Guidebook for Cairns & surrounds
Food scene
Great breakfast place, great coffee, great vibe. Try the chilli eggs.
Check their website for menu and opening times.
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Caffiend
72 Grafton StGreat breakfast place, great coffee, great vibe. Try the chilli eggs.
Check their website for menu and opening times.
The next best thing to being in Bali.
Check their website for menu and opening times.
Bookings recommended.
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Bayleaf Balinese Restaurant
Lake StreetThe next best thing to being in Bali.
Check their website for menu and opening times.
Bookings recommended.
Excellent food, location and service.
Check their website for menu and opening times.
Bookings essential.
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Waterbar & Grill Steakhouse
1 Pier Point RdExcellent food, location and service.
Check their website for menu and opening times.
Bookings essential.
Excellent food, service and location.
Check their website for menu and opening times.
Bookings recommended.
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Splash Seafood Restaurant
103 EsplanadeExcellent food, service and location.
Check their website for menu and opening times.
Bookings recommended.
Enjoy a wonderful meal while admiring the massive fish tank. Check their website for menu and opening times.
Bookings recommended.
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Dundee’s at the Cairns Aquarium
5 Florence StEnjoy a wonderful meal while admiring the massive fish tank. Check their website for menu and opening times.
Bookings recommended.
The best Thai in Cairns.
Check their website for menu and opening times.
Bookings recommended.
Iyara By Sakare
91 EsplanadeThe best Thai in Cairns.
Check their website for menu and opening times.
Bookings recommended.
Great fish & chips with a view.
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Muddy's Cafe
174 EsplanadeGreat fish & chips with a view.
Check their website for menu and opening times.
Gelocchio
93 EsplanadeThe best Gelato in Cairns.
Forget Villa Romano or La Pizza, the best pizza and beers in Cairns is here.
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Rattle N Hum
67 EsplanadeForget Villa Romano or La Pizza, the best pizza and beers in Cairns is here.
Great steaks and service.
Check their website for menu and opening times.
Hog's Australia's Steakhouse Cairns
39 Shields StreetGreat steaks and service.
Check their website for menu and opening times.
Wonderful Greek food and excellent service. You need to book, tell them Scott & Kris sent you.
Yaya’s Hellenic Kitchen and Bar
Wonderful Greek food and excellent service. You need to book, tell them Scott & Kris sent you.
Great place to hang out over a beer and food.
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Hemingway's Brewery Cairns Wharf
Wharf StreetGreat place to hang out over a beer and food.
They do a pretty good breakfast on the corner of The Esplanade and Aplin st Cairns City.
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La Pizza
93 EsplanadeThey do a pretty good breakfast on the corner of The Esplanade and Aplin st Cairns City.
Prawn Star
Enjoy your seafood on a boat on the Marina.
Salt House
2 Pier Point RdVery Balinese feeling and just overlooking the marina.
Cairns RSL Club
119 EsplanadeEvery town should have one.
Hello Harry (The Burger Joint) Cairns
Damn good burgers.
Cafe Thailand
93 EsplanadeCheap and cheerful Thai on Aplin St Cairns City.
Spicy Bite Indian Restaurant Cairns
53 EsplanadeFor lovers of Indian food.
Piccolo Cucina
17 Abbott StBeautiful Italian food in upmarket surroundings.
Envy Espresso
Great coffee and breakfast that budget friendly and good service.
Coffee Works Cairns
It’s all about the chocolate.
Zambrero
55 Lake StCheap and cheerful Mexican food.
P.J.O'Brien's Irish Pub
87 Lake StA Guinness or 3.
A unique breakfast or lunch experience overlooking the Cairns inlet. Right next to Hemmingways Brewery.
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Wharf ONE Cafe
A unique breakfast or lunch experience overlooking the Cairns inlet. Right next to Hemmingways Brewery.
Dundees on the Waterfront
1 Marlin ParadeGreat food and views.
Rocco by Crystalbrook | Esplanade
141 EsplanadeCairns highest Bar and Tapas.
Restaurant Oak & Vine - Cairns
Rooftop Bar & Restaurant.
