Seafood Restaurants Near Topsail Beach, North Carolina

• Tourists can enjoy seafood fare when visiting Topsail Island, North Carolina. topsail island view image by Penny Williams from Fotolia.com
  

  Topsail Beach makes up the southern and central regions of Topsail Island, North Carolina, a sought-after tourist destination for surfing and swimming in the Atlantic Ocean. The island also features restaurants with fresh seafood fare, which are primarily caught in the Atlantic. Although Topsail Beach itself does not have any seafood restaurants, nearby North Topsail Beach and Surf City do. The high tourist season is during the summer, but most of Topsail Island's seafood eateries are open year-round.

Buddy's Crab House and Oyster Bar

• Buddy's Crab House in Surf City is less than 20 minutes from Topsail Beach and within walking distance of the Surf City Pier. This colorful restaurant features palm trees in front of the building, and the dining room has large open windows facing the ocean and Jimmy Buffet-related memorabilia. Seafood items at this restaurant include snow crab legs, shrimp basket, crab cakes and tuna. The restaurant's oyster bar offers oysters by the dozen or half-dozen. A full-service bar is available. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner every day of the week, and it is open year-round.

Quartermasters Restaurant and Tavern

• Situated in Surf City, Quartermasters Restaurant is within a mile of the bridge that leads to Topsail Island, less than 20 minutes from Topsail Beach. Menu entrees include baked shrimp and ravioli, seafood etouffee--which includes scallops, shrimp and crawfish--and stuffed flounder. The restaurant also provides "Half-Portion" specials, which includes coconut shrimp and fish 'n chips. The dining room has a casual atmosphere, and features a full-service bar with televisions for sporting events. Beach-related items, such as surfboards and artwork of palm trees hang on the dining room walls. Reservations are recommended for parties of six or more. Live acoustic music is provided during the summer. The restaurant is open all year-round.

Atlantis Restaurant

• Atlantis Restaurant, located in North Topsail Beach, is approximately 30 minutes northeast of Topsail Beach, and is on the seventh floor of the St. Regis Resort hotel building. This fine dining establishment has an elegant ambiance, and the dining room's ceiling to floor windows provide scenic views of Topsail Beach and the Atlantic Ocean. Some of the seafood entrees include apple wood shrimp--shrimp wrapped in bacon, shellfish pasta--a pasta dish with lobster, shrimp and scallops, and potato-crusted red snapper. The restaurant serves dinner every night of the week from March through November. During the winter, Atlantis is closed. Reservations are recommended.