Guidebook for Byron Bay Hinterland

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Guidebook for Byron Bay Hinterland

Food Scene

Authentic wood-fired pizzas in a funky, small town setting. Well priced and delicious. Ring your order in, pick it up and eat on the deck of Byron's Secret! (13 min drive)
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Milk and Honey Mullumbimby
59a Station St
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Authentic wood-fired pizzas in a funky, small town setting. Well priced and delicious. Ring your order in, pick it up and eat on the deck of Byron's Secret! (13 min drive)
This is both farm and restaurant! Delicious local produce in a delightful setting. (11 min drive)
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The Farm Byron Bay
11 Ewingsdale Rd
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This is both farm and restaurant! Delicious local produce in a delightful setting. (11 min drive)
Go to Harvest for a special meal or try the deli for delicious pastries and gourmet foods. (14 min drive)
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Harvest Newrybar
18 Old Pacific Hwy
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Go to Harvest for a special meal or try the deli for delicious pastries and gourmet foods. (14 min drive)
Great lunches and dinner on the deck. Music too! (11 min drive)
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Bangalow Hotel
1 Byron St
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Great lunches and dinner on the deck. Music too! (11 min drive)
Meet the locals at this pub that offers good hearty food for $15 a meal. (13 mins drive)
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The Middle Pub
46 Burringbar St
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Meet the locals at this pub that offers good hearty food for $15 a meal. (13 mins drive)
Beachfront setting for lunch or dinner. A perfect introduction to Byron Bay. (20 min drive)
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Byron Beach
45-47 Massinger St
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Beachfront setting for lunch or dinner. A perfect introduction to Byron Bay. (20 min drive)
Delicious fresh food especially gluten free and dairy free. Perfect for lunch or breakfast. (36 min drive and so worth it!)
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The Belle General
12 Shelly Beach Rd
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Delicious fresh food especially gluten free and dairy free. Perfect for lunch or breakfast. (36 min drive and so worth it!)
Excellent coffee. Asian for for breakfast, lunch or dinner (Wed-Sat). Hugely popular. (14 min drive).
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The Rock & Roll Coffee Company
55 Burringbar St
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Excellent coffee. Asian for for breakfast, lunch or dinner (Wed-Sat). Hugely popular. (14 min drive).
Delicious homemade pasta, freshly cooked seafood and excellent attentive staff. BYO. (19 min drive and so worth it!)
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Lello's Pasta Bar
3 Park St
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Delicious homemade pasta, freshly cooked seafood and excellent attentive staff. BYO. (19 min drive and so worth it!)
Spicy generous meals. Great for sharing. (18 min drive)
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Orient Express
2 Fletcher St
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Spicy generous meals. Great for sharing. (18 min drive)
Chilled place to have coffee or breakfast after a dip or walk on Belongil Beach. (17 min drive)
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Treehouse on Belongil
25 Childe St
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Chilled place to have coffee or breakfast after a dip or walk on Belongil Beach. (17 min drive)
CLOSED until further notice. If you are a serious foodie and love the theatre of food, the presentation and excellent cuisine, then this restaurant is for you. Such great food, such attentive staff. However, you will need to book well in advance. (20 min drive)
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Fleet Restaurant
16 The Terrace
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CLOSED until further notice. If you are a serious foodie and love the theatre of food, the presentation and excellent cuisine, then this restaurant is for you. Such great food, such attentive staff. However, you will need to book well in advance. (20 min drive)
People travel from near and far to enjoy this Japanese food. There's great coffee as well. Perfect for brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. There's music of a Sunday as well. (10 min drive)
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Federal Doma Cafe
6 Albert street
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People travel from near and far to enjoy this Japanese food. There's great coffee as well. Perfect for brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. There's music of a Sunday as well. (10 min drive)
Delicious Vietnamese food couple with housemade cocktails. the miso caramel eggplant is to die for! (21 mins drive) https://lightyearsasiandiner.com.au/#byron_bay
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Light Years - Byron Bay
139 Lawson St
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Delicious Vietnamese food couple with housemade cocktails. the miso caramel eggplant is to die for! (21 mins drive) https://lightyearsasiandiner.com.au/#byron_bay
Scrumptious sour dough and french pastries to take back to Byron's Secret. (14 mins drive). https://www.facebook.com/bakeranddaughters/
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Baker and Daughters
28 Burringbar St
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Scrumptious sour dough and french pastries to take back to Byron's Secret. (14 mins drive). https://www.facebook.com/bakeranddaughters/
This cafe is worth a visit for lunch or to collect supplies for your stay at Byron's Secret. Delicious bread, pastries and other sweet treats. the donuts are truly decadent! (12 min drive) https://www.butcherbaker.com.au/
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Butcher Baker Bangalow
13 Byron St
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This cafe is worth a visit for lunch or to collect supplies for your stay at Byron's Secret. Delicious bread, pastries and other sweet treats. the donuts are truly decadent! (12 min drive) https://www.butcherbaker.com.au/
This is worth a slow country drive. A beautiful setting with stunning views of Mount Warning. Delicious food made from the organic vege garden. (53 min drive) https://maviseskitchen.com.au/
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Mavis's Kitchen and Cabins
64 Mount Warning Rd
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This is worth a slow country drive. A beautiful setting with stunning views of Mount Warning. Delicious food made from the organic vege garden. (53 min drive) https://maviseskitchen.com.au/
Excellent Italian food in a rural setting.
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The Hut Byron Bay
471 Friday Hut Road
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Excellent Italian food in a rural setting.
Down the hill to Mullumbimby for delicious Vietnamese food. be sure to book!
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Pink Lotus Eatery
72a Burringbar St
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Down the hill to Mullumbimby for delicious Vietnamese food. be sure to book!
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Bangalow Bowling Club
21 Byron Bay Rd
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Parks & Nature

