Hatteras Island Shopping On the Outer Banks Of North Carolina

Red Drum Pottery

50062 Timber Trail
Frisco
(252) 995-3686

Now in a new location in the old Indiantown Gallery, this is the working studio of potters Wes Lassiter and Rhonda Bates. You can often catch the potters at the wheel, and you can see their functional and decorative pieces on display in the gallery. You must stop in to see their award-winning relief ceramic tiles and ornaments imprinted with sea life, floral patterns and wildlife. The Christmas tree ornaments are the perfect souvenirs of a Hatteras vacation. There’s a painting gallery here as well, representing Rhonda’s work. They’ve recently begun representing several regional artists as well.

Red Drum Tackle Shop

46813 N.C. Highway 12
Buxton
(252) 995-5414

The legendary Red Drum, serving Hatteras Island since 1954, offers all the bait, tackle, supplies, gear and advice you’ll need, plus rod building and repair. It’s in a strip center that also houses a grocery store, a gas station, an auto parts store and an auto repair shop. Stop by for a free tide table.

Reef

N.C. Highway 12
Rodanthe
(252) 987-2821

This store stocks everything you need for the beach — chairs, towels, suits, water shoes, flip flops, toys, shovels, umbrellas and so much more. They also sell souvenirs and T-shirts, including custom-designed shirts.

Ride Hatteras

40168 N.C. Highway 12
Avon
(252) 995-6755

Ride Hatteras is a surf shop and watersports outfitter. The shop sells name-brand surf-inspired clothing and accessories for men and women along with all the recreational equipment you’ll need for surfing,bodyboarding, windsurfing, kiteboarding and paddleboarding. Ride Hatteras offers surfing, windsurfing and kiteboarding lessons for beginner, intermediate or advanced riders. Equipment is tailored to meet the needs of the student and the wind conditions of the day. Kids’ lessons are available, and class sizes are small. You can rent equipment for standup paddleboarding, windsurfing, surfing, bodyboarding, skimboarding and kayaking here as well.

Risky Business Seafood Market

40658 N.C. Highway 12
Avon
(252) 995-7003

Risky Business offers shrimp, fish, scallops, crabs and clams, and they’ll steam up spiced shrimp or crabs for you to take out if you don’t want to cook them yourself. They sell great homemade crab cakes and all the favorite seafood condiments as well. Risky Business also has a store on the waterfront in Hatteras Village.

Risky Business Seafood Market

57878 N.C. Highway 12, Oden’s Dock
Hatteras Village
(252) 986-2117

Risky Business is the island’s only seafood market located on the water, so you can come and watch the boats unload their catch. Purchase shrimp, fish, scallops, crabs and clams here. They’ll steam up spiced shrimp or crabs for you to take out if you don’t want to cook them yourself. They sell great homemade crab cakes and all the favorite seafood condiments too. Risky Business also offers complete processing of your catch, from cleaning to vacuum packaging to freezing. They have another store in Avon.

Road’s End Gallery and Wine Shop

57204 N.C. Highway 12, Beacon Shops
Hatteras Village
(252) 995-2037

Road’s End Gallery and Wine Shop is two stores in one. The gallery sells fine art and craft, offering a unique collection of jewelry, functional and decorative pottery, art glass, mixed media, paintings, prints and photography, bath and body items and much more. The gallery is proud to represent local and North Carolina artists and craftsmen. The wine shop portion of the store sells wine, specialty beers and gourmet foods, snacks, condiments and much more.

Rodanthe Surf Shop

23580 N.C. Highway 12
Rodanthe
(252) 987-2412

This classic, surf-only shop has been a Rodanthe fixture for more than 20 years. Rodanthe Surf Shop is a hardcore surf shop with no fluff or over-commercialized merchandise. This is the place to get your own Hatteras Glass custom surfboard. They do surfboard repairs, rentals and lessons for adults and children. Rodanthe Surf Shop stocks the major brands of surf wear for men and women, and people love their original logo T-shirts for all ages. The shop is in a tiki-hut style building next to the Liberty Gas station in Rodanthe.

