The Sugar Shack &amp; Cafe

Very kind and helpful with my celiac disease. Plenty of options and helpful people that warned…read morethere hands, changed gloves and made sure to keep my ice cream separate. Highly recommend visiting!!!

A little pricy for my taste but there are a lot of flavors to choose from! You'll also find cotton…read morecandy, fudge, chocolate dipped twinkies, chocolate dipped oreos, candy, and more. If you walk further down a hallway, they even have an arcade! So the kids really liked this place.

Double scoop strawberry and peanut butter cookie dough

Arcade

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Blueberry cheesecake milkshake

Yabba's Wacky Snack Shack

3.2(13 reviews)

4.7 mi

While this is a great place for kids if you're like me you'll feel like a kid again when you walk…read morethrough the doors. Upon entering you can smell all different kinds of sweets and treats but right up front I'm always drawn to what we called "penny candies" when I was a kid. OMG Clove and Black Jack gum, Mallow Cups and double OMG the little wax bottles filled with juices. I forgot what we called them over 50 years ago but these are called Nik.L.Nip mini drinks, and for those that were kids when my 41 year old was a kid they have a big selection of pop rocks :-) Staying with the sweet stuff they have a great assortment of candies from just about every decade going back to WWII and up to the Star Wars variety. There's jelly beans, taffy, candy tacos, cotton candy and a virtual plethora of sweet treats, trust me this is a candypalooza store. They have lots of good snack food for your eat-in or akeout pleasure including hot dogs, slow-roasted Pork, popcorn, homemade chili & cheese sauces, homemade salsa, scratch petzel dough, in-house recipe mac & cheese, hamburgers & more. Plus ICE CREAM, always great to have a nice ice cream choice by the beach, nice! There's a bigger version of this locally owned business in Foley with the advantages of a larger inventory and also a great souvenir shop, if you don't want to deal with the crowds closer to the beach. They also have other fun stuff t-shirt collections, socks, stuffed animals, souvenirs and an eclectic soda collection, the bacon & coffee sodas caught my eye. Bottom line: This is a super stop for the entire family! #nostalgia #fun NOTE: I'm normally not one to be crtitical of other reviewers as we all have our personal experiences and should never shy away from sharing without reservation. However, in the case of this business there's some bad star ratings that apparently due to Covid indiscretions and I have something to say about that. This is my opinion as it relates to negatively impacting the overall rating of a business. A 1 star rating will impact a business forever, and let's face it, not that long ago no mask or no gloves wouldn't have factored into that score and with any luck not long from now it won't be a factor again. But the rating will. I feel that any business should be viewed for its venue, the product quality and service and even a bad staffer shouldn't be the ultimate arbiter of the overall score. It's not my intention to make this personal to anyone it's just that I have both sympathy and empathy for small business and I'm on my soap box to address this particular issue as I believe we owe it to our communities to be just a little more measured overall, especially during these difficult times, and especially for our local owned and operated shops. One last thought, I try to put in a Covid related remark, and in a couple cases a warning, so that readers can be informed about what they might encounter. I'll step off now .....

We loved Yabba's! We took the kids for an afternoon treat. They had a huge selection of ice cream…read moreand the girls helping us were super helpful as our kids tried multiple flavors. The deck was perfect for letting them eat their treats but keeping them safely contained outside.

Spicy bacon cheddar nachos

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Handmade popcorns in all kinds of flavors

Purple Octopus

3.3(15 reviews)

4.7 mi

This is one of the main big tourist shops in Gulf Shores. Essentially this joint is right next to…read moreSouvenir City and the main distinguishing feature of the Purple Octopus other than its name and the addition of purple octopuses all over their store is that they tend to have less stuff than Souvenir City next door. Now the selection here while similar to Souvenir City does have some different things so you might want to just take the time to look in both stores to ensure you don't miss something really cool on sale that you never would have dreamed you needed or wanted. Some of the items here also seem to be of less quality than some other places. Overall since Souvenir City and Purple Octopus are so close to each other you might as well check out both.

