Back Porch Restaurant

Back Porch Restaurant Enjoy open air dining on our 3 level screened porch dining rooms. We also offer interior climate controlled dining. Full bar.
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Low key vibe Locally sourced whenever possible, boat to table environmentally conscious business practices is how we roll. 3 level open air screened porch dining in addition to interior climate controlled dining options

At the Lunchbox starting today 8/20
08/20/2026

At the Lunchbox starting today 8/20

Honey roasted Fig Focaccia with hazelnut & rosemary Will be on our retail table this evening at the Back Porch
08/08/2026

Honey roasted Fig Focaccia with hazelnut & rosemary Will be on our retail table this evening at the Back Porch





07/21/2026

Welcome Chef Daphne Bennink as the newest addition to the NC Catch Chef Ambassador Program, our first to represent Ocracoke Island! Our reach continues to grow across the state - from the coast to the mountains - our Chef Ambassadors sing the praises of real, local, fresh, North Carolina Seafood!

NC Chef Ambassador Daphne Bennink is executive chef and owner of the Back Porch on Ocracoke Island, NC.

Raised by French parents on Long Island, she learned about the treasures and bounty of the shore and sea. My father would take us out on the island where we would forage for mussels, long neck clams and these tiny snails that we would steam and pick the meat out with pins. We summered on Ocracoke Island where we dipped bluefin crabs along the seashore. Back then they were abundant. On a good day we scooped up a trash can full, then steamed them up with lots of old bay and feasted.

Alice Pipitte Spirkel, who lived with her grandparents and did all the cooking, taught young Daphne all the basics of French cooking. By the time she was 11 years old, she could make a simple cheese souffle’ or a caramel flan.

At the Back Porch since 1998, her cooking blends traditional French technique with Southern coastal flavors, focused on seafood and local produce. Daphne actively supports local watermen, nonprofits, and sources seafood from island fishermen — including her son Dylan’s oyster, clam, and commercial fish operations, Blackbeard’s Tears. She enjoys educating her customers about local seafood and the quality it conveys.

“Boat to table, farm to table is a no brainer for me!”

Learn more about all our Chef Ambassadors at: https://bit.ly/4fpuoj7



📷Daphne Bennink

Fresh off the docks. Big eye tuna carpaccio with wasabi and sweet soy dipping sauces is on the menu tonight
07/16/2026

Fresh off the docks. Big eye tuna carpaccio with wasabi and sweet soy dipping sauces is on the menu tonight





As requested a vegan protein pot at the Lunchbox today; roasted local summer veggies, tricolor quinoa, tamari baked tofu...
07/10/2026

As requested a vegan protein pot at the Lunchbox today; roasted local summer veggies, tricolor quinoa, tamari baked tofu and lemon tahini





Celebrating the island’s first figs with this plate full of summer, figs, peaches, prosciutto and pomegranate molasses ...
07/08/2026

Celebrating the island’s first figs with this plate full of summer, figs, peaches, prosciutto and pomegranate molasses





07/02/2026

Back Porch will stop seating early tonight Thursday July 2 so that out peeps can enjoy the fireworks, come see us on the early side and enjoy the fireworks down by base docks 🤩🇺🇸🎇

Fried squash blossoms with creamy herbed chevre, aji verde and roasted red pepper aioli is on the menu at the Back Porch...
06/26/2026

Fried squash blossoms with creamy herbed chevre, aji verde and roasted red pepper aioli is on the menu at the Back Porch





Frangipane Peach and Blueberry Galettes at the Lunchbox today 🍑
06/26/2026

Frangipane Peach and Blueberry Galettes at the Lunchbox today 🍑





Sriracha chicken steam buns with pickled vegetable and nuoc cham is at the Lunchbox today!
06/12/2026

Sriracha chicken steam buns with pickled vegetable and nuoc cham is at the Lunchbox today!





Address

110 Back Road
Ocracoke, NC
27960

Opening Hours

Wednesday 5pm - 9pm
Thursday 5pm - 9pm
Friday 5pm - 9pm
Saturday 5pm - 9pm

Telephone

+12529286401

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