Guidebook for Cairns City

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Guidebook for Cairns City

Food Scene

Local gem! Hidden away on Sheridan Street you will find the yummiest Japaease food for a reasnoble price! Open everyday from 11:30am - 14:30 CLOSED FOR TWO HOURS. Opens again at 17:00 - 23:00
11 locals recommend
Happy 4 10
82 Sheridan St
11 locals recommend
Local gem! Hidden away on Sheridan Street you will find the yummiest Japaease food for a reasnoble price! Open everyday from 11:30am - 14:30 CLOSED FOR TWO HOURS. Opens again at 17:00 - 23:00
Best sea food in Cairns! Freshly served sea food on a boat, $5 beer and wine. The whole experience on Prawn Star is one that should not be missed! Open everyday from 10am - 8pm.
48 locals recommend
Prawn Star
48 locals recommend
Best sea food in Cairns! Freshly served sea food on a boat, $5 beer and wine. The whole experience on Prawn Star is one that should not be missed! Open everyday from 10am - 8pm.
Open everyday from 7am - 5pm, Wharf One café provides the best views, coffee and food!
23 locals recommend
Wharf ONE Cafe
23 locals recommend
Open everyday from 7am - 5pm, Wharf One café provides the best views, coffee and food!
Open everyday from 7am till 8pm and a 5 min walk away from Cascade Gardens, perfect for a family! Muddie's cafe provides a playground for the little ones while you enjoy some coffee and cake!
96 locals recommend
Muddy's Cafe
174 Esplanade
96 locals recommend
Open everyday from 7am till 8pm and a 5 min walk away from Cascade Gardens, perfect for a family! Muddie's cafe provides a playground for the little ones while you enjoy some coffee and cake!
Cosy, wood-panelled pub with giant fish sculptures and pool tables, for hearty, traditional meals. Opening times: Everyday from 10am - 5:30am Suggest an edit
35 locals recommend
Cock & Bull
6 Grove St
35 locals recommend
Cosy, wood-panelled pub with giant fish sculptures and pool tables, for hearty, traditional meals. Opening times: Everyday from 10am - 5:30am Suggest an edit
Open Monday - Friday 7am - 3pm Jamdrop serves beautiful coffee,homemade snacks, all day breakfast, light lunches,takeaway.
49 locals recommend
Jamdrop Cafe Cairns
193 Lake St
49 locals recommend
Open Monday - Friday 7am - 3pm Jamdrop serves beautiful coffee,homemade snacks, all day breakfast, light lunches,takeaway.
Fancy waffles with an english brekfast? Eggs Benedict, Bacon & Waffles? Waffles with every topping and sauce imaginable? Waffle On Cairns is the place for you!
46 locals recommend
Waffle On Cairns
64 Shields St
46 locals recommend
Fancy waffles with an english brekfast? Eggs Benedict, Bacon & Waffles? Waffles with every topping and sauce imaginable? Waffle On Cairns is the place for you!
Fried Chicken n' Booze. Vibing in an iconic water front venue. HOWLIN' JAY'S is our fried chicken and beer hall that takes its inspiration from the vibrant Bars & Chicken restaurants of Nashville & the USA
Howlin' Jay's
1 Pier Point Rd
Fried Chicken n' Booze. Vibing in an iconic water front venue. HOWLIN' JAY'S is our fried chicken and beer hall that takes its inspiration from the vibrant Bars & Chicken restaurants of Nashville & the USA
Sushi Train Australia brought the rotation sushi bar system, a unique part of the Japanese food culture, to Australia originally for the first time over 20 years ago!
City Place
3 Shields St
Sushi Train Australia brought the rotation sushi bar system, a unique part of the Japanese food culture, to Australia originally for the first time over 20 years ago!
Best toasties in town!
JaffleHead
39-49 Lake St
Best toasties in town!
HUGE meals - CHEAPS eats - perfect for when you're hungry!
35 locals recommend
The Lillipad Cafe
72 Grafton St
35 locals recommend
HUGE meals - CHEAPS eats - perfect for when you're hungry!
Best chicken and rice you will ever taste! This cute hole in the wall is a real hidden gem!
Dondoko
35 Lake St
Best chicken and rice you will ever taste! This cute hole in the wall is a real hidden gem!
Brand new cafe/restaurant in Cairns!
The Chambers Cafe, Restaurant & Bar
21 Spence St
Brand new cafe/restaurant in Cairns!
46 locals recommend
Mondo on the Waterfront
34 Esplanade
46 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Chic seafront Modern Australian menu with seafood and grill and a lantern-lit bar.
239 locals recommend
Salt House
2 Pier Point Rd
239 locals recommend
Chic seafront Modern Australian menu with seafood and grill and a lantern-lit bar.
Restaurant and club space, known for table dancing, and wild parties.
77 locals recommend
The Woolshed
22-24 Shields St
77 locals recommend
Restaurant and club space, known for table dancing, and wild parties.
Pub meals, wood-fired pizza and cocktails in a vast, modern space with a terrace and a relaxed vibe.
95 locals recommend
The Pier Bar
1 Pier Point Rd
95 locals recommend
Pub meals, wood-fired pizza and cocktails in a vast, modern space with a terrace and a relaxed vibe.
"Traditional Irish pub within a mall, serving standard steaks, ribs and burgers in a rustic setting."
20 locals recommend
P.J.O'Brien's Irish Pub
87 Lake St
20 locals recommend
"Traditional Irish pub within a mall, serving standard steaks, ribs and burgers in a rustic setting."
41 locals recommend
Hemingway's Brewery Cairns Wharf
Wharf Street
41 locals recommend
Hidden cocktail bar in the middle of Cairns City!
60 locals recommend
Three Wolves
32 Abbott St
60 locals recommend
Hidden cocktail bar in the middle of Cairns City!

