Seabird of Wilmington
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Address
1 S Front St
Wilmington, NC 28401 -
Phone
(910) 769-5996 -
Website
seabirdnc.com
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About Seabird of Wilmington
Seabird is a restaurant in Wilmington, NC, located at 1 S Front St. It holds a rating of 4.70 based on 0 reviews.
Seabird celebrates the seasonality of seafood and ingredients found in North Carolina and its coastal region. The menu features creative, seasonal, and fresh dishes, with a focus on oysters and shellfish caught by local, small-scale fisherpeople. Beer, wine, and handcrafted cocktails are served alongside the food.
The restaurant is set in a historic building in downtown Wilmington. Dining hours are Monday from 5 PM to 9 PM, Tuesday closed, Wednesday from 5 PM to 9 PM, Thursday from 5 PM to 9 PM, Friday from 5 PM to 10 PM, Saturday from 10 AM to 1 PM and 5 PM to 10 PM, and Sunday from 10 AM to 1 PM and 5 PM to 9 PM. Brunch is served on Saturday and Sunday.
Seabird was opened in 2021 by Chef Dean Neff and his wife Lydia Clopton. Dean Neff is a James Beard Foundation “Outstanding Chef” Finalist and “Best Chef Southeast” nominee. He is also a three-time James Beard nominee. Neff advocates for North Carolina’s Oyster Trail, serves as a chef ambassador for NC Catch, and is on the North Carolina Fish Consumption Advisory at Duke University.
The restaurant has been named “Essential” and “Beach Restaurant of the Year” by Eater. It has been honored with the Ken Conrad Award for Community Service by NCRLA. Reader’s Digest, Hemispheres, The Local Palate, and Garden & Gun have praised it as a must-visit in Wilmington. The Wall Street Journal and BuzzFeed’s “Worth It” have celebrated its locally focused seafood tower and commitment to sustainable seafood.
The team includes James Jones as Chef de Cuisine, Colby Perkins as Wine Director, Leticia Torres-Rojas as Pastry Chef, Chason Huggins as Bar Manager, and Sarah Dodson as Day Manager/Creative Endeavors.
Score Summary
BizScoreAI scanned the website seabirdnc.com on July 21, 2026. Seabird of Wilmington has a BizScore of 54 out of 100. The website audit behind the SEO score ran on October 31, 2026.
- AI Visibility34 out of 100
- SEO70 out of 100
- Google rating4.7 out of 5
AI visibility scan by category: AI Discovery 10 of 25 points, Structured Data 8 of 25 points, Content Readiness 1 of 30 points, AI Trust Signals 14 of 20 points.
Website audit sub-scores (out of 100): On-Page 80, Technical 86, Performance 87, Content 28.
Strengths: 6 checks passed. AI Crawler Access, AI Content Blocking, Organization Schema, Google Business Profile Link, About/Team Page, XML Sitemap.
Areas to improve: 12 checks. llms.txt (failed), FAQPage Schema (failed), Third-Party Review Links (failed), Q&A Content (failed), Content Too Thin (failed), Speakable Schema (warning), LocalBusiness Schema (warning), Hyperlocal Targeting (warning), Local Multimedia (warning), Weak Heading Structure (warning), Meta Description (warning), Author Signals (warning).
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