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The Bento Box Sushi Bar and Asian Kitchen $$-$$$1121-L Military Cutoff Rd.
Located in The Forum Shops
Wilmington, NC 28405 • map(910) 509-0774
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The Bento Box Sushi Bar and Asian Kitchen, located in what is now a premier dining destination at The Forum Shops, strives to offer sustainable, high quality seafood and sushi. Owner and chef Lee Grossman strives to provide the same dining experience he provided as executive chef at the Breakers resort...more about The Bento Box Sushi Bar and Asian Kitchen

Break Time Grille & Ten Pin Alley Wilmington Nightlife

Break Time Grille & Ten Pin Alley $$-$$$127 S. College Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28403 • map(910) 395-6658
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Wilmington's largest billiards parlor is also a popular bowling alley, sports bar and casual restaurant, serving sandwiches, burgers, soups, salads and more. Break Time possesses all ABC permits and has 29 top-quality pool tables, including coin-operated tables as well as regulation-size tables. It has 19 televisions, 24 lanes of bowling and arcade-style...more about Break Time Grille & Ten Pin Alley

Courts and Sports $$-$$$3525 Lancelot Ln.
Wilmington, NC 28403 • map(910) 228-5791
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Courts & Sports is the area's newest sports bar and grill, offering more than 25 TV’s, outdoor volleyball courts, bocce and cornhole. They feature a full service Tiki Bar and daily lunch specials! The executive chef prepares chalkboard specials and healthy alternatives!...more about Courts and Sports

Fat Tony's Italian Pub Wilmington Nightlife

Fat Tony's Italian Pub $$-$$$131 N. Front St.
Wilmington, NC 28401 • map(910) 343-8881
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A staple of Wilmington's downtown nightlife, Fat Tony's Italian Pub has a selection of 24 draft beers that are hands down the best in town. One of the stops along the Haunted Pub Crawl, Fat Tony's has a house brew that's called the Haunted Pub Brew in honor of the ghosts...more about Fat Tony's Italian Pub

Front Street Brewery Wilmington Nightlife

Front Street Brewery $$-$$$9 N. Front St.
Wilmington, NC 28401 • map(910) 251-1935
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Offering a full menu til midnight, 7 days a week, Front Street Brewery is Wilmington's only microbrew pub and offers exceptional American cuisine and locally brewed lagers and ales at affordable prices in historic downtown Wilmington. Brewmaster Kevin Kozak has won several awards for his handcrafted flagship brews and seasonal selections....more about Front Street Brewery

Havana's Fresh Island Seafood Wilmington Nightlife

Havana's Fresh Island Seafood $$-$$$6722 Wrightsville Ave.
Wilmington, NC 28403 • map(910) 679-4646
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Grab a seat at the elegant wooden bar at Havanna's and you'll soon find yourself in friendly banter with an engaging bar staff, ordering a $5 food special (Monday through Thursday) and talking with other patrons about the game on the flat-screen. Drink specials include $5 Mojitos on Monday nights, but...more about Havana's Fresh Island Seafood

Bluepost Billiards $$-$$$15 S. Water St.
Wilmington, NC 28401 • map(910) 343-1141

Tucked away in the Jacobi Warehouse near the historic downtown Wilmington riverfront, this 5,000-square-foot billiards hall features a number of diversions — two 9-foot diamond pool tables, four valley Blackcat tables, air hockey, Skee-Ball, darts, Foosball, video games and a video projector with a 10-foot screen. Worked up a thirst? They...more about Bluepost Billiards

Caprice Bistro: Restaurant & Sofa Bar $$-$$$10 Market St.
Wilmington, NC 28401 • map(910) 815-0810

Caprice Bistro's second floor is an intimate, New York-style sofa bar, perfect for relaxing with a martini or glass of wine. The Caprice martinis are amazing concoctions of the finest liquors and delectable ingredients. Their chocolate martinis will send you to chocolate-lovers' heaven, or try one of their seasonal martini specials...more about Caprice Bistro: Restaurant & Sofa Bar

Hell's Kitchen $$-$$$118 Princess St.
Wilmington, NC 28401 • map(910) 763-4133

Hell's Kitchen has fast become a popular downtown destination for good times among friends. This pub-style setting has a fun atmosphere, so when you're feeling devilishly hungry, stop by and try something from their menu of pub sandwiches, burritos and nachos. Hell's Kitchen has a full liquor bar and offers a...more about Hell's Kitchen

Level 5 at City Stage $$-$$$21 N. Front St.
Wilmington, NC 28401 • map(910) 342-0272

Located on the top level of downtown's former Masonic temple, Level 5 has the best rooftop view in town. Locals and tourists alike mingle beneath the bar's massive awning and enjoy cool breezes off the Cape Fear River.Inside, a 250-seat theater boasts an impressive line-up of live theater, and the bar...more about Level 5 at City Stage

Rack 'M Pub and Billiards $$-$$$415 S. College Rd.
Wilmington, NC • map(910) 792-6000

This club-style parlor is open Monday through Saturday from 3 PM until 2 AM and Sundays from noon until 2 AM. After 10 PM you must be age 21 or older to enter. You'll find it in the rear of the University Landing shopping center. Check them out on Facebook....more about Rack 'M Pub and Billiards

The Rusty Nail at Beatty's Tavern $$-$$$1310 S. Fifth Ave.
Wilmington, NC • map(910) 251-1888

Live blues and jazz enthusiasts won't want to miss this downtown Wilmington club's weekly line-up. The Blues Society of the Lower Cape Fear cuts loose on Tuesdays and the first Saturday of each month. Gary Allen's Acoustic Open Mic Night is on Wednesdays. Various local bands play live on Friday and...more about The Rusty Nail at Beatty's Tavern

The Soap Box Laundro-Lounge $$-$$$255 N. Front St.
Wilmington, NC • map(910) 251-8500

The Soap Box Laundro-Lounge is downtown Wilmington's great space for laundry, lounging and libations, as well as the best in local, national and international entertainment. Featuring three floors, including downtown's only Laundromat, a venue for live music, a river-view bar and an art gallery called The Art Box, The Soap Box...more about The Soap Box Laundro-Lounge

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