Kitty Hawk
When Pat and “Big John” Tice opened John’s Drive-In, they set out to share classic beach bites. Now, Outer Banks natives Jason and Chelsea Jordan are at the helm and still serving John’s famous milkshakes and Dolphin Boats — fried mahi-mahi sandwiches with homemade tartar sauce. Read more …
3716 North Virginia Dare Trail
(252) 261-6227
johnsdrivein.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.
