Food Scene
Michael's Pizzeria
6931 Beach Dr SWBest New-York style Pizza in the area, pick-up and dine-in only.
Sharky's Restaurant
61 Causeway DrDelicious Pizza & great local restaurant.
Best local hide-away coffee shop. Delicious local pastries & Wifi!
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Drift Coffee and Kitchen
20 E 2nd StBest local hide-away coffee shop. Delicious local pastries & Wifi!
Ocean Isle Creamery
8 Causeway DrLocal Ice Cream Parlor
Beast cheap diner-style breakfast on the island.
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Ocean Isle Beach Park
6483 Old Georgetown Rd SWBeast cheap diner-style breakfast on the island.
Best place to get local seafood fresh off the boat. This is where the locals go for shrimp, oysters, crabs, clams, fish etc... and has been a favorite for years! The little pink building with the shrimp boats outside is just what you expect!
Holdens Seafood
3783 Holden Rd SWBest place to get local seafood fresh off the boat. This is where the locals go for shrimp, oysters, crabs, clams, fish etc... and has been a favorite for years! The little pink building with the shrimp boats outside is just what you expect!
Elijah's is a family favorite restaurant- not cheap, but right on the boardwalk of Chandler's Wharf (riverfront boardwalk) and full of the most amazing model ships! (they always fascinated me as a kid and still do) Great place for lunch and dinner if you're making the day-trip to Wilmington!
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Elijah's
2 Ann StElijah's is a family favorite restaurant- not cheap, but right on the boardwalk of Chandler's Wharf (riverfront boardwalk) and full of the most amazing model ships! (they always fascinated me as a kid and still do) Great place for lunch and dinner if you're making the day-trip to Wilmington!
Our favorite Calabash seafood restaurant. Huge portions of fresh local seafood- fried in the Calabash style! (not recommended for those counting calories)
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Dockside Seafood House Restaurant
9955 Nance StOur favorite Calabash seafood restaurant. Huge portions of fresh local seafood- fried in the Calabash style! (not recommended for those counting calories)
Shopping
Surf Unlimited
17 Causeway DrGreat local surf shop with full surf board/SUP/bicycle rental program.
Holden Brothers is a favorite farm stand near the beach. They always have a wide variety of fresh local produce, and offer pick your own strawberries once they are in season!
Holden Brothers Farm Market
5600 Ocean Hwy WHolden Brothers is a favorite farm stand near the beach. They always have a wide variety of fresh local produce, and offer pick your own strawberries once they are in season!
Local surf shop you can walk to on the beach with a surf-board & bike rental program. They also have an arcade and ice cream shop downstairs!
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Salty's Surf Shop
12 E 1st StLocal surf shop you can walk to on the beach with a surf-board & bike rental program. They also have an arcade and ice cream shop downstairs!
The Cotton Exchange is a fun place to do some shopping on a day-trip to Wilmington, only 45 minutes north if you're here long enough to make the trip. Very close to lots of restaurants and other shopping.
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The Cotton Exchange
321 N Front StThe Cotton Exchange is a fun place to do some shopping on a day-trip to Wilmington, only 45 minutes north if you're here long enough to make the trip. Very close to lots of restaurants and other shopping.
Parks & Nature
Fun Bike Ride Destination for fishing on the inter-coastal waterway and marsh lands. Also a good place to launch your Kayak to explore some Marsh-Grass Backwaters!
Ferry Landing Park
Shallotte BoulevardFun Bike Ride Destination for fishing on the inter-coastal waterway and marsh lands. Also a good place to launch your Kayak to explore some Marsh-Grass Backwaters!
Entertainment & Activities
Locally owned driving range- super low prices, closest to the island, and "flexible" hours. Great place to bring a cooler and hang out for a few hours. challenge the owner to target practice but don't let him use both arms!
Pro Tee Lighted Golf Range
5511 Beach Dr SWLocally owned driving range- super low prices, closest to the island, and "flexible" hours. Great place to bring a cooler and hang out for a few hours. challenge the owner to target practice but don't let him use both arms!
Indigo Farms offers a beautiful garden center and local produce market- complete with seasonal pick-your-own strawberries & blueberries (biggest blueberry bushes you've ever seen!), farm animals you can visit (and free-roaming peacocks), and some tasty home-made pies with seasonal fruit!
Indigo Farms Market
1542 Hickman Rd NWIndigo Farms offers a beautiful garden center and local produce market- complete with seasonal pick-your-own strawberries & blueberries (biggest blueberry bushes you've ever seen!), farm animals you can visit (and free-roaming peacocks), and some tasty home-made pies with seasonal fruit!
This is the dive shop we recommend if Scuba is your thing! Our family has been diving with them for years! Best combination of price, ride-time to the local wrecks, and quality of rentals/boats/staff for sure! I highly recommend the trip to the Hyde/Markham wrecks, two of our all-time favorites!
Aquatic Safaris SCUBA Center
7041 Wrightsville AveThis is the dive shop we recommend if Scuba is your thing! Our family has been diving with them for years! Best combination of price, ride-time to the local wrecks, and quality of rentals/boats/staff for sure! I highly recommend the trip to the Hyde/Markham wrecks, two of our all-time favorites!
Drinks & Nightlife
Pelican’s Perch Bar & Grill
8 E 2nd StMost popular bar on the island!
Essentials
Lowes Foods of Ocean Isle Beach
6278 Beach Dr SWOcean Isle Beach ABC Board
1505 Ocean Isle Beach Rd SWI feel it's safe to list this under essential public services.
Sightseeing
If you make the day trip to Wilmington, take a tour of the USS North Carolina!
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Battleship North Carolina
1 Battleship Rd NEIf you make the day trip to Wilmington, take a tour of the USS North Carolina!