We were looking for somewhere to have great drinks and light food while in the Outer Banks when we found Arts Place “Sway Bar”. Awesome place, good music, amazing Bloody Marys, amazing and fresh shrimp. The bar tender was awesome, kept up with a crowd at the bar and the drinks did not disappoint. We will definitely stop in here anytime we are in the OBX.
Great place. Would highly recommend going here. My sister, my son and I went for breakfast yesterday and everything was good. Service, food, music, prices and the view is spectacular. We sat outside and really enjoyed Arts... Will definitely go back.
So fun finding this really "locals" place. Because of the weather, only the inside was open and was full, but roomy enough to not feel cramped. Can see the appeal of all the outside space in good weather and ocean views.
Open kitchen and small bar. Efficient service and pleseant.
We both had burgers and they were delicious. Cooked well and flavorful. You can pick the toppings on the burger, mine included bacon, cheese, lettuce and onions. French fries are home made and cooked fresh, seasoned well.
The place is awesome !!!! I had sausage and gravy over biscuits with a side of sausage. Fantastic both the gravy and biscuits. I’m a big fan of the show diner drive in and dives this place should be on it call Guy !!!
Great local burger joint! It was our first visit here and we went during lunch rush. Despite being really busy we were waited on in relatively good time. We were especially excited about the veggie burger which was great!
Great jazz on both Monday nights I have gone there. Also excellent burgers, fries and mozzarella sticks!
Best Local Burger Joint on the OBX Always a fun place with great view of the ocean from their sky deck
Stopped by today on the way home. Awesome music, good food, really good Bloody Mary's and great service. We live in VA and come alot so we'll be back!
We enjoyed dinner so much we came back for breakfast the next day. Fun atmosphere and great service! Friendly staff!
I love Art's Place ! Finally got to try it this trip. The food was amazing. The service was fantastic. The atmosphere is exactly what I look for when I vacation. A true locals place. In fact, I ate there three times. The sign out front says "tourists tolerated, sometimes". I felt welcome as soon as I walked in. Tip to fellow tourists, when patronizing a locals place, don't act like a putz.
Great service and food. My husband had the Western Burger and I had the Triple Grilled Cheese with bacon. Their sweet potato fries are amazing! Will return if ever in the area again.
What a great find. The upper deck has good views of the ocean and a cute bar. Perfect for a nighttime cocktail!
Denyelle Paquette Mehfoud
+5
Awesome breakfast. Their home firies are the best in OBX.
Christopher Lee Crowell
+5
Came for the burgers, stayed for the atmosphere. Bonus - live jazz on Monday nights. It doesn't get any better than this..
Best breakfast on the beach! Had the wrapped omelete and mimosa!
Very nice place loved the deck up top!
Art’s is amazing !!! Authentic + an OBX gem!!
Good selection of Craft Beers.
Pimento Burger is my favorite.
French fries are amazing.
One of those little places that locals love and tourists are lucky to get into. The food is homey. The beers are cold.
Best burgers .. awesome vibe!! Best veggie burger ever!! ���
Rachel Barbery Fletcher
+5
ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS! Favorite lunch spot! We have to stop in everytime we come down to Nags head!
MaryBeth Kovach Rummel
+5
The very best burgers EVER. The team there is awesome!!! A very well oiled machine of cooks and servers.
Great food and the view was wonderful
Contemplating buying a timeshare just for their breakfast. It's beautiful.
Laura Lipscomb McKinley
+5
Best burgers on the OBX. The Baja Burger is my favorite, but they're all great!
If you haven't been here for breakfast, you're missing out. Art's breakfast is like going to grandma's on Sunday. The biscuits are made in house and will blow your mind. The toast is bakery style and amazing. There fresh fruit really is fresh and so tasty. I had the egg breakfast and my eggs were cooked perfect. I had hash potatoes and my hubby had grits. We will absolutely be back.
A really nice place to sit across the street from the beach, get drinks and food and in the evenings listen to live music. We came here for dinner and didn’t have to wait too long. It is definitely busy though, and the wait staff is always mov big and working. The beer selection is great and they have some rotational specials - but everything is canned or bottled. No draft. Also have full bar selection. For food, the wings, the prime rib sandwich, burgers and buffalo chicken wrap were all good.
Staff is friendly and attentive.
Will definitely be back. Enjoying the summer beach night outside l, with live music and a great atmosphere is always awesome. .
We stopped here for lunch while visiting. A very nice place. Food was very good and service was on point as well. We got a Pimento Burger and Prime Rib Sandwich. Both were excellent. Burger was very juicy and cooked to perfection. Prime rib sandwich was very good also but if I was to pick one over the other it would be the burger. We had both onion rings and fried with our sandwiches. Neither disappointed. Wish we were in the outer banks a little longer so I could have went one or two more times. If you are their Arts in a MUST.
This was my first visit to Art's Place. Sat inside at the bar (highly recommend) and was able to interact with the cook staff. Lots of fun, I could tell they enjoy their work.
Food was delicious (especially the fries!!) and, despite how busy they were, came quickly.
Great beach side restaurant, the food was delicious! Sitting outside and eating a crab cake sandwich at the beach was great!
Unfortunately, the server we had while we were there was pretty bad, she sat us, brought our drinks out, and then didn't return for 10-15 minutes. I got coffee and asked for cream for it 2 times which never came and I had to go inside and ask the bar for it myself. Someone else brought out our food and we didn't see our server at all again until we paid the bill, which we again had to wait a really long time for. I understand if servers are busy, but we felt forgotten.
I would still go back and eat there again despite the service, and the food was really great, but I would be hoping for a better experience the next time.
Great Beach Bar but the real reason for this visit was the best breakfast at the beach. Large servings, freshly prepared and served by folks that make you feel like family. Especially Robin!
This was SUCH a nice spot to have breakfast. The wait was a little bit unorganized but the food made up for it. Very generous portion size and super reasonable prices.
Likely the best burger I have had in my entire life. I got the pimento cheese burger with a creamsicle drink and it was EXCEPTIONAL. The fries were also super good with vinegar!
We had breakfast here and it was amazinggg! The french toast is the perfect amount of cinnamon! Our eggs were ordered over easy and they were perfectly cooked! The awesome lady on the grill is the ultimate cook! 👌Clean place, very friendly staff and great service too!!
Art's place also has seating in on decks on top of the restaurant and has tables outside in the back that looks like it is for music! They are known for their burgers, we will def be back to check it out in the summer time!
Food was good! Service was fine. They really need to expand, there is barely any wiggle room, they only allow one person in your party inside to inquire about a table. I recommend it✅
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