Guidebook for Oak Island
Food Scene
This is the best place for BBQ in the area! And you can walk from the house!!
42 locals recommend
BBQ House
5002 E Oak Island DrThis is the best place for BBQ in the area! And you can walk from the house!!
Do not miss this little gem of a place just a few blocks from the house. The burgers are amazing, and it's a total beach experience!
88 locals recommend
Pepperoni Grill at the Beach
4320 E Beach DrDo not miss this little gem of a place just a few blocks from the house. The burgers are amazing, and it's a total beach experience!
Our favorite place for fish on the beach. And seriously don't forget about dessert. Everything is homemade, and they now have a bakery attached. Delicious!
34 locals recommend
Swain Seafood Shack
8317 E Oak Island DrOur favorite place for fish on the beach. And seriously don't forget about dessert. Everything is homemade, and they now have a bakery attached. Delicious!
Here is the place to go for fresh fish. Locally fished and they've been here forever. And they always have great ideas and recipes for cooking your fresh catch!
32 locals recommend
Haag & Sons Seafood
7901 E Oak Island DrHere is the place to go for fresh fish. Locally fished and they've been here forever. And they always have great ideas and recipes for cooking your fresh catch!
Shagger Jacks
8004 E Oak Island DrFun staff, great bar food, plenty of adult beverages!
Shopping
Well worth a look around in this thrift store. Some of the items in our house are from here!
Thrift Store and More
8600 East Oak Island DriveWell worth a look around in this thrift store. Some of the items in our house are from here!
Entertainment & Activities
Take the ferry from Southport, just 20minutes away, and spend the day at the aquarium and on the surrounding beach area. Pack a picnic there are lots of places to enjoy one!
550 locals recommend
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
900 Loggerhead RdTake the ferry from Southport, just 20minutes away, and spend the day at the aquarium and on the surrounding beach area. Pack a picnic there are lots of places to enjoy one!
Oak Island Lighthouse
300a Caswell Beach RdYou can climb inside the lighthouse!
This theater will bring you back to the days of affordable movies and concessions. It's a gem.
21 locals recommend
Surf Cinemas
4836 Long Beach Rd SEThis theater will bring you back to the days of affordable movies and concessions. It's a gem.
Oak Island Par 3 Golf Course At South Harbour
4188 Vanessa Dr SEParty Boat Fishing Charters
Arts & Culture
So close and so much history! Stop here, and continue on into the city of Wilmington to enjoy waterfront shops, great places to eat, and lots of art and entertainment to explore.
435 locals recommend
Battleship North Carolina
1 Battleship Rd NESo close and so much history! Stop here, and continue on into the city of Wilmington to enjoy waterfront shops, great places to eat, and lots of art and entertainment to explore.
Essentials
Very convenient, just a couple of blocks away! Turn left on East Oak Island Drive!
53 locals recommend
Food Lion
5901 E Oak Island DrVery convenient, just a couple of blocks away! Turn left on East Oak Island Drive!
Parks & Nature
The Oak Island Parks and Recreation Center has a ton of resources for outdoor activities on the Island.
81 locals recommend
Oak Island
The Oak Island Parks and Recreation Center has a ton of resources for outdoor activities on the Island.