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
This home-decor chain stocks a variety of furnishings and accessories, bedding, kitchen ware, lighting, holiday decorations, gourmet food products, pet...read more
Isla Coffee Shop, next to the DQ in Avon, opens at 8 a.m. for all your favorite coffee and espresso drinks, including cold brew. They also serve teas and...read more
Your taste buds will love you for visiting this store. The wine selection is vast and pleasantly surprising, with numerous worthy selections from North...read more
Celebrating their 70th season in 2018, Lee Robinson General Store, on the south end of Hatteras Village, has been serving the village since 1948. It’s a...read more
Native Seafood comes back to life with a full-service seafood market and many Native Seafood specialties like crab cakes, shrimp salad, drum fish cakes and...read more
Downtown Manteo finally has a wine bar! It's a cozy, comfortable place with the slightly urban feel of a remodeled historic downtown building, in this case...read more
Finally, affordable organics! OBXorganiX offers safe haven shopping for clean food. Foods here are organic and non-GMO verified or certified with traceable...read more
This salty gift shop is in a century-old home that's painted aqua blue, not gray as you'd expect. Its coastal-themed merchandise includes shells, sea glass...read more
The Outer Banks Mall offers one-stop shopping for a variety of goods. Foodwise, you'll find Fresh Market and Food Lion for groceries, GNC for health food...read more
Outer Banks Olive Oil Co. carries more than 60 olive oils, infused and fused oils and balsamic vinegars for tasting and purchase every day. The oils and...read more
In the mood for a different kind of snack? Outer Banks Popcorn Shoppe serves gourmet popcorn popped on-site and topped with fun flavors including Old Bay,...read more
Known for providing breads to several local restaurants, Proof Bakery draws people to its storefront and bakery counter with its stellar reputation and its...read more
