip of land bordered on the east by the tempestuous Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the inland waterway of Currituck Sound. Corolla is home to the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, whose beacon first beckoned to sailors at sea in 1875, and to art noveau Whalehead in Historic Corolla, a turn of the century hunt club for sportsmen. The quaint village is also home to one of North Carolina's natural history gems called the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education. The center, which opened in 2006, is an impressive and marvelous 22,000 square foot interpretive center for young and old alike to explore the history and vast diversity of North Carolina's wildlife.

Dirty Habit Offroad

Welcome to Dirty Habit Offroad, Premier Aftermarket Jeep Parts & Accessories dealer in the Outer Banks, NC! Virtually three businesses in one, our Retail Showroom is Full of Jeep Parts & Accessories. As an Independent Dealer, we have Custom Jeeps For Sale that we've Serviced, Lifted & Modified. Our attached shop is the perfect place to have your vehicle lifted & modified to your specifications. We'll put together an estimate and build your OBX Beach Buggy or Trail Ready Rock Crawler.

ACE Handyman Services

ACE Handyman Services serving the Outer Banks, NC. We are locally owned and independently operated. There’s a lot that goes into your home’s upkeep, and even the small repairs can add up. Ace Handyman Services Outer Banks can help you make the most of life along the beautiful coastlines of the Outer Banks with local home repair expertise and friendly service. We cover everything from seasonal maintenance to installation and serve Kitty Hawk, Southern Shores, Manteo, Nags Head, Point Harbor and other surrounding communities. 

Coastal Elements Heating & Cooling

Our mission is to make sure your Outer Banks home is healthier, safer and more efficient. We do that by providing simple, honest HVAC repair, installation, and improvement services. We do that by providing simple, honest HVAC repair, installation, and improvement services. New Construction, Commercial, Residential Sales, Service, Installs Mini-Splits… we do it all. With over 20 years of experience, you can trust that your property is in good hands with us.

FullTilt Blinds & Shutters

With over 23 years of experience in window treatments on the Outer Banks, FullTilt Blinds & Shutters know what products work well in the harsh environment of the coast of North Carolina. And we know how guests on vacation may treat your house, so we only sell products that are proven to withstand the most abuse. Contact us to setup a free consultation for your interior and exterior window treatment needs.

Beachside Bistro

Beachside Bistro is a charming oceanfront restaurant in Kill Devil Hills offering American Coastal cuisine in the heart of the Outer Banks. With a focus on fresh flavors and creative dishes, the bistro provides a welcoming atmosphere for both refined palates and families looking for a delicious meal by the beach.

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