32 Best Ice Cream Shops near Kill Devil Hills

“The best ice cream on the beach! It’s all homemade using the finest ingredients. The flavor combos the master chef creates will give you a treat that cannot be matched anywhere else. I try to get something different each visit but everything is so delicious it’s hard not to want a scoop of the flavors I already love plus try something new that I know I’ll enjoy just as much! This place is a 10 out of 10!!!“

“Awesome place - stopped in on vacation and got some ice cream sandwiches and some clothes. Owner was super nice. This is definitely on the list to hit every week in OBX.“

“The most unique flavors of ice cream on the beach! Try the Oatmeal Cream Pie flavor!“

“BEST Sorbetto on the beach!“

“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!!!“

“Wonderful ice cream and friendly staff!“

“Awesome chili cheese fries, burgers, hot dogs (Carolina Cooley 👍🏻), hush puppies, etc., oh and sundaes too!!“

“Stopped for the pizza and ice-cream, ended up with the fried shrimp po boy as well. Food was absolutely amazing, 1 slice is like 2 slices, the po boy was enough to feed 2 people (it also comes with chips), the ice-cream was thick, creamy, not too sweet and not over minty. The cashier was super sweet too, out door seating but was a beautiful day.“

“I pulled into this classic fast-food spot during my road trip because I was absolutely craving something sweet, and it completely hit the spot. The drive-thru line was moving really fast, and the worker who took my order was incredibly upbeat and friendly. I ordered a medium soft-serve ice cream treat blended with crushed chocolate candies, and it was served to me perfectly thick and frozen. The vanilla soft-serve is always so smooth and creamy, and they definitely did not skimp on the toppings mixed inside. It is a super reliable and nostalgic place to stop for a quick, delicious treat whenever you are traveling on a warm afternoon.“

“Yummy! You go through a line of self serve ice cream (soft) in various flavors. Then you go through a self serve area of toppings, including fruit, candy bars, brownie cubes, sprinkles, nuts, and sauces. Your order is weighed to determine the price. If you notice there are dollar bills and coins everywhere. The owners collect it all at the end of the year and donate for autism. Great business!“

“Stopped for the ice cream fell in love with the cookies. The ice cream is from a NC creamery and I recommend the Lemon Crunch 🍋 But the cookies are a blessing for your taste buds. I got the coconut cookie and my husband raved about the white chocolate macadamia. I wish we had tried this sooner... but it's 10 miles down the beach 😆“

“I got hooked on açaí bowls this summer and was delighted to find two locations at OBX! Tried both locations and had a bowl every day we were there on our 3 day trip. Service is friendly, fast and accurate. My family and I had açaí bowls, smoothies and ice Cream between us and everything was delicious. It was a nice, cool place to hang out and enjoy our treats and it was so cool to see local art displayed for purchase. Will definitely be back again.“

“My wife and I shared a banana split. It was great! We asked for fresh strawberries and pineapple instead of the strawberry and pineapple sauces and they did it. Fresh fruit makes a huge difference. We loved it -- and it was beautiful too!

The ambiance has a fun surfer vibe and the staff was very helpful! I'm planning on going again and again!“

“The LOBSTER ROLL is the BEST!!! Ignore any comment about price or size....it is WORTH IT! So delicious and the roll compliments the flavors so well! It's the first stop when we roll into town on vacation! So much love and good food from this shop! Perfectly situated on the Beach Road...don't let the small business fool ya!! They pack an amazing punch!“

“For years now we have been going to this Booty Treats location. This year we were pleasantly surprised to see a renovation inside which was nicer for the customers. It does get a bit loud and Costco-style busy but worth it. We always enjoy sitting out back at the picnic tables or ample rail seats around the grassy area. Recommend giving it a try.“

“Absolutely recommend! Can’t meet nicer staff or owners! This stuff tastes amazing!“

“Best ice cream I’ve ever had! Wish we could take it all home! ❤️ While here we tried Choco Loco (if you love chocolate this is the one for you), Banana Pudding (delicious), peach (incredible!), Coco Loco (so good!). Everything is made fresh - and they are so welcoming! Highly recommend.“

