There’s something utterly magical about finding a restaurant that doesn’t need a Michelin star or celebrity chef to draw a crowd—just decades of serving food so good it makes you close your eyes and sigh with each bite.
The Seafood Hut in Calabash, North Carolina, is exactly that kind of place.
Nestled along the southeastern coast near the South Carolina border, this modest eatery has locals and visitors alike putting hundreds of miles on their odometers just for a taste of what many consider the definitive version of Calabash-style seafood.
The unassuming exterior might not scream “destination dining,” but make no mistake—what happens inside this humble building has secured a place in North Carolina’s culinary heritage…