{"id":151,"date":"2022-08-15T18:06:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T18:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stellablueobx.com\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2022-11-08T18:54:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T18:54:23","slug":"local-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stellablueobx.com\/?page_id=151","title":{"rendered":"Local Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Whether you like to cook at home or eat out, whether you like to relax on the beach and take it easy or go out and explore the town, the Outer Banks offers a plethora of options. Below are some of our family&#8217;s favorites:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-aioseo-table-of-contents\"><ul><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-activities\">Activities<\/a><ul><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-water-sports\">Kill Devil Hills (KDH)<\/a><ul><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-wright-brothers-memorial-national-park\">Wright Brother&#039;s Memorial (National Park)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-water-sports\">Manteo<\/a><ul><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-water-sports\">Elizabethan Gardens<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-lost-colony\">Lost Colony<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-island-farm\">Island Farm<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-roanoke-island-festival-park\">Roanoke Island Festival Park<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-water-sports\">Nags Head<\/a><ul><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-water-sports---jet-ski-kayak-and-stand-up-paddleboard\">Water Sports<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-tanger-outlets\">Outlets of Nags Head<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-groceries\">Groceries<\/a><ul><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-seafood\">Seafood<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-groceries-and-alcohol\">Groceries and Alcohol<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-restaurants\">Restaurants<\/a><ul><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-breakfast-lunch\">Brunch<\/a><ul><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-fresh-fit-cafe\">Fresh Fit Caf\u00e9<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-grits-grill\">Grits Grill<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-dinner\">Lunch\/Dinner<\/a><ul><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-food-dudes-kitchen\">Food Dudes Kitchen<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-nags-head-pizza-compay\">Nags Head Pizza Compay<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-owens-restaurant\">Owens&#039; Restaurant<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#aioseo-tortugas-lie-shellfish-bar--grill\">Tortuga&#039;s Lie Shellfish Bar &amp; Grill<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"aioseo-activities\">Activities <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"aioseo-water-sports\">Kill Devil Hills (KDH)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"aioseo-wright-brothers-memorial-national-park\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/wrbr\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Wright Brother&#8217;s Memorial (National Park)<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is such a unique place to visit as it provides such a thorough history of the foundation of flight. A hike to the top of the memorial after the tour provides a phenomenal view of the island from the ocean across to the sound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"aioseo-water-sports\">Manteo <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"aioseo-water-sports\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elizabethangardens.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elizabethan Gardens<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, this is our daughter&#8217;s &#8220;favorite place in the United States&#8221; as she states in her little four-year-old voice. She absolutely loves to find the several fairy placards that are spread throughout the garden, the butterfly house, and their playground &#8211; which allows her her to burn off whatever energy she hasn&#8217;t burnt off by the time we get that far into the walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"aioseo-lost-colony\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelostcolony.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lost Colony<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This place is wonderful history buffs who like to learn about history of the areas they&#8217;re visiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"aioseo-island-farm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/obcinc.org\/island-farm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Island Farm<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned on their website, Island farm is &#8220;a living history site that tells the story of the everyday Outer Bankers that lived on Roanoke Island in the 1850s.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"aioseo-roanoke-island-festival-park\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roanokeisland.com\/upcoming-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roanoke Island Festival Park<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can&#8217;t tell from the theme of the house, our family LOVES live music. If you&#8217;re lucky enough to be visiting while there is a concert &#8211; or any event for that matter &#8211; happening at this magical location, we highly recommend you check it out. There is no better backdrop for a stage than the beautiful sound! This is our favorite venue on the entire East Coast (trust us, with one of us being a as a former touring &#8220;dead-head,&#8221; this claim is pretty significant). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"aioseo-water-sports\">Nags Head<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"aioseo-water-sports---jet-ski-kayak-and-stand-up-paddleboard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nagsheadjetskirentals.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Water Sports<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Jet Ski, Kayak, and Stand-Up Paddleboard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"aioseo-tanger-outlets\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outletsnagshead.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Outlets of Nags Head<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many stores here for those who love to shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"aioseo-groceries\">Groceries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"aioseo-seafood\"><strong>Seafood<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Fresh<\/strong> <strong>Fish, clams, and oysters<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/austinseafoodco.com\/\">Austin&#8217;s Fish Market<\/a> 3711 S. Croatan Hwy (MP 12.5) Nags Head, NC&nbsp; 27959<\/li><li><strong>Cooked<\/strong> <strong>crabs<\/strong> by the 1\/2 or full bushell: <a href=\"https:\/\/onealsseaharvest.com\/\">O&#8217;Neal&#8217;s Sea Harvest<\/a> <br>618 Harbor Rd, Wanchese, NC 27981 <\/li><li><strong>Frozen Fish and scallops<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freshcatchobx.com\/\">Fresh Catch<\/a>  4331 Mill Landing Rd, Wanchese, NC 27981<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"aioseo-groceries-and-alcohol\"><strong>Groceries and Alcohol<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-d5114ad6-3570-457f-a266-dd74d46eb3cf\"><li><strong>Groceries, beer, and\/or wine:<\/strong><ul><li><strong>Food Lion and Fresh Market<\/strong> both have phone apps that our family regularly uses to do our grocery shopping from the beach. They charge a flat fee of $1.99 to shop for you if you plan to pick it up, however, if you are having too much fun to drive, they will deliver for a slightly higher fee plus tip.<ul><li>Food Lion tends to have better prices, however, the Fresh Market bakery as well as their meat, seafood, and deli counters offer wonderful quality and variety for around the same price.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Harris Teeter<\/strong> has a wonderful meat counter that we frequent when we want a nice steak for surf and turf, it&#8217;s located in Kill Devil Hills but it&#8217;s worth the trek.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Liquor<\/strong><ul><li>NC has state stores designated to liquor sales. There is one in Manteo (9.6 miles away) and another in Nags Head just before entering Kill Devil Hills (11.6 miles away near the Harris Teeter).<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"aioseo-restaurants\">Restaurants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"aioseo-breakfast-lunch\">Brunch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"aioseo-fresh-fit-cafe\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/obxfreshfitcafe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fresh Fit Caf\u00e9<\/a> <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>They live up to their name as they offer fresh and fit food options. They even have something for people who maintain vegan and gluten-free lifestyles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"aioseo-grits-grill\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gritsgrill.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grits Grill<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>From their generous portion sized to the style of their food, this place permeates southern hospitality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"aioseo-dinner\">Lunch\/Dinner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"aioseo-food-dudes-kitchen\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fooddudeskitchen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Dudes Kitchen<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The food here is very fresh and they offer options for both seafood lovers and those less enthusiastic about the fresh seafood the Outer Banks has to offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"aioseo-nags-head-pizza-compay\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nagsheadpizzaco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nags Head Pizza Compay<\/a> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The pizza here is amazing! They have unique ingredients for those who are adventurous as well as your standard ones. They deliver not only pizza but positivity with their famous and inspirational pizza box quotes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"aioseo-owens-restaurant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/owensrestaurant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Owens&#8217; Restaurant<\/a> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a great restaurant for special occasions. The food is great and it maintains the classic Nags Head vibe that so many people who have frequented the Outer Banks for decades remember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"aioseo-tortugas-lie-shellfish-bar--grill\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tortugaslie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tortuga&#8217;s Lie Shellfish Bar &amp; Grill<\/a> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We love their shrimp tacos and laid back vibe. We&#8217;re also just a little partial to the artist who painted the murals inside of the restaurant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you like to cook at home or eat out, whether you like to relax on the beach and take it easy or go out and explore the town, the Outer Banks offers a plethora of options. 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