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Chilli Peppers
US 158, MP 5, Kill Devil Hills
(252) 441-8081
www.chilli-peppers.com
This restaurant's bar area always teems
with partying people who often come
here to eat and stay late, especially on
sushi nights (Wednesday and Friday year-
round) and tapas nights (Thursday in the
off-season). Chilli's has live bands or
acoustic acts every Tuesday all year.
Seven nights a week, you can enjoy fresh
fruit margaritas, a nice wine selection, and
dozens of domestic and imported beers
from the full bar. Bartenders also serve
nonalcoholic beers and fruit smoothies.
The outdoor patio invites you to sip your
drinks under the stars. Steamed seafood
and vegetables are served until closing.
Jolly Roger Restaurant
NC 12, MP 6, Kill Devil Hills
(252) 441-6530
Adorned with hanging plants and colorful
lights, the lounge at this restaurant is separate from the dining area at this mainstay
restaurant. The bar is open seven nights a
week. Every night Jolly Roger hosts
karaoke or offers interactive TV with
games covering sports, movie trivia, and
more. Both draw a regular audience, and
prizes are even awarded to some of the
big winners. Locals love this place. People
from their early 20s to late 60s enjoy
relaxing and dancing in this lounge.
Goombays Grille & Raw Bar
NC 12, MP 7, Kill Devil Hills
(252) 441-6001
www.goombays.com
This popular nightspot is packed with
tourists and locals and is open seven
nights a week. It's fun and colorful with a
tropical island flair and flavor. Goombays
is Caribbean and casual, where you feel
right at home even if you've never visited
the Outer Banks. On Wednesday live bands play for
"Locals Night" year-round. Wednesday
night shows begin at 10:30 P.M.A horseshoe-shaped bar is set to the side of the
dining area, so you can lounge on a stool
or high-backed chair in the bar area or
have a seat at a nearby table after the dining room closes at 10:00 P.M. Goombays
serves imported and domestic beer, wine,
and mixed drinks until 2:00 A.M.Try some
of the special rum, vodka, and tequila
combos that come with toys to take home.
Steamed shrimp and veggies are served
until 1:00 A.M.
Shucker's Pub and Billiards
Oceanside Plaza, NC 12, MP 8
Kill Devil Hills
(252) 480-1010
This pub and billiards room serves more
than 50 types of beer and has the only
9-foot pool tables on the Outer Banks.
Eleven billiard tables offer people the
chance to play by the game or by the
hour. Darts, foosball, and pinball are popular pastimes, and the many TVs keep
sports fans entertained. Would-be pool
sharks who get beached by too much cigarette smoke will be happy to know that
Shucker's operates heavy-duty electronic
"smoke-eaters" in every room. It's open
year-round, seven nights a week until 2:00
A.M.Wine is available, and Shucker's serves
pizza, fries and onion rings until closing.
You must be 21 or older to play in this pub
after 9:00 P.M.
Outer Banks Brewing Station
US 158, MP 8 1/2, Kill Devil Hills
(252) 449-BREW
www.obbrewing.com
Outer Banks Brewing Station is one of the
hottest restaurants and nightspots on the
beach. Outside, it looks like a big white
barn with silos at either end (the silos are
for making beer). Inside, it's absolutely
inviting and city-chic, with a stretch-length bar, high ceilings, warm wood
tones, an open kitchen, innovative house-
made beer, well-chosen wines, and sublime food. The brew is a big draw, with
selections like a Hefewiezen wheat beer,
Mutiny Pale Ale, and Kolsch summer brew.
After dinner hours, the Brewing Station
stays open late, treating a crowd of lingerers to "righteous music"; blues, jazz, and
funk bands and sometimes acoustic acts
play all year. Both regional bands and
national acts are booked here, and the
Sunday open-mike and sushi night is very
popular. You can watch the band from a
table in front of the stage, from the bar
area, or get a bird's-eye view from the
upstairs loft. Expect large crowds on band
nights. Live entertainment is held Friday
and Saturday in season. You can also
expect music every night in the summer.
The Brewing Station is open until 2:00 A.M.
seven nights a week. Call or check the
Web site for entertainment schedules.
The Pit Surf Shop, Bar and Grill
US 158, MP 9, Kill Devil Hills
(252) 480-3128
www.pitsurf.com
The Pit is a conglomerate surf shop, hangout, restaurant, cybercafe, bar, band
venue, and teen scene. It's a popular,
casual hangout spot all day and all night
and was named one of the best bars in
the world for 2003 in Men's Journal magazine. Every summer night, and most offseason nights, something fun happens at
The Pit. Thursday night is Mug Night with
a DJ, when you pay $5.00, bring your own
mug, and drink beers for as little as a
buck. Bands play every Tuesday and Sunday, and The Pit consistently gets the
biggest names in talent. Burning Spear,
The Wailers, 2 Skinnee J's, The Connells,
All Mighty Senators, and Everything are
just a few of the bands that play here. The
sound and lighting production are state of
the art. Band covers range from $5.00 to
$20.00. The Pit serves food until 9:00 P.M.
and has pool tables, foosball, videos, Internet access, and boardsport videos to keep
you otherwise entertained. The Pit is one of the only places on
the beach welcoming the under-21 crowd.
Underage revelers have three summer
nights of their own-Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday-(once in a while in the offseason) with no alcohol served. These
nights feature DJs or occasionally a band.
Cover charges vary.
Peppercorns
Ramada Plaza, NC 12, MP 9 1/2
Kill Devil Hills
(252) 441-2151
Enjoy a breathtaking ocean view from
the plate-glass window wall while visiting
with friends and listening to acoustic
soloists or duos in the Ramada Inn's
intimate lounge area. Live music is performed daily throughout summer and
often starts earlier here than elsewhere
on the Outer Banks-sometimes they get
started at 8:00 P.M.This is an open, laid-
back place with booths, tables, and a full
bar. The music is never too loud to talk
over. But if you'd rather listen, some of
the best guitar talent on the beach shows
up here in season.
Mama Kwan's Grill and Tiki Bar
US 158, MP 9 1/2, Kill Devil Hills
(252) 441-7889
www.mamakwans.com
This retro-Hawaiian restaurant and bar is
always packed late with young partiers.
It's often the place local restaurant workers go when they get off work. In summer,
on Tuesday and Thursday nights either a
band or a DJ plays. Mama's keeps things going in the off-season too, usually with a
band on Thursday night. Tiki lights create
an island atmosphere. The bar's specialty
is frozen drinks served with surprises. It's
open every night until 2:00 A.M. |
