Guidebook for Cairns
Drinks & Nightlife
NOA Eat Drink Share
1 Pyne StGreat food, mainly tapas.
The Edge Hill Tavern
145 Pease StGood Pub Grub
Salt House
2 Pier Point RdNice bar/restaurant on the water.
Noteworthy
Liquorland Edge Hill Bottleshop
Pease StreetBottle shop
Red Arrow Walking Track
Walking Track, great little walk, good exercise.
Cairns Esplanade Lagoon
54 EsplanadeCatch some rays and have a swim.
Cairns Central Shopping Centre
21 McLeod StBig shopping centre for all your needs.
Ellis Beach
Captain Cook HwyGreat beach to hang out for the day with $1 oysters on Sundays.
Stoney Creek
Stoney Creek RoadNice walk, great freshwater swimming
Tinaroo Falls Dam
Nice for a picnic, freshwater swim :)
Yungaburra
Nice village, 4th Saturday of the month huge market worth checking out
Great Barrier Reef
Snorkel and dive the Great Barrier Reef!!
Food Scene
Xanadu On Collins
110 Collins AveChinese Food
Linga Longa International Restaurant
120 Collins AveNice Food
Haruka Japanese Cuisine
124-126 Collins AveYummy Japanese Food
Edge Hill Thai & Laos Takeaway
122 Collins AveDelicious Asian Take Away
Orchid Plaza
58 Lake StGreat Cheap Asian Eateries
Waterbar & Grill Steakhouse
1 Pier Point RdYUM!
Sushi Paradise
111-115 Grafton StBest Cheap Sushi!!
Ten One Twenty Cafe
159 Pease StreetSuper Coffee and Foodies
Splash Seafood Restaurant
103 EsplanadeGreat Seafood
Dundees on the Waterfront
1 Marlin ParadeGreat for Lunch
Grill'd Cairns
77 EsplanadeGreat Burgers
For the best tropical fruit and vegetables, little eateries, delicious coffee! A must see!!
225 locals recommend
Rusty's Market
89 Grafton StFor the best tropical fruit and vegetables, little eateries, delicious coffee! A must see!!
Ozmosis Café Trattoria Bar
116 Collins AveShopping
Supermarket, Pharmacy, Post Office, Gym, Bottle Shop, ATM
61 locals recommend
Piccones SUPA IGA Pease St
159 Pease StSupermarket, Pharmacy, Post Office, Gym, Bottle Shop, ATM
Sightseeing
Cairns City
LOT 2 Spence StreetFor all your Reef Trips
Tanks Arts Centre
46 Collins AveExhibitions and concerts.
Kuranda - Village in the Rainforest
Shopping, cafes, sightseeing
Palm Cove
Great Beach with lots of restaurants, shops, hotels.
Cape Tribulation
Where the rainforest meets the reef :) Love it!!
Atherton Tablelands
A nice day cruising around, exploring, walking tracks.
Parks & Nature
Blue Arrow Circuit
Longer walking track, very nice!! (8km return)
Boulders Rd
Great for swimming
Davies Creek
Great swimming creek, pack a picnic.
Lake Barrine
Tea and scones and a nice walk around the lake :)
Great day out, snorkelling, stand up paddle boarding, kayaking or a big walk up to the lighthouse.
149 locals recommend
Fitzroy Island
Great day out, snorkelling, stand up paddle boarding, kayaking or a big walk up to the lighthouse.
Frankland Islands
Super day out! Snorkelling, island walking and relaxing on the beach.
Botanic Gardens Restaurant & Cafe
LOT 400 Collins AveStoney Creek
Stoney Creek RoadGreen Arrow
Blue Arrow Circuit Aeroglen Lookout
Collins AvenueNeighborhoods
Great cafes, restaurants and shops. Botanical Gardens, red, blue and yellow walking tracks
23 locals recommend
Edge Hill
Great cafes, restaurants and shops. Botanical Gardens, red, blue and yellow walking tracks