Outer Banks Ice Cream Shop Serving Best Ice Cream in North Carolina
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! But, wait not just any ice cream the best ice cream. If you are an ice cream fan then you…

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 14: A view of the Mini Unicorn Treat Ice Cream Sandwiches being served during Family Ice Cream Fun-dae hosted by Mario Batali and Ayesha Curry at Private Park at Hudson on October 14, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for NYCWFF)
Monica Schipper / StringerI scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! But, wait not just any ice cream the best ice cream. If you are an ice cream fan then you may be wondering where to find some of the best ice creams. Luckily for you, it's not too far away.
Yelp reports that an ice cream shop in the Outer Banks has been deemed with serving the best ice cream in North Carolina. Surfin' Spoon is serving the best ice cream you could find in North Carolina, according to Yelp. Yelp went on to find the best ice cream shops in every state ahead of National Ice Cream Day, July 17. What better way to celebrate than grabbing a scoop from the best shop in your state. On National Ice Cream Day many shops will be hosting deals for the entire family to scoop!
To determine the best ice cream shops, Yelp took the total volume and reviews over the last year to compare shops. While using the determining factors, they were able to place the title of No. 1 shop in certain places in each state. Each ice cream shop on the list was open and had a passing health score as of May 12, 2022.
Surfin' Spoon, notably North Carolina's No. 1 shop, is the Outer Banks' go-to for frozen yogurt. This shop is no ordinary frozen yogurt mom-and-pop shop. They offer tons of sweet treats ranging from frozen yogurt and their famous, made-from-scratch ice cream sandwiches. This is one stop in the Outer Banks that will leave your sweet tooth 100% satisfied. Surfin' Spoon is located at 3408 South Va Dare Trail, so the next time you're in Nags Head take a visit!
Check out the full list of best ice cream shops in every state here.
We’ve run into a few lists that make us shake our heads over the years. But this one may take the… cake- pun 100% intended. North Carolina’s favorite dessert is not one we would have thought of. Coventry Direct used some interesting methodology to determine the most popular dessert in every state. They took a list of 40 of the most popular desserts and then analyzed Google search terms in each state for those 40 desserts.
While not a bad metric, it does seem to create an issue in states where popular desserts don’t really need to be Googled: Grandma just passes that recipe right on down. But anyway, while most of us might guess chocolate cake, or sweet potato pie for North Carolina, you’d be wrong apparently. Also, Idaho, Minnesota, New Hampshire, SOUTH CAROLINA are y'all ok? The other question I have is what in the world is Texas sheet cake and why is it so popular? Also why is there no just chocolate or vanilla cake or cupcakes on this list? I have to think those are more popular than things that made this list.
But what is North Carolina's favorite dessert? Well, let’s take a look at the most popular dessert in every state:
Alabama
Pound Cake

Alaska
Baked Alaska
Arizona
Rice Krispies Treats
Arkansas
Pecan Pie
California
Ice Cream
Colorado
Rice Krispies Treats
Connecticut
Ice Box Cake
Delaware
Funnel Cake
District Of Columbia
Ice Cream
Florida
Key Lime Pie
Georgia
Peach Cobbler
Hawaii
Cheesecake
Idaho
Jello
Illinois
Ice Cream
Indiana
Texas Sheet Cake
Iowa
Texas Sheet Cake
Kansas
Texas Sheet Cake
Kentucky
Fudge
Louisiana
Pralines
Maine
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Maryland
Funnel Cake
Massachusetts
Ice Cream
Michigan
Carrot Cake
Minnesota
Jello
Mississippi
Banana Pudding
Missouri
Coconut Cake
Montana
Pumpkin Pie
Nebraska
Brownies
Nevada
Blondies
New Hampshire
Jello
New Jersey
Ice Box Cake
New Mexico
Bananas Foster
New York
Black & White Cookies
North Carolina
Coconut Cake
Yes, that’s right. According to this list, North Carolina’s favorite dessert is coconut cake. Hmmmm…. I mean it is one of my parents' favorite desserts and a Christmas dinner staple for our family. So honestly, I've been more suprirsed- I'm looking at you -the states that had jello as a favorite.

North Dakota
Banana Split
Ohio
Texas Sheet Cake
Oklahoma
Pecan Pie
Oregon
Carrot Cake
Pennsylvania
Ice Cream
Rhode Island
Donuts
South Carolina
Jello
South Dakota
Brownies
Tennessee
Chess Pie
Texas
Pecan Pie
Utah
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Vermont
Brownies
Virginia
Funnel Cake
Washington
Carrot Cake
West Virginia
Fudge
Wisconsin
Cherry Pie