Welcome

Spoon River is a farm-to-fork style restaurant located in historic downtown Belhaven, NC.  It is situated just steps away from the Pungo River, leading to the Pamlico Sound, in an area known as North Carolina's Inner Banks.

Our goal is to source as much of our menu locally and from the state of North Carolina as possible.  This includes everything from seafood to herbs to vodka. 

Our mission is to serve artful food and drinks in a unique environment.

We happily welcome boaters en route along the east coast, as well as those boating from local Beaufort and Hyde Counties, and other surrounding areas.  Whether coming by land or by sea, we will be sure to give you an artful experience with southern hospitality! 

WELCOME

Spoon River is a farm-to-fork style restaurant located in historic downtown Belhaven, NC.  It is situated just steps away from the Pungo River, leading to the Pamlico Sound, in an area known as North Carolina's Inner Banks.

Our goal is to source as much of our menu locally and from the state of North Carolina as possible.  This includes everything from seafood to herbs to vodka. 

Our mission is to serve artful food and drinks in a unique environment.

We happily welcome boaters en route along the east coast, as well as those boating from local Beaufort and Hyde Counties, and other surrounding areas.  Whether coming by land or by sea, we will be sure to give you an artful experience with southern hospitality! 

VISIT

263 Pamlico St, Belhaven, NC 27810

HOURS

Monday Wednesday & Thursday: Dinner 5:30pm until

Tuesday: Closed

Friday & Saturday: Lunch 11:30 - 2:30pm, Dinner 5:30pm until

Sunday: Brunch 10:30am - 2:30pm

CALL/TEXT

(252) 945 - 3899

Follow us on Instagram @spoonrivernc

Over the years almost everything about Spoon River has changed or evolved, but having the space exist as it’s own entity of artistic expression has always remained essential to our identity. Teresa’s new vision for a fantastical dreamlike library - where the walls literally tell stories - is starting to come to life, but we need your help! We need some old paperbacks folded - these were saved from being trashed, we’re not harming the good books - and we want the dining room to be filled with pieces made by our people! We want you to come eat and drink once we reopen, and enjoy knowing you helped create the new ambiance + aesthetic 🖤🍾🍽📚👩🏼‍🎨 >>> Boxes of books will be in the white building across from the restaurant (doors are open), just pick up what you want, fold, and return. Preferably by next week, we’re getting close now! Tell your crafty + artistic friends, get creative with your folding! There’s an instructional video with more info posted on our Facebook page. Thanks y’all! And if you’ve never heard the story of our original opening, it’s worth a read to hear what it took to open the doors back in 2012. (That link is included on the FB post too.)
Last chance! Go to link at @smallbusinessrevolution + VOTE! #MyWashingtonNC 🧡 Show some NC love for our neighbors!!! #smallbusinessrevolution #supportsmallbusiness #welovenc #gottobenc #visitnc #ourstate #easternnc #washingtonnc #belhavennc #bathnc #greenvillenc #northcarolina #southernliving #smalltownlife #mainstreet #mainstreetusa #lovewheteyoulive #community #communityovercompetition #showsomelove #southernstyle #southerncharm
Last chance! Go to link at @smallbusinessrevolution + VOTE! #MyWashingtonNC 🧡 Show some NC love for our neighbors!!! #smallbusinessrevolution #supportsmallbusiness #welovenc #gottobenc #visitnc #ourstate #easternnc #washingtonnc #belhavennc #bathnc #greenvillenc #northcarolina #southernliving #smalltownlife #mainstreet #mainstreetusa #lovewheteyoulive #community #communityovercompetition #showsomelove #southernstyle #southerncharm
