10 Best Restaurants in North Myrtle Beach (in 2024) - Experience South Carolina (2024)

Southern style cooking and Calabash style seafood are alive atThe Shack. This family-owned restaurant has been blessing North Myrtle Beach with southern soul food since 2010. They have perfected the art of deep frying. Whether it’s chicken, pork, or seafood, it’s guaranteed to give you a flavorful crunch in every bite.

Taste a little bit of everything with the Cherry Grove platter. Lightly battered but oh so tasty sampling of fried shrimp, oysters, flounder, scallops, and deviled crab will make you think you’ve died and gone to seafood heaven.

Shrimp & grits, biscuit & gravy, steak & shrimp and other delicious combos are staples, but check out the Lunch and Dinner Specials for some classics like chicken bog, roast beef, fried pork chop, and hand-chopped Carolina-style BBQ.

The Shack serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. No matter the time of day, you’ll get a hefty serving of good food and southern hospitality. So, if you want to “put some South in yo mouth!”, you know where to go.

Fine dining doesn’t have to be in a snooty upscale restaurant with outrageous prices. Sometimes, you’ll find it in a quaint Italian bistro at the beach! A great fine dining experience is when the food is excellent, the service is impeccable, and the chef is passionate about his creations.Villa Tuscannaticks all these boxes. That’s why it’s well-loved by the locals and visitors alike.

Authentic Italian recipes handed down from generations have found their way down south. You’ll never go wrong with classic Italian dishes like lasagna, spaghetti marinara, chicken parmigiana, osso bucco, risotto, and ravioli. But at Villa Tuscanna, other Italian and European dishes will impress even the most discerning palates. French, Greek, and Mediterranean-inspired dishes have become instant favorites among the regulars.

Produce and ingredients are sourced locally. Mozzarella cheese is made from scratch in-house. This tells us that every dish that comes out of the kitchen is fresh and delicious. While the food is the highlight, the wine list is a wine connoisseur’s dream. In fact, Villa Tuscanna is honored for having an outstanding wine list by Wine Spectator in 2024.

If you want a taste of Italy without leaving North Myrtle Beach, head on to Villa Tuscanna to get the full Italian fine dining experience.

Serving good food for over 30 years,Joe’s Bar & Grillis a North Myrtle Beach staple. Loved by the locals and visitors alike for its casual and friendly atmosphere, it’s a go-to place for happy hour and to eat the freshest seafood in town. From local South Carolina clams to Prince Edward Island blue mussels to Gulf shrimps to New England sea scallops, you’ll only get seafood of the highest quality.

For a heartier meal, the chicken, pork, and beef entrees will not disappoint. They use only certified angus beef in their steaks, so you know you’re getting high-quality steak every time you order. The Tomahawk pork chops is a must try if you have a hankering for two 9-ounce chargrilled chops. If you can’t decide between meat and seafood, go for the steak and lobster combo.

If you’re bringing your friends, try one of their group menu options. Each menu has a balanced selection of meat, seafood, salad, appetizers, soup, coffee or tea, and dessert. All these food you can eat in their indoor or outdoor dining area.

Located in the Doc Holidays Marina,Boardwalk Billy’sis a casual, family-friendly restaurant with a stunning view of the Intracoastal Waterway. The dining room is cozy and the atmosphere is as comforting as the food and service.

Boardwalk Billy’s serves seafood, burgers, ribs, and sushi. No matter what dish you order, you’ll get a generous serving. For a shuckin’ good time, try the famous oyster roast, steam pot, or Lowcountry boil. Wash them all down with their frozen drinks, cool co*cktails, and Billy’s signature sand bucket concoctions. The bar stays open an hour or so after the kitchen closes, so the happy hour is extended for your drinking pleasure.

Hoskinshas been around since 1948, serving seafood, steaks, and fried chicken to the hungry locals and visitors. It still has that “old mom and pop” charm that brings warmth and comfort to the hungry travelers. Hoskins’ staying power says so much about the quality of their food and service. But don’t take our word for it, go visit and experience it for yourself.

