Kill Devil Grill is a one-of-a-kind diner located in a 1939 Kullman dining car.  Kill Devil Grill offers a nostalgic dining experience with table top juke boxes and other old-fashioned decor.  

The American food menu offers a little of everything, including burgers, sandwiches and salads as well as entrees such as BBQ Ribs and Fried Shrimp. Menu favorites include the Backyard Wings, Fried Flounder Sandwich and Crab Cakes. Kill Devil Grill features daily specials, including warm, homestyle comfort food, such as meatloaf and mashed potatoes and chicken and dumplings (especially when the temperatures drop during the fall).  

While Kill Devil Grill is a quaint diner, it has much more to offer than a typical greasy spoon. Fresh and local ingredients are what make the food at Kill Devil Grill so delicious and high quality.

Serving lunch and dinner, the diner offers friendly service and excellent food for a top-notch diner experience. Conveniently located on the beach road, you can grab a quick lunch during your trip to the beach.  

The diner provides a wonderful atmosphere for enjoying a drink and appetizers at the bar. Several seasonal and regional draft beers are offered as well as an extensive wine list and full bar. Drink specials include half price bottles of wine on Wednesdays and dollar drafts on Thursdays. Appetizer options include a Grilled White Pizza, Spinach Dip and Bruschetta. 

Whether it’s a casual family meal or a romantic date, you will enjoy your retro experience at Kill Devil Grill.

Seasonal hours and open dates vary.


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Kill Devil Hills
252-449-8181
Hours
*Off-season hours may vary*
Call 252-449-8181 for current hours.
  • Tuesday11:30am-10:00pm
  • Wednesday11:30am-10:00pm
  • Thursday11:30am-10:00pm
  • Friday11:30am-10:00pm
  • Saturday11:30am-10:00pm
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Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar

Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar

Welcome to the home of the happy oyster where for over 40 years the oyster has been our world. The Outer Banks only authentic oyster bar is the place to enjoy sensational fare from the sea washed down with your favorite brew or cocktail. We serve by the peck, pound, and dozen, raw or steamed to perfection. Kicked back casual, down to earth friendly staff, and reasonable prices make Awful Arthur’s Oyster Bar the all-time favorite of locals and travelers alike.

The idea wasn’t to set out and establish a new concept restaurant on the Outer Banks, but that’s exactly what Awful Arthur’s owner Jo Whitehead and her late husband, Jay, accomplished more than 35 years ago when they opened the area’s first authentic oyster bar.

 

Awful Arthur’s opened in May 1984 on the Outer Banks. “We embraced the concept of an authentic copper top bar with the idea of it being a major drawing card and it still is,” explains Whitehead. “I get oysters wherever they are local. We follow the warm waters.” 

 

Just across from the ocean, in Kill Devil Hills, oyster season is year-round at Awful Arthur’s. Diners can take a seat at the copper-topped bar to observe the staff shucking oysters, served raw or steamed, along with shrimp, crab legs and clams all steamed to perfection. 

 

It’s not just the raw bar that’s earned Awful Arthur’s both local and national recognition, including being named one of America’s greatest oyster bars by Coastal Living magazine. The restaurant is a seafood-lover’s paradise, offering the freshest catches available.