Local Shopping

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Grocery

Visit the new Lowes Foods just 3 miles from our beach for all your major shopping needs.This new upscale store located on Highway 904 offers a full service deli featuring Boars Head products, bakery with fresh made pastries, cakes and desserts, fresh daily home cooked" meals to go" as well as all your basic meats, seafoods, sushi and grocery items. A great wine selection is located inside the store. Visit their bakery department for the best and biggest selection of desserts in our area. They have online shopping available-check out lowesfoodstogo.com

The Island Market located on Sunset Beach is the "on island" place to shop for all your basic grocery items including a deli with fresh made sandwiches, salads and hot food items. A good wine and beer selection is available. Visit during your stay at Sunset Beach for fast service and a convenient location. Grocery delivery service available- order online and have your groceries waiting in your home upon arrival.

Beach items

Sunset Beach Trading Company located next door to our office is your "on island" place to buy all your beach needs. A great selection of chairs, floats, rafts, sunglasses, t-shirts and other beach souvenir items. Be sure to try their homemade fudge and their great selection of dip ice cream and shakes.

Fresh Seafood

Bill's Seafood is the place locals go to buy fresh seafood. Located just before the bridge to our island Bill's carries fresh items brought in daily by local fishermen. Every great seafood feast begins at Bill's.

Children's Specialty Toy Store

Madeline's Playhouse is a fun store located in Ocean Plaza at the mainland base of the Ocean Isle Beach bridge. It has great educational toys for kids of all ages! Bright and cheerful decor along with the great items to choose from makes it a place to stock up on presents for the kids in your life.

Nautical and souvenir items

Callahans Nautical Gift Store is a must see for any serious shopper.This huge store located in Calabash has every iimaginable nautical or beach souvenir. See their large collection of intricate handmade ships and boats- some are 10 feet tall and sell for over $10,000.00- yes that is ten thousand dollars. All things nautical, hats, t-shirts, clothing items, shells, jjewelry, handmade fish replicas and a year round Christmas shop with dozens of trees beautifully decorated.

Clothing

Island Breeze is a very unique and upscale ladies and mens clothing shop featuring brands such as Tommy Bahama and Brighton. They have all the accessories and are well known for their excellent selection and service. A Sunset Beach "institution" for over 20 years this shop on the mainland before the bridge is a must stop for any serious clothing enthusiast.

Local Art Gallery

Sunset River Marketplace is a 10,000 square foot gallery featuring work by local and regional artists from the two Carolinas. This gallery offers a peaceful and elegant environment to view hundreds of works of art. Located in Calabash the gallery offers art classes, shows and on site framing shop with custom mouldings.