Airlie Beach
Picture yourself in a vast dining area, where bartenders are shaking dark and stormy cocktails at the centrepiece bar, stocked with an absurd 560-plus…
Must-see restaurants in The Whitsundays
Hamilton Island
With a great peninsular location overlooking the masts of Hamilton Yacht Club, Bommie is Hamilton's swankiest, most atmospheric restaurant, with excellent…
Airlie Beach
Some food combinations are so perfect that they require little embellishment. Oysters and champagne are one such combo. Have your succulent Coffin Bay…
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…
Airlie Beach
Regular live music and a convivial mood are found in this bar, which stocks more craft beers than the rest of town combined. The food – such as a shared…
The Whitsundays
Jochheims has been keeping Bowen bellies full of homemade pies and other baked treats since 1963. Pies, including innovative varieties such as prawn in…
Hamilton Island
Right on the water, this bright and airy restaurant distinguishes itself with a succinct menu, prompt service and smart composition of ingredients. There…
Airlie Beach
This place keeps somewhat erratic hours, but catch it open and feast on punchy kimchi, delicate steamed dumplings, Korean drumsticks that pummel your…
Airlie Beach
The smell of strong coffee beckons you inside this deservedly busy corner cafe. Perch at the limited indoor and outdoor tables and dig into the fresh…
Airlie Beach
Set back from the main drag in central Airlie, this handsomely timbered, open-sided cafe is known for its all-day breakfasts (the rösti with smoked salmon…
Airlie Beach
You're surrounded by trippy, Pop Art-y faces of Elvis, Marilyn Monroe and other Vegas luminaries as you bite into a beef patty piled high with blue cheese…
Airlie Beach
Everything about this family-run cafe says 'wholesome': the menu, full of vegetarian and vegan dishes (vegan muffin with avocado and chutney, homemade…
Hamilton Island
One of the island's more sophisticated dining options, Romano's offers an 'al fresco' menu of light dishes such as oysters and raw tuna with bottarga …
Airlie Beach
Blessed with dazzling views across Pioneer Bay, this health-conscious marina cafe does açai bowls, superfood breakfast bowls, delicious nut-meat-stuffed…
The Whitsundays
A bustling, popular Chinese and Southeast Asian restaurant with unbroken views of the Coral Sea from its timber deck. Chef's specials, such as seafood…
Airlie Beach
This breezy cafe combines efficient service with ample breakfast choices (pancakes, smashed avo, Tuscan baked eggs…), international lunch mains (chicken…
Airlie Beach
Super-friendly and super-fresh, this little shopfront sushi joint has a self-service train with dishes made before your eyes, but consider ordering a poke…
Hamilton Island
Popeye's serves massive boxes of fish and chips that can comfortably feed two people. It also sells burgers, chicken and even frozen fishing bait.
Airlie Beach
Harry's serves quaint European tea sets, Danish sandwiches, filled bagels and good-sized salads. The all-day breakfasts are popular with locals and…
Hamilton Island
This busy bakery makes good sandwiches, generously stuffed with fresh ingredients, and a range of meat pies and pastries to go.
Airlie Beach
This full-sized supermarket right in the centre of town is perfect for self-caterers.
