Nags Head Shopping

American Pie serves two vacation favorites: pizza and ice cream. Enjoy hand-tossed New York–style pizza, subs, wings and salads. For dessert enjoy homemade, hand-dipped ice cream. They also have fresh smoothies on the menu. This restaurant is right across the street from the beach and offers both indoor and outdoor seating. You can take your food to go or have it delivered.read more

Coastal Creamery serves hand-scooped ice cream, soft-serve and Italian ice. You'll find it in Nags Head near Tanger Outlets and the bumper boats, mini golf and go kart places. They have indoor seating and nice porch seating with a view.read more

You probably know what to expect from Dairy Queen. Stop here for delicious soft-serve ice cream, old-fashioned dip tops, Blizzards, sundaes, cool drinks and other eats like burgers, fries and hot dogs.read more

Front Porch Cafe has three community coffeehouses with deliciously fresh-roasted coffee (that you can watch being roasted at the Nags Head location), and the stores feature plenty of seating and free WiFi. Known for offering some of the best artisan-roasted coffee on the beach, they serve an array of specialty coffee drinks, teas and chai. Look for nitro brew and kombucha too. Fresh pastries like...read more

Snowballs aren’t just for the kids at this fun tiki hut-themed shop. Choose from more than 50 mouth-watering homemade flavors poured over finely shaved ice, then pick your own toppings. They even offer sugar-free and dye-free choices. They also offer locally made, hand-dipped ice cream and homemade fudge. You might also want to try their new stuffed snowballs, which can be stuffed with ice cream...read more