to be quite honest this is my most favorite store in the entire world. i could spend hours here…read more The owner is also just so sweet and friendly. You can tell she truly has a passion for the store! Everything is just curated perfectly. I could go on and on about the attention to details. Just incredible!!!!! Love love love this place!!!!!

Always have to stop and see what new stuff is there. Always fun. We have stickers on the back of…read moreour trailer. We get good ones here.

What a neat souvenir shop! They have hundreds of shirts and hats and magnets and car decals and any…read morePort Aransas merch you could need! You can get a cap and a shirt for $20, or 4 t-shirts for $20, or 2 custom t-shirts for $20, and all kinds of deals. The coolest thing about this shop is that you can pick your own design for a shirt! The ladies were friendly and helped us figure out what was going on, pick out a shirt, and then they put the design on it in no time. There's so much variety in designs, from kids to trendy designs to standard designs. Really cool place. Check it out on your way out of Port A!

I always buy my T-shirts here and they hold up well. I bought this T-shirt 2 days ago and washed it…read morewhen I got home. Design peeled immediately.

Pam the MGR. needs a lesson in how to treat others. New employees need a little extra help…read more Bree bend over backwards to help and ask question. I've shopped here for years, and have never seen a mgr treat others that way.

If you are in Port Aransas, Islander is a great souvenir shop! There is a wide variety of things,…read morefrom jewelry to stuffed animals! The prices vary, some things are cheap, some things are expensive, but the quality is very good. The people working there are very nice and won't hesitate to strike up a conversation.

Very cute shop but prices are up there, otherwise it was a very cute and clean shop to pop in to.read more

My fav place to shop at when in Port A. Staff is friendly and they have cute clothes!read more

Great prices! Great service! Great variety and very knowledgeable staff!…read more Al the brands you'd want-Yeti, Roxy, etc. Very good prices on beach toys, rafts, balls and swim shoes!

Yet another cute store I got to pop into, saw some cute sweatshirts, ended up with some swim trunksread more

Great customer service. Laid back and comfortable shop. I'm bad about names but the girl that…read morehelped me was great. So friendly, she comes in and works the summer there. I ran into her at another shop and thought she had a twin!! She helps out other shops if someone needs a break. I'll definitely go back when I visit the area again. Nice selection of toe rings. I purchased one and when I got home I found the ones I had purchased there a few years back.

Great experience per usual, very happy with my experience! Great selection of toe rings and the…read morefitting was perfect! I have been to many toe rings shops and this one seems to be priced very fair! Added two new today!

Love the new location, larger store, and increased selection! They have a place for spouses to sit…read moreand relax while the better half shops. Delightful staff!

Just got these cute shoes and bathing suit for my little girl. They have clothes for women, men,…read morekids and cute home accessories. This is the only place I shop at when we go to Port A. Super cute southern style boutique.

I don't know when this place opened on the Island. I was always a fan of another candy company down…read morethe street. We stopped here because my 21-month-old grandson has a recently emerging fascination with Mario. When his parents drove by on the way to meet us for dinner, he started shouting "Mario" over and over. So, after dinner, we all stopped in. It is a very nice candy store. There are lots of fun things to look at like statues of the Hulk and other comic book characters. The color scheme is bright and appealing. The bins of candy throughout the store had me really excited. The concept is the same as the other candy store. You fill a bag with chocolate for a set per pound price, or you fill a bag with non-chocolate candy for a different set per pound price. The difference between the stores is that this one is about twice as expensive, and they don't seem to make any of the chocolate candies in house. None of us grabbed a bag. The price seemed too high, even if you got to put a great candy mix in your bag. I recommend this place for the atmosphere. If you can control yourself and not fill up multiple bags, the price may not be a problem.

Great selection of candy, but the prices are a little high. I also wish there was a scale available…read moreso customers could weigh their candy before checking out. The lady at the ice cream counter was very friendly, but our checkout experience was disappointing. Jonathan Cohen was not friendly, never greeted us, stayed on his phone while checking us out, and slammed my receipt into my hand when I asked for it. My sister also had a poor experience with him. After she paid, he walked away to the back. When we asked another employee for paper towels, she rolled her eyes before helping us. The candy selection was great, but the customer service needs improvement.

I love coming to this store when we are visiting Port A. They have so many things to look at and…read morethey really have something for everyone! They don't just have kites, they have wind chimes, stickers, garden flags, wind socks and so much more. And the man and woman who run the store are the nicest people and super helpful. I love their social media posts too, go check them out!

After tossing our last expensive beach umbrella we finally decided it was time for a Shibumi! Fly…read moreIt Port A was our "go to". They had every shade under the sun! Jeremy showed us the Shibumi and another shade that was equally as good and explained their differences. We decided on the Shibumi and Jeremy explained the warranty (amazing) and even explained how to set it up. Great shop, great service and tons of kites/shades/wind socks!

Seems like every community these days has a non profit " Art Center". I'm a strong advocate for all…read moreart all the time. On the surface it appears the director of the Port Aransas Art Center is currating the pieces for sale nicely. I didn't see any thing I thought was less than worthy to hang there. They have plenty to choose from if you're in the market for local artist coastal subjects. Go!

I have some major complaints about Michelle, the Gallery Director, that I would like to address…read morewith the board. I have been treated rudely for the past three years by her. I submitted a compaint through the website that was intercepted by Michelle, and she emailed me back with excuses about "procedures" that were complete and utter BS. My last interaction with her was on January 15, 2026, when I arrived for a class and she yelled at me as I was moving my watercolor supplies to the classroom, angrily telling me that I was NOT signed up for the class and was not allowed to go in the classroom. I WAS signed up, and as I tried to show her my Apple Card transaction to Port Aransas Art Center, she essentially called me a liar. I had paid for the class on January 6th through the website, and my card was charged $45. She demanded an email receipt, which I was unable to locate because I was flustered and angry...there were other people also trying to check in, and I felt embarrassed at being accused of somehow cheating the art center. She eventually found my registration, but I was humiliated in front of other students, and she still tried to make it MY FAULT. This is NOT normal. She literally yelled at me over the other girl working there and DEMANDED that I stop walking towards the classroom, as she came out of the office in what seemed like an attempt to physically prevent me from going in. We already spend 50% more for the watercolor class (price went up for the weekly class from $30 a couple years ago), and Michelle absolutely destroyed my creativity that day. I did almost nothing in class because I was so shaken. This is not an isolated incident, and she's been rude and hateful to me (and others) for about the last three years. I would like to address this with someone on the board (not her spouse or significant other). I submitted a long email with events from the last three years, although I've been coming to the center for over ten years. In the last three years alone, I've donated cash to the center, purchased art, paid class fees, donated art supplies, and a few years back donated two jewelry items that I created, valued over $500, for an auction to benefit the center. The total for the past three years, not counting the jewelry items, is over $1,540. And yet I'm still treated rudely, EVERY TIME I visit the center. I have never done anything to deserve this. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss with one or more board members what's been happening. Michelle is not going to forward my email, and she's making excuses for her rudeness...there is never an excuse to yell at or make snarky, nasty, hateful comments to someone who has gone out of their way to support the center. The Art Center was a big part of why we chose Port Aransas to spend thousands of dollars in the local economy each year for the past 15 years. Next year, if we return, I will make sure to sign up for watercolor lessons at the rec center instead. If you're on the board, look up the receipts...I paid for a watercolor class with Carrie on January 6th through the website. I also just donated $100 to the rain barrel project on the 13th or 14th. I live in Colorado and we come down in January and February each year. You can find my contact info there, or reach out to me through the Yelp messaging center.