2025 Manteo Shopping Guide

While beer and wine are found in many stores across the Outer Banks, you will need to visit a state-regulated ABC Store (Alcoholic Beverage Control) to purchase liquors. ABC stores are the only stores in North Carolina licensed to sell spirituous liquors. 

You’re likely familiar with this popular hardware store chain, which has 4,400 stores across the U.S. The Kitty Hawk location offers friendly service and expert advice with a modest size. You’ll find good prices on everything from hardware, gardening supplies, pet food, paint and other home essentials.

A full service car parts store

A full service auto repair center. 

A fab thrift store with great clothing!

A used and new book store with plenty of bargains. 

A great stop for the fashion conscious shopper!

The Colllege of the Albemarle offers a variety of associates degrees but also boasts of an outstanding professional jewlery design school and continuing education classes. . 

A full-service automotive shop.

CVS

A full-service pharmacy with products for health, home, beauty and gifts.

A county arts council with a full-fledged gallery. 

An airport and museum featuring models related to the area. 

A discount store with all your basic needs and occasional suprises!

A great small town grocery store to supply all your needs. 

Looking at the small town of Manteo, with its Crepe Myrtle lined busy main streets, and charming downtown filled with contemporary restaurants and old antique stores, one wouldn't necessarily think that this Outer Banks village was the veritable birthplace of European Settlement in America.

A locals favorite, Island Gallery & Christmas Shop makes for an exciting day trip. 

A small town pharmacy with multiple services, gifts and a personal touch! 

An art gallery featuring vibrant work by John Silver and ten additional artists. 

Kellogg’s can help design your kitchen, bath and office with beautiful cabinets, countertops, flooring and lighting.  Two Outer Banks stores have showrooms with examples of the stunning possibilities that can be achieved with well-made products and creative design. Quality, style and good taste are reflected in the products that Kellogg’s offers.  A sampling of available manufacturers include Kraftmaid Cabinetry, Lifetime and Founders Choice cabinets; Shaw, Earthworks and Lauzon flooring; Quorum International, Volume Lighting and Fanamation lighting; and Amerock, Emtek and Liberty Hardware knobs and pulls.  Four designers, all with college degrees in interior design and/or years of experience, are on hand to offer free advice, as well as free project design and layout. Kellogg’s will assist a homeowner from start to finish, including installation of  flooring and cabinetry.

Kellogg Supply Company, is the trusted destination for all your building materials & home improvement needs on the Outer Banks and surrounding areas of North Carolina.

A full-service frame shop specializing in conservation framing.

Open from May through early fall, Manteo Farmer's Market is a downtown highlight for locals and visitors alike. The goods sold here range from traditional to arty with food, jewelry and basketry in the mix, and the locale in the heart of the downtown area makes this weekly event easy to reach for visitors throughout Roanoke Island. 

A full-service furniture and appliance store. 

A full-service gardening center with lots of service options. 

An exquisite lifestyle store that brings elegance to everyday. 

Make jewelry using beads, and buy your supplies here.

A delicious stop filled with sweets, snacks and sandwiches. 

The Outer Banks Hotline is a crisis intervention center with a 24-hour hotline. The also have thrift stores up and down the Outer Banks including one in Manteo. 

A fulls service grocery store.

An old fashioned movie theater - the star in Manteo's crown! 

A full-service boating marina with onsite restaurant and ship's store. 

Shop for tackle and leisure wear as well as sunglasses and snacks.

Eclectic art gallery and studio in downtown Manteo.

Got a flat tire and would rather be at the beach? Call on Pugh’s Car Care. They offer 24-hour towing. They also have a tire catalog online that offers you relaxed and convenient shopping.      Pugh’s Car Care is a full-service automotive repair shop open year round. They have two convenient locations on the main highways in Manteo and Nags Head. They are ready to maintain or fix your vehicle at their AAA-approved repair facilities. Products and services include those for air conditioning, belts, batteries, brakes, cooling systems, exhaust, tire rotation, towing and transmission. They offer computerized engine analysis and computerized alignment. Check them out online at pughscarcare.com where they list specials including sales on tires! Don’t let a flat tire, overheated engine or broken belt ruin your stay on the Outer Banks. Pugh’s has got you covered.  Call 473-5654 for 24-hour tow

New, used and rental cars plus full-service maintenence and repair.

A full-service small animal clinic. 

Celebrate the origins of America with a fascinating and purely entertaining visit to the Roanoke Island Festival Park. This 25-acre historic site, an easy stroll from the downtown Manteo waterfront, is a popular summer attraction for visitors of all ages. With four distinct attractions that wind through the wooded and grassy regions bordering the Roanoke Sound and Shallowbag Bay, patrons will find acres of history to explore, and plenty of engrossing hands-on exhibits to keep everyone purely entertained.

Beachy clothing gifts, taffy, toys and more!

A full-service fabric shop with lots of quilting fabric choices.

A Mecca for jewelry and art with a working studio.

Think elegant. Imagine divine. Then hightail it to Sleeping In for your dreams to come true. This boutique located in downtown Manteo is filled with linens, accessories, gifts, clothing and more.

An arty stop with unique works in the mix. 

A coffe shop where relaxation is the operative word! 

A classy gift shop with something for everyone.

A full-service diving and outdoor sports center.

A complete office supply store that includes art supplies, as well. 

Year-round catering Outer Banks-style!

A convenience store that also sells gasoline.

A full-servive U.S. Postal site

A gallery and creative working studio in downtown Manteo.