For all you visitors with a sweet tooth, you're in luck! Shoot, you could have a mouth full of sweet teeth and you’d still be fine! The Outer Banks is a hot spot for a variety of ice cream, dessert and sweet restaurants that will provide a fun and tasty experience for you and your whole family. One of the things we appreciate about the Outer Banks is its plethora of ice cream stops -- locally owned and national chains, all tempting you with soft serve or hand dipped made up into a seeming endless variety of offerings. Several local frozen yogurt shops have also opened over the past few years that have a huge array of toppings to choose from...you pay by the pound. From Corolla all the way down to Ocracoke, there are plenty of chances to fulfill your craving for a sweet treat. There are also shops that do amazing cakes, pies and donuts. Because weddings are so popular on the Outer Banks, we have more bakers than you’d expect for an area this size, and they can make cakes, cookies, cupcakes or special orders for any occasion. Maybe it's the salty air that has the Outer Banks visitors constantly looking for sweet escapes -- the contrast of salty to sweet? Whatever it is, the Outer Banks ice cream, desserts and sweets we specify here will provide you with multiple options to satisfy your cravings.
Outer Banks Restaurants by Area
Corolla | Duck & Southern Shores | Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills & Nags Head
Roanoke Island & Manteo | Hatteras Island | Ocracoke Island
Outer Banks Restaurants by Category
New Zealand style ice cream is to when you blend fresh fruit with ice cream. You pick your base, fruit and toppings and they mix it all up for you in...read more
Kill Devil Grill may look like a diner, but step inside and you’ll be treated to a gourmet meal that is miles ahead of...read more
The specialty here is authentic frozen custard: a thick, delicious concoction of fresh cream, milk, egg yolk, sugar and...read more
Chocolate bark, cake pops, truffles, cupcakes, cookies, cream horns, Napoleons – need we say more? Actually, yes we do. This bakery in Avon has so much more...read more
The Ocracoke version of the ice cream truck is, quite appropriately, a golf cart. On summer evenings, keep a lookout for the mobile ice cream cart, which...read more
There’s a constant flow of customers at this convenience store deli counter, so you know that’s a sign the food is delicious. The deli’s breakfast offerings...read more
A sweet little bakery and tea shop in historic Downtown Manteo, Mia's is open Thursday through Sunday mornings. Sweet and savory breakfast treats are...read more
Ned’s serves cool, tasty Hershey's hand-dipped and soft serve ice cream in cones or cups, milkshakes or sundaes. They also have six flavors of frozen yogurt...read more
Noosa Beach Grille recently opened an ice cream and acai shop next door. They service acai bowls, smoothies, icea cream, milkshakes, floats, sundaes...read more
Northern Lights Bakery is tucked away in the Corolla Light Town Center across from the Currituck Beach Lighthouse and has a large variety of breakfast items...read more
Cool off with a shaved ice sweet treat from Ocracoke Shave Shack. Look for the blue food truck near the Slushy Stand and Silver Lake Motel to enjoy shaved...read more
