There are a handful of locations on the island available for dining/purchasing food.

The Sandpiper: coffee & ice cream shop located near the ferry

The Boathouse: Breakfast Diner, Brunch & Cocktails

Jules Salty Grub & Island Pub: restaurant and bar

Jailhouse Provisions: restaurant with fresh seafood & southern favorites

Midway Coffee BHI: coffee and breakfast beside Jailhouse Provisions

The Maritime Market Cafe: casual breakfast and lunch

Side Wok: Chinese takeout by Maritime Market

Nye's Cream: Ice cream at Maritime Market

Mike's Bites: grab & go hot dogs and Italian ice

The Bald Head Island Club: several fine dining options for lunch and dinner - you must have a temporary membership to dine here, available for purchase with most home rentals

The Shoals Club: several fine dining options and casual dining options. A temporary membership is also required to dine here, available for purchase with most home rentals.

Island Retreat is a full service spa & salon offering massage, skin care, manicures and pedicures, hair cutting, coloring and styling. The Spa also offers a range of organic fragrance, skin & hair care products.

6 MARITIME WAY, BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC 28461, USA

(910) 454-0333

Climb Old Baldy Lighthouse - North Carolina's oldest standing lighthouse. Learn about BHI's role in the revolutionary & civil wars.

101 LIGHT HOUSE WYND, BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC 28461, USA

(910) 457-7481

Rent kayaks or canoes, bicycles, surf boards, paddle boards and sign up for lessons. Kayaking and paddleboarding on the marsh is one of the best ways to see the island!

10 MARINA WYND, BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC 28461, USA

(910) 457-4944

With 14 miles of pristine beaches, you shouldn’t have a problem finding your perfect beach spot. South Beach features long stretches of sand and calmer waters, perfect for walking and spending the day with the family. East Beach is ideal for boogie boarding and surfing. Beach equipment rentals, including umbrellas, chairs and beach games like bocce, croquet and bean bag toss, are available through Riverside Adventure Company on a daily and weeklong basis. 

Hit the links at the George Cobb-designed course that winds through the forest, under the eye of Old Baldy, and out onto the dune ridge where a 180° view of the ocean greets you for the final holes. Club rentals are available for a fee. Golfers must have a temporary or full membership at the Bald Head Island Club or be the guest of a member. Croquet, tennis courts and a resort style pool are also available at the Club.

301 South Bald Head Wynd

Bald Head Island, NC 28461

(910) 457-7300

https://www.bhiclub.net/

There are several boutiques on the island with great apparel, accessories and gifts including Island Passage, The Silver Peddler, Monkeys, All about Art, Bald Head Blues, Coastal Urge, Room Service, The Sail Shop, Turtle Central, Smith Island Museum Gift Shop and more. For a complete list of shops and locations, click here.

Maritime Market is a good sized grocery store to stock up on the essentials during your stay. They sell beer & wine but no hard liquor. That will need to be purchased on the mainland prior to your arrival to BHI.

8 Maritime Way

Bald Head Island, NC 28461

(910) 457-7450