• Dine at one of Carolina Beach's seafood restaurants.seafood image by apeschi from Fotolia.com
  
  Carolina Beach's Atlantic coast location in North Carolina provides excellent seafood for the local restaurants. The town has a resort feel year round with boating, fishing and water activities at the top of most visitors' and locals' lists. When it's time to get a bite, try one of Carolina Beach's seafood restaurants, where families are welcome and menus offer the freshest catches of the day.
  
  

Bowman's at the Beach

• The children's menu also features seafood specialties.kids image by Marzanna Syncerz from Fotolia.com
  
  Beef isn't the only type of burger you can get at this North Carolina restaurant. Bowman's at the Beach serves up flounder, shrimp, whiting, scallop and clam burgers on its seafood themed menu. Don't leave the kids out of the ocean bites; choose the seafood plate off the children's menu, which features shrimp, oysters, clam strips and more. Insider tip: if you're looking for the tide report, check out the restaurant's website, which has a link to local tide charts.
  
  Bowman's at the Beach
  911 North Lake Park Boulevard
  Carolina Beach, NC 28428
  910-458-6292
  bowmansseafoodrestaurant.com
  
  

Michael's Seafood Restaurant

• Michael's Seafood Restaurant hosts a golf tournament for charity.Golf image by Vanessa van Rensburg from Fotolia.com
  
  From the crab cake, oyster and shrimp sampler plate to the garlic crab legs and the clam pizza, the menu at Michael's Seafood Restaurant is dedicated to the ocean. This North Carolina restaurant is also involved in philanthropy, hosting an golf tournament to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis charities. The restaurant can cater parties or host your onsite event of up to 100 guests. Don't leave a meal without tasting the seafood chowder; it's the house specialty.
  
  Michael's Seafood Restaurant
  1206 North Lake Park Boulevard
  Carolina Beach, NC 28428
  910-458-7761
  michaelscfood.com
  
  

Ocean Grill and Tiki Bar

• Enjoy views of the Atlantic from the Ocean Grill.atlantic ocean with surfer image by Dev from Fotolia.com
  
  Take in views of the Atlantic from your table at the Ocean Grill and Tiki Bar, which features a live band most weekend evenings. You can't go wrong with peel and eat shrimp or the crab dip and pita appetizer. Fish tacos, shrimp burgers, crab legs and fried Mahi Mahi strips round out this oceanic menu. Each day has a different drink and food special, so ask your server for details.
  
  Ocean Grill and Tiki Bar
  1211 South Lake Park Boulevard
  Carolina Beach, NC 28428
  910-458-2000
  oceangrill.us