Barefoot Child
                                                                           The Fishing Village, 409 Roland Ave., Surf City                                                                            (910) 328-1887

Every child deserves to feel special with a gift of clothing or toys from this adorable boutique filled with "Little Baby Pretty Things." Owner Cathy Medlin has stocked the shelves with whimsical and fun to play with toys. Barefoot Child is open daily.

                                                                                              Beach Furniture Outfitters                                                                                                                                                                    520 New River Dr., Surf City

(910) 328-4181

Whether you need furnishings to completely set up housekeeping or just one special accent piece, Beach Furniture Outfitters has choices for every taste and pocketbook. Its specialty is contracting to fully furnish and equip a beach home or condominium, but don't overlook the single items available to complete your decorating scheme. Free set up and delivery are offered on the island. It's open daily except Sunday.

 Bert's Surf Shop 
310 N. New River Dr., Surf City
(910) 328-1010

A longtime favorite on the beach, Bert's has a full line of name-brand swimwear and sportswear for the whole family as well as footwear, beach T-shirts and sunglasses. It also offers a full line of sports equipment for sale, including skateboards and surfing gear. It's open seven days a week.

   
834 N.C. Hwy. 210, Sneads Ferry
       (910) 327-2166       

This is the place to find everything you want for your home. D's Interior Design offers traditional and beach furniture, unique gifts and creative interior design items, including wallpaper, fabrics for custom bedspreads and window treatments, upholstery, carpet, vinyl, laminate floor coverings, art work and accessories. D's is also an authorized Yankee Candle Dealer. It's open Monday through Saturday.   

                             Docksider Gifts & Shells
                                 14061 Ocean Hwy. 50, Surf City 

                                (910) 328-1421
Here you can have that special sharks' tooth you found on the beach wired into jewelry while you browse through this family-friendly beach store with more than 100,000 items. Fresh saltwater taffy, shells, wind chimes, Thirstystone coasters, books, paint sets, postcards and T-shirts fill every inch of this store. Be sure to check out the Docksider's new Family Fun Center featuring video games, snacks and a playland. The Docksider is open daily.

East Coast Sports
The Fishing Village, 409 Roland Ave., Surf City

(910) 328-1887
East Coast Sports carries a full line of sports clothing including Columbia, Bimini Bay and Sperry Topsiders. In addition to clothing, you can find everything you could ever want or need for inshore or offshore fishing, including a professional staff to answer all your questions. East Coast is open year round.

702 S. Anderson Blvd., Topsail Beach

                                (910) 328-7111
Serving the area since 1973, The Gift Basket is best known for its line of fine jewelry, but there is much more. The Gift Basket also features an impressive line of tide and nautical clocks and precision weather instruments. The Gift Basket is open every day.

   110 N. New River Dr., Surf City
           (910) 328-1616

     www.ironpelican.com
The Iron Pelican Emporium offers a wide selection of truly unique merchandise. You can find a nice selection of dressy sportswear for women, cute shoes, vintage and contemporary purses and hats, accessories and fabulous jewelry. The Iron Pelican also has collectible and antique glassware, ceramics and dishware, including vintage cookie jars. This is a great place to shop for yourself or someone special. It's open daily in season, with limited winter hours.  

Island Traders
                               311 S. Topsail Dr., Surf City
                                (910) 328-1004

Daily shipments of new merchandise assures shoppers a surprise each time they visit Island Traders. Name brand and catalog clothing at 40 to 70 percent below retail for guys and gals makes this a good place to stock up on golf, casual and school clothing.

                            Island Treasures
                              627 S. Anderson Blvd., Topsail Beach 
                         (910) 328-4487

The treasures in this shop are many and varied. In the clothing department, one can choose from casual clothes for women, such as the popular Cotton Connection line. Their "Topsail Time" T-shirts and sweatshirts are favorites for the entire family. Island Treasures carries a surprisingly wide array of gifts that include wonderful nautical prints, lamps, flags, windsocks, a full line of sunglasses, hats and beach supplies. There are also wooden toys from Melissa & Doug and cuddly over-sized stuffed animals to amuse and intrigue the younger set. The shop is open daily from Easter through September, with reduced winter hours.

Koffee Katz...Hole in the Boutique

400 Roland Ave, Surf City

(910) 328-0022 

(910) 328-4475

                        Looking for that special decorating item for your home or garden? Mea's has a selection of collectible lighthouses, accessories, flags, rugs, art candles and dishware. In addition to high-quality decorating items and specialty furniture, the store offers a wide variety of jewelry and watches, decorative beach bags, hats and other gift selections. In winter, hours are cut back.

