No offense to other people who make gluten-free, dairy-free desserts, but you need to go sit at the…read morefeet of the bakers at Southport Cookies. Honestly, it's so good, I might need a signed affidavit from a third-party inspector that there's no butter, milk, and eggs involved. 10/10 - this is the spot to use up your dessert calories.

This is a must stop! We were here for a long weekend and we literally went twice and I tried to go…read morea third time but they had already closed! Super friendly people and the cutest shop! The chocolate chip cookie was AMAZING... pro tip... ask if they have any warm! Your life will be CHANGED ! All cookies are gluten free and vegan! Honestly wouldn't even tell it.... 10/10

Love to shop locally and was looking for fresh bread........don't love sourdough but tried the…read moreharvest loaf and it was scrumptious! They also have mixes and many other types of sourdough bread. Grabbed two tropical muffins that were exquisite. Giant, and not too sweet, they really hit the spot. We will be back.

Sourdough everything! What's not to love? Reasonable prices, too. They have, of course sourdough…read moreloaves, but they also have rolls, pancake mix, waffle mix, muffins, butter, cheese, and condiments.

My husband and I visited his aunt and uncle on Oak Island for his birthday weekend earlier this…read moremonth and they got his birthday cake from Nancy Jo's! It was a decadent and delicious chocolate layer cake with chocolate crème in between! His aunt told me that they've gotten cakes from them before and that service is always friendly.

Ordered four different half cakes for my wife's birthday. Shared with family including ten…read moregrandchildren the oldest of who is ten. Got universal thumbs up. They were all absolutely delicious.

The first time I visited Aunt Irene's, they were sold out of all their cinnamon rolls at 10AM - and…read moreit was off season! This time, I set my alarm and got there when they opened at 8AM! I now know that you can place an online order the day before and rest assured your cinnamon rolls will be waiting for pickup in the morning! I'm embarrassed that I didn't take any photos of the 6 cinnamon rolls: 3 plain ($5.99 each) that come with individual containers of icing, and 3 pecan praline ($6.99 each) The cinnamon rolls are HUGE. I got them for my family - everyone loved them! If you get the pecan praline cinnamon rolls to go, be sure the individual containers lay flat in the bag. The glaze oozed out and made a mess! You truly don't want to miss out on any of it!

We were just riding around and noticed there wasn't a line so we swerved in the parking lot and ran…read moreinside to try the most talked about cinnamon roll. There were so many options but since I had yet to try the cinnamon rolls I ordered one plain and one with pecans. They were delicious! Massive roll and she gives you extra icing. The pecan one didn't need extra because it was soaking in its own heavenly gooey deliciousness. We will be making this a regular stop each time we are here .

Such a cute little shop! Friendly service, tons of goodies, and most importantly... coffee. The…read morecoffee was mediocre. I do prefer my coffee a bit dark, but it wasn't terrible. I had tried another highly rated coffee shop in Oak Island the day before and was honestly confused by the reviews. The coffee tasted watered down and the matcha was a hard no for me. Seaside Mermaid completely redeemed the Oak Island coffee situation. They also have a great selection of sugar-free syrups, which I really appreciated, and the donuts were delicious! (Mermaid donuts! How fun) Plus, there's taffy, fudge, ice cream, desserts, and an adorable boutique attached. Basically, you go in for coffee and suddenly you're browsing gifts with a donut in your hand. Highly recommend stopping here if you're in Oak Island! I gave a 5 for friendly service, cleanliness, and good selection. Ciao for now

I stopped in looking for a doughnut and got a traditional glaze. It was freshly made and the icing…read morewas still oozing over as it was a recent batch. Delightful. I also ordered a coffee, preferring the dark roast and found it light and very average and opted not to finish it. Parking is available on site and I got a spot easily. They have a lot of other sweets, such as fudge, ice cream, cookies, etc.

Wow!! There is so much history in this fun place!! I met Trinity who was so knowledgeable about the…read moreplace- she is his foster daughter and I'm glad I asked her to tell me about the place! She explained some of the pieces of equipment/furniture in there that dated way way back. Chuck is even the 3rd cousin to Charles Schultz -hence the Dr Seuss items! I'm unable to have ice cream so tried the yummy sorbet. Did I mention most everything is handmade in house?! I also purchased some fudge to bring home to my loved ones!

Brough at friend here today after lunch at Fizzy Jane's. I had the same as last time, moose tracks…read moreand salted caramel. My friend really wanted bubble gum ice cream but the gal said they no longer make it, but they get lots of requests for it. Chuck came out and said he just happened to make some. My friend was ecstatic! Told us come back in 20 mins when urs softened done. She got a quart she was so happy. I'm not a fan of it usually but tasted it and it was really really good. Customer service is top notch here. Love coming here.

The Wilmington/Leland area is lacking something. It is really hard to find a place that has great…read morecoffee and great food. There are a few that have one or the other, rarely both. The ones that do have both, it's more of a sit down to eat food and not great for grab and go (which is essential for a coffee spot). That's when we found The Kozy Bean! The coffee was fantastic! The food was truly impressive and cooked to order! Service was very welcoming and inviting. The location itself feels like a converted home (don't know if it is) and offers several different rooms you can sit to enjoy your order or even spend some time remote working. There is also outdoor seating and we were told they sell beer and wine in the evenings with fire pits available. This place is a little tucked away in BSL, but man it is worth it!

There's this cute guy named Zach there every Wednesday although he doesn't work there. The drinks…read moreare also nice had a good smore special. Good place to chill.

AMAZING! the service was great, the cheesecake here is really good. i got Carmel apple on top and…read moreoh my gosh it was like entering the gates of heaven. The outside area was nice to sit at overall 10/10.

Meh. We visited recently, and it wasn't too exciting. I ate the cheesecake with cherry topping, and…read moreit was still frozen. My husband had Oreo ice cream and didn't leave very pleased. My son enjoyed his cherry swirl ice cream though, so that was a win.