Shopping

Cairns Night Markets are not to be missed! Open till 23:30 every night.
155 locals recommend
Cairns Night Markets
54-60 Abbott St
155 locals recommend
Cairns Night Markets are not to be missed! Open till 23:30 every night.
Open only Friday - Sunday 5am till (6pm Friday+Saturday) (3pm Sunday). You can grab the freshest fruit and veg in Cairns!
225 locals recommend
Rusty's Market
89 Grafton St
225 locals recommend
Open only Friday - Sunday 5am till (6pm Friday+Saturday) (3pm Sunday). You can grab the freshest fruit and veg in Cairns!
Your essential food shopping can be done here! There is also an enterence from Lake Street.
99 locals recommend
Woolworths Cairns
103 Abbott St
99 locals recommend
Your essential food shopping can be done here! There is also an enterence from Lake Street.
Cairns Central YHA
20-26 McLeod St

Parks & Nature

Crystal Cascade is one of Cairns beautiful waterfalls! If you're feeling more adventurous go towards the back of the car park to the left theres a secret passage to a secret waterfall only known by the locals called 'Fairy Falls' - not recommended for kids but so worth the walk!
184 locals recommend
Crystal Cascades
Redlynch Intake Road
184 locals recommend
Crystal Cascade is one of Cairns beautiful waterfalls! If you're feeling more adventurous go towards the back of the car park to the left theres a secret passage to a secret waterfall only known by the locals called 'Fairy Falls' - not recommended for kids but so worth the walk!
1hr45min walk to the most beaut waterfall around here! Defiantly a must if you have a rental car!
Behana Gorge Road
Behana Gorge Road
1hr45min walk to the most beaut waterfall around here! Defiantly a must if you have a rental car!
Amazing camping grounds - make sure to book a campsite before hand!
Goldsborough Valley Camp Ground
Mulgrave River Forestry Road
Amazing camping grounds - make sure to book a campsite before hand!
Palm Cove has everything you need - shops, coffee, markets and THE BEACH :-) cute for a day out or to kill an hour or two sunbathing!
153 locals recommend
Palm Cove
153 locals recommend
Palm Cove has everything you need - shops, coffee, markets and THE BEACH :-) cute for a day out or to kill an hour or two sunbathing!
Personal fav - pizza blankets and picnic on the beach! This secluded beach is perfect for some time away from people! Plenty or parking available on the Captain Cook Highway.
Borderline Beach
LOT 7 Captain Cook Hwy
Personal fav - pizza blankets and picnic on the beach! This secluded beach is perfect for some time away from people! Plenty or parking available on the Captain Cook Highway.
The most iconic waterfall in QLD - herbal essences advert - peter andre mysterious girl - both shot there! If you visit you must take the famous hair flip picture, I promise its harder than it looks!
8 locals recommend
Millaa Millaa
8 locals recommend
The most iconic waterfall in QLD - herbal essences advert - peter andre mysterious girl - both shot there! If you visit you must take the famous hair flip picture, I promise its harder than it looks!
Blue water, coral beach - PERFECT place if you want a day getaway trip. Paddle board, snorkel, kayak or just wander round the island defiantly worth a visit!
149 locals recommend
Fitzroy Island
149 locals recommend
Blue water, coral beach - PERFECT place if you want a day getaway trip. Paddle board, snorkel, kayak or just wander round the island defiantly worth a visit!

Essentials

One of Cairns' most popular tourist attractions! Relax by the big pool whilst sipping on your ice coffee from the local coffee shop.
281 locals recommend
Cairns Esplanade Lagoon
54 Esplanade
281 locals recommend
One of Cairns' most popular tourist attractions! Relax by the big pool whilst sipping on your ice coffee from the local coffee shop.

Entertainment & Activities

Cairns Tennis Club
152 Abbott St

Sightseeing

103 locals recommend
Kuranda
103 locals recommend