City: Corolla, NC

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (252) 453-8592

Address: Austin Complex, NC 12

Description: This takeout-only deli serves hot and cold subs and sandwiches, Philly cheese steaks, and pizza by the pie or slice for lunch and dinner. Each pizza is made to order on hand-tossed dough. Regular red sauce and gourmet white pizzas, including the ever-popular chicken pesto pizza, are available. During the summer season Corolla Pizza offers free delivery after 5 p.m. You can walk in or call ahead to have your order waiting. Corolla Pizza is open seven days a week in summer. Call for off-season hours.

City: Corolla, NC

Category: Restaurants

Address: NC 12

City: Corolla, NC

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (252) 453-4500

Address: Monteray Plaza, NC 12

Description: The Tomato Patch is a warm, welcoming restaurant offering pizza, seafood, sandwiches, and classic Italian fare. Amazing gourmet pizzas—like the Seafood Sensation with shrimp, crab, tomato, pesto, and mozzarella—will please any palate. A fully stocked bar, known as Dr. Unks Oasis, is located here. Live music is featured in season. Open for lunch and dinner and late night throughout the season.

City: Corolla, NC

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (252) 453-2429 to fax orders

Address: Monteray Plaza, NC 12

Description: Bacchus Wine & Cheese carries an enormous selection of domestic and imported wines and beer plus some fantastic deli sandwiches, subs, and tortilla wraps. You can eat in the shop or at an outside table or get anything to go. Available for take-home preparation are custom cut-to-order steaks and Maine and Caribbean lobster tails. Bacchus is open for lunch and dinner daily in season; call for off-season hours.

City: Corolla, NC

Category: Restaurants

Address: Monteray Plaza, NC 12

City: Corolla, NC

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (252) 453-3344

Address: NC 12

Description: This 50-seat restaurant and raw bar serves lunch and dinner all year. Lobster, shrimp, oysters, clams, and mussels are available as well as filet mignon, fresh locally caught fish, grilled beef, chicken, and sandwiches. Diners enjoy the waterside view from this upscale but casual restaurant that boasts 28-foot vaulted ceilings. North Banks also offers desserts and appetizers as well as imported and domestic beers and wine. Order a flaming martini for an exciting start to your meal.

City: Corolla, NC

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (252) 453-4336

Address: NC 12

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Description: Mike Dianna’s Grill Room prides itself on creating an unforgettable dining experience and wants dining here to become a tradition in your family. Steaks, veal, lamb, ribs, chicken, and seafood are all cooked over a mesquite grill, bringing you aromatic wood cooking at its best. The homemade French bread that accompanies the meals is excellent. Four or five different fish specials are offered each night. The Grill Room is also known for its broad selection of international wines. The restaurant serves dinner nightly during the summer; call for off-season hours. A kid’s menu is available. Live music is scheduled every Thursday evening in season. Private parties of up to 150 people may be held here. Beverages and sushi served until 2 a.m. most nights in season.

City: Corolla, NC

Category: Restaurants

Address: NC 12

City: Corolla, NC

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (252) 453-0201

Address: NC 12

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Description: Got a sweet tooth that needs satisfying? Stop in at this adorable bakery and pick up delightful pastries, cupcakes, and sugary concoctions. Cakes are also available and can be made to order. Northern Lights also offers smoothies, coffees, and teas.

City: Corolla, NC

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (252) 453-4380

Address: NC 12

Description: This casual eatery serves fresh, authentic Mexican cuisine. Inspired by the many taquerias along the Pacific coast, their motto is “the only good bean is a bad bean.” Try the mahimahi fish tacos for a delicious south of the border meal. A large selection of Mexican beers and Bad Bean margaritas are offered. Patrons can eat in or takeout. Catering is available.

City: Corolla, NC

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (252) 453-4644

Address: NC 12

Description: Route 12 pleases diners with one of the best kid’s menus in Corolla, tempting nightly dinner specials, an outstanding wine list, and a fully stocked bar. Open seven days a week in season. Lunch is served in season from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. Call for off-season hours. Reservations are recommended in summer months.

City: Corolla, NC

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (252) 453-4050

Address: NC 12

Description: This down-home, family-style restaurant opened in 1991 and is a Corolla original. Its specialties include house-prepared barbecue true to the original North Carolina recipe, delicious baby back ribs, half-pound burgers, southern fried chicken, fresh yellowfin tuna steaks, homemade Currituck crab cakes, fried and steamed shrimp, and fried clams accompanied by all the trimmings, from coleslaw and baked beans to hush puppies, biscuits, and onion rings. Smokey’s offers a children’s menu and will package most of its items for takeout. Desserts, wine, and beer are also available. Open for lunch and dinner, Mar through Dec, Smokey’s serves seven days a week in season. Call for off-season hours.

City: Corolla, NC

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (252) 453-6167

Address: NC 12

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Description: Creativity reigns at this chic and urban tapas and martini restaurant. Diners return often to this contemporary and stylish dining experience. The menu at Metropolis is ever changing, using only the freshest ingredients available. Favorites include roasted red pepper and feta dip and tuna sashimi. Black and blue tenderloin medallions are served in the cooler months, along with the spicy shrimp taco. A full martini list includes 30-plus choices. Wine, liquor, and microbrew beers are served here as well. This Corolla hotspot is open until 2 a.m.