Nathan & Grace

April 18, 2025 • Wilmington, NC

Nathan & Grace

April 18, 2025 • Wilmington, NC

Historic Downtown Wilmington

1 S Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA

Coffee

Hidden Grounds

Drift

BeSpoke

Concorde

Maroon Monkey


Breakfast/Brunch

The Basics

Dixie Grill

Jesters Cafe

Fork n Cork


Lunch/Dinner:

Seabird- Seafood

Savorez- Latin American (reservation suggested but so worth it)

Tarantelli's- Italian

Elijahs-Riverfront Seafood

The Pilot House-Riverfront Seafood

Yosake- Sushi

Cooper Penny- American Cuisine

Marina Grill- American Cuisine Riverfront

Ponysauras Brewing- pizza (and beer)

Manna- American/Seafood


Drinks:

A View- Rooftop bar (Aloft hotel) our favorite view!

Social Tequila

The Ivy

Concorde Espresso Bar- also really good for just coffee!

Rally Point Arcade Bar

Pour tap room- self pour beer and wine- our first date!!

Underfront- Cocktail bar with live music

WTF- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot- Cocktail Bar with live music

Slainte (Irish pub)

Anne Bonnys- Floating Bar

Cloud 9- Rooftop bar (Embassy Suites rooftop)


& there's a million more, just take a walk!!


Things to do:

Walk along the Riverwalk

Visit the USS NC Battleship

Ice Cream at Kilwins!

Boutique shopping

Visit a brewery: Front Street, Flytrap, Ponysauras, The Palate

Website

Wrightsville Beach

Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480, USA

Wrightsville Beach is approx 15-20 mins from downtown Wilmington!

It's one of our favorite spots to walk around, eat out, and grab a drink!


Restaurants:

Kippos: Greek food

Blueberry Grill: Breakfast/Brunch

Bridge Tender: Dinner/ Seafood

Tower 7- Mexican Food

Oceanic- American Food- ocean view

Poes Tavern- Burgers&Beer

Zeke's Beans and Bowls- Coffee, smoothies, and lunch

Adapt- Acai bowls

The Workshop- Lunch and smoothies


Bars:

Jimmys Beach Bar: get the slushie!!

Dockside: Intercostal view with bar food


Things to do:

Explore Wrightsville beach

Mayfair shopping center

Ice cream at Boombalatis

The Cargo District

1605 Queen St, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA
(910) 408-2177

The Cargo district (& the Soda Pop District) is one of our favorite areas in town! Its a cute up and coming area with a mixture of bars, restaurants, food trucks, and shopping. Shipping containers make up a majority of the area, making it super unique and artsy!


Place to eat:

Beat Street - inside of Alcove Beer Garden (our favorite spot)

Mess Hall- Burgers

Food Hall- a little bit of everything!

CheeseSmith- Grilled cheese

Cugino Forno- Our favorite Pizza


Blue cup Roastery- coffee


Bars/Breweries:

Alcove Beer Garden

The Starling Wine and Whiskey Bar-Cocktail bar with rooftop

End of Days Distillary- Cocktail bar

HiWire Brewery

Bowstring Burger and Brewyard

The Ibis

Azalea Station


& lots of shopping for cute local things!