Uglie Mugs Coffee House

Uglie Mugs Coffee House is a small coffee-and-bakery counter right on NC-12 in Avon, one of the villages strung along Hatteras Island inside Cape Hatteras National Seashore. It opens early — 7 a.m. every day of the week — a good match for the island's rhythm of anglers headed out at first light and the windsurfing and kiteboarding crowd this stretch of the Outer Banks is known for.

It's a casual, budget-friendly ($) stop built around coffee and baked goods rather than a sit-down menu — quick in and out rather than a place to plan a long meal around. Like a number of small businesses on this island, its most current info lives on Instagram rather than a standalone website, so it's worth a quick check there for anything time-sensitive before a special trip out.

Hours run 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, as listed. As with anything on Hatteras Island, keep in mind that NC-12 access here is subject to storm-related closures, especially during hurricane season (June through November) — a real, ongoing feature of getting around this part of the Outer Banks rather than a rare event.