S&C Salt & Cedar
Candlelit oceanfront dining room with cedar beams at dusk

Outer Banks Coastal Dining

Salt & Cedar

Wood-fired seafood, cellar-selected wines, and a dining room shaped by sea air, cedar smoke, and candlelight.

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The Restaurant

Built where the dunes soften the Atlantic.

Salt & Cedar is an imagined coastal dining room with an old-soul approach to hospitality: precise cooking, quiet luxury, and a sense of place that never needs to announce itself.

Our menu follows the tide, the farms behind the barrier islands, and the fragrance of cedar embers. Expect local shellfish, bright garden herbs, hand-cut pastas, and sauces finished with the restraint of a great tailor.

Cedar-lined coastal restaurant entry beside dunes at golden hour
Weathered cedar, native grasses, and lantern light lead guests from the dunes into the dining room.
24 Seats along the glass for uninterrupted ocean views.
Executive chef plating seafood in a refined coastal kitchen

Chef Spotlight

Mara Ellison cooks with smoke, salinity, and restraint.

Chef Mara Ellison’s kitchen treats the coast as a living pantry. Her plates are spare, tactile, and deeply seasonal, balancing the polish of fine dining with the ease of a long dinner by the water.

Technique
French foundation, coastal fire, live-fermented pantry.
Source
Day-boat seafood, island farms, regional grains.

Wine & Cocktails

A cellar built for salt, smoke, and long conversations.

The list favors mineral whites, structured coastal reds, grower Champagne, and cocktails that lean botanical instead of sweet.

  • Sommelier pairings by the glass
  • Zero-proof coastal botanicals
  • Rare Madeira and after-dinner pours
Moody cedar bar with cocktails and wine beside ocean-view windows

Guest Notes

Quietly unforgettable.

“The room feels like a private club by the sea. Every course had a clear point of view.”

Amelia R.

“Polished service without stiffness. The scallops and Champagne pairing were worth the drive alone.”

Julian M.

“A coastal restaurant that understands luxury is mostly restraint, timing, and texture.”

Corinne V.
Candlelit dining room at Salt and Cedar Elegant scallop dish with herb oil Coastal cedar restaurant exterior Cocktails at a dark coastal bar

Reservations

Join us by the water.

Dinner is served Wednesday through Sunday. For private dining, cellar dinners, or celebrations, our reservations team will shape the evening around your table.

Location

119 Cedar Dune Road
Corolla, NC 27927

Valet begins at 4:45 PM. The dining room faces east over the dunes; sunset cocktails are served on the west terrace.

Hours

Wednesday - Thursday
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Friday - Sunday
4:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Contact

(252) 555-0191

reservations@saltandcedar.example

Private Dining

For cellar dinners, buyouts, and celebrations by the sea.

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