Banter

A wee gem of a bar located in Historic Downtown Wilmington NC. Connection through banter and “rabbiting” (cockney slang for “talks too much”).

Banter is a bar in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is listed at 19 S 2nd St, Wilmington, NC 28401, which places it among the local businesses of Wilmington that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by.

In Wilmington, hotel lobbies and bookstore cafes are reliable places to work or meet when neighborhood cafes are full, and most grocery stores open early with a coffee bar or bakery counter near the entrance. Across North Carolina, gas-station and convenience-store coffee is the practical option on the road, and many bars open in the morning as coffee shops before switching to cocktails at night. Check the listing for hours, parking and the Google rating, and call ahead for coworking day passes or espresso-machine repairs, which are usually by appointment.

The business lists hours on 5 days of the week. On most of those days it is open 5–11 pm. Note that it does not open on Monday, Tuesday. As with most places, expect changes around holidays; the phone number below is the fastest way to confirm. No phone number is listed for this business, so the Google Maps link on this page is the best route for directions and any contact details Google has on file. More information is available on its website, banterspirits.com.

On Google it holds a rating of 4.8 out of 5 from 86 reviews, which is a strong result for a bar in Wilmington and suggests consistent service.

Wilmington is in North Carolina, in the Southeast, where summers are long, hot and humid, winters are mild, and afternoon thunderstorms and the hurricane season from June to November can change plans at short notice. Traffic in Wilmington peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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