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From Crooked Hammock at Barefoot Landing to downtown Myrtle Beach taprooms and the 357 Brewers project rising at Grande Dunes Marina, here is a local guide to craft beer within reach of a North Myrtle Beach rental.

Tidewater Grill and Bistro has served seafood, steaks and lunch specials in North Myrtle Beach since 2015, and owner Sarah Arnold plans to move it to The Exchange at Sunset Grove. Here is what it serves now, where to find it and what the move could bring.

Tripadvisor has named Hook & Barrel the No. 1 casual dining restaurant in the U.S. and No. 7 in the world for 2026. Here is the story behind Chef Heidi Vukov's seafood kitchen, what to order and where to find great seafood in North Myrtle Beach the rest of the week.

Broadway at the Beach’s newest seafood restaurant opened in September with a covered deck over the water, an oyster bar with its own seating and a stage for live music. Here is how to use the place — when the deck is worth timing your evening around, what the menu actually costs, and how it fits into a week spent up the coast in North Myrtle Beach.

Guy Fieri’s Downtown Flavortown Myrtle Beach: Inside the 50,000-Square-Foot Restaurant, Arcade and Bowling Complex Table of Contents Downtown Flavortown at a Glance The September Ribbon Cutting Inside 50,000 Square Feet What Comes Out of the Kitchen Fourteen Lanes of Duckpin Bowling The Arcade and the Freaky Tiki Bar Birthdays, Team Outings and Private Rooms What It Means for the Myrtle Beach Mall Closer to North Myrtle Beach Than You Think...

The Grove House: Cherry Grove’s New Pizza and Seafood Spot on Sea Mountain Highway Table of Contents Video Tour: Inside The Grove House in North Myrtle Beach The Grove House at a Glance The Corner Everyone in Cherry Grove Knows The Pizza: Hand-Tossed and Eighteen Inches Across Beach Bites, Wings, and the Fryer Everyone Talks About Handhelds, Baskets, and the Seafood Side of the Menu The Frisbee Trick: Why Kids...

Jim ‘N Nick’s Community Bar-B-Q Is Coming to Carolina Forest: What to Know Before It Opens Table of Contents What We Know So Far The Alabama White Sauce Question South Carolina’s Four Barbecue Sauces, Explained Forty Years On from a Birmingham Storefront What’s on the Menu No Microwaves, No Freezers: What That Means in Practice Where It Sits in Carolina Forest How It Fits Into Grand Strand Barbecue Making the...

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — JUNE 24, 2026 BY THOMAS BEACH VACATIONS From a cozy independent coffee café expanding into Forestbrook to a 40,000-square-foot moonshine and craft beer destination at Broadway at the Beach, a wave of new dining options is reshaping the Grand Strand heading into summer 2026 — and not all of them are chasing tourists. The Grand Strand has never had a quiet offseason when it comes...

The Ice Cream King Is Back: Original Painter’s Homemade Ice Cream Reopens in North Myrtle Beach Table of Contents A North Myrtle Beach Institution Comes Home Seventy-Four Years on Highway 17 The Making of the Ice Cream King Vanna White, B.B. King, and a Wall Full of Stories What’s Changing — and What Isn’t Where to Find It This Summer Frequently Asked Questions Some places on the Grand Strand you...