A hard to miss spot with an oversized purple octopus marking the entrance to this souvenir store…read more Inside every item imaginable from hoodies & tshirts, mugs & shot glasses, magnets & picture frames, and much more! Customizable airbrush shop in the back offering different items for purchase. Pricing can be up and down, other stores in the area possibly selling the same item for different prices. Lots of options in the area, I'd shop around before purchasing.

Outside

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#1 son loves souvenir shops, likely some taffy on our future:-)

Souvenir City of Orange Beach

3.3(16 reviews)

2.5 mi

They have anything and everything you could imagine made Into a souvenir of the area…read more Beach wear, beach toys, signs, tri Plenty of space in the isles to walk... lots of sizes and selections of clothing . Fitting rooms were clean and big enough to try on clothes. Employees were friendly and were all working hand not just standing around. Prices are very reasonable and sale items are clearly marked. Family owned....not the typical chain stores that are around the area.

Place is over priced. Half of the stuff we had to go to the front to ask for the price because they…read morehad nothing with tags. There's a super ugly girl there today who had came up to us telling me and my friend that there's a weight limit on something. Going totally out of her way ruin a fun moment. We were doing no harm or anything. So sad old ugly people have to ruin little moments now days. Stay as far as you can from here if you want a sound of mind.

A billion odd things

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We make our own fresh fudge and roasted nuts!

Kilwins

4.1(30 reviews)

0.0 mi

The store has every kind of sweat treat you can ask for while staying at the beach. The ice cream…read moretasted amazing, and the waffle cone had great flavor. The service was very quick and on point. The store does have military discount.

Syopped in mid day and order taken fairly quickly. Friendly staff and pretty good selection of…read moreice-cream. I got the New Orleans praline pecan. It was very good and a single scoop was $6.49. The one thing I didn't like is the tipping. If paying with a card minimum tip was 18%. No option to do a custom tip. Lots of other hand made candy so definitely worth stopping in.

Nicely packaged for traveling with whole pecans and almonds. $24

Waiting in line to get my honey a caramel apple with nuts & chocolate, it's one of her favorites. New Years Eve 2024

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Store sweat treats.

Retro Road Trip

4.4(9 reviews)

4.5 mi

This cute shop is on the Original Oyster House restaurant in their shopping plaza. You can check it…read morein at the restaurant and go shopping because their pagers work everywhere on the boardwalk. It's locally owned and operated with very helpful, professional and friendly staff. It's a fun place with lots of retro items, I'm always on the lookout for a new tie-dye shirt, of course, but I'm my last trip the other day I found a very cool Lucy (Peanuts, that Lucy) shirt that I couldn't resist buying for my #1 daughter, adorable. Bottom line: From Snoopy and Lucy to Star Wars and Star Trek you'll find with classic band, TV, movies, and comics you'll find t-shirts, hats, lunch boxes, jewelry, and a while more this is a great memorabilia shop! Recommended! https://www.facebook.com/RetroRoadTrip/

Love this little shop. Lots of variety in music, movie, and fandom items for sale. "Vintage"…read moret-shirts, hoodies, buttons, patches, and other memorabilia from bands like Rolling Stones, ACDC, Pink Floyd, etc. They also have a lot of bottled drinks, colas, and snacks. I really wanted to try one of the butterscotch non-alcoholic beers, but they didn't have any single bottles in the refrigerator and I didn't want to commit to buying a case of 6. The guy behind the register didn't speak to us at all, which is honestly why I didn't purchase anything. He ignored us entirely. Totally fine with me... I took my business to HotTopic. *shrug*

We have a large selection of TV, movie, and comic merchandise! This includes classic comic items.

A portion of the sale from our Celebrate Life items from Peace Frogs goes to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.

