A hidden gem! The store is absolutely adorable and has a little bit of everything! From cute…read moreclothing, Vera Bradley items, and books, to children's toys, and so many fun knickknacks and oddities. We found things like dinosaur chopsticks for our kiddos and trivia cards that you don't see everywhere, which made browsing so much fun. As a book lover, I loved their book rewards program! Buy 3 regular-priced books and get the 4th 50% off! Even better, the rewards card is designed like a bookmark with an old-fashioned library checkout card on the back, which is such a charming and thoughtful touch. What truly made this place stand out, though, was the kindness of the staff and owner. My husband uses a wheelchair, and the owner was incredibly accommodating, even offering to open the store an hour early the next morning so we could shop before it became crowded and more difficult for him to navigate. That level of compassion and customer service is rare and meant so much to our family. If you're visiting Topsail, Bumblebee Market is definitely worth a stop. It's the kind of place where you can find the perfect gift, a great book, and leave feeling genuinely cared for. We will absolutely be back!

I love this place. The store is so cute and nicely designed. This place is a little pricey, but so…read moreis everything at the beach. They have a cute selection of random things. I find at least something I like every time I come here. The workers are so friendly and welcoming. They even had kids stuff here. It was not like a tourist trap store at all.

Wow this place is cool! I didn't know they had so many flavors of popcorn.. loaded potatoes, all…read morekinds of spicy flavors as well as the normal butter, salt then lots of of different sweet flavors like smores, birthday cake and Carmel corn!! The lady at the register was so nice and helpful.. they also sell salt water taffy and peanuts! All would make a great gift basket or great gifts on their own! I highly recommend giving it a visit! The prices were very reasonable. You won't walk out empty handed! I bought popcorn and some cinnamon and sugar pecans!!

A unique shop on the island. A must visit on our annual…read moretrip to the island. Lots of options on flavors of popcorn. We have bought many bags over the years and all have been delicious. We typically buy extra bags of popcorn to share with friends and family upon our return home....now they request popcorn when they know we are heading to NC. Owners are very friendly and personable.

I brought out of town guests to Sweet Alicious for some ice cream after a day at the beach. I don't…read moreeat ice cream, so I'm going on their review. There was only one girl working in the entire place! Where is good help?! She was calm, took care of everyone nicely, and never got flustered. Both got soft serve but one stated theirs was gritty and the other said theirs was bad and runny. The shop was cute and had VERY good prices on everything and it's a shame I couldn't give a better review. The young girl behind the counter deserves 10 stars, but the experience is a zero. Sorry.

Ice cream was good but two employees on Mother's Day. Sunday was not a good idea to Customers or…read morethe two over worked workers.

Always busy and happening! I love going here everyone is so friendly, especially with my dog…read more I go for small snacks, treats and their sourdough! This place is such a treat and is filled with so many hidden gems.

I love this place. As someone with celiac disease, it's a huge challenge to find gluten free…read morepastries and desserts. This coffee cake muffin is what's left of my haul. I've tried cheese cake, s'more cookies, and lemon blueberry muffins and I was not disappointed. Everything was moist and flavorful.

Great ice cream with multiple dairy free options. Good place to hang out for a sub-11 year old as…read morethey play kids movies on a large screen. Milkshakes leave a little to be desired.

Just went to the new place tonight and was pretty disappointed that they were out of half of the…read moreflavors. And were told by employees they have been out of most of them for a week. We felt sorry for the employees.

Surf City holds a special place in my heart thanks to childhood nostalgia, the site of many a…read morefamily vacation filled with wonderful memories. The original pier and Barnacle Bills were lost to a hurricane, and it's much more developed than it was when I was a kid, but the soul remains.

