17 Best Ice Cream Shops near Southern Shores

1 Crumbl

4.2 Good 286 Reviews

5385 North Virginia Dare Trail Ste 4, Southern Shores

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“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!”

2 Holy Cow Creamery

4.8 Superb 329 Reviews

1006 South Virginia Dare Trail, Kill Devil Hills · 10.07 miles

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“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!!!”

3 Mom's Sweet Shop / Soft Serve / Acai / Smoothies

4.8 Superb 103 Reviews

3213 N Croatan Hwy, Kill Devil Hills · 6.54 miles

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“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.”

4 The Spot

4.7 Superb 138 Reviews

3700 N Croatan Hwy, Kitty Hawk · 6.05 miles

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“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!”

5 Higher Grounds - Coffee & Ice Cream

4.9 Superb 113 Reviews

2141 Colington Road, Kill Devil Hills · 8.91 miles

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“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!!!”

6 Scoops Homemade Ice Cream

4.4 Superb 151 Reviews

710 S Croatan Hwy, Kill Devil Hills · 9.85 miles

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“Wonderful ice cream and friendly staff!”

7 Kill Devil's Frozen Custard & Beach Fries

4.7 Superb 176 Reviews

1002 South Croatan Highway, Kill Devil Hills · 10.09 miles

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

8 BLVD Ice Cream Co.

4.3 Superb 61 Reviews

1 Ocean Blvd #107, Kitty Hawk · 2.66 miles

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

9 Ate.5 market

5.0 Superb 1 Review

710 S Virginia Dare Trail Suite 5, Kill Devil Hills · 9.84 miles

“BEST Sorbetto on the beach!”

10 Donutz On a Stick and Ice Cream

4.6 Superb 193 Reviews

1216 Duck Rd, Duck · 2.38 miles

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“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!”

11 American Pie Pizza & Homemade Ice Cream

4.6 Superb 168 Reviews

1600 South Virginia Dare Trail, Kill Devil Hills · 10.69 miles

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“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.”

12 Winks Ice Cream

4.1 Good 56 Reviews

4626 North Va Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk · 3.9 miles

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“The best new place on the beach!”

13 Outer Bean Cafe Duck

4.3 Superb 122 Reviews

1245 Duck Road, Duck · 2.82 miles

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“Amazingggg food and coffee ♥️”

14 John's Drive In

4.2 Good 115 Reviews

3716 N Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk · 5.85 miles

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“Yummy food; nostalgic atmosphere”

15 Big Buck's Homemade Ice Cream

3.7 Good 109 Reviews

1180 Duck Rd, Duck · 2 miles

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“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!”

16 Big Buck's Homemade Ice Cream

3.2 Average 91 Reviews

3810 North Croatan Highway, Kitty Hawk · 5.71 miles

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“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!”

17 Dairy Queen

3.2 Average 143 Reviews

109 Ocean Bay Boulevard, Kill Devil Hills · 9.56 miles

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• Drive-Through

“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.”