Sandcastles

40535 N.C. Highway 12
Avon
(252) 995-7171

Sandcastles is an art gallery/gift shop featuring local and national artwork along with hand-blown glass, metal, jewelry, mosaics, original art and photography, Giclee prints, books and cards. There’s a lot of stained glass, pottery, mermaids, wind chimes, frames and boxes. You’ll also find shells.

Sandy Bay Gallery

56910 N.C. Highway 12, Stowe on 12
Hatteras Village
(252) 986-1338

Sandy Bay Gallery is a standout among the art galleries on the Outer Banks. A favorite spot to shop for locals and visitors alike, it is a place of pure creativity, with original fine artwork by locals and artists from around the country. You’ll find jewelry, canvas, art glass, sculpture, iron, clay and much more.

Sea Chest

N.C. Highway 12 and Myrna Peters Road
Rodanthe
(252) 987-2303

Sea Chest’s name is right on target. This store is a veritable treasure chest offering an incredible assortment of wonders: chimes, kites, stained glass, figurines, books, calendars, fine jewelry, carvings, nautical souvenirs, collectibles and so much more we couldn’t possibly name it all here. The back of the store is dedicated to antiques, with lots of china, crystal and collectibles.

Shoreline Beach Mart

24170 N.C. Highway 12
Rodanthe
(252) 987-1403

Whatever you need for your beach, camping or fishing trip, you can get it here. They’ve got groceries, bait, tackle, gifts and souvenirs, supplies, ice, drinks and more.

St. Waves Seafood ‘N Produce

26006 N.C. Highway 12, St. Waves Plaz
Waves
(252) 987-2013

When nothing but fresh will do, head to this seafood and produce market. You’ll find fresh local seafood, including the ready-to-cook jumbo lump crab cakes that St. Waves is known for. They’ll steam shrimp for you to take home, and they offer steamer buckets ready for you to cook at home with ease. Hand-cut Angus steaks are available here in the summer months, and the homemade chocolate cream and Key lime pies should not be missed. St.Waves offers an online coupon each week.

Sunsational Designs Gallery, Coffee and Beads

53255 N.C. Highway 12
Frisco
(252) 995-5960

This gallery, owned by a native Hatteras Island family for more than 20 years, is not an ordinary art gallery. Sure, they offer paintings and other artwork by their family of artists, including the jewelry of Sarah Allender, but they also offer rock art, buoy art and fun gifts. They also sell thousands of beads, so this is a great place to make your own custom jewelry. Sunsational now offers gourmet coffee and espresso-based drinks and specialty teas.

Surfside Casuals—Avon

41934 N.C. Highway 12, Hatteras Island Plaza
Avon
(252) 995-5577

Everybody can find a swimsuit at this store. With several stores on Hatteras Island and more on the northern Outer Banks, Surfside Casuals is one of the area’s most well-known names in swimwear, beach apparel and sportswear. Surfside Casuals offers some of the hottest brand names in surf- and beach-inspired clothing for women, men and children. The swimsuit section offers hundreds of suits, including separates, for every shape and age.

Surfside Casuals—Buxton

53321 N.C. Highway 12
Buxton
(252) 995-3352

Everybody can find a swimsuit at this store. With four stores on Hatteras Island and more on the northern Outer Banks, Surfside Casuals is one of the area’s most well-known names in swimwear, beach apparel and sportswear. The women’s swimsuit section offers hundreds of suits, including separates, for every shape and age.

Surfside Casuals—Frisco

N.C. Highway 12
Frisco
(252) 995-4408

With several stores on Hatteras Island and more on the northern Outer Banks, Surfside Casuals is one of the area’s most well-known names in beach apparel and sportswear. Surfside Casuals offers some of the hottest brand names in surf- and beach-inspired clothing for women and boardshorts for men. The women’s swimsuit section offers hundreds of suits, including separates, for every shape and age.

