Places to Eat
Coffee
Blackbird Laneway
62 Grafton StNo food, just excellent coffee
Annee's Caphê Sua Da ®
89 Grafton StCold drip Vietnamese Coffee located at Rusty’s Markets (7 days a week)
The Chamber Room Espresso & Brew Bar
20 Lake StLight bites to eat. They take their coffee very seriously.
Breakfast and Lunch
Within walking distance from your Airbnb. This one is my all time favourites. Serves fabulous breakfast and lunch!
25 yerel halk öneriyor
Mama Coco
196 Mulgrave RdWithin walking distance from your Airbnb. This one is my all time favourites. Serves fabulous breakfast and lunch!
Serves some of the best coffee in town. Excellent breakfast and lunch. I recommend the Chilli Eggs.
24 yerel halk öneriyor
Caffiend
72 Grafton StServes some of the best coffee in town. Excellent breakfast and lunch. I recommend the Chilli Eggs.
Guyala Cafe
2 Smith StreetOne of my favourites at the moment. We go there nearly every week.
Great place to take the family for breakfast or lunch. Right next to the enormous Fig Tree playground.
23 yerel halk öneriyor
Wharf ONE Cafe
Great place to take the family for breakfast or lunch. Right next to the enormous Fig Tree playground.
Roughly a 25 minute drive North, NuNu has arguably the fanciest breakfast in town with absolutely stunning views.
86 yerel halk öneriyor
Nu Nu Restaurant
1 Veivers RdRoughly a 25 minute drive North, NuNu has arguably the fanciest breakfast in town with absolutely stunning views.
Chezest Cafe
135 Grafton StYummy breakfast and lunch. Great pastries too!
This is where the locals eat. Open Friday, Saturday or Sunday there are plenty of yummy foodie options that won’t break the bank especially on the Sheridan St side where the food trucks are! Plus you can pick up plenty of fresh tropical fruit and veggies.
225 yerel halk öneriyor
Rusty's Market
89 Grafton StThis is where the locals eat. Open Friday, Saturday or Sunday there are plenty of yummy foodie options that won’t break the bank especially on the Sheridan St side where the food trucks are! Plus you can pick up plenty of fresh tropical fruit and veggies.
Hands down our favourite place for breakfast in Cairns. These guys nail it every time.
8 yerel halk öneriyor
Two Blocks Cafe
117 Oleander StHands down our favourite place for breakfast in Cairns. These guys nail it every time.
Lunch
In the leafy suburb of Edge Hill, Haruka’s $15 lunch special is one of the best value in town.
34 yerel halk öneriyor
Haruka Japanese Cuisine
124-126 Collins AveIn the leafy suburb of Edge Hill, Haruka’s $15 lunch special is one of the best value in town.
Great spot for lunch in Edge Hill (the Blue Chip suburb of Cairns with a nice village atmosphere). Edge Hill is about 10 mins out of town near the airport and Botanical Gardens. They have Happy Hour specials between 4-6pm.
110 yerel halk öneriyor
NOA Eat Drink Share
1 Pyne StGreat spot for lunch in Edge Hill (the Blue Chip suburb of Cairns with a nice village atmosphere). Edge Hill is about 10 mins out of town near the airport and Botanical Gardens. They have Happy Hour specials between 4-6pm.
Right on the waterfront and at the Cairns Aquarium Dundee’s has another excellent lunch special.
89 yerel halk öneriyor
Dundees on the Waterfront
1 Marlin ParadeRight on the waterfront and at the Cairns Aquarium Dundee’s has another excellent lunch special.
Dinner
Located at Muddy’s Playground, whether you have kids or not the food is great. Best days are Tuesday for their $10 tacos or Friday for their $10 Fish and Chips. There’s tables or you can take it away and eat it on the grass.
96 yerel halk öneriyor
Muddy's Cafe
174 EsplanadeLocated at Muddy’s Playground, whether you have kids or not the food is great. Best days are Tuesday for their $10 tacos or Friday for their $10 Fish and Chips. There’s tables or you can take it away and eat it on the grass.
This place is literally down the road. With easy parking and BYO wine you can’t go wrong. I recommend the Whole Crispy Barramundi.
6 yerel halk öneriyor
IN 2 THAI
208 Spence StThis place is literally down the road. With easy parking and BYO wine you can’t go wrong. I recommend the Whole Crispy Barramundi.
