Most of the dining here clusters around Barefoot Landing and Main Street. Five we recommend, and what each is actually good for.
Greg Norman Australian Grille
Wood-grilled steaks, a long wine list and views over the Intracoastal. The closest thing to a proper occasion restaurant in North Myrtle Beach, and the one to book if you are celebrating. Reserve at weekends.
Lucy Buffett's LuLu's
Large menu, large space, and genuinely good with small children — there is a beach area and enough seating that a wait is rare. The easy answer when the group cannot agree.
Flying Fish Public Market & Grill
Southern seafood and sushi in the same room, which sounds odd and works. Regulars order the grouper. Good for a group split between people who want seafood and people who do not.
Big Chill Island House
The newest of these, tropical and loud in a good way, with a rooftop patio looking down on boats coming through the waterway. Go for a drink at sunset whether or not you eat.
Blueberry's Grill
Breakfast and brunch, and the stuffed French toast draws a queue at weekends. Go early or go midweek.
Practical notes
- Barefoot Landing has fifteen-plus restaurants in one place — park once and decide there
- Reserve for Greg Norman at weekends; the others usually take walk-ins midweek
- Summer evenings are busy everywhere; eating at six rather than eight changes the wait entirely
Par 4 Coast has a full kitchen and a heated pool, and plenty of guests cook most nights and go out two or three times. Either way you are a few minutes from all of this.