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.
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.