Guidebook for Parramatta Park
Food Scene
Great food and friendly staff! Food is a mix of Vietnamese, Thai and Loatian.. Western options also available... Push through the locals to get to the counter! Close to my home
Tia's Cafe
227 Sheridan StGreat food and friendly staff! Food is a mix of Vietnamese, Thai and Loatian.. Western options also available... Push through the locals to get to the counter! Close to my home
this has to be my favourite place to eat in Cairns! Meals are large, consistently delicious and well priced. Very healthy food. Expect to wait an hour on weekends, the quietiest time to visit is Mon - Tue - Wed... By far the local crowd favourite for many years. Open breakfast and lunch
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The Lillipad Cafe
72 Grafton Stthis has to be my favourite place to eat in Cairns! Meals are large, consistently delicious and well priced. Very healthy food. Expect to wait an hour on weekends, the quietiest time to visit is Mon - Tue - Wed... By far the local crowd favourite for many years. Open breakfast and lunch
The atmosphere is great! Very authentic Greek, expect to have plates smashed at your feet, to dance the night away to the Zorba and rolled out the door because you are too full to move! I highly recommend the 5 course Zorba feast.. Delish :D This restaurant has been around for over 15 years. Open lunch and dinner, dinner is way more fun!
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Fetta's Greek Taverna
99 Grafton StThe atmosphere is great! Very authentic Greek, expect to have plates smashed at your feet, to dance the night away to the Zorba and rolled out the door because you are too full to move! I highly recommend the 5 course Zorba feast.. Delish :D This restaurant has been around for over 15 years. Open lunch and dinner, dinner is way more fun!
Many Asian food options, well priced, fast and yummy! Crowd favourite is Corea Corea... Open lunch and dinner but closes earlier than restaurants
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Orchid Plaza
58 Lake StMany Asian food options, well priced, fast and yummy! Crowd favourite is Corea Corea... Open lunch and dinner but closes earlier than restaurants
The Fajita's, you have to try the Fajitas. Relaxed environment, very consistent and well priced considering it is a Hilton restaurant. Outdoor seating on the river. Open mic nights and acoustic musicians. Just beautiful.
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Mondo on the Waterfront
34 EsplanadeThe Fajita's, you have to try the Fajitas. Relaxed environment, very consistent and well priced considering it is a Hilton restaurant. Outdoor seating on the river. Open mic nights and acoustic musicians. Just beautiful.
French bread! Yummy crossiants! Delish pastries! Amazing coffee! Always busy! Breakfast and lunch only.. Across the road from the Freshwater train station
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Le Crouton
227 Kamerunga RdFrench bread! Yummy crossiants! Delish pastries! Amazing coffee! Always busy! Breakfast and lunch only.. Across the road from the Freshwater train station
My list is incomplete without this little gem... Super healthy food, I recommend the $5 wraps with egg, avocado, black quinoa and salad. OMG how do they make it for that price! Sooooooo good.
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Snoogies
82 Grafton StMy list is incomplete without this little gem... Super healthy food, I recommend the $5 wraps with egg, avocado, black quinoa and salad. OMG how do they make it for that price! Sooooooo good.
Lots of local produce at good prices. A bit like being at an Asian food market. On every Fri - Sat - Sun during the day... Most locals love this place!
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Rusty's Market
89 Grafton StLots of local produce at good prices. A bit like being at an Asian food market. On every Fri - Sat - Sun during the day... Most locals love this place!
Drinks & Nightlife
Outdoor bar baby! On the marina, nice selection of wines, beers, spirits and cocktails... Offering a great tapas bar menu with 2 for 1 tapas deals daily... Versatile entertainment, sometimes it is a piano bar, sometimes is has an acoustic band
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Salt House
2 Pier Point RdOutdoor bar baby! On the marina, nice selection of wines, beers, spirits and cocktails... Offering a great tapas bar menu with 2 for 1 tapas deals daily... Versatile entertainment, sometimes it is a piano bar, sometimes is has an acoustic band
A local 'it' spot, great views of the inlet, super busy and loud on the weekends... Good fun if that's what you're looking for, you've been warned ;)
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The Pier Bar
1 Pier Point RdA local 'it' spot, great views of the inlet, super busy and loud on the weekends... Good fun if that's what you're looking for, you've been warned ;)
Lively on the weekends, nice and relaxing during the day - on the Esplanade
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Rattle N Hum
67 EsplanadeLively on the weekends, nice and relaxing during the day - on the Esplanade
Sports bar for live games - Casino - Vertigo Bar (live bands on the weekends) - nice restaurants
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The Reef Hotel Casino
35-41 Wharf StSports bar for live games - Casino - Vertigo Bar (live bands on the weekends) - nice restaurants
Great social spot if you want to meet people. Small dance floor with band. This place is normally full of people! Love it :D
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P.J.O'Brien's Irish Pub
87 Lake StGreat social spot if you want to meet people. Small dance floor with band. This place is normally full of people! Love it :D
these guys are really funny! Comedy shows, they perform most nights and Monday nights are free!
