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What is TRiO? WINE, BEER, CHEESE and more! 

  • Serving our full menu all day, 7 days a week
  • Weekend brunch
  • Over 30 wines by the glass
  • 24 craft beers on tap
  • Unique local and imported goods
  • Craft beer from NC and beyond
  • Wines for every taste and budget
  • 70+ artisanal cheeses

TRiO is an exciting retail and tasting destination with an inviting yet cosmopolitan vibe that sets us apart from other casual venues on the Outer Banks. We're all about simple pleasures, authentic flavors and good times. A place to feed your passion - for wine, beer, cheese, casually inventive food and more.

Comprised of both a gourmet retail wine, beer and cheese shop as well as a bistro with a wine bar and tap house, TRiO offers the best of the worlds of wine, beer and cheese for your enjoyment on premise or in the comfort of your home. We believe that wine, beer and cheese are timeless, just like the Mother Vine represented in our logo. Read more about who we are and the story behind our logo.

More than just a restaurant and bar, TRiO is a gathering spot.

In the TRiO Bar and Bistro, we've created an environment that is simple and classic, yet immediately comfortable; a gathering spot for locals we see often and occasional visitors who quickly become friends. We have table and bar seating in our main bar downstairs and in our upstairs mezzanine, where we also have comfortable lounge seating perfect for group get-togethers. In keeping with our community-driven space, we regularly host tastings, painting parties and other events. 
 

Retail Shop

In our retail store, we've gathered vast selections of wine, beer, cheese and more from around the corner and around the world. From quality and value, to high-end and exceptional, not to mention "Wow, I've never even heard of that one!", we've got you covered.  We offer more than 2,000 wines, several hundred craft beers, dozens of artisanal cheeses hand cut to order, and gourmet food items plus all of the accessories and accompaniments to go with them. Our knowledgeable staff shares a passion for our product and is always happy to help both the novice and our more seasoned clientele in making their selections.
 

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Kitty Hawk
252-261-0277
Hours
*Off-season hours may vary*
Call 252-261-0277 for current hours.
  • Monday11:00am-9:00pm
  • Tuesday11:00am-9:00pm
  • Wednesday11:00am-9:00pm
  • Thursday11:00am-9:00pm
  • Friday11:00am-9:00pm
  • Saturday11:00am-9:00pm
  • Sunday11:00am-9:00pm
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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.