Havana's opened this year and has been getting excellent reviews. The owner is Pete Donat who was the manager of Oceanic for over 10 years.
As mentioned above,
Jack Mackerel's in Kure Beach is consistently very good.
Michael's Seafood in CB has wonderful fish (and other items as well). If you visit them, make sure to try their amazing seafood chowder. Micheal's won this years 28th annual Schweppes Great Chowder Cook-Off which was held in Newport, RI.
The
Ocean Grill & Tiki Bar in CB is a fun place to dine and/or have an evening beverages. Nothing beats ocean front dining.
Personally, I'm not a fan of Big Daddy's.