Spectacular coastal views from this walk all the way to the lighthouse. (20 min drive)
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Cape Byron Walking Track
199 Lighthouse Rd
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Spectacular coastal views from this walk all the way to the lighthouse. (20 min drive)
Stunning views plus powerful waterfalls after the rain. Great for walks and a bbq. (27 mins drive)
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Ukubuka kwaseMinyon Falls
Minyon Platform Track
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Stunning views plus powerful waterfalls after the rain. Great for walks and a bbq. (27 mins drive)
Clean, stunning views back to the hinterland and to the lighthouse and less crowded than the other beaches. Perfect for a leisurely stroll or a morning run. (20 min drive)
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Belongil Beach
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Clean, stunning views back to the hinterland and to the lighthouse and less crowded than the other beaches. Perfect for a leisurely stroll or a morning run. (20 min drive)
Visit this beautiful beach for star spotting and the glamour of Byron Bay. (19 min drive)
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Wategos Beach
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Visit this beautiful beach for star spotting and the glamour of Byron Bay. (19 min drive)

Sightseeing

Be inspired by the garden and amazed by the crystals from all around the word. You can even have your aura read! Great place for lunch too. (9 min drive)
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I-Crystal Castle & Shambhala Gardens
81 Monet Dr
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Be inspired by the garden and amazed by the crystals from all around the word. You can even have your aura read! Great place for lunch too. (9 min drive)
Views to die for, dolphins and whales to see. A must visit! Drive up and pay to park or drive halfway and walk. (21 min drive)
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I-Cape Byron Lighthouse
Cape Byron Walking Track
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Views to die for, dolphins and whales to see. A must visit! Drive up and pay to park or drive halfway and walk. (21 min drive)
Whale Watching Byron Bay will take you right up to the humpback whales with the amazing Byron Bay landscape as a backdrop. http://www.byronbaywhalewatching.com.au/
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Whale Watching Byron Bay
9 Marvell St
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Whale Watching Byron Bay will take you right up to the humpback whales with the amazing Byron Bay landscape as a backdrop. http://www.byronbaywhalewatching.com.au/

