Happy Hippies Java Hut

the java hut's iced drinks are worth planning your morning around, especially if you're making your way down to kure beach and need something cold before you hit the sand. k avenue doesn't see a lot of foot traffic from people passing through, which means the crowd here tends to be people who chose to be here, not just whoever wandered off the highway. that matters. happy hippies has the kind of standing among its regulars that only builds slowly, through consistency and through showing up the same way every day. you won't feel rushed. the vibe skews laid-back in the way coastal north carolina towns actually are, not as a theme. come in the morning, before the beach fills up, and get the iced coffee.