There are numerous restaurants in the area ranging from sandwich shops to gourmet restaurants. Topsail area shops offer pleasant experiences for shoppers looking for unique and unusual gifts or for souvenirs to take home. Area shops offer everything from antiques, original artwork, and furniture to books, clothing, and surfboards. Island grocery stores include Surf City IGA, located at the traffic light in Surf City and Godwin's New Topsail Market convenience store in Topsail Beach. Food Lion is located approximately 1 mile west of the bridge in Surf City on NC Hwy.
Public courts are available in Wilmington and Jacksonville.
For a fee, the Belvedere Plantation courts in Hampstead are available.