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A portion of the sale from our Celebrate Life items from Peace Frogs goes to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.

Chocolate Corner & Ice Cream

4.7(108 reviews)

4.2 mi

A+ for the service, B for the price. I felt like a lot of it was a bit pricey for what you're…read moregetting, but I will say I didn't try anything that didn't taste good. There was only one employee there at the time we stopped by. She got behind a bit as they also sell coffee drinks (including frappucinnos). She had to run the counter, answer questions, and make all the drinks herself. She handled it well and kept a smile on her face. We bought a couple small things as treats for friends and family back home. We each tried a Heath Mocha frapp which was good, but pretty basic.

Highly Recommend! Great customer service! Everything was great! We got a great variety of treats…read more(Ice Cream, Peanut Custer, Caramel Turtles, Monster Turtles)! Great stop for yummy desserts! The store was very well decorated!

Maddy made our experience very good the coffee is amazing I enjoyed this 10/10

Picking up some of my son-in-law's favorite chocolate.

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Picking up a gift for a friend.

Gourmet World Market

5.0(26 reviews)

3.2 mi

Such a fun viral find! We grabbed the Fries Crunch Pop and a soccer ball ice cream pop, and the…read morekids thought they were the coolest things ever. The fries one seriously looks like a little container of French fries, but they're chocolate/vanilla ice cream bars with a strawberry jam dipping pack. The soccer ball was almost too cute to eat--and perfect for our soccer-loving family! Definitely one of those treats you buy because they look fun, but they actually tasted good too. The kids got a huge kick out of them! Would absolutely grab these again if we spotted them!

A jewel located just past Lulu's in Gulf Shores Pkwy behind Books-aMillion shopping Ctr…read more Outstanding European gourmet appetizers, cheeses, spreads, just bake European breads and exclusives well price wines. Also, specialty sandwiches. Highly recommended. Owner always there.

Artesian Club Sandwich

Vegetarian Sandwich

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Smoked Salmon And Cheese Sandwich

Gulf Shores Jerky Store

4.6(19 reviews)

4.7 mi

We had a great experience on vacation visiting here! You are offered small samples as soon as you…read morewalk in and they have so many jerky options to choose from- oh, and hilarious stickers!!!

This place was a highlight of our bachelorette trip to Gulf Shores! We had so much fun sampling and…read moretrying new flavors. Awesome vibes in the store and the woman who assisted us at checkout was the kindest, sweetest soul. Best place to stop for a snack/souvenirs in Gulf Shores! Try the Draft Ale flavor, it was our favorite!

So much to see in such a small store but had the family laughing the whole way

My favorite of the beef jerky

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In store hot sauce challenge was fun

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Will M.

3 years ago

If I could leave negative stars, I would. Monday June 26, six potential customers walked in the doors hoping to view and buy some good candy/sweets from what we thought was a warm welcoming shop. We had been walking around the wharf for hours until we decided to finish out our shopping day with some sweets. Two of us decided to sit down at the chairs located so conveniently next to the doors (before we took a look around the shop) while the other four began to browse. Almost immediately after sitting down, to our surprise, we were met with an older employee shouting across the store making it very known that those chairs were meant only for "paying customers." After careful thought and consideration in the moment, our group took the high road and avoided telling this person what he missed out on (not that it much matters to this employee one can assume). We found it necessary to tell whomever it may concern that this employee displayed, in our opinion, a general lack of customer service and care. Not only did it turn us away from this candy shop, but honestly it helped make our decision to not explore the rest of the shopping strip. We hope this review reaches the right crowd, and can only hope that this is not a regular occurrence. read more

Michael L.

19 days ago

First they greet you soon as you walk in, real professional staff. The lady that worked 15 August 2026 at 6:15 was so nice and kind to us. The burgers and loaded fries was real good, and the music made us eat there. Don't take my word go an ---try them. read more

Aubrey H.

4 months ago

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