One of Cairns best kept secrets is Samgasat. You will find excellent Thai food at this bustling BYO restaurant in Cairns blue chip suburb Edge Hill. Make sure you book!
34 yerel halk öneriyor
Samgasat Thai Cuisine
271 Pease StOne of Cairns best kept secrets is Samgasat. You will find excellent Thai food at this bustling BYO restaurant in Cairns blue chip suburb Edge Hill. Make sure you book!
For the absolute freshest seafood you will ever have. The Prawn Star is a real operational trawler on the marina. Can be a little on the exy side.
48 yerel halk öneriyor
Prawn Star
For the absolute freshest seafood you will ever have. The Prawn Star is a real operational trawler on the marina. Can be a little on the exy side.
Waterbar & Grill Steakhouse
1 Pier Point RdBest steak and ribs in town
CC's Bar & Grill by Crystalbrook
163 Abbott StreetWhere to go for a fancy dinner
Tamarind Restaurant
6-8 Wharf StThe other place to go for a fancy dinner
Perfect for share plates and cocktails. Our favourite place to go for date night.
Miss Chief Bar & Eatery
Perfect for share plates and cocktails. Our favourite place to go for date night.
Cheap and Cheerful
Extensive vegetarian menu but also plenty of options for meat eaters. Cheap and cheerful. I recommend the Brekkie Burrito. Open for breakfast and lunch.
35 yerel halk öneriyor
The Lillipad Cafe
72 Grafton StExtensive vegetarian menu but also plenty of options for meat eaters. Cheap and cheerful. I recommend the Brekkie Burrito. Open for breakfast and lunch.
Cock & Bull
6 Grove StFamily friendly British pub with enormous meals.
Located in Orchid Plaza serves the best Korean food in Cairns and it’s BYO. Just don’t burn your mouth. (Other great eateries in Orchid Plaza are The Hungry Wombat, Thai Foodies House, Yokozuna).
17 yerel halk öneriyor
Corea Corea
58 Lake StLocated in Orchid Plaza serves the best Korean food in Cairns and it’s BYO. Just don’t burn your mouth. (Other great eateries in Orchid Plaza are The Hungry Wombat, Thai Foodies House, Yokozuna).
Fabulous, no frills Indonesian food on the Esplanade. These guys have been named ‘Best Restaurant in Cairns on Trip Advisor’ for a few years now.
17 yerel halk öneriyor
Bagus Cafe
149 EsplanadeFabulous, no frills Indonesian food on the Esplanade. These guys have been named ‘Best Restaurant in Cairns on Trip Advisor’ for a few years now.
Serves the best Ramen and Gyoza in town. So good there is often a lineup!
19 yerel halk öneriyor
Ganbaranba Noodle Collosseum
12-20 Spence StServes the best Ramen and Gyoza in town. So good there is often a lineup!
Cheapest brekkie in town. The coffee is pretty terrible but the hot cakes are awesome!
Pete & Paulz Breakfast Bar
35 Sheridan StreetCheapest brekkie in town. The coffee is pretty terrible but the hot cakes are awesome!
MAN:DO
Delicious Korean food. I recommend the Ddukbokki or the Sweet Chilli Chicken Bowl.
Drinks
Working brewery located at the Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal.
41 yerel halk öneriyor
Hemingway's Brewery Cairns Wharf
Wharf StreetWorking brewery located at the Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal.
this is the place I take visitors to showcase Cairns to them! It’s a fabulous spot for drinks but forget the food, go somewhere else.
239 yerel halk öneriyor
Salt House
2 Pier Point Rdthis is the place I take visitors to showcase Cairns to them! It’s a fabulous spot for drinks but forget the food, go somewhere else.
A hole in the wall wine bar with an excellent wine list and kick ass cheese platters
17 yerel halk öneriyor
The Conservatory Bar
14 Lake StA hole in the wall wine bar with an excellent wine list and kick ass cheese platters
Boutique laneway Whiskey bar which is a little bit fancy but they serve great cocktails.
60 yerel halk öneriyor
Three Wolves
32 Abbott StBoutique laneway Whiskey bar which is a little bit fancy but they serve great cocktails.
Flamingos Tiki Bar
43 EsplanadeTiki Bar that also serves great (but expensive) cocktails.
This is one of my fave places for intimate drinks and nibbles. Absolutely love this place!
Miss Chief Bar & Eatery
39-49 Lake StreetThis is one of my fave places for intimate drinks and nibbles. Absolutely love this place!