Cairns Dinner Theatre
42 Wharf Streetthese guys are really funny! Comedy shows, they perform most nights and Monday nights are free!
Sightseeing
It is probably why you're here. Many tour options, please ask for differences between the companies
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Great Barrier Reef
It is probably why you're here. Many tour options, please ask for differences between the companies
Scenic train and Skyrail take you to a beautiful eccentric village full of arts and crafts, rainforest walking track and small wildlife parks. Of note, the Butterfly Sanctuary and Koala Gardens, if your heart is set on that cuddly koala pic ;)
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Kuranda
Scenic train and Skyrail take you to a beautiful eccentric village full of arts and crafts, rainforest walking track and small wildlife parks. Of note, the Butterfly Sanctuary and Koala Gardens, if your heart is set on that cuddly koala pic ;)
Parks & Nature
Over 130 million years old, it makes the Amazon look like a baby. Think overgrown canopy, creatures like the crocodile and the cassowary... A little hiking too. Can join a tour or self drive
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Daintree Rainforest
2333 Cape Tribulation RdOver 130 million years old, it makes the Amazon look like a baby. Think overgrown canopy, creatures like the crocodile and the cassowary... A little hiking too. Can join a tour or self drive
if you're looking for another 'water' day after your reef tour, I'd recommend Fitzroy Island. It is a little mountainous so has some nice hiking trails, you can hire paddleboards or kayaks and get a bucket of prawns for lunch. The bistro is on the water with spectacular views. My favourite place to come when I want to get away from it all. Snorkeling is not as great as the GBR which is why I recommend it to do as well as a GBR tour
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Fitzroy Island
if you're looking for another 'water' day after your reef tour, I'd recommend Fitzroy Island. It is a little mountainous so has some nice hiking trails, you can hire paddleboards or kayaks and get a bucket of prawns for lunch. The bistro is on the water with spectacular views. My favourite place to come when I want to get away from it all. Snorkeling is not as great as the GBR which is why I recommend it to do as well as a GBR tour
Art Galleries, cafes, a good size gardens with hiking options. Markets on the last Sunday April to November, live bands on the weekends... I spend alot of time here!
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Cairns Botanic Gardens
78-96 Collins AveArt Galleries, cafes, a good size gardens with hiking options. Markets on the last Sunday April to November, live bands on the weekends... I spend alot of time here!
Stoney Creek Falls has a lovely hiking track with a waterfall and swimming holes. Around a 15-20 minute drive from Cairns CBD, you need a car to access
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Stoney Creek Road
Stoney Creek RoadStoney Creek Falls has a lovely hiking track with a waterfall and swimming holes. Around a 15-20 minute drive from Cairns CBD, you need a car to access
Picturesque waterfall, Peter Andre made it famous with the hair flick. It is part of the waterfall circuit, Josephine Falls, the Boulders, Lake Eacham
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Millaa Millaa Waterfall
Falls RoadPicturesque waterfall, Peter Andre made it famous with the hair flick. It is part of the waterfall circuit, Josephine Falls, the Boulders, Lake Eacham
Arts & Culture
Forever changing art exhibitions, mainly contemporary. It is located at the Botanical Gardens so you could easily spend half a day here if you like plants and art, like me!
The Tanks gets some pretty good local and International bands from all genres. The acoustic inside these buildings is amazing. There are 5 tanks once used in the 2nd world war (like large cement watertanks in the rainforest) and they are used for all sorts of cultural entertainment from concerts, to art exhibitions, to workshops and theatrical performances. Located at the Botanical Gardens and well worth a look if you're into that kind of thing.
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Tanks Arts Centre
46 Collins AveForever changing art exhibitions, mainly contemporary. It is located at the Botanical Gardens so you could easily spend half a day here if you like plants and art, like me!
The Tanks gets some pretty good local and International bands from all genres. The acoustic inside these buildings is amazing. There are 5 tanks once used in the 2nd world war (like large cement watertanks in the rainforest) and they are used for all sorts of cultural entertainment from concerts, to art exhibitions, to workshops and theatrical performances. Located at the Botanical Gardens and well worth a look if you're into that kind of thing.
$5 entry. 3 levels. Some really cool old photos and pieces of Cairns and the making of the Kuranda tracks (very interesting story)
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Cairns Museum
105 Lake St$5 entry. 3 levels. Some really cool old photos and pieces of Cairns and the making of the Kuranda tracks (very interesting story)
Doongal Aboriginal Art Gallery Cairns
49 EsplanadeFine indigenous art. Can buy pieces here.
Contemporary art, new exhibitions regularly
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NorthSite Contemporary Arts (formerly KickArts)
96 Abbott StContemporary art, new exhibitions regularly
Getting Around
Sunbus
7 Mac Peak CresSunbus is our local bus company, it reaches south to Gordonvale and north to Palm Cove
Locally owned and operated. Usually a little cheaper than the big companies. Very friendly and easy to deal with.
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Mini Car Rentals
134 Sheridan StLocally owned and operated. Usually a little cheaper than the big companies. Very friendly and easy to deal with.
Everything Else
Local haven for people into fitness! We now have 4 'arrow' tracks, ranging in difficulty and length. The shortest and easiest track needs a moderate fitness level to complete. Only experienced hikers on the longer tracks. Beautiful lookouts along the way.
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Red Arrow Circuit Lookout
46-62 Collins AveLocal haven for people into fitness! We now have 4 'arrow' tracks, ranging in difficulty and length. The shortest and easiest track needs a moderate fitness level to complete. Only experienced hikers on the longer tracks. Beautiful lookouts along the way.