Places to Eat

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Places to Eat

Coffee

No food, just excellent coffee
10 locals recommend
Blackbird Laneway
62 Grafton St
10 locals recommend
No food, just excellent coffee
Cold drip Vietnamese Coffee located at Rusty’s Markets (7 days a week)
Annee's Caphê Sua Da ®
89 Grafton St
Cold drip Vietnamese Coffee located at Rusty’s Markets (7 days a week)
Light bites to eat. They take their coffee very seriously.
The Chamber Room Espresso & Brew Bar
20 Lake St
Light 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 locals recommend
Mama Coco
196 Mulgrave Rd
25 locals recommend
Within 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 locals recommend
Caffiend
72 Grafton St
24 locals recommend
Serves some of the best coffee in town. Excellent breakfast and lunch. I recommend the Chilli Eggs.
One of my favourites at the moment. We go there nearly every week.
Guyala Cafe
2 Smith Street
One 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 locals recommend
Wharf ONE Cafe
23 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Nu Nu Restaurant
1 Veivers Rd
86 locals recommend
Roughly a 25 minute drive North, NuNu has arguably the fanciest breakfast in town with absolutely stunning views.
Yummy breakfast and lunch. Great pastries too!
9 locals recommend
Chezest Cafe
135 Grafton St
9 locals recommend
Yummy 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 locals recommend
Rusty's Market
89 Grafton St
225 locals recommend
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.
Hands down our favourite place for breakfast in Cairns. These guys nail it every time.
8 locals recommend
Two Blocks Cafe
117 Oleander St
8 locals recommend
Hands 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 locals recommend
Haruka Japanese Cuisine
124-126 Collins Ave
34 locals recommend
In 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 locals recommend
NOA Eat Drink Share
1 Pyne St
110 locals recommend
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.
Right on the waterfront and at the Cairns Aquarium Dundee’s has another excellent lunch special.
89 locals recommend
Dundees on the Waterfront
1 Marlin Parade
89 locals recommend
Right 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 locals recommend
Muddy's Cafe
174 Esplanade
96 locals recommend
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.
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 locals recommend
IN 2 THAI
208 Spence St
6 locals recommend
This 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 locals recommend
Samgasat Thai Cuisine
271 Pease St
34 locals recommend
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!
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 locals recommend
Prawn Star
48 locals recommend
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.
Best steak and ribs in town
96 locals recommend
Waterbar & Grill Steakhouse
1 Pier Point Rd
96 locals recommend
Best steak and ribs in town
Where to go for a fancy dinner
CC's Bar & Grill by Crystalbrook
163 Abbott Street
Where to go for a fancy dinner
The other place to go for a fancy dinner
22 locals recommend
Tamarind Restaurant
6-8 Wharf St
22 locals recommend
The 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 locals recommend
The Lillipad Cafe
72 Grafton St
35 locals recommend
Extensive vegetarian menu but also plenty of options for meat eaters. Cheap and cheerful. I recommend the Brekkie Burrito. Open for breakfast and lunch.
Family friendly British pub with enormous meals.
35 locals recommend
Cock & Bull
6 Grove St
35 locals recommend
Family 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 locals recommend
Corea Corea
58 Lake St
17 locals recommend
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).
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 locals recommend
Bagus Cafe
149 Esplanade
17 locals recommend
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.
Serves the best Ramen and Gyoza in town. So good there is often a lineup!
19 locals recommend
Ganbaranba Noodle Collosseum
12-20 Spence St
19 locals recommend
Serves 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 Street
Cheapest brekkie in town. The coffee is pretty terrible but the hot cakes are awesome!
Delicious Korean food. I recommend the Ddukbokki or the Sweet Chilli Chicken Bowl.
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Delicious Korean food. I recommend the Ddukbokki or the Sweet Chilli Chicken Bowl.

Drinks

Working brewery located at the Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal.
41 locals recommend
Hemingway's Brewery Cairns Wharf
Wharf Street
41 locals recommend
Working 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 locals recommend
Salt House
2 Pier Point Rd
239 locals recommend
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.
A hole in the wall wine bar with an excellent wine list and kick ass cheese platters
17 locals recommend
The Conservatory Bar
12/14 Lake St
17 locals recommend
A 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 locals recommend
Three Wolves
32 Abbott St
60 locals recommend
Boutique laneway Whiskey bar which is a little bit fancy but they serve great cocktails.
Tiki Bar that also serves great (but expensive) cocktails.
Flamingos Tiki Bar
43 Esplanade
Tiki 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 Street
This is one of my fave places for intimate drinks and nibbles. Absolutely love this place!