Moderate to expensive. Top-notch patisserie with crisp strudels, rich cakes and fine coffee. Get in early or book in advance for this popular seafood restaurant, where you choose your own lobster and Moreton Bay bugs from the live tank. The Great Barrier Reef extends for several hundred kilometres north up the east coast of Australia and Cairns provides an excellent jumping off point from which to explore it. Obviously many of the eating houses take advantage of the proliferation of excellent fresh sea food, and as is the case throughout Australia present dishes reflecting the multi-cultural nature of the country.
Cairns has no shortage of places to eat.
Least expensive are the takeaways between the Esplanade's hostels serving Chinese food, falafel, kebabs and pasta. Some open early while others such as La Pizza on the corner of Alpin St, never close, switching from fast food during the day and evening to coffee and croissants at dawn. All rights reserved.