What Beads & Grinds is known for
Beads & Grinds combines a coffee counter pouring locally roasted Cape Hatteras Coffee with hand-dipped ice cream and a bead bar for jewelry-making. The Buxton, North Carolina shop also curates local handmade art and hosts art classes.
Beads & Grinds occupies a single room on Buxton Back Road on North Carolina's Outer Banks, and runs three distinct businesses out of it rather than one with add-ons. The coffee counter pours locally roasted Cape Hatteras Coffee (also referenced on the site as Hatteras Island Roasters) through cappuccinos, iced lattes and fresh-squeezed lemonade; a separate counter hand-dips ice cream into waffle cones, floats and sundaes; and a bead bar sells custom supplies and jewelry-making kits alongside curated handmade jewelry and artwork from local makers.
The shop frames the combination directly on its site, inviting customers to 'grab a cuppa, and check out the art classes and jewelry making fun' -- treating the crafting side as equal footing with the food and drink rather than a side attraction. It keeps to a tight daily schedule, open 7am to 2pm, positioning itself as a morning stop on Hatteras Island rather than an all-day cafe.
Best for — Locally roasted Cape Hatteras Coffee
Buxton, North Carolina, USA
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