Jill’s Hilton Head guidebook
Hilton Head Casual Restaurants
Here's a few of my favorite restaurants on the island!
Skull Creek Dockside
2 Hudson RdGreat happy hours, sunset views, and outdoor patio!
Great happy hours, sunset views, and outdoor patio! Great playground for kids also!
164 locals recommend
Skull Creek Boathouse
397 Squire Pope RdGreat happy hours, sunset views, and outdoor patio! Great playground for kids also!
This place is synonymous with Hilton Head. Great outdoor patio and live music. Try the shrimp toast!
120 locals recommend
The Salty Dog Cafe
232 S Sea Pines DrThis place is synonymous with Hilton Head. Great outdoor patio and live music. Try the shrimp toast!
Some of my favorite food on the island. If you want authentic New Orleans-style food, this is the place. Family-owned and very close to the condo. The Sunday brunch buffet is awesome!
38 locals recommend
Kenny B's French Quarter Cafe
1534 Pope AveSome of my favorite food on the island. If you want authentic New Orleans-style food, this is the place. Family-owned and very close to the condo. The Sunday brunch buffet is awesome!
Great crab leg special on Tuesday nights! Fun outdoor patio and super-close to condo.
30 locals recommend
Aunt Chiladas Easy Street Cafe
69 Pope AveGreat crab leg special on Tuesday nights! Fun outdoor patio and super-close to condo.
Another great outdoor patio with lots of sports on the TVs. Relaxed vibe, usually has live music, good Irish-pub type food. Also super-close to the condo!
50 locals recommend
Reilley's Grill & Bar
7D Greenwood DrAnother great outdoor patio with lots of sports on the TVs. Relaxed vibe, usually has live music, good Irish-pub type food. Also super-close to the condo!
A go-to spot for happy hour - great food and drink specials on the outside patio.
33 locals recommend
Captain Woody's Bar & Grill
14 Target RdA go-to spot for happy hour - great food and drink specials on the outside patio.
Another great happy hour spot with great sunset views and fantastic food/drink specials!
183 locals recommend
Hudson's Seafood House On The Docks
1 Hudson RdAnother great happy hour spot with great sunset views and fantastic food/drink specials!
Dough Boys Pizza
1 New Orleans RdFavorite pizza on the island, and they will also deliver!
Another great pizza place in HHI, and they are open late (often hard-to-find on the island)
17 locals recommend
Fat Baby's Pizza & Subs
1034 William Hilton PkwyAnother great pizza place in HHI, and they are open late (often hard-to-find on the island)
Really good BBQ, and, for my money, the best burger on the island
71 locals recommend
One Hot Mama's American Grill
1 Greenwood DrReally good BBQ, and, for my money, the best burger on the island
Nothing fancy here but some of the best fresh seafood you'll find on the island. A local favorite. In the summer, you'll usually find a line out the door.
50 locals recommend
The Sea Shack
6 Executive Park RdNothing fancy here but some of the best fresh seafood you'll find on the island. A local favorite. In the summer, you'll usually find a line out the door.
The Ice Cream Cone
1 N Forest Beach DrGreat ice cream and tons of flavors! In Coligny Plaza
Hilton Head Upscale Restaurants
If you're looking for something a bit more fancy.....
Don't be fooled by the exterior. Inside is a first-class Italian restaurant! They also offer cooking classes/demonstrations and have an Italian grocery as well.
23 locals recommend
Michael Anthony's Cooking Demostration Class
37 New Orleans RdDon't be fooled by the exterior. Inside is a first-class Italian restaurant! They also offer cooking classes/demonstrations and have an Italian grocery as well.
Sage Room
75 Pope AveGreat food and upscale setting
Santa Fe Cafe
807 William Hilton PkwyUpscale Mexican spot with nice rooftop patio
Very small and hidden away, but great German food and American entrees as well.
9 locals recommend
Alfred's Restaurant
807 William Hilton PkwyVery small and hidden away, but great German food and American entrees as well.
HIlton Head Experiences
Fun things to do!
For my money, this is one of the best deals on the island. Less than $20 for 90 minutes out on the water with cocktails and great sunsets, and I've never been out yet when we haven't seen plenty of dolphins. I take every visitor I have to HHI on this cruise, and still go myself almost every time I'm there. I prefer the ones without live music personally, though they offer them with a live band for a bit more money. 21+ only.
