So, you’re spending your Thanksgiving in North Carolina near the beach in Cape Hatteras. It’s a beautiful area that’s peaceful, quiet, and relaxing at this time of year. It wouldn’t be a real Thanksgiving without an appropriate Thanksgiving feast, would it? This blog will explain where you can have Thanksgiving dinner during your vacation in Cape Hatteras. You’ll find a rich variety of options with traditional menu options and some you might not have ever had for Thanksgiving dinner. Once you try these restaurants, you’ll want to add them to your Thanksgiving dinners for years to come. Here are some of the best places to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner during your Cape Hatteras vacation.
Good Winds Seafood & Wine Bar
Good Winds Seafood and Wine Bar in Avon is offering a Thanksgiving buffet that features Thanksgiving classics and delicious seafood dishes. Start with a fresh shrimp cocktail and a plate of green salad and toppings from the salad station. Then grab some of the roasted turkey with giblet gravy or smoked ham with mango orange glaze. Is your mouth watering yet? Add sides like roasted garlic whipped potatoes, candied yams, stuffing collards and fresh rolls with butter, and you will be as stuffed as the turkey! Complete your meal with a sweet finish of chocolate cake or pumpkin pie. In order to savor all this deliciousness, you need to make a reservation, so make yours today!
Café Pamlico
Reservations are also highly recommended at our next option for Thanksgiving dinner in Cape Hatteras. Café Pamlico sprinkles plenty of seafood options and fresh new flavors into their Thanksgiving menu. Start with harvest quinoa salad, autumn Caesar, sweet potato crab bisque, and shrimp and crab deviled eggs. Choose an entrée of oven-roasted turkey breast, Southern-style ham, shrimp and scallop with grits, autumn harvest risotto, and crab mac and cheese. Adding their granny smith apple sausage and sage stuffing to every bite just completes the flavor profile of Thanksgiving. The menu is creative, fresh, and no doubt scrumptious.
Lone Cedar Café
Take a little Thanksgiving drive from Cape Hatteras to Nags Head for our next spot. Lone Cedar Café has a Thanksgiving menu that won’t disappoint. Seafood is the star of the show, and even on Thanksgiving it’s all done very well. Highlights include shrimp and grits, bacon-wrapped scallops, and pan-blackened local catch, served up with holiday mains like oven-roasted turkey and chef-carved prime rib of beef au jus. Round out your meal with classic sides such as sage dressing, whipped red potatoes, collard greens, sweet potato crunch, and cranberry sauce. And you’ve come to the right place if you have a sweet tooth. Complete the feast with a slice of Hershey bar cake, key lime pie, banana pudding, or pumpkin cheesecake. All are decadent and divine. Walk-ins are welcome, but reservations are encouraged. Make a reservation so you’re not standing outside watching everyone eat.
Diamond Shoals
Back in Cape Hatteras is Diamond Shoals, which is sticking to the traditions and keeping the menu simple and enjoyable. Plates of turkey or ham come topped with grilled pineapple and are served with all your favorite Thanksgiving sides. Every meal comes with a choice of homemade pumpkin or pecan pie. If you want some variety and don’t feel like turkey or ham, Diamond Shoals is still offering their full regular menu so you can satisfy your unique craving this Thanksgiving.
Cook Your Own Feast in Your Vacation Rental
Create your own cozy coastal Thanksgiving feast in a comfortable vacation rental from Lighthouse View Oceanfront Lodging. Staying here will give you all the feelings of home located near a beautiful beach destination. Stock up on the essential ingredients and snacks at stores like Food Lion where you can grocery shop for everyday essentials. If you want to get specialty items for unique dishes or food sensitivities, visit Waves Market or Village Red & White. These local options are easy to get to from your vacation rental.
When you arrive back home to your beach house, head into your full kitchen, where you can roast your turkey, prepare side dishes, bake pies, and prepare your family’s favorite recipes easily. Some beach houses from Lighthouse View have two levels, with full kitchens on each! This means double the cooking can take place. What more could you ask for?
After the meal has been savored by all, go for a family walk along the beach. Or if the weather permits, you can sit in the hot tub in the crisp autumn air. Additionally, you can add to your Thanksgiving flavors by using the common grill area to cook food. Keep your beloved family traditions alive while making new ones this year in Cape Hatteras.
Plan Ahead for a Perfect Thanksgiving
If you want to have Thanksgiving dinner at the restaurants listed above, make your reservations early. Book a vacation rental from Lighthouse View Oceanfront Lodging to be near these restaurants and to create Thanksgiving dinner of your own. We can’t wait to host you!