Country cooking shines through at breakfast, lunch, and dinner with fried chicken, chopped BBQ, and the seafood platter as the eternal palate pleasers. Lunch specials vary each day, so there’s always a variety of dishes to choose from. If you ask us, their homemade specialties keep us coming back for more. We love the simplicity of their homemade biscuits, pimento cheese grits, and their decadent pies that warm our hearts and our tummies.

Captain Archie’salways has this fun atmosphere and friendly vibes. With a patio bar and outdoor dining, there are more opportunities to interact with people and enjoy the surrounding views. The food menu consists of bar food favorites, which means there’s a lot of delicious deep-fried classics like crispy wings, breaded shrimp, and fried oyster. They all taste great, but the food that stands out is the steak bites. These are bite-sized certified angus beef blackened and grilled topped with blue cheese crumbles. It’s the perfect starter to whet your appetite.

For a heartier meal, a hefty serving of hamburger steak served with French fries and hush puppies is a good choice. But if you have a hankering for seafood, the Captain’s Platter will delight your taste buds. You get flounder, oyster, shrimp, and crab cake fried to perfection.

Enjoy the food with live music from seasoned and up and coming local bands. Some nights are karaoke nights. So, if you want entertainment with your food and drinks, Captain Archie’s is the place to be.

Pizza on the beach is always a treat, andKing’s Famous Pizzahas been serving great pizza in North Myrtle Beach for more than three decades. Such longevity in the food scene means only one thing—the food is great!

There are only a few pizza flavors to choose from. Hot off the oven with fresh ingredients, Meat Lovers Pizza and the House Special Pizza are the safe choices. But if you want to be a little more adventurous with your pizza, Zorba’s Greek Pizza, Alfredo Pizza, and Buffalo Chicken Pizza are standouts. They’re not your usual pizza orders, but they sure can satisfy your pizza cravings to the hilt.

Although pizza is king, there are other food options on the menu. You can choose from a long list of subs and gyros as well as pasta, salad, and appetizers. It’s impossible to try them all in one visit, but that gives you more reasons to come back.

Midtown Bistrospecializes in Italian-inspired cuisine. Our first impression is that it’s an upscale bistro with high prices. But as they say, first impressions can be wrong. The bistro has a fun and relaxed atmosphere. It doesn’t try to be fancy with posh menu options. In fact, Midtown Bistro is all about “simple food and simple prices” and we heartily agree.

The menu selections are diverse and cater to diners of all ages. They offer Daily Specials and, hands down, the best is the sausage & peppers over angel hair pasta. Chicken parmesan over spaghetti is a close second.

Pizza, flat breads, and sandwiches may be very tempting to order, but prime rib or butcher block bone in pork chop may just be right up your alley if you want a hearty meal. Pair them up with a nice glass of wine or an ice-cold beer.

If you want fresh fish and seafood prepared the way you want them,Flying Fishwill do it your way. After all it’s a public market and grill where you choose from freshly caught selection of local fish, shellfish, and other seafood.

What’s great about Flying Fish is that the food doesn’t always have to be deep fried. You can have them grilled over an open flame, pan seared, boiled, or have them prepared as a sushi roll. Freshly shucked oysters can be baked, steamed, or eaten raw. Enjoy all the delicious food while you look at the incredible view outside.

The owners ofOscar’s Food & Spiritswanted a place for Pittsburgh Steelers fans and Boilermakers to have a “home away from home” in North Myrtle Beach. But because it’s such a fun place to eat and enjoy sports games, Oscar’s has grown into a sports bar where locals and visitors alike love to visit. You don’t have to be a Steelers fan to gain entry. Everyone is welcome, especially those who love sports and game day grub.

Oscar’s specializes in one-of-a-kind sandwiches and chicken wings, but their pizza, salads, and seafood are seriously delicious as well. All sandwiches are served “Pittsburgh Style” with fries, tomato, and house slaw.

We strongly recommend Oscar’s Club, which is loaded with all the meat, veggies, and cheese you can handle. Once you taste it, you’ll never want to eat standard clubhouse sandwich ever again.