Outer Banks gourmet and specialty foods are in ready supply throughout the beach. You can find deli meats and cheeses in butcher shops and grocery stores that’ll be great for making sandwiches to enjoy while sitting on the beach. Stop by bakeries, coffee shops and candy stores to select scrumptious homemade desserts and sweets. Seafood markets offer the finest catch of the day fish that go from the Atlantic and into your stomach in a matter of hours. Visit farmers markets and produce stands where locals bring their freshly grown fruits, vegetables and herbs. Find fine wines and microbrews in wine and beer markets and breweries that will jazz up any get-together or make classy gifts for your friends back at home. And don’t forget to grab some specialty made snacks that will be the trick to solving any cravings that hit during the ride home. You won’t want to miss Outer Banks gourmet and specialty foods during your vacation, so check out the listing below and pick out the places to sample.
Outer Banks Shopping by Area
Corolla | Duck & Southern Shores | Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills & Nags Head
Roanoke Island & Manteo | Hatteras Island | Ocracoke Island
Outer Banks Shopping by Category
Beef, pork, turkey, salmon, venison, elk – find it all and so much more at Beef Jerky Experience. This store carries both classic jerky as well as inventive...read more
For the meat lovers on the northern Outer Banks, Butcher Block is the prime location for all your barbecue needs. They offer cut-to-order Angus steaks ready...read more
This vintage, family-owned grocery store offers fresh meats, a great selection of fine wines and a variety of groceries....read more
Chip’s Wine, Beer & Cigars has one of the largest wine and beer selections on the Outer Banks, including hard-to-find beers and lots of regional and N.C...read more
Corolla Wine Cigar & Candle features beautiful sunsets and free wine tastings. They carry a large selection of wines from all over the world and...read more
Surprise someone with warm, fresh-baked cookies delivered to them anytime of the day, anywhere on the Outer Banks. Crumbls Cookies is a cookie-centric...read more
When you feel like cooking at home, Dockside has all the fresh seafood you’ll need for an Outer Banks feast. Live and steamed crabs, crabmeat, steamed...read more
On Saturday mornings from mid-May through the early fall, Manteo's Downtown Market features home-grown, home-baked and homemade goods for sale. Pick up...read more
Ella's Olive brings you top-quality oils and vinegars to enhance everything you taste, prepare and eat. With a creative and extensive collection of flavored...read more
Forbes Candies & Coffee offers the sweet treats that Forbes Candies has been known for since 1930. They are well known for saltwater taffy and have more...read more
Fresh Catch Seafood is owned and run by local commercial fishermen. Depending on the season they provide the highest quality fish, shrimp, oysters, clams,...read more
The Newbern family has been farming on the Currituck mainland for a long time, and their bounty is your reward. Choose from tomatoes from their 10,000...read more
