Local knowledge,
made public.
Best of Topsail Islandis a community-voted editorial guide to Topsail Island, NC. Every ranking on this site is decided by a Facebook group of locals and regular visitors, not by a single writer's opinion, and not by scraping Yelp.
Each week we put a question to the group: best ice cream, best sunset spot, best place to take the kids. The community votes. We publish the results here every Friday.
The site is run by the team behind Topsail Collection, a small family-run rental brand on Topsail Island. We're long-time Topsailers, and we built this site because no one was telling the real story of the island. The community is. We're just publishing what they say.
✱ Join the community
Our weekly polls run in the Best of Topsail Island Facebook group. Vote, suggest the next category, see results early.
Join the Facebook group →✱ Follow on Instagram
Weekly polls, behind-the-scenes, and the occasional Reel from the spots we're ranking.
Follow on Instagram →A note on transparency
We never accept paid placements in our rankings. If a restaurant wins, it's because the community voted for it. Where we recommend rentals, we recommend our own. Those are the Topsail Collection properties we run, disclosed every time.