There are 20 dog-friendly restaurants in Southport that welcome dogs at their outdoor tables. Need help to decide where to eat? Here’s a detailed description of each restaurant, along with pictures and reviews from other dog owners. Coming from out of town? Get a discounted rate on pet friendly hotels in Southport. Bone appetit!
Famous Toastery of Wilmington
Famous Toastery of Wilmington is a dog-friendly eatery where Fido is welcome to join you at a table on the outside covered porch. While they don't have a dog menu, they do provide peanut butter cups topped with treats! Pet parents can enjoy made from scratch breakfast and lunch offerings, including eggs Benedict and Florentine, biscuits and gravy, flavored pancakes, a variety of omelettes, BLTs, Buffalo chicken wraps, and meatloaf with mashed potatoes.
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RuckerJohns
RuckerJohns is a dog-friendly New American restaurant in Wilmington, NC. Leashed dogs are welcome to join you on the outdoor patio. The menu includes salads, loaded burgers, pasta, seafood, flatbreads, sandwiches, and steaks. Everything is made to order, including freshly cut fries, homemade dressings, and hand-cut steaks.
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South Beach Grill
The pet-friendly South Beach Grill has been serving southern inspired locally sourced dishes for years to Outer Banks locals and tourists. Dogs are welcome on the outdoor patio. A savory surf and turf menu features low country spiced shrimp, lump crab cake, Carolina mac and cheese, sweet potato flounder, Osso Bucco, filet mignon, and fresh catch of the day cooked your way.
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Poe's Tavern
Poe's Tavern is a dog-friendly restaurant located in Wrightsville Beach, NC. This literary-themed eatery is famous for their delicious burgers, however they also serve up appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, fish tacos, and an extensive beer and wine list. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their pet-friendly outdoor tables while you enjoy your meal. Try the Amontillado burger - a half pound in-house ground burger topped with guacamole, jalapeno-jack cheese, pico de gallo, and chipotle sour cream. For something lighter, try the Sesame Seared Tuna salad with mixed greens, tortilla strips, seared yellowfin tuna, dried cranberries, scallions, and citrus jicama slaw with a mango lime vinaigrette. Poe's also offers a delicious veggie burger that can be used in place of beef in any of their hamburgers!
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Sweet n Savory Cafe
Sweet n Savory Cafe is a dog-friendly eatery in Wilmington, NC, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table for breakfast, lunch or dinner. They serve everything from breakfast sandwiches to seafood and steak, as well as have a bakery on site. Vegetarian options are also available.
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Havana's
Havana's in Carolina Beach, NC, serves a delicious selection of seafood, steak, and pasta, featuring lobster bisque, Cajun shrimp, blue crab cocktail, crispy catfish, sitting duck, flat iron steak, and carbonara. Complement the meal with a glass of red or white, or a popular craft beer. Outdoor seating area is dog friendly.
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Fish House Grill
Fish House Grill, located in Wilmington, NC, is a casual waterfront eatery that serves up a variety of delicious sea fare. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their pet-friendly outdoor tables while you enjoy your meal.
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Hang Ten Grill
Grab a seat on the dog-friendly patio of Hang Ten Grill in Carolina Beach, an eatery featuring solid selection of handmade burgers, sandwiches, greens, starters, seafood, and even all-day breakfast items. Enjoy a beach break refueling with adult libations and/or your pub-grub favorites.
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The Lazy Pirate Island Sports Grill
The Lazy Pirate Island Sports Grill is pet-friendly. Their menu offers everything from wings to sandwiches to steam pots. Upper deck tables are dog friendly before 4pm only.
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Seawitch Cafe and Tiki Bar
Seawitch Cafe and Tiki Bar in Carolina Beach, NC, is a dog-friendly, beachside seafood restaurant where Fido can join you at on the outdoor patio. They even offer a dog menu! For pet parents, the menu features sandwiches, platters, wings, pasta, frozen cocktails and more.
