Carolina Beach
Written on a chalkboard sign inside this restaurant is the motto “Happiness comes from salty air and a hot breakfast,” a sentiment that has resonated with customers for more than 40 years. Gulfstream started as a local family tradition by Spiro and Joanne Simotas, who nurtured it into a classic spot now run by Ed Thomas and Rich Johnson.
78 Myrtle Avenue
(910) 458-8774
gulfstreamrestaurantnc.com
To commemorate our 90th anniversary, we’ve compiled a time line that highlights the stories, contributors, and themes that have shaped this magazine — and your view of the Old North State — using nine decades of our own words.
From its northernmost point in Corolla to its southern terminus on Cedar Island, this scenic byway — bound between sound and sea — links the islands and communities of the Outer Banks.
Us? An icon? Well, after 90 years and more than 2,000 issues celebrating North Carolina from mountains to coast, we hope you’ll agree that we’ve earned the title.
After nearly a century — or just a couple of years — these seafood restaurants have become coastal icons, the places we know, love, and return to again and again.
