From mimosas to dinner on the water, here’s new Myrtle Beach area spots to try for date night
With all the restaurant choices in the Myrtle Beach area, it can be daunting picking a new place to eat.
This year, dozens of new restaurants have opened across the Grand Strand.
For those wanting to take their significant other to a new place for dinner or brunch, or maybe spend a night away from the kids, there’s everything from mimosas, to enjoying seafood on the water.
Here are a few places you might want to consider.
Brunch near the beach
One of the newest breakfast and lunch spots is a short walk from the beach.
Mimosas opened in June and offers patrons multiple seating options. Couples can sip a mocha on the patio, sit at the outside bar or inside at a bar that stretches nearly the restaurant’s length.
Guests can also choose from an extensive list of mimosa drinks and order from a menu that includes pancakes, waffles and other breakfast lunch items. Mimosas’ signature dish is the lobster waffle topped with breaded lobster, caramelized bacon, greens, corn, orange shavings and a citrus aioli sauce.
Mimosas is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and located at 7430 North Kings Highway.
A new seafood restaurant on the water
A meal with a nice view of Main Creek and the surrounding salt marshes or the ocean might be appealing for a date. One of Murrells Inlet’s newest restaurants can accommodate couples who like boating through the waters of the Myrtle Beach area.
Sitting on the top two floors of the marina bearing the same name, The Quay Seafood Grill opened in early July. Boaters can dock their boats at the marina, take the stairs or an elevator up to The Quay and choose from indoor and outdoor seating.
The Quay’s menu is filled with seafood and other dishes. Popular choices include a specialty chicken sandwich and flounder sandwich, and the restaurant also offers specialty drinks like its “Quay Juice,” a rum cocktail complimented with pineapple juice, Sprite, blue curacao and triple sec.
The Quay’s location is 1508 South Waccamaw Drive in Murrells Inlet. The eatery is open Tuesday through Sunday; the bar is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and the kitchen is open from noon to 9 p.m.
Try a diverse food offering
Myrtle Beach has also seen a recent influx of new eateries serving diverse food options, and one of the newest eateries might provide Grand Strand couples with a unique dining experience.
Opening in late August, Hi Pot Korean Barbecue & Hot Pot gives customers an all-you-can-eat meal with a twist. Patrons get to choose from an assortment of meat and vegetable platters and then cook it at their table in a bowl of broth. Hot Pot cooking is popular in Korea.
Hi Pot is located at 124 Loyola Drive in the Myrtle Beach area and opens daily at noon.
Visit an Italian or Sushi place for date night
River Oaks Pizzeria opened in early 2023 and has already established a reputation as being one of the best pizza makers in the Myrtle Beach area, according to The Sun News readers.
The Sun News readers nominated the pizzeria as one of the best on The Grand Strand. The eatery has outdoor and indoor seating where couples can either sit at a booth or at the bar, which has a massive collection of bottles adorning the back wall.
Per its name, River Oaks serves customizable and specialty pies like its Grandma Pizza, a square offering topped with tomatoes, basil and parmigiana. The eatery also has a menu of other dishes like its lobster ravioli and an extensive specialty drinks selection.
One drink that bears the restaurant’s name, the River Oaks Old Fashion, is served with smoke emanating from the glass. River Oaks is located at 154 Sapwood Road, Unit 107, in Carolina Forest, and opens at 3 p.m. daily.
Another restaurant that recently opened provides couples with the surf and turf of their choice. SOHO Steak & Seafood opened a new location in North Myrtle Beach at the end of July.
Serving hibachi-style food but without the performance, SOHO gives customers a multitude of steak, seafood and sushi options to choose from.
SOHO Steak & Seafood has multiple locations in the Grand Strand. Soho’s North Myrtle Beach location’s address is 214 Main Street in North Myrtle Beach, and is open daily.