Everything Else

What a way to view Byron Bay on a clear day! (15 min drive)
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Byron Bay Ballooning
11 Ewingsdale Road
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What a way to view Byron Bay on a clear day! (15 min drive)
If you would like a massage or just want to chill, then this funky local spa is for you. (15 min drive)
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The Kiva Spa
McGougans Lane
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If you would like a massage or just want to chill, then this funky local spa is for you. (15 min drive)

Drinks & Nightlife

Traditional pub food with a great beer garden, 1940's architecture and bands on a Sunday afternoon. (20 min drive)
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Hotel Brunswick
4 Mullumbimbi St
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Traditional pub food with a great beer garden, 1940's architecture and bands on a Sunday afternoon. (20 min drive)
Everyone who visits the Bay has a drink at this iconic pub. Straight across from the beach and a great way to while away a summer's afternoon. (20 min drive)
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Beach Hotel Resort, Byron Bay
1 Bay Ln
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Everyone who visits the Bay has a drink at this iconic pub. Straight across from the beach and a great way to while away a summer's afternoon. (20 min drive)
Relaxed light-filled space with deck serving craft beers brewed on site & pub food classics. Great bands Thurs-Fri. (23 min drive)
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Byron Bay Brewery
1 Skinners Shoot Rd
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Relaxed light-filled space with deck serving craft beers brewed on site & pub food classics. Great bands Thurs-Fri. (23 min drive)
If you like gin, then this is the place to visit. Some fun facts about Brookie’s Byron Dry Gin: • Brookie’s contains 25 botanicals of which 17 are Native to our region of Northern Rivers (Byron Bay) • Native botanicals included – Byron Sunrise Finger Limes, Aniseed Myrtle, Cinnamon Myrtle, Macadamia, Native River Mint, Native Raspberry & many more…
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Cape Byron Distillery
80 St Helena Rd
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If you like gin, then this is the place to visit. Some fun facts about Brookie’s Byron Dry Gin: • Brookie’s contains 25 botanicals of which 17 are Native to our region of Northern Rivers (Byron Bay) • Native botanicals included – Byron Sunrise Finger Limes, Aniseed Myrtle, Cinnamon Myrtle, Macadamia, Native River Mint, Native Raspberry & many more…
Only 45 mins from Byron's Secret. Enjoy a tour of the distillery, savour a few local gins and/or have lunch. https://www.huskdistillers.com/
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Husk Distillers
1152 Dulguigan Rd
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Only 45 mins from Byron's Secret. Enjoy a tour of the distillery, savour a few local gins and/or have lunch. https://www.huskdistillers.com/

Essentials

Stop off here for groceries and there's a bottle shop next door. (14 min drive)
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Woolworths
Station Street
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Stop off here for groceries and there's a bottle shop next door. (14 min drive)
Authentic Asian food and homewares. Great for yum cha and gifts. (20 min drive).
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Red Ginger
111 Jonson St
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Authentic Asian food and homewares. Great for yum cha and gifts. (20 min drive).
If you have to have your ALDI fix, then this store is convenient as there is free parking underneath the shop. (18 min drive)
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ALDI Byron Bay
Fletcher Street
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If you have to have your ALDI fix, then this store is convenient as there is free parking underneath the shop. (18 min drive)

Arts & Culture

Features Australian portraits. Lots of changing exhibitions but the reason to visit is to see the Margaret Olley rooms! The gallery itself is architecturally beautiful and the cafe overlooks the river. Gorgeous! Worth a detour if you are driving south from the airport at the Gold Coast or if you are returning and looking to fill time. (42 min drive)
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Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre
2 Mistral Rd
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Features Australian portraits. Lots of changing exhibitions but the reason to visit is to see the Margaret Olley rooms! The gallery itself is architecturally beautiful and the cafe overlooks the river. Gorgeous! Worth a detour if you are driving south from the airport at the Gold Coast or if you are returning and looking to fill time. (42 min drive)