15 locals recommend
Salty Dog Happy Hour Cruise
232 S Sea Pines DrFor my money, this is one of the best deals on the island. Less than $20 for 90 minutes out on the water with cocktails and great sunsets, and I've never been out yet when we haven't seen plenty of dolphins. I take every visitor I have to HHI on this cruise, and still go myself almost every time I'm there. I prefer the ones without live music personally, though they offer them with a live band for a bit more money. 21+ only.
Tons of bike rental places on the island, but this is my go-to and I haven't been able to beat them for price and service. They'll have the bikes waiting for you when you arrive and will pick them up when you depart. Search for coupons online too before you book - you can usually get some good deals
12 locals recommend
Lowsea Bike, Beach and Baby Rental
25 New Orleans RdTons of bike rental places on the island, but this is my go-to and I haven't been able to beat them for price and service. They'll have the bikes waiting for you when you arrive and will pick them up when you depart. Search for coupons online too before you book - you can usually get some good deals
Great family-owned theatre & super-close to condo. New reclining seats, and food and adult beverages available as well. Great for a rainy day
39 locals recommend
Park Plaza Cinema
33 Office Park RdGreat family-owned theatre & super-close to condo. New reclining seats, and food and adult beverages available as well. Great for a rainy day
Tuesday Fireworks during the summer! (Also, great shops and restaurants, and beautiful marina views)
https://www.sheltercoveharbourfest.com/
44 locals recommend
Shelter Cove
Tuesday Fireworks during the summer! (Also, great shops and restaurants, and beautiful marina views)
https://www.sheltercoveharbourfest.com/
A family tradition for HHI visitors for over 30 years - take your little ones to sing along with Gregg under the Liberty Oak in Harbourtown
Schedule here:
https://www.seapines.com/events/Gregg-Russell-Summer-Concerts/May-2022
7 locals recommend
Greg Russell Concerts
Harbortown Club VillasA family tradition for HHI visitors for over 30 years - take your little ones to sing along with Gregg under the Liberty Oak in Harbourtown
Schedule here:
https://www.seapines.com/events/Gregg-Russell-Summer-Concerts/May-2022
See the lighthouse, great place to watch sunset, check out the beautiful boats and yachts in the marina, cute shops
133 locals recommend
Harbour Town
See the lighthouse, great place to watch sunset, check out the beautiful boats and yachts in the marina, cute shops
Coastal Discovery Museum
70 Honey Horn DrGreat place for a rainy day
Old-school Hilton Head - right across from Coligny Beach and home to souvenir shops, restaurants, a movie theater, Rita's Italian Ice, etc.
179 locals recommend
Coligny Plaza Shopping Center
1 N Forest Beach DrOld-school Hilton Head - right across from Coligny Beach and home to souvenir shops, restaurants, a movie theater, Rita's Italian Ice, etc.
BEST frozen drinks you'll ever have! Pool Bar Jim is a Hilton Head legend!
35 locals recommend
Pool Bar Jim's
10 N Forest Beach DrBEST frozen drinks you'll ever have! Pool Bar Jim is a Hilton Head legend!
Breakfast
Southern Coney And Breakfast
70 Pope AveGreat diner style breakfast with awesome pancakes!
Plantation Cafe & Deli
81 Pope AveGood old-school Southern breakfast
Bad Biscuit
1 Dunnagans AlleyHaven't been yet, but heard nothing but great things!
Great little bakery with wonderful coffee and breakfast baked goods! Grab and go, or nice sit down options for breakfast as well
40 locals recommend
Watusi Cafe
71 Pope AveGreat little bakery with wonderful coffee and breakfast baked goods! Grab and go, or nice sit down options for breakfast as well
After an early morning walk on the beach, you can hit this place up for coffee and breakfast items. Directly across from the beach in Coligny Plaza!
25 locals recommend
Carolina Coffee & Crumbs
101 Pope AveAfter an early morning walk on the beach, you can hit this place up for coffee and breakfast items. Directly across from the beach in Coligny Plaza!
City advice
Book before you go
Look for coupons online for weekly bike rentals!
Most bike rental places deliver and pick up. Look for coupons online for weekly rentals; you can often get a weekly for just a few dollars more than a daily rental and then you can take advantage of the famous Hilton Head bike paths whenever you like!
Customs and culture
Get a Salty Dog Cafe T-shirt!
One of the most famous t-shirts in the South - you see them everywhere! We joke that they won't let you cross the bridge and leave the island until you buy one! :-)