Pete & Paulz Breakfast Bar
Good old fashioned breakfast and brunch at very reasonable prices.
Things to see and do.
Local Fruit and Veg in an undercover, open air market. Also some food truck takeaways available. Open daytime Thurs - Sun
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Rusty's Market
89 Grafton StLocal Fruit and Veg in an undercover, open air market. Also some food truck takeaways available. Open daytime Thurs - Sun
A visit to Cairns is not complete without a visit to the marvellous Botanical Gardens in the upmarket suburb of Edge Hill.
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Cairns Botanic Gardens
78-96 Collins AveA visit to Cairns is not complete without a visit to the marvellous Botanical Gardens in the upmarket suburb of Edge Hill.
Cairns Art Gallery
40 Abbott StIf you're into art, this is the place for you.
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
9-11 Florence StWorld class facilities with regular shows.
The biggest and best shopping centre in Cairns
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Cairns Central Shopping Centre
21 McLeod StThe biggest and best shopping centre in Cairns
Raging Thunder - Tully River Rafting
36 Feluga RdFor the more adventurous.
No trip to Cairns is complete without a visit to Kuranda
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Kuranda Village Centre
Coondoo StreetNo trip to Cairns is complete without a visit to Kuranda
Go Bowling Cairns
93 Pease StGreat family fun.
Cairns Esplanade Lagune
54 EsplanadePopular with locals and tourists alike.
Cairns Library
151 Abbott StSome lovely old world architecture.
Pullman Reef Hotel Casino
41 Wharf StFor those who like a flutter or 2.
Sophisticated bar offering tapas & build-your-own charcuterie boards, plus a robust beverage menu.
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Three Wolves
32 Abbott StSophisticated bar offering tapas & build-your-own charcuterie boards, plus a robust beverage menu.
Gilligan's
89 Grafton StNightclub
The Pier Bar
1 Pier Point RdBar and dancing til the early hours.
Hartley's Crocodile Adventures
Captain Cook HighwayGet close and personal with a crocodile.
Concerts, kids' theater & rotating art exhibitions in a large post-industrial arts space.
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Tanks Arts Centre
46 Collins AveConcerts, kids' theater & rotating art exhibitions in a large post-industrial arts space.
privately-owned museum dedicated to tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery from the Second World War and post war periods.
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Das Australische Rüstungs- und Artilleriemuseum
2 Skyrail Drprivately-owned museum dedicated to tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery from the Second World War and post war periods.
Flamingos Tiki Bar
43 EsplanadeIt’s pink, it’s camp, it’s fabulous!
Elixir Music Bar
92 Abbott StJazz and Blues bar
The Reef Eye
What a great way to see the city.
Sightseeing
Combine with a ride with the Kuanda Train for an awesome day out.
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Skyrail-Regenwald-Seilbahn
6 Skyrail DrCombine with a ride with the Kuanda Train for an awesome day out.
Combine with a ride with the SkyRail for an awesome day out.
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Kuranda Scenic Railway
Combine with a ride with the SkyRail for an awesome day out.
One of the few places in Australia where you can cuddle a Koala
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Regenwald Naturpark
1030 Kennedy HighwayOne of the few places in Australia where you can cuddle a Koala
Take the amazing walk through beautiful rainforest on an elevated platform to see the falls. Accessed via Kuanda.
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Barron-Wasserfälle
Coondoo StreetTake the amazing walk through beautiful rainforest on an elevated platform to see the falls. Accessed via Kuanda.
Millaa Millaa Wasserfall
Falls RoadA must see while in Cairns
Vorhang Feigenbaum
Be amazed at this natural wonder.
City/town information
Trinity Beach
One of the best in Far North Queensland
The most beautiful cove near Cairns. Swimming is available all year round.
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Palm Cove Strand
111 Williams EsplanadeThe most beautiful cove near Cairns. Swimming is available all year round.