Guidebook for Wilmington

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Guidebook for Wilmington

Food Scene

Good curry and thai basil pepper dishes.
6 locals recommend
Umaii Thai Cuisine Sushi Bar
8209 Market Street
6 locals recommend
Good curry and thai basil pepper dishes.
Great lunch sandwiches.
6 locals recommend
8207 NOMA
8207 Market St
6 locals recommend
Great lunch sandwiches.
It's close and their coffee is a bit heartier than Starbucks.
28 locals recommend
Port City Java
132 Racine Dr
28 locals recommend
It's close and their coffee is a bit heartier than Starbucks.
Some of the best fresh seafood using local catches.
36 locals recommend
Catch
6623 Market St
36 locals recommend
Some of the best fresh seafood using local catches.
The best Thai cuisine in Wilmington; wonderful outdoor seating arrangement.
186 locals recommend
Indochine Restaurant
7 Wayne Dr
186 locals recommend
The best Thai cuisine in Wilmington; wonderful outdoor seating arrangement.
Our favorite river-front seating, excellent Sunday brunch, good bar.
55 locals recommend
The George on the Riverwalk
128 S Water St
55 locals recommend
Our favorite river-front seating, excellent Sunday brunch, good bar.
The "new kid on the block" in terms of seafood - rave reviews.
32 locals recommend
Shuckin' Shack Oyster Bar
127 N Front St
32 locals recommend
The "new kid on the block" in terms of seafood - rave reviews.
Best local breakfast - food and crowd. Go early.
9 locals recommend
Sawmill Grill
15919 US-17
9 locals recommend
Best local breakfast - food and crowd. Go early.

Sightseeing

Great place to take kids and grownups.
435 locals recommend
Battleship North Carolina
1 Battleship Rd NE
435 locals recommend
Great place to take kids and grownups.
Great way to see Wilmington from the Cape Fear River, a spectacular sight in its own right.
23 locals recommend
Cape Fear Spice Merchants
20 Market St
23 locals recommend
Great way to see Wilmington from the Cape Fear River, a spectacular sight in its own right.

Entertainment & Activities

Good excuse to get down to Fort Fisher at the south end of Cape Fear.
550 locals recommend
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
900 Loggerhead Rd
550 locals recommend
Good excuse to get down to Fort Fisher at the south end of Cape Fear.
Beautiful Victorian seafaring community; take the Southport Ferry from Ft. Fisher ($5/car) and shop, eat at Fishy Fish, and enjoy spectacular walks on the edges of the marshes alongside the Cape Fear River.
242 locals recommend
Southport
242 locals recommend
Beautiful Victorian seafaring community; take the Southport Ferry from Ft. Fisher ($5/car) and shop, eat at Fishy Fish, and enjoy spectacular walks on the edges of the marshes alongside the Cape Fear River.

Shopping

An upscale, eclectic collection of stores + great movie theater in a small neighborhood setting.
143 locals recommend
Mayfaire Town Center
143 locals recommend
An upscale, eclectic collection of stores + great movie theater in a small neighborhood setting.

Parks & Nature

Our favorite beach for long walks on the north end + places to eat and shop from the pier south.
408 locals recommend
Wrightsville Beach
321 Causeway Dr
408 locals recommend
Our favorite beach for long walks on the north end + places to eat and shop from the pier south.
Historic site with stunning views and places to walk near ocean.
69 locals recommend
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
1000 Loggerhead Road
69 locals recommend
Historic site with stunning views and places to walk near ocean.

Essentials

From basics to gourmet.
123 locals recommend
Harris Teeter
3501 Oleander Dr
123 locals recommend
From basics to gourmet.