Basnight’s Lone Cedar Cafe

Specialties

Quality ~ Fresh ~ Local

The Lone Cedar Café specializes in fresh and local seafood. If you’re craving the freshest fish, clams, crab, shrimp and oysters from local North Carolina waters, you’ll find them at the Lone Cedar Café.

For generations, Outer Banks families made their livings – and their daily meals – from the bounty of local waters, caught fresh every day. The Basnight family continues this tradition by serving only the freshest Outer Banks seafood, caught in local waters and brought to our docks daily by local fishermen, then cleaned and prepared right here at the Lone Cedar Café. Our vegetables are «just picked» from North Carolina farms, we serve only all-​natural beef and poultry, and even our herbs are grown in our own chemical-​free garden on-​site. Come enjoy delicious food, gorgeous sunsets and panoramic water views, the antics of our resident ospreys and our warm southern hospitality.

History

Established in 1996.

The tradition of fresh and delicious seafood dates back to the early days of the Outer Banks. Like other Outer Banks families, the Midgetts, the Basnights and the Tilletts made their livings by harvesting the fresh catch of the day. To continue the family tradition, Marc and Sandy Basnight, and their daughters Vicki and Caroline, opened Basnight’s Lone Cedar Café in 1996. Drawing on the rich Outer Banks heritage of their ancestors, they developed a menu which enhances the freshest seafood and ingredients using many authentic Outer Banks recipes. Caroline and Vicki now helm the restaurant daily, ensuring the highest-​quality meals and making every guest feel welcome.

We take great pride in serving fresh, local food – and in being a «green» restaurant, too. By keeping our environment clean and focusing on fresh, local and natural foods, the Lone Cedar ensures that diners have a healthful, natural and – above all – delicious dining experience.

Meet the Business Owner

Vicki B.

Business Owner

Vicki descended from a long line of commercial fishermen, she is deeply dedicated to educating our tourists, as well as her fellow Tarheels, about the fine seafood and those who have fought the elements to bring this bounty to the shores of North Carolina.