Two locations in Nags Head and one in Southern Shores. With a mission to provide a meal made with fresh, natural and premium ingredients, the eatery offers a range of interesting and delicious gourmet salads, bistro sandwiches, grilled flatbreads and toasted wraps, all made with a flair for international flavors.

 

Tropical Smoothie Cafe wraps and sandwiches

 

Tropical Smoothie Cafe smoothies and sandwiches

 

 

Breakfast  Lunch  Dinner

Tropical Smoothie Cafe fresh bowl

But the smoothies are the star of the show, with a range of healthy combinations of fresh fruits and/or vegetables and yogurt, with or without protein powders, vitamins, or energy supplements and extra-potent juices. But there are also more indulgent combos like coffee smoothies with chocolate, or peanut butter, or both, as well as low-calorie concoctions that sound equally delicious. In addition to the Nags Head café in the Plaza Del Sol strip mall other Outer Banks locations can be found in Southern Shores near the Market Place and in the Tanger Mall Outlets in Nags Head.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe various dishes and smoothies

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Southern Shores
252-441-9996
Nags Head
252-255-1516
Nags Head
252-441-3500
Hours
*Off-season hours may vary*
Call 252-441-9996 for current hours.
  • Monday8:00am-9:00pm
  • Tuesday8:00am-9:00pm
  • Wednesday8:00am-9:00pm
  • Thursday8:00am-9:00pm
  • Friday8:00am-9:00pm
  • Saturday8:00am-9:00pm
  • Sunday8:00am-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.