Dining At The Forum

Several restaurants well worth visiting are located at The Forum shopping complex, which is convenient not only to Wilmington but to Wrightsville Beach as well.

The Bento Box is a sushi restaurant that is always mentioned in any list of best sushi in the Wilmington area. A master sushi chef is in charge of the spotless restaurant and serves the best sushi you’ll find in Wilmington, period. Chef Lee also accommodates those who aren’t sure they’re ready for sushi yet: since he moved into larger space he’s able to offer an assortment of Asian street food including delicious crispy shrimp, salmon or chicken teriyaki, steaming miso soup and salads with homemade ginger dressing. A made to order chocolate implosion dessert is also on the menu and is superb. The restaurant is open Monday through Wednesday from 11:30 to 9:00 and on Thursday and Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. In season only, the restaurant opens on Saturday evening from 5:00-10:00 p.m.