Higher Grounds - Coffee & Ice Cream

I've been coming down to the Outer Banks every November for the past 32 years. Somehow I had never ran across this gem. The coffee and ice cream are perfect. We really enjoyed the malt. I also thoroughly enjoyed their specialty menu for The Fall season! We went several days and enjoyed the view, everyone that we met who worked there was great! We loved the swanky seating, the eccentric seating, and the overall beauty of this place! HIGHLY recommend checking it out!!!

Got the right vibes. Friendly, clean, nostalgic, good date spot or hangout; don't be a goober, say hi to your beach folk.

For families, people in the local neighborhoods, the surfer invited in by the owner (me and my friends) (after he saw me break a board) he himself is a salty retired seaman and surfer. For the real ones.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cute little local coffee shop

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great lil shop. Clean, friendly and good coffee.

I had been following the FB page prior to our visit and was super excited for our ice cream and coffee based off the photos. What I did not expect was how cute the place was going to be- my kids were obsessed with the slide and playing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had been following the FB page prior to our visit and was super excited for our ice cream and coffee based off the photos. What I did not expect was how cute the place was going to be- my kids were obsessed with the slide and playing!

This coffee shop is awesome! Fun things for kids to play with outside. Tons of seating everywhere. Delicious homemade pastries. And the best part is the coffee. We got a maple latte and it is the perfect amount of syrup, milk, and espresso! Try it out!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Awesome hole in the wall place for coffee, breakfast treat, or ice cream. Great stop if your on your bicycle and need to refuel.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wow, what a little gem off the main drag - and entirely worth the short drive. My golly goodness, homemade waffle cones with Hershey's Ice Cream (peanut butter pie is to die for)! Great workers, groovy atmosphere, awesome service... We went back three times in one week!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best spot to get ice cream for the kids and a Riptide for yourself! We stop here several times while on vacation and it never disappoints.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

First time trying out the place. I instantly loved the coffee the first sip! We come down here once a year and now every year we come down we are gonna have to stop at this place. We have been getting coffee here every day for the past week now. I’m a Starbucks drinker and i haven’t even stopped at one since I’ve been down here. Going to miss this place when we leave to go back home

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Coffee was mid quality. Staff was nice . Milkshake was good.

I wish they had the option to respond to responses, but I have to do it this way. There isn't anything that can be done to change the coffee flavor. It is the bean roast used. Just our opinion on the coffee itself. I only drink black so it is an unbiased opinion, not tarnished by sugar or other flavors. And the other drinks were good I am told. I up'd the food to 3.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Coffee and ice cream were both good. I ordered my latte with oat milk and no whipped cream and they confirmed I still wanted the chocolate since since it has milk solids in it, which I really appreciated.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Adorable garden style-with- a -view coffee and icecream shop.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is our favorite coffee shop on the OBX. The treats and coffee are delicious. The atmosphere is fun and down to earth.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5