Some of y’all have been asking for months about how to help, and now we’ve finally got a couple ways you can! If you like crafting + creating, swing by Monday afternoon at 4:00 and Teresa will give you some books + a folding lesson to help with our completely over the top, whimsical decor! (Carol Roop + friends got started for us this past weekend already 📚) So stop by to pick up some books and put your own personal touch on our new space! Also, there’s only TWO DAYS left to vote for #MyWashingtonNC (and your social feeds will go back to normal, so hang in there 🙃) Vote at @smallbusinessrevolution .com (link in their bio) and you’ll be voting for the only NC town, only southeast town, and smallest town BY FAR. Show some local neighborly love - we’d all benefit immensely from the exposure around here! 🧡🧡🧡 #lovewhereyoulive #easternnc
Some of y’all have been asking for months about how to help, and now we’ve finally got a couple ways you can! >> If you like crafting + creating, swing by Monday afternoon at 4:00 and Teresa will give you some books + a folding lesson to help with our completely over the top, whimsical decor! (Carol Roop + friends got started for us this past weekend already 📚) So stop by to pick up some books and put your own personal touch on our new space! >> Also, there’s only TWO DAYS left to vote for #MyWashingtonNC (and your social feeds will go back to normal, so hang in there 🙃) Vote at @smallbusinessrevolution .com (link in their bio) and you’ll be voting for the only NC town, only southeast town, and smallest town BY FAR. Show some local neighborly love - we’d all benefit immensely from the exposure around here! 🧡🧡🧡 #lovewhereyoulive #easternnc
Our NC beer #beerflights for some #mondaymotivation 🍺🧀🥨🍊🌿🥜 And don’t forget we’re doing an open call for job applicants Tuesday from 4p - 6p! We’re hiring service/ front of house positions; stop in any time during those hours! Thanks!
Our NC beer #beerflights for some #mondaymotivation 🍺🧀🥨🍊🌿🥜 And don’t forget we’re doing an open call for job applicants Tuesday from 4p - 6p! We’re hiring service/ front of house positions; stop in any time during those hours! Thanks!
The aesthetic will definitely be a book lover’s dream come true... 🤩📚🤓🍾🍽 If you thought she might have overdone it with the @brownlibrary_nc book sale, you should see what’s amassed in the restaurant now 😳 #sneakpeek #bts #whimsical #weird #iconic #art as #ambiance #thelifeofteresa #comingsoon Come apply for a front-of-house position on Tuesday, anytime between 4:00-6:00p (See our last post for more info). #hiring
The aesthetic will definitely be a book lover’s dream come true... 🤩📚🤓🍾🍽 If you thought she might have overdone it with the @brownlibrary_nc book sale, you should see what’s amassed in the restaurant now 😳 #sneakpeek #bts #whimsical #weird #iconic #art as #ambiance #thelifeofteresa #comingsoon >>> Come apply for a front-of-house position on Tuesday, anytime between 4:00-6:00p (See our last post for more info). #hiring
Anyone want an occasional peek behind all that butcher paper covering the windows? Or do you want to be totally surprised? Might do some sneaky peeks that don’t totally give the magic away... 🤔😉 And we’re close enough now to say WE ARE HIRING!
Anyone want an occasional peek behind all that butcher paper covering the windows? Or do you want to be totally surprised? Might do some sneaky peeks that don’t totally give the magic away... 🤔😉 And we’re close enough now to say >WE ARE HIRING!< We’re looking for front of house staff (servers, bar, assistants/runners/bussers) and this is how to apply: Tuesday Feb. 12th 4:00p - 6:00p will be an open call to apply and interview! Come any time during that time, bring your résumé if you have one, previous experience necessary for bar + service, not required for assistance positions. Whether you’re looking for full time work, or to pick up shifts at night after your day job, or are a student looking for weekend work - our main priority is finding the right people. Please help spread the word about this y’all, thanks! #thecomeback #comingsoon #carolinastrong #transformationtuesday #reopening #ncfood #eatlocal #farmtofork #thankafarmer #easternnc #belhavennc #visitbelhaven #nowhiring #foh #frontofhouse #restaurantlife #spoonrivernc
”It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” 🕰 Name that quote without googling? #📚 New equipment moving into the kitchen + boh while the front is down to the bare bones. Can’t wait to see the magic Teresa creates with this blank canvas...
