Sea Blue Coffee & Ice Cream

Sea Blue Coffee & Ice Cream is a short walk from the central Surf City beach accesses on South Shore Drive, serving lattes and nitro cold brew in the morning and super-premium ice cream once the sand gets hot.

• Surf City
• Ice cream & coffee
• Dairy-free options
• Walk from the beach

What stands out

Order the ice cream: classic flavors sit alongside unusual ones like bourbon-infused and cotton candy, plus oat-based non-dairy flavors that dairy-free visitors rate highly. The family owners get warm mentions. Summer evenings can bring a line out the door. A couple of visitors note the shop doesn’t offer samples.

What to order

• A double scoop in a waffle coneSuper-premium ice cream made in Wisconsin.
• ZoreoA dark chocolate cookie flavor one visitor came back for.
• A non-dairy scoopOat-based flavors that hold their own.
• Nitro cold brewCold brew infused with nitrogen, smooth and creamy without milk.
• Iced dirty chaiChai with a shot of espresso.
• A frappe or smoothieCaramel, toffee coffee or cookies and cream frappes; mango and strawberry smoothies.

Photo: Sea Blue Coffee & Ice Cream

The setting

A small, bright shop with gifts, jewelry and local art alongside the counter. It’s an easy walk from beach accesses 18 and 19 and close to the Surf City pier.

Before you go

• Hours change a lot with the season.
• Sea Blue’s old website address is not working, so don’t rely on it; the county visitor listing below or a phone call is the safer check.
• Almond and oat milk, cold foam and a protein add-in are available for coffee drinks.

Plan your visit

• Where: 116C S. Shore Drive, Surf City, NC 28445
• Hours: Hours change with the season. Check with the business before you go.
• Visitor listing: Pender County’s coffee shop guide
• More nearby: coffee shops near Surf City · ice cream and frozen treats near Surf City

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Based on the business’s own website, menu and social posts and on recurring themes in public guest reviews; checked October 2026. Menus, hours and prices change, so confirm with the business before you go.