Morehead City
This revival of Carteret County’s oldest restaurant, Captain Bill’s, brought fine dining to a classic waterfront space. The menu offers delicious takes on traditional seafood dishes, many of which are made using fresh catch from the restaurant’s own boat and oysters from its offsite aquaculture business.
701 Evans Street
(252) 499-9528
southernsaltseafood.com
Split-rail fences don’t shout “keep out.” They lean, they shift, they invite. And in western North Carolina, they remind us that some lines are meant to hold, not harden.
Each May, spring climbs nearly 3,000 feet to the seat of Alleghany County. Here, as the rhododendrons blush, a beloved mountain town welcomes visitors with its food, art, and flourish of color and creativity.
Brief but delicious, soft-shell crab season is cherished by diners as well as the folks who work around the clock to put these native pinchers on our plates.
When it comes to poultry, the best is raised close to home.
