Howards Pub is a definite. We plan a subsequent trip later. I am a state worker so I have 7 weeks of vacation that I am not using right now. I want to do lots of Ocracoke trips.
If you’re renting a house, this has been a favorite of ours:
http://www.ocracokeislandrealty.com/OuterBanks/VacationRentals/Ocracoke/Details/BirdsEyeView/
There’s another overlooking Silver Lake Harbor with parking on Howard Street behind that is great, but it’s gotten very popular and therefore expensive. Too bad, loved that one, even if it was purple, lol.