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Back Porch Restaurant

A place to eat in Ocracoke Village, pricey ($$$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Dinner.

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Why go

Long-running Ocracoke dinner spot: local seafood and hand-cut steaks on a screened porch.

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Ocracoke, alongside 4 sights, 3 outdoor spots and 1 place for a drink. 5 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with 1718 Brewing Ocracoke and Silver Lake Harbor.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
Ocracoke Village
Price
$$$
Time needed
1.5 hr
Best time
Dinner

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Ocracoke, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    1718 Brewing Ocracoke

    Island brewery with a deck near the harbor, named for Blackbeard's last year.

    Drinks · 0.3 mi straight-line
  2. 2
    Silver Lake Harbor

    Village harbor ringed by docks, shops and seafood spots; best explored by bike.

    Sight · 0.4 mi straight-line
  3. 3
    British Cemetery

    Graves of British sailors from HMS Bedfordshire, sunk off the island in 1942.

    Sight · 0.5 mi straight-line
  4. 4
    SMacNally's Raw Bar & Grill

    Dockside raw bar on Silver Lake for shrimp, oysters and fish tacos.

    Food · 0.5 mi straight-line
  5. 5
    Ocracoke Lighthouse

    1823 whitewashed lighthouse, the oldest operating in North Carolina.

    Sight · 0.6 mi straight-line
  6. 6
    Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum

    Island history museum in a historic house near the ferry docks.

    Sight · 0.6 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Back Porch Restaurant is a stop on our Outer Banks Beach Road route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Ocracoke

Back Porch Restaurant is our only food pick in Ocracoke; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Ocracoke guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Ocracoke run from 56°F in January to 83°F in July; August is usually the wettest month. For Back Porch Restaurant itself, we suggest: Dinner.

Modelled monthly averages for Ocracoke from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Ocracoke weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
110 Back Rd, Ocracoke, NC 27960, USA
Coordinates
35.11066, -75.97649
Destination
Ocracoke, North Carolina

Back Porch Restaurant: quick answers

How much time do you need at Back Porch Restaurant?

Plan on about 1.5 hours at Back Porch Restaurant. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Back Porch Restaurant?

Our pick: Dinner. Insider tip: Dinner only, Wed-Sat; call ahead in off-season.

Where is Back Porch Restaurant?

Back Porch Restaurant is at 110 Back Rd, Ocracoke, NC 27960, USA, in Ocracoke Village. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Back Porch Restaurant?

Back Porch Restaurant appears on Outer Banks Beach Road, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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