“Booty Treats has become a tradition for our yearly Outer Banks vacation. We’ve been to big booty and lil booty and family looks forward to every night for the week we are there! This summer we got to try the “nachos” and they were a hit! My family loves the shaved ice options and the booty shakes!!! Highly recommend!“

“My cousin, sister, and I stopped into Lucky Duck on our way back to our Airbnb from dinner. I got 1 scoop of their pistachio ice cream. The 1 scoop was actually a nice size in my opinion. I enjoyed the pistachio flavor and it had pistachio nuts in the ice cream. This is definitely one of those ice cream spots you just grab and go because it’s very small and when super busy seems to get packed. Also there is no seating. Service was good and they were moving as fast as they could to get the crowd down.“

“Such an adorable shop! Frida was super friendly and helpful. So many different options to choose from. There were dairy free options, such as Italian ice and rainbow dippin dots. The scoops of ice cream are huge and you can mix flavors with any size!“

“Ice cream was delicious. Toppings were so good. And they had pinball!“

“This place is amazing. My daughter and husband got the gluten free maple, sprinkles and strawberry donuts. They have celiac and haven’t had a real good donut in a long time. They were so happy. I had the regular donut with chocolate peanut butter and it was wonderful. Whether you have a gluten allergy or not this is a great place. Owner was super nice and gave helpful GF suggestions for us on the island. Gift shop is cute too!“

“Came here for vacation n wanted to stop n see how good the ice cream was I got the Carolina peach n blueberry burst flavors they were some the best flavors especially the blueberry it was probably the best blueberry ice cream I’ve ever had I got em in a waffle cone n it was freshly made really great 10/10 would love to go back!!!“

“Amazing ice cream & candy, every kind of homemade chocolate-covered whatever & fudge you can imagine, a completely empty shop at 8pm, and great customer service and recommendations. Came for the coconut caramel chocolate s'mores, stayed for the ice cream; came back for the homemade peanut butter cups.“

“We had dessert there last night and it was fantastic! Great ice cream and milkshakes. 😍😍“

“The best new place on the beach!“

“I’ve been coming to the Outer Banks for 30 years. I remember getting the best burger on the OBX at this restaurant. Apparently they have stopped serving food. That is not the issue. I called up to ask if they no longer serve burgers, and was told “this isn’t McDonald’s”. I don’t appreciate being spoken to that way from a worker of a restaurant I want to spend my money at. If they can’t train their staff to have better customer service, I cannot imagine how poorly they treat customers at the restaurant. Very disappointed.“

“Yummy food; nostalgic atmosphere“

“Store and employees are great. Crumbl needs to step up now. Quit changing everything. It has gotten to the point where you have so many ingredients that the cookies are like everything bagels…..everything but the kitchen sink. Then when a cookie is rated good it never gets back in the queue again. Then you took away the milk chocolate chip cookie and the new chocolate chip cookie has a weird flavor. The original chocolate chip cookies were perfect!“

“Do yourself a favor and order the Frozen Espresso Cappuccino with Hazelnut flavoring. Our group visited Big Bucks everyday of vacation and have zero regrets 😍 so delicious!“

“I have been vacationing here in Nags Head for the past 9 years. We LOVE the Outer Banks area. So laid back and relaxing. My husband & I actually own 6 weeks in a villa from Mid February to End of March to escape the Winter snow of upstate NY. One of my MUST VISITS is this Sugar Planet! I love the variety of candies that you can mix by the scoop fulls of my favorites. They also have nostalgic candies and some I’ve never even heard of before. Don’t be fooled by the name 'Sugar Planet'. Clothing, mugs, jewelry, hats, etc. It could almost be your one stop shop for all souvenirs! I’ve been in here 3 times alone in the past two weeks! Michelle was extremely helpful as I was looking for something special to take back for my daughter-in-laws. Together we found the ‘perfect’ items! Thank you Michelle. Today there was a young man training at the checkout, Carlos, was very kind and polite. I do love this Southern Hospitality!“

“Do yourself a favor and order the Frozen Espresso Cappuccino with Hazelnut flavoring. Our group visited Big Bucks everyday of vacation and have zero regrets 😍 so delicious!“