Duck NC Restaurants including Southern Shores

Shun Xing

• The Marketplace
• Southern Shores
• (252) 261-5099

Shun Xing is one of only a few Chinese restaurants on the Outer Banks. They offer the full range of Chinese specialties for taking out or eating in. You’ll find beef, pork, seafood and vegetarian entrees, soups, fried rice, noodles and delicious egg rolls. They are open for lunch and dinner.

Starbuck’s Coffee

• The Marketplace
• Southern Shores
• (252) 255-0790

We think you know what you’ll find here. Starbucks offers coffee and espresso-based drinks, Chai, tea and pastries, snacks, coffee accessories for sale and WiFi (as long as you have a registered Starbucks card).

Sunset Ice Cream and Cappuccino

• The Waterfront Shops
• Duck
• (252) 261-3553

Sunset Ice Cream is strategically located so that when you’re ready for a break from shopping while you’re at The Waterfront Shops, you’re there. In its waterfront location, with a great view of the sound and marsh, Sunset serves Edy’s ice cream, a great selection of fresh fruit smoothies, milk shakes, sundaes, drinks, coffee and espresso. Kids love it here because they can watch the ducks while they eat. Sunset has expanded hours for the summer months; call ahead.

The Left Bank

• 1461 Duck Road, The Sanderling Resort and Spa
• Duck
• (252) 261-8419

The Sanderling’s AAA Four Diamond Award-winning restaurant is on the sound side of The Resort, overlooking the tranquil waters of the Currituck Sound. The Left Bank offers spectacular panoramic views and directly faces the best sunsets the eastern seaboard has to offer. The inspiration for The Left Bank’s name derives from the parallel between Paris’s left bank and the restaurant’s location being on the left banks of Duck’s peninsula. An intimate 60-seat dining room showcases an exhibition kitchen, custom North Carolina millwork and a museum-quality collection of Doughty sculptures on display. Grand floor-to-ceiling windows offer an unobstructed view.

The Left Bank serves contemporary American cuisine with the technique and traditions of the French culinary arts. Its mission is to serve the bounty of local farmers and fisherman with an emphasis on using Sustainable, Organic, Artisanal and Local ingredients, what they call S.O.A.L.

The a la carte menu is a constantly changing effort to reflect the seasons. A multi-course tasting menu with or without paired wines is also a highlight of the menu. The Left Bank is a multiple Wine Spectator Award of Excellence winner. The menus are created by Chef de Cuisine Christopher Gerster, with the culinary direction of the resort’s Executive Chef Joshua Hollinger and celebrity chef and whole-foods pioneer Michel Nischan.

The Lifesaving Station Restaurant

• 1461 Duck Road, The Sanderling Resort and Spa
• Duck
• (252) 449-6654

The Lifesaving Station is The Sanderling Resort and Spa’s family-oriented, casual restaurant, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Sanderling Resort, under the culinary direction of Executive Chef Joshua Hollinger, is making a serious effort to establish the resort as a dining destination. Hollinger is reinventing The Sanderling Resort’s two restaurants (The Lifesaving Station and The Left Bank) into places to enjoy the best of the locally grown produce and seafood with a farm-to-table approach. The Lifesaving Station menu features contemporary American cuisine. Breakfast and Sunday brunch are available with traditional fare and beyond-the-ordinary touches. Lunch includes salads, soups, appetizers, sandwiches and entrees. Dinner focuses on creative preparations of local seafood and natural beef. Children are welcome for all meal periods with kid-friendly menus. The restaurant is housed in an 1899 U.S. Life Saving Service Station, and the decor pays homage to the building’s unique history.  An all-you-can-eat Crab Feast (with lobster too) and live entertainment is available every Wednesday during the summer at the Soundside Pavilion serviced by the restaurant staff.

The Pizza Stop

• 5385 N. Virginia Dare Trail, Sandy Ridge Shopping Center
• Southern Shores
• (252) 261-STOP (7867)

The Pizza Stop bakes fresh, New York–style pizzas in its own stone oven. Choose from a variety of specialty pies or create one of your own. They also serve subs, pasta dishes and salads along with beer and wine. You can eat in, take out or get free delivery in Kitty Hawk, Southern Shores and the Town of Duck.

Tropical Smoothie Café

• Sandy Ridge Center
• Southern Shores
• (252) 441-9996

Tropical Smoothie offers great fruit smoothies in such a wide variety that it’s hard to choose a flavor, but they have more than smoothies. They also serve salads, wraps and sandwiches. 

Tullio’s Pastry Shop

• Loblolly Pines Shopping Center
• Duck
• (252) 261-7112

Sticky cinnamon buns, fresh apple turnovers, fruit pies, luscious cakes and cheesecakes, authentic cannolis, fresh baguettes, Italian peasant bread … need we say more? The pastry chefs at Tullio’s make unbelievably irresistible desserts, breads and sweets. Tullio’s is an eat-in bakery with tables, and they serve homemade fudge, Italian ices espresso and coffee drinks, frozen drinks and smoothies. If you’re celebrating, Tullio’s can whip up a perfect birthday or anniversary cake, and they’re known for their show-stopping wedding cakes.

Village Cork and Bean

• 1211 N.C. Highway 12, Duck Common
• Duck
• (252) 480-2326

Village Cork and Bean is a little hotspot in the heart of Duck. Come here in the morning for a tasty cup of joe or espresso and to tap into the free WiFi. You won’t be able to resist the baked goods and pastries, including fresh, locally made bagels, bear claws, muffins, apple turnovers and coffee cake. In the afternoon and early evening, this is the perfect stop for a cold microbrew or glass of wine, which you can enjoy with a light tapas menu that includes such appealing eats as artichoke-crab dip, shrimp salad croissant, baguettes with dipping oil, gourmet cheeses and salads. Seating is offered outdoors under the live oaks. You can also purchase upscale wines, wine accessories, microbrewed beers, cheeses and other items to take home.