Surfside Casuals—Rodanthe

24267 N.C. Highway 12, Pamlico Station
Rodanthe
(252) 987-1414

With several stores on Hatteras Island and more on the northern Outer Banks, Surfside Casuals is one of the area’s most well-known names in beach apparel and sportswear. Surfside Casuals offers some of the hottest brand names in surf- and beach-inspired clothing for women and boardshorts for men. The women’s swimsuit section offers hundreds of suits, including separates, for every shape and age.

Sweet N Simple Pleasures

41008 N.C. Highway 12, Next to Oceana's Bistro
Avon
(252) 995-0012

When your sweet tooth demands satisfaction, this shop is the go-to place in Avon. The owner makes fudge from scratch with Belgian chocolate and offers a large selection of Jelly Belly jellybeans and retro-style candies. He also serves 16 flavors of ice cream and mixes in candies or toppings on a cold stone. Milk shakes and a variety of coffee drinks made with Starbucks coffee are also available. This is also a good place to find a souvenir or gift; you’ll find jewelry, local art and crafts, Lucite crystal carvings and more.

T-Shirt Whirl

40807 N.C. Highway 12
Avon
(252) 995-4111

Located next to Ocean Atlantic Rentals, T-Shirt Whirl has you covered in the T-shirt department. You can choose from one of a jillion decal designs to have pressed onto a plain shirt. They sell the popular OBX and HI stuff plus jewelry and lots of novelty items.

The Blue Whale

23707 N.C. Highway 12
Salvo
(252) 987-2335

The Blue Whale has been in business on Hatteras Island for 41 years. They sell just about all the convenience items you’ll need plus other fun stuff, including bait and tackle, groceries, hot sauces, gourmet coffee beans, imported and domestic beer, wine, beach supplies, ice, gas and diesel fuel, books and magazines. The Blue Whale also has a propane exchange, offers notary service and has an ATM.

The Elegant Attic

N.C. Highway 12
Buxton
(252) 995-4468

The Elegant Attic is an antiques shop housed in an old Buxton cottage that the owner saved from demolition. The shop’s main feature is a spectacular selection of antique stained-glass windows and doors imported from England. You’ll find other antiques as well, including English and domestic furniture. The prices are very reasonable. The shop, which is south of the Buxton post office, is huge, and you could easily spend a couple of hours browsing around in here. The owner also has vignettes set up in her house and welcomes folks into her home to see how she uses the windows as décor.

The Fishin’ Hole

27202 Sand Street
Salvo
(252) 987-2351

In business since the 1970s, The Fishin’ Hole is a full-service tackle shop with live bait and tackle plus brand-name rods and reels. It is an official weigh station, and the staff repairs rods and reels. They also sell groceries, beer and wine, snacks and drinks, beach supplies, T-shirts, waders, hip boots and clothing.

The Glass Bead

39774 N.C. Highway 12, Dairy Queen Shopping Center
Avon
(252) 995-7020

Let your creative streak shine at this make-your-own-jewelry store. The Glass Bead has thousands of beads, including handmade beads, crystals, semiprecious stones, charms and seed beads, plus hemp for designing your own necklaces, bracelets, earrings and other jewelry. You can make the jewelry here, and lessons are offered. All the supplies you need are available, including cording, thread, clasps and idea books. Pre-made jewelry is for sale as well. Java Junction, a coffee shop and Internet café is right next door.

The Glass Bead/Beach Mugs

24267 N.C. Highway 12, Pamlico Station
Rodanthe
(252) 987-2005

The Glass Bead bead shop has thousands of beads and all the jewelry-making supplies you’ll need to create your own jewelry. They also sell jewelry and photography by local artists. Beach Mugs serves coffee and all sorts of espresso-based drinks, tea, delicious baked goods and ice cream. Internet access is available on your computer or theirs.