”It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” 🕰 Name that quote without googling? #📚 >>> New equipment moving into the kitchen + boh while the front is down to the bare bones. Can’t wait to see the magic Teresa creates with this blank canvas...
Soon... (ish). It’s been too #bloody long but brunch is almost back! #mondaymotivation ・・・ #repost 📸: @heatherstepprealestate
Soon... (ish). It’s been too #bloody long but brunch is almost back! #mondaymotivation ・・・ #repost 📸: @heatherstepprealestate
ICYMI: Our friends + neighbors in Little Washington are one of the top 10 towns in the running to be featured on @hulu @smallbusinessrevolution Main Street show! If the town is chosen, the show will choose 6 local businesses to split a $500,000 boost, and season 4 will film and promote the community! What an exciting opportunity! @amandakbrinkman + her crew will be in town this Wednesday + Thursday checking it out before they narrow down the running, so if you’d like to welcome them and let them know how much you #lovewhereyoulive Be at the #turnagetheater on Main St at 5:30p on Wednesday (Jan 23rd). And don’t forget to let them know where to go while they’re around by tagging #mywashingtonnc on your posts - like... coffee at @rachelksbakery ☕️ yoga at @coppercanyonwellness 🧘‍♀️ #billshotdogs 🌭 shopping at @russellsnc 👔 @cottagejunkies 🛍 #cheesebiscuit faves 🧀 hair appointments @bardot.studio @boha_studio 💇‍♀️ The Hackney just opened 🍽 barbershops 💈 #boat makers 🚤 #FARMERS 🚜... Ok we could do this all day, but you get the point, #showsomelove to your favorites and they just might get the opportunity of a lifetime! ❤️ For more info check out: @wbcchamberofcommerce @littlewashingtonnc @whda_washington_nc @smallbusinessrevolution @amandakbrinkman @thetypennington @hulu @deluxecorp
ICYMI: Our friends + neighbors in Little Washington are one of the top 10 towns in the running to be featured on @hulu @smallbusinessrevolution Main Street show! If the town is chosen, the show will choose 6 local businesses to split a $500,000 boost, and season 4 will film and promote the community! What an exciting opportunity! @amandakbrinkman + her crew will be in town this Wednesday + Thursday checking it out before they narrow down the running, so if you’d like to welcome them and let them know how much you #lovewhereyoulive >> >> Be at the #turnagetheater on Main St at 5:30p on Wednesday (Jan 23rd). And don’t forget to let them know where to go while they’re around by tagging #mywashingtonnc on your posts - like... coffee at @rachelksbakery ☕️ yoga at @coppercanyonwellness 🧘‍♀️ #billshotdogs 🌭 shopping at @russellsnc 👔 @cottagejunkies 🛍 #cheesebiscuit faves 🧀 hair appointments @bardot.studio @boha_studio 💇‍♀️ The Hackney just opened 🍽 barbershops 💈 #boat makers 🚤 #FARMERS 🚜... Ok we could do this all day, but you get the point, #showsomelove to your favorites and they just might get the opportunity of a lifetime! ❤️ For more info check out: @wbcchamberofcommerce @littlewashingtonnc @whda_washington_nc @smallbusinessrevolution @amandakbrinkman @thetypennington @hulu @deluxecorp
ѕαlтed cαrαмel crαvιɴɢѕ 🍨 #throwbackthursday 📸: @itsjessuhh
ѕαlтed cαrαмel crαvιɴɢѕ 🍨 #throwbackthursday 📸: @itsjessuhh
Over the years almost everything about Spoon River has changed or evolved, but having the space exist as it’s own entity of artistic expression has always remained essential to our identity. Teresa’s new vision for a fantastical dreamlike library - where the walls literally tell stories - is starting to come to life, but we need your help! We need some old paperbacks folded - these were saved from being trashed, we’re not harming the good books - and we want the dining room to be filled with pieces made by our people! We want you to come eat and drink once we reopen, and enjoy knowing you helped create the new ambiance + aesthetic 🖤🍾🍽📚👩🏼‍🎨 Boxes of books will be in the white building across from the restaurant (doors are open), just pick up what you want, fold, and return. Preferably by next week, we’re getting close now! Tell your crafty + artistic friends, get creative with your folding! There’s an instructional video with more info posted on our Facebook page. Thanks y’all! And if you’ve never heard the story of our original opening, it’s worth a read to hear what it took to open the doors back in 2012. (That link is included on the FB post too.)
