Cairns & Far North Queensland
The rustic, ramshackle, beach-house-on-sticks exterior belies the exceptional fine-dining experience that awaits within. Black-pepper mud crab, char…
Must-see restaurants in Queensland
Cairns
Every item in this crazy cool cafe is a piece of art, and there's a real eclectic charm to everything from the furniture to the thoughtfully designed…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
Beware: once you've eaten from this unassuming little joint, you're going to be drool-dreaming of the experience for years to come. The authentic,…
Port Douglas
Breakfast on turmeric crab omelette until 11.30am, then it's gourmet sandwiches, fab dishes like Szechuan salt-and-pepper squid or Balinese-style duck and…
Magnetic Island
Horseshoe Bay has become quite the hip cafe strip and this favourite cafe does the small things well: fresh healthy wraps, breakfasts, smoothies and…
Gold Coast
Stroll across the road from the beach and brush off your sandy feet for some seriously good breakfasts at this breezy corner cafe, generously garlanded…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
An inventive and slightly overwhelming menu of original dishes is presented with passion at this cosy family-run bistro two blocks back from the beach…
Outback Queensland
This lovely cafe attached to the Waltzing Matilda Centre opened in 2018, and serves up the usual cafe light meals as well as garlic prawns and the…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
For good old-fashioned fish and chips (barramundi, coral trout or reef fish), along with fish or prawn tacos, burgers and salads, Lucky Fish is a welcome…
Outback Queensland
Charleville's best restaurant is a cut above your average outback eatery. Dishes include lamb with native spices, pork ribs and barramundi, plus a few…
The Daintree
We dare you to drive past this all-natural ice-cream producer with a range of flavours that changes daily. The tasting cup includes four flavours – you…
Rainbow Beach
Cool burger bar that serves up a great range of burgers, including vegan and veg options, with sidewinder chips. Very good fish and chips, too…
Townsville & Mission Beach
An Innisfail institution, this culinary superstar offers goodies including 60-plus varieties of European cheese, ham and salami, and scrumptious…
Brisbane & Around
A modern, warehouse-style space, Jamworks serves up quality, produce-driven cafe grub, from poached eggs with chilli cornbread, baby spinach, sautéed…
Capricorn Coast & the Southern Reef Islands
The chef at this breezy, stylish bistro is a real globetrotter, offering Moroccan-style goat curry on the same menu as Vietnamese-style barramundi spring…
Cairns
This tried-and-true waterfront seafood and steak restaurant comes up trumps for ambience, generous portions and friendly service. The varied menu of…
Brisbane & Around
Super casual and neighbourly, Toowoomba's best pizza joint occupies a nondescript suburban strip mall in Rangeville. A real-deal Italian pizzaiolo (pizza…
Brisbane & Around
Cheery, new-school Brinx 'gets it'. The coffee is excellent and the cafe grub fresh, honest and made using products from the in-house gourmet deli…
The Whitsundays
This melange of nautical cliches (rum barrels, dangling buoys, octopuses adorning walls) and fish plucked fresh from Poseidon's realm is a wonderful spot…
Cairns
Formerly Green Ant Cantina, Pacifico – opened late 2019 – carries on the traditions of its predecessor: huge portions of Tex-Mex and gourmet pub grub,…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
Sovereign Resort's formal Balcony Restaurant serves Mod Oz cuisine such as Atherton eye fillet and crispy skinned coral trout, as well as share plates…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
Who could resist the chance to sink a schooner at the highest pub in Queensland? This welcoming place is run by the same family that originally…
Cape Tribulation
Whet is regarded as Cape Trib’s most sophisticated place to eat, with a loungey cocktail-bar feel and romantic, candlelit, al-fresco dining. Tempura wild…
Gold Coast
Tasca, Italian for pocket, sums up this tiny, intimate and sophisticated wine bar that not only pours from an impressive wine list but also does fantastic…
Fraser Island & the Fraser Coast
Locally famous, Mammino's ice cream is made in a factory on this rural property just outside Childers. Made with all-natural ingredients, you can sample…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
Cooktown's coolest cafe looks out over Bicentennial Park and the harbour. It serves fine coffee and smoothies, and excels in all-day breakfast and light…
Port Douglas
This cool little tapas bar with bright red stools and attentive staff brings quality Spanish plates and paella to PD. Authentic share plates include…
Brisbane
Fastidious carnivores drool at the mere mention of this linen-tabled steakhouse, famed for its wood-fired slabs of premium Australian beef. Rib, rump and…
Brisbane
At the arts-pumping Brisbane Powerhouse, this snappy upstairs bar-restaurant draws culture vultures and general bon vivants with its enormous balcony, at…
Fortitude Valley
Aptly if unimaginatively named, this retro joint is indeed the place in town to eat Vietnamese, with skillfully prepared dishes served to an always…
Gold Coast
One of the key players in Burleigh's eating and drinking scene, Justin Lane has colonised most of an old shopping arcade with a downstairs pizzeria and…
Brisbane
In the far west of West End lies this graphics-factory-turned-cafe, a rustic, industrial backdrop for farm-to-table edibles. Scan the counter for freshly…
Sunshine Coast
Prioritising personal values over fame, Alejandro Cancino resigned as executive chef at Brisbane's lauded Urbane to open this simple, outdoor vegan cafe…
Brisbane
This svelte Italian fires up proper pizzas, divided into pizze rosse (with tomato sauce) or pizze bianche (without). The former includes a simple,…
Brisbane
Reminiscent of a designer beach shack, Arc is the top dining option at Howard Smith Wharves. Floor-to-ceiling windows deliver smashing bridge-and-city…
Tanglewood Organic Sourdough Bakery
Noosa
Part of the upmarket Belmondos Organic Market, Tanglewood will have you oohing and aahing over its just-made, buttery pastries, artfully displayed on…
Fortitude Valley
Seductive accents, French posters and classic Gallic fare: is this Bowen Hills or Burgundy? You'll feel much closer to France at this comptoir-bistro…
Brisbane
Wandering Cooks serves up rotating, pop-up food stalls in a lofty warehouse. On any day you might find yourself tucking into Egyptian, Cambodian or Aussie…
Brisbane
Hawker-inspired bar-cum-eatery Hello Please is all about punchy, knockout flavours in a South Brisbane laneway. Vietnamese inspired and East-Asian…
Hervey Bay
One of the finest restaurants in Hervey Bay, Coast brings big-city sophistication to its cuisine, which is designed to share and to turn great produce…
