New to Downtown Wilmington, NC

[roberts233]

My husband and I are a younger couple who just moved to the area. We are very pretentious about our food choices and really enjoy ethnic food any suggestions?

[spot0415]

A new middle eastern place opened where the old front street grill was. I hear it's great.

[jonestripp]

Indochine for thai, Nicola's for italian, deluxe for american, elizabeths for cheesesteaks

[spot0415]

Mediterra for Greek, it's not as good as Olympia on Oleander, but it's downtown.
Indochine is close enough to downtown, and it's wonderful for Thai/Viet/Chinese.

[wineandcheese]

The best place to eat downtown is Caprice Bistro. Wonderful French food. Locally owned and operated by a wonderful couple.
Try the Basics for lunch or brunch. I have not had dinner there but have enjoyed the other two. Catch serves a great lunch, Monday thru Friday and Big Thai is also a great spot.

[Raised on Q]

Maybe you meant particular or picky?

My wife loves Indochine for Thai-Vietnamese cuisine. I've only had leftovers, I'll vouch for those being quite good. The one Indian restaurant on College is average, but I crave Indian food so I hit their lunch buffet on occasion.

Not ethnic but Copper Penny is a landmark watering hole downtown that also has excellent food, if you like Trivia go on Wednesday night.

Dixie Grill, Jimbo's and Chris's for breakfast.

[carolinadawg]

I'm sure you will find lots of suggestions if you do a search. Circa 1922, Caffe Phoenix and Catch are good downtown choices. South Beach Grill at Wrightsvile Beach is also excellent. None of those are ethnic, though. Do you really mean "pretentious":

1. Claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit, especially when unjustified.
2. Making or marked by an extravagant outward show; ostentatious.