Last chance! Go to link at @smallbusinessrevolution + VOTE! #MyWashingtonNC 🧡 Show some NC love for our neighbors!!! #smallbusinessrevolution #supportsmallbusiness #welovenc #gottobenc #visitnc #ourstate #easternnc #washingtonnc #belhavennc #bathnc #greenvillenc #northcarolina #southernliving #smalltownlife #mainstreet #mainstreetusa #lovewheteyoulive #community #communityovercompetition #showsomelove #southernstyle #southerncharm Some of y’all have been asking for months about how to help, and now we’ve finally got a couple ways you can! If you like crafting + creating, swing by Monday afternoon at 4:00 and Teresa will give you some books + a folding lesson to help with our completely over the top, whimsical decor! (Carol Roop + friends got started for us this past weekend already 📚) So stop by to pick up some books and put your own personal touch on our new space! Also, there’s only TWO DAYS left to vote for #MyWashingtonNC (and your social feeds will go back to normal, so hang in there 🙃) Vote at @smallbusinessrevolution .com (link in their bio) and you’ll be voting for the only NC town, only southeast town, and smallest town BY FAR. Show some local neighborly love - we’d all benefit immensely from the exposure around here! 🧡🧡🧡 #lovewhereyoulive #easternnc Our NC beer #beerflights for some #mondaymotivation 🍺🧀🥨🍊🌿🥜 And don’t forget we’re doing an open call for job applicants Tuesday from 4p - 6p! We’re hiring service/ front of house positions; stop in any time during those hours! Thanks! The aesthetic will definitely be a book lover’s dream come true... 🤩📚🤓🍾🍽 If you thought she might have overdone it with the @brownlibrary_nc book sale, you should see what’s amassed in the restaurant now 😳 #sneakpeek #bts #whimsical #weird #iconic #art as #ambiance #thelifeofteresa #comingsoon Come apply for a front-of-house position on Tuesday, anytime between 4:00-6:00p (See our last post for more info). #hiring Anyone want an occasional peek behind all that butcher paper covering the windows? Or do you want to be totally surprised? Might do some sneaky peeks that don’t totally give the magic away... 🤔😉 And we’re close enough now to say WE ARE HIRING! ”It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” 🕰 Name that quote without googling? #📚 New equipment moving into the kitchen + boh while the front is down to the bare bones. Can’t wait to see the magic Teresa creates with this blank canvas... Soon... (ish). It’s been too #bloody long but brunch is almost back! #mondaymotivation ・・・ #repost 📸: @heatherstepprealestate ICYMI: Our friends + neighbors in Little Washington are one of the top 10 towns in the running to be featured on @hulu @smallbusinessrevolution Main Street show! If the town is chosen, the show will choose 6 local businesses to split a $500,000 boost, and season 4 will film and promote the community! What an exciting opportunity! @amandakbrinkman + her crew will be in town this Wednesday + Thursday checking it out before they narrow down the running, so if you’d like to welcome them and let them know how much you #lovewhereyoulive Be at the #turnagetheater on Main St at 5:30p on Wednesday (Jan 23rd). And don’t forget to let them know where to go while they’re around by tagging #mywashingtonnc on your posts - like... coffee at @rachelksbakery ☕️ yoga at @coppercanyonwellness 🧘‍♀️ #billshotdogs 🌭 shopping at @russellsnc 👔 @cottagejunkies 🛍 #cheesebiscuit faves 🧀 hair appointments @bardot.studio @boha_studio 💇‍♀️ The Hackney just opened 🍽 barbershops 💈 #boat makers 🚤 #FARMERS 🚜... Ok we could do this all day, but you get the point, #showsomelove to your favorites and they just might get the opportunity of a lifetime! ❤️ For more info check out: @wbcchamberofcommerce @littlewashingtonnc @whda_washington_nc @smallbusinessrevolution @amandakbrinkman @thetypennington @hulu @deluxecorp ѕαlтed cαrαмel crαvιɴɢѕ 🍨 #throwbackthursday 📸: @itsjessuhh