Guidebook for Cairns North
Food Scene
Tandoori Nights
209 Sheridan StBest Indian food in Cairns- dine in or takeaway
Enjoy a coffee or glass of wine out on the veranda overlooking the esplanade
Harbourside Bar & Kitchen
209-217 EsplanadeEnjoy a coffee or glass of wine out on the veranda overlooking the esplanade
Pedros Pizza
223 Sheridan StDelicious pizza (family pizza and coke $20)
Flying Monkey Cafe
154 Sheridan StQuirky cafe, great coffee
Fantastic Indonesian food. Try the rijsttafel menu to taste a huge selection of dishes- very filling!
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Bayleaf Balinese Restaurant
Lake StreetFantastic Indonesian food. Try the rijsttafel menu to taste a huge selection of dishes- very filling!
Down a quiet back-alley with graffiti art. Funky café serving award-winning coffees. Great atmosphere and artwork on walls is for sale.
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Caffiend
72 Grafton StDown a quiet back-alley with graffiti art. Funky café serving award-winning coffees. Great atmosphere and artwork on walls is for sale.
On the esplanade. Brazillian BBQ feast! Great for meat-lovers (and even those that don't think they like meat much!!)
Bushfire Flame Grill
43 EsplanadeOn the esplanade. Brazillian BBQ feast! Great for meat-lovers (and even those that don't think they like meat much!!)
A great place for native Australian food- game and seafood with bush fruits/ spices/ veggies. Romantic atmosphere but can cater for groups too.
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Ochre Restaurant
1 Marlin ParadeA great place for native Australian food- game and seafood with bush fruits/ spices/ veggies. Romantic atmosphere but can cater for groups too.
Relaxed dining. Great for kids. Go just before sunset to watch hundreds of bats leaving their roosts in the trees across the road.
Outback Jack
78 Abbott StRelaxed dining. Great for kids. Go just before sunset to watch hundreds of bats leaving their roosts in the trees across the road.
Entertainment & Activities
Fantastic playground and waterpark for toddlers to early teens, and cafe.
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Muddy's Playground
Fantastic playground and waterpark for toddlers to early teens, and cafe.
Have a swim in the lagoon overlooking the waterfront (one end very shallow to wade in) & relax on the surrounding lawns. Musicians often play on the weekend and there is a market on Saturday mornings.
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Cairns Esplanade Lagoon
54 EsplanadeHave a swim in the lagoon overlooking the waterfront (one end very shallow to wade in) & relax on the surrounding lawns. Musicians often play on the weekend and there is a market on Saturday mornings.
Boardwalk, running and cycling paths. Free BBQs, exercise equipment, rock climbing walls, skate park, beach volleyball- all along the waterfront. Look for Active Living- free outdoor exercise classes.
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Cairns Esplanade Lagoon
54 EsplanadeBoardwalk, running and cycling paths. Free BBQs, exercise equipment, rock climbing walls, skate park, beach volleyball- all along the waterfront. Look for Active Living- free outdoor exercise classes.
Great outdoor playground under shade sails.
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Cairns Esplanade Fun Ship Playground
EsplanadeGreat outdoor playground under shade sails.
Everything Else
Cairns Tennis Club
152 Abbott StRent a court to have a hit of tennis
The Cairns 24 Hour Medical Centre
Bulk billed. Open 24/7.
Emergency department on the esplanade side of the hospital
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Cairns Hospital
Emergency department on the esplanade side of the hospital
Cheap car rental. Bicycle hire next door.
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East Coast Car Rentals - Cairns Airport
411 Sheridan StCheap car rental. Bicycle hire next door.
Cheap Thai massages and food court. Australian and Cairns souvenirs.
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Imakethe yaseCairns Night
54-60 Abbott StCheap Thai massages and food court. Australian and Cairns souvenirs.
Essentials
Fresh fruit and veggies, and other market stalls. Lots of unusual tropical food! Open Thursday to Sunday
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Rusty's Market
89 Grafton StFresh fruit and veggies, and other market stalls. Lots of unusual tropical food! Open Thursday to Sunday
Coles, Target, Myer, Kmart and big selection of specialty stores. Largest shopping centre in Cairns
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Cairns Central Shopping Centre
21 McLeod StColes, Target, Myer, Kmart and big selection of specialty stores. Largest shopping centre in Cairns
Woolworths Cairns
103 Abbott StBig grocery store
Shopping
Handmade Cans
47 Shields StCrafts and gifts handmade by Cairns local artists. Very reasonable prices.
Drinks & Nightlife
Huge pub meals (and desserts) at great prices. Try the Death by Chocolate.
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Cock & Bull
6 Grove StHuge pub meals (and desserts) at great prices. Try the Death by Chocolate.