The pier at Surf City offers way more than just amazing ocean and shore views. The 937 feet pier…read morehosts hunderds of avid fisherman each day. For only $1, I was able to walk the pier and watch several fish being pulled from the ocean. The complex consists of a bait/fishing shop, gift shop and small grill serving breakfast sandwiches and hot dogs and the pier. The staff in the shop are friendly and prices to rent a fishing pole are reasonable, but you need to bring your own gear. It costs only $12 to rent a pole and fish for 24 hours and the pier is open 24/7. I walked out on the pier and was mesmerized watching the people with their poles. I saw a ray and blue pulled in and released. The people were friendly in a Southern charm way. The views from the pier are lovely. I would like to return for sunset photos. The pier has fish cleaning stations and benches to sit. A lot of birds hang out hoping for some fish. Worth a visit if you love the ocean and fishing.

On the way back from Topsail Beach stumbled across this boba/ice cream shop in shopping center…read more Also locally owned and this is where I tried poppers for first time with lemonade instead of milk tea and wow was it sweet. Wanted to try for first time but next time I'm going to stick to milk tea base. Would visit again to try other menu items.

It's taken me almost 6 months to finally stop in. I always seem to crave boba outside their…read morebusiness hours‍. Today we pulled in the parking lot at 10:50, excited to grab some drinks before heading to the beach and realized their winter hours didn't have them open until 11:30. However, after 6 months what's another half hour? Worth.the.wait. We got raspberry lemonade with mango boba and butter rum iced coffee. Delicious! Staff were friendly and helped with my flavor combo and drinks were perfection. Will be a frequent stop this summer for drinks before hitting the beach!

Ice cream is highly processed with whatever they use for flavoring its sugar content is pretty high…read more I'm not sure it's real milk cream more like a sort of ice dessert style There's lots of random small trinket store items going on but I would go somewhere else if you are looking for real ice cream

We came for ice cream at 9pm. There wasn't a wait (it was raining) I sampled one before buying. I…read moregot the orange cream with raspberry and let me tell you- amazing! It was the flinstones push pop of my childhood! It brought back waves of nostalgia. There were tables to sit inside and a cute selfie wall. Fudge, candy, t shirts, etc for purchase. The shirts were really cute and only $5 but very limited sizing. I would have gotten one if it was my size. I recommend this place for ice cream in this area.

2nd time visiting and it's shay's my favorite coffee spot in Surf City! Seriously no other…read morecompares, if I could pack the shop up and take it home with me I would!

To start off, I love ice cream. I eat lots of ice cream. The ice cream here is good because it is…read moreice cream, but it is nothing special to go out of the way for. The reason for the low rating is that the prices and the serving sizes are ridiculous. The scoops are the slightly bigger than the size of the Little Tikes plastic scoops, and they cost $3-5 per scoop depending on the size you get. I think it is just about the most I've had to pay for ice cream and simultaneously the least amount I've gotten. It looks like the prices used to be much lower, but at the current prices I would never visit here again.

This fish market is incredible! We've stopped by everyday to pick-up dinner. The fish is FRESH, not…read morefrozen. Local fisherman drop off their daily catch and much comes from Florida and along the coast. So far, I've tried the local lump crab (made incredible crab cakes), the large head-on shrimp, (shrimp scampi-yum), clams (made a stew) and the flounder (so dang fresh). I'll be going back for more today. They carry every fish you can imagine and live crabs. The fish is in coolers and they will fillet the larger fish for you. Prices are downright reasonable. The clerks are super friendly and will bag up your purchases with plenty of ice. They also carry seasonings and a few frozen prepared fish foods. There was plenty of parking during off season and no wait for service. I'm guessing that during peak season, things get busy. This market is a MUST visit for seafood lovers.

Just what you'd expect from a fresh seafood store at the beach plus some. A wonderful variety of…read morefresh seafood, fresh crab meat and plenty of other items from seasonings to fresh produce. The team there is super friendly and knowledgeable and we're eager to help. Prices also were very reasonable. It really is the type of local place you'd hope to find on a vacation and thoroughly enjoyed the shrimp!