Fresh oysters and seasonal seafood on the menu at Seabird, now open in downtown Wilmington Seabird opens in downtown Wilmington By Ashlea Kosikowski | May 7, 2021 at 5:15 PM EDT - Updated May 7 at 5:23 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A lifetime of cooking culminates for Chef Dean Neff, as he and his wife, Lydia Clopton, opened Seabird in downtown Wilmington this week. The restaurant, located at 1 South Front Street, features fresh, seasonal seafood. “There’s so many great sources of seafood in this area and there’s also seasonality to it just like with produce,” Neff said. “We thought it be fun to push forward how seasonal seafood could be in this area and try to highlight the good things that we’re getting right here.”