3 Best Restaurants in Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand, South Carolina

Dining extends seamlessly from indoors to the game-filled outside at this laid-back pub known for fresh takes on Southern fare, from chicken pie to shrimp with sweet potato grits. The lawn includes a boccie court and cornhole boards.

If the Jimmy Buffett tie-in (Lucy, or "LuLu," is his sister) doesn't get people in the door of this festive landmark at Barefoot Landing, the on-site aerial ropes course and arcade certainly will. The open-air environment and view of the intracoastal waterway make this a place where parents can while away the afternoon with a platter of fresh seafood and a margarita while the kids harness up and swing around up in the air.

It's hard to walk past this inviting, family-owned nook on Main Street without ducking in for a cone of one of their homemade ice cream flavors like salted Bananas Foster or Midnight Caramel River.