Guidebook for Cairns North

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Guidebook for Cairns North

Food Scene

Best Indian food in Cairns- dine in or takeaway
11 locals recommend
Tandoori Nights
209 Sheridan St
11 locals recommend
Best 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 Esplanade
Enjoy a coffee or glass of wine out on the veranda overlooking the esplanade
Delicious pizza (family pizza and coke $20)
8 locals recommend
Pedros Pizza
223 Sheridan St
8 locals recommend
Delicious pizza (family pizza and coke $20)
Quirky cafe, great coffee
50 locals recommend
Flying Monkey Cafe
154 Sheridan St
50 locals recommend
Quirky cafe, great coffee
Fantastic Indonesian food. Try the rijsttafel menu to taste a huge selection of dishes- very filling!
39 locals recommend
Bayleaf Balinese Restaurant
Lake Street
39 locals recommend
Fantastic 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.
24 locals recommend
Caffiend
72 Grafton St
24 locals recommend
Down 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 Esplanade
On 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.
38 locals recommend
Ochre Restaurant
1 Marlin Parade
38 locals recommend
A 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 St
Relaxed 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.
19 locals recommend
Muddy's Playground
19 locals recommend
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.
281 locals recommend
Cairns Esplanade Lagoon
54 Esplanade
281 locals recommend
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.
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.
281 locals recommend
Cairns Esplanade Lagoon
54 Esplanade
281 locals recommend
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.
Great outdoor playground under shade sails.
7 locals recommend
Cairns Esplanade Fun Ship Playground
Esplanade
7 locals recommend
Great outdoor playground under shade sails.

Everything Else

Rent a court to have a hit of tennis
Cairns Tennis Club
152 Abbott St
Rent a court to have a hit of tennis
Bulk billed. Open 24/7.
60 locals recommend
The Cairns 24 Hour Medical Centre
60 locals recommend
Bulk billed. Open 24/7.
Emergency department on the esplanade side of the hospital
20 locals recommend
Cairns Hospital
20 locals recommend
Emergency department on the esplanade side of the hospital
Cheap car rental. Bicycle hire next door.
58 locals recommend
East Coast Car Rentals - Cairns Airport
411 Sheridan St
58 locals recommend
Cheap car rental. Bicycle hire next door.
Cheap Thai massages and food court. Australian and Cairns souvenirs.
155 locals recommend
Cairns Night Markets
54-60 Abbott St
155 locals recommend
Cheap 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
225 locals recommend
Rusty's Market
89 Grafton St
225 locals recommend
Fresh 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
173 locals recommend
Cairns Central Shopping Centre
21 McLeod St
173 locals recommend
Coles, Target, Myer, Kmart and big selection of specialty stores. Largest shopping centre in Cairns
Big grocery store
99 locals recommend
Woolworths Cairns
103 Abbott St
99 locals recommend
Big grocery store

Shopping

Crafts and gifts handmade by Cairns local artists. Very reasonable prices.
Handmade Cans
47 Shields St
Crafts 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.
35 locals recommend
Cock & Bull
6 Grove St
35 locals recommend
Huge pub meals (and desserts) at great prices. Try the Death by Chocolate.