Top 10 ice cream shops in Nags Head
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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3Island Snowball Company
5000 S Croatan Hwy #15, Nags Head, NC 27959
Mon–Sun 12pm–10pm
Family-owned
Sundaes
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4Booty Treats Ice Cream and Shave Ice
2600 S Virginia Dare Trail, Nags Head, NC 27959
Mon 12pm-11pm, Tue-Sat 2pm-11pm, Sun 2pm-10pm
Cookie sandwiches · Sundaes
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5Surfin' Spoon Frozen Yogurt Bar
2408 S Virginia Dare Trl, Nags Head, NC 27959
Mon–Sat 12pm–9:30pm
Since 2012
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6Sweet Retreat Ice Cream Cafe
4104 S Virginia Dare Trl, Nags Head, NC 27959-1100
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7Fatboyz Ice Cream and Sweet Treats
7208 S Virginia Dare Trail, Nags Head, NC 27959
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8Dairy Queen
6714 S Croatan Hwy, Nags Head, NC 27959
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9Captain Scoops
4104 S Virginia Dare Trail, Nags Head, NC 27959
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10Jockey's Ridge Creamery
3941 S Croatan Hwy, Nags Head, NC 27959
Of the 13 ice cream shops listed in Nags Head, 13 give a phone number, 5 publish opening hours and 9 have a website. 1 is a branch of a national chain — Dairy Queen (1); the remaining 12 are independent. By what they offer: 2 sell frozen yogurt, 2 offer vegan ice cream, 2 make shaved ice. The longest-running is Surfin' Spoon Frozen Yogurt Bar, in business since 2012. 2 describe themselves as family-owned. The nearest bigger selection is Greenville with 17.
All 3 other ice cream shops in Nags Head
Same order: the most complete listings first.
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Coastal Creamery OBX
7531 S Virginia Dare Trail, Nags Head, NC 27959