Treasure Coast Plaza, 208D N. New River Dr., Surf City 
(910) 328-2737

This quality toy store offers a wide selection of fun and educational toys to capture the imagination. Whether the interest is puzzles, science, games, arts and crafts or construction, the appropriate toy can be found on these well-stocked shelves. Pastimes is a great place for grandparents and parents to find the special gift. It ranks high on the list of unique specialty shops on Topsail Island. It's open daily.

708 S. Anderson Blvd., Topsail Beach 
(910) 328-4969, (910) 328-2300, (800) 697-9134

Offering fascinating pages and gifts to enchant, Topsail Island's bookstore, Quarter Moon, offers a good range of hardcover and paperback books and an excellent selection of stationery, greeting cards and note cards. Quarter Moon's kids section has great books for all ages. The expanded gift selection includes pajamas, robes, slippers, sandals, lots of beach bags and hats. There are gifts for all occasions and many turtle-related items. A selection of smoothies, cappuccino or coffee drinks can be enjoyed in the outside seating area, or inside if you choose. It's open year round.

1950 N.C. Hwy. 172, Ste. A., Sneads Ferry 
 (910) 327-1478
13741 Ocean Hwy. 50, Ste. B., Surf City 
 (910) 329-5000

Specializing in consumer electronics, these conveniently located Radio Shacks have the parts and pieces you may have forgotten to bring on vacation with your electronic equipment. Radio Shack carries a good inventory of replacement batteries, battery packs, prepaid phone cards, flashlights and alarm clocks. They are open Monday through Saturday.

Distinctive Gifts & Treasures
14210 Hwy. 50, Ste. B, Surf City
(910) 328-5500

This new gift shop is wall-to-wall cute and filled with the irresistible. Between their gorgeous line of silver metalware serving pieces, fun Nora Fleming cake plates and platters and other unique items for the home, the Starfish is a great place to shop for that perfect wedding or hostess gift. There is a nice selection of lotions and candles, including Caswell-Massey baby and spa products, beautiful seashell soaps and Camille Beckman’s Mango Beach spa line. Starfish also features paintings by local artists, jewelry and pirate toys for kids. The shop offers complimentary gift-wrapping, and shipping is available.

Spinnaker Surf Shop
111 N. Shore Dr., Surf City
(910) 328-2311

Spinnaker's is Surf City's location for surf and skate brands such as
Quiksilver, Billabong, Rip Curl, Rusty, Lost, Volcom, Hurley and O'Neill. The store also has a large selection of girls' surf brand apparel, swimsuits and accessories. This great surf shop carries designer eyewear such as Oakley, Electric and Dragon; shoes and sandals by DC, DVS, QS/Roxy, Reef, Rainbow and Globe; and novelty gifts. The Spinnaker Arcade down below offers dozens of traditional games including pool tables, foosball and video games; it's a cool place out of the sun. Looking for surfboards to buy or rent? Spinnaker's has a large selection. It's open daily, year round (but it's closed Tuesdays in the winter).
 

 Surf City Shopping Center Gift Shop 
   Corner of Roland Ave. and Topsail Dr., Surf City

  (910) 328-0835

Bathing suits and casual wear for the whole family plus a variety of other vacation and beach items can be found here. Since this store is connected to the IGA grocery store, the merchandise in the grocery store, such as sunscreen, toiletries, magazines and paperback books, complements the items in the gift shop, allowing a great opportunity for one-stop shopping. It's open daily in the summer season and closed Tuesdays in the winter.

Surfside Sportswear and Gifts 314 N. New River Dr., Surf City
(910) 328-4141

A year-round favorite with residents, Surfside offers the most complete line of women's clothing on the island. The racks are always filled with bathing suits, casual wear and party attire in a wide variety of sizes and in styles for the young and not-so-young. In addition to clothing, Surfside has a great shoe selection, an assortment of jewelry, glassware and decorating items. It's open daily year round.

The Topsail Island Trading company carries a variety of gourmet items, specialty gifts, a line of fine causal clothing for the whole family, plus jewelry and accessories. While browsing you may detect a delicious aroma -- that's the famous homemade fudge you've been hearing so much about. With more than 50 flavors to choose from it's really hard to make a choice, yet it's impossible to leave the Trading Company without a box or bag of fudge in hand. Topsail Island Trading Co. is open daily.

Topsail Kite Connection

Treasure Coast Square

Surf City

(910)-328-4427