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Mellow Mushroom
This hip and modern dog-friendly national pizza chain puts a unique spin on the traditional pizza place, employing a carefree attitude in all of their culinary creations. They offer classic salads, subs, calzones, and pizza, but venture on the eclectic side with offerings like jerk chicken, tempeh, or tofu hoagies, and specialty pizza such as the Kosmic karma, Thai Dye, and Philosopher's Pie. Wash it down with a local craft beer while relaxing with Fido on the outdoor patio. Opens at 11am Monday through Saturday and 12pm on Sunday.
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Michael's Seafood Restaurant
Michael's Seafood Restaurant, located in Carolina Beach, NC, is a casual eatery that serves up fresh, delicious sea fare. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their pet-friendly outdoor tables while you enjoy your meal. Start off with an order of the Loaded Oysters - baked oysters topped with cheddar jack cheese, smoky bacon, diced jalapenos, and cilantro sour cream. Next, chow down on the Seafood Mac & Cheese Bake with shrimp, blue fin crab meat, penne pasta, smoky bacon, a four-cheese sauce, and parmesan breadcrumb crust. Or go for the Fish Market Tacos - soft corn tortillas filled with the catch-of-the-day, lettuce, tomato, red onion, shredded cheese, and cilantro sour cream, served with a side of chips and salsa. Michael's Seafood Restaurant is open daily from 11am to 9pm.
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Nollie's Taco Joint
Nollie's Taco Joint is a laid back Mexican eatery serving a SoCal-inspired menu of tacos, quesadillas, and nachos along with beer and wine. Bring Fido to join you on the pet-friendly patio, where he can enjoy a special taco made with canines in mind.
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Flaming Amy's Burrito Barn
Flaming Amy's Burrito Barn is open daily from 11:00am to 10:00pm and serves up delicious Tex-Mex style cuisine. Fido is more than welcome to join you as you grab a seat at one of their pet-friendly outdoor tables. Brave souls can try the signature Flaming Amy burrito, filled with chipotle peppers, fresh jalapenos, mild green chilies, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, rice, beans, Flaming Hot salsa, and your choice of grilled filling (chicken, jerk chicken, steak, pork, shrimp, tofu, portabella, eggplant, and more). For those with a more sensitive palate, there's the Philly Phatboy burrito filled with grilled green peppers and onions, mushrooms, lettuce, diced tomatoes, sour cream, cheese, adn Philly style steak.
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Cape Fear Boil Company
Cape Fear Boil Company serves fresh, delicious seafood delights in a bright and casual waterfront setting with dog-friendly outside seating. Patrons can dig into a mouthwatering Low Country Boil packed with shrimp, clams and mussels, snow crab, or lobster, plus red potatoes, sweet corn, and spicy sausage. Wash it down with a cold domestic or craft brew. Dogs are welcome to join their owners on the outdoor patio. Cape Fear Boil Company is open from 11am to 9pm seven days a week.
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Beach House Burgers
Beach House Burgers, located in Kure Beach, NC, is a casual fast food-style eatery that serves up a variety of delicious, classic American fare. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their pet-friendly outdoor tables while you enjoy a made to order hamburger or hot dog. Beach House Burgers is open daily from 11am to 7pm.
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Island Jo Coffee-n-Cafe
Island Jo Coffee-n-Cafe is a dog-friendly coffeehouse in Oak Island, NC where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table. While they don't have a dog menu, they do offer pup cups! For pet parents, their menu serves up favorites such as blueberry scones, breakfast croissant sandwiches, chicken salad sandwiches, and veggie wraps.
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Shagger Jacks
Shagger Jacks is a dog-friendly restaurant in Oak Island, NC, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table. They have an assorted menu featuring burgers, seafood, tacos, and flatbreads and more. They also offer 50 varieties of beer and a full bar.
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Bruster's Real Ice Cream
Treat yourself AND your pup to a sundae at Bruster's Real Ice Cream in Wilmington! They make a free sundae with dog bones on top for their furry customers.
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