Places to eat in Cairns City

Cairns City has 223 listed places to eat, from quick bites to special-occasion dinners. Top cuisines: Breakfast (23), Italian (16), Japanese (15). The food scene spans 109 Restaurants, 70 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 25 Fast Food. Dietary options are covered too: Vegan restaurants (11), Vegetarian restaurants (6), Gluten-free restaurants (4). Price levels: Cheap eats, Mid-range restaurants, Fine dining restaurants. 9 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-dining guides.

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Calabrese Cafe

39 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 5.0 (45)£

Hungry Wombat

Orchid Plaza, shop9/58 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.9 (665)£

CaKao Plus Rusty's

Shop 2/57/89 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.9 (204)£

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AKOFI

72 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.9 (64)£

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Sixters Cafe & Street Eats

Shop 4/129 Abbott St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.9 (38)

Yaya's Hellenic Kitchen

★ 4.8 (3185)££

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Blackbird Laneway

Oceana Walk Arcade, 13/62 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.8 (557)££

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Rayyan Cafe

83 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.8 (512)£

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KOI Bar & Restaurant

★ 4.8 (511)£

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The Chamber Room Espresso & Brew Bar

20 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.8 (306)££

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R T i C "Regional Tourist info & Coffee"

147 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.8 (243)£

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Jenny's Chinese Kitchen

82 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.8 (217)£

Wild Thyme

41 Shields St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.8 (182)££

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Billy's coffee

57 Sheridan St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.8 (133)£

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Rufus

43 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.8 (124)£

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8 Pho Vietnamese Restaurant Cairns

39 Shields St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.8 (73)£

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Hello Harry (The Burger Joint) Cairns

Shop 2/95-105 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.7 (1674)££

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Mi Place Espresso Bar

★ 4.7 (1020)££

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Bang & Grind Café Spence St.

Shop 8/14 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.7 (895)££

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Waffle On

★ 4.7 (864)£

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Suan Suan

★ 4.7 (824)££

Bellocale Italian Seafood Restaurant

62C Shields St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.7 (779)£

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Roll’d Cairns Central

1/21 McLeod St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.7 (740)£

Pistacchi

Shop 2/64 Shields St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.7 (680)££

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Pete & Paulz

★ 4.7 (582)£

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Cafe Strada

79 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.7 (482)£

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Miss Chief Bar & Eatery

level 1/39-49 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.7 (473)££

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Jamdrop Cafe

★ 4.7 (401)££

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ANNEES®

Rustys Market, Shop 3/89 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.7 (400)£

Envy Espresso

111-115 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.7 (354)££

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The Vine Room Waterfront Restaurant and Bar

121-123 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.7 (226)£

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SUGOI CAFE

3/50 Shields St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.7 (118)£

Onigiri Cafe Omu

★ 4.7 (81)£

Dundees on the Waterfront

1 Marlin Parade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.6 (5273)£££

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Waterbar & Grill Steakhouse

1 Pier Point Rd, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.6 (2442)££

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CC's Bar & Grill by Crystalbrook

Crystalbrook Bailey, Ground Floor A/163 Abbott St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.6 (1885)£

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Tha Fish

Shop G7b/1 Pier Point Rd, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.6 (1595)££

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Lanna Thai

74 Shields Street

★ 4.6 (1339)£

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Caffiend

72 Grafton Street

★ 4.6 (1142)££

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The Chambers

21 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.6 (1065)££

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Bagus Cafe

★ 4.6 (814)£

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Cairns Burger Cafe

15 Aplin Street

★ 4.6 (775)£

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Goose Specialty Coffee

★ 4.6 (569)££

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Wawawa Izakaya

92 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.6 (569)££

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Yum Sing Cairns Restaurant

183 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.6 (507)££

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Yama Zaru Izakaya

45 Sheridan St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.6 (404)£

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The Brass Bookie

78 Abbott St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.6 (382)£

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Four Cinq

Shop 6/20 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.6 (279)££

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Aqua Lagoon Cairns

Lot 113 Pier Point Rd, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.6 (248)£

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Vitalia's Panini & Focacce

Shop/G9 Pier Point Rd, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.6 (116)£

Vitalia's Italian Restaurant

Shop 9/2 Pier Point Rd, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.5 (1856)££

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Ochre Restaurant and Catering

Harbour Lights Boardwalk, 1 Marlin Parade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.5 (1815)£££

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Piccolo Cucina

17 Abbott St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.5 (1243)££

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IMM Thai

★ 4.5 (1231)£

Lillipad Cafe

29/31 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.5 (1126)££

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Piato Mediterranean Restaurant

The Pier Marina, Shop G4A/1 Pierpoint Road, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.5 (1073)££

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Little Sister Restaurant & Cocktail Bar

101 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.5 (990)££

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Candy cafe

Grafton Street

★ 4.5 (707)££

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Phetyai Thai

45 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.5 (619)£

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Rendezvous-Du-Vietnam

1/5 Aplin St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.5 (581)£

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La Fettuccina Restaurant

41 Shields St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.5 (564)££

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Slap and Pickle Low and Slow Smokehouse

62 Shields St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.5 (418)££

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Cairns Riki Japanese BBQ Restaurant

79 Abbott St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.5 (289)££

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D Cafe

★ 4.5 (199)££

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Coffee Works Cairns

46 Spence Street

★ 4.5 (97)

VT Espresso

★ 4.5 (88)£

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Isla Kusina Cafe

Shop 8/58 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.5 (70)£

Muddy's Cafe

174 Esplanade

★ 4.4 (3566)££

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Ganbaranba

12-20 Spence Street

★ 4.4 (1260)£

Splash Seafood Restaurant

103 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.4 (1239)££

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Wharf One Cafe

★ 4.4 (1189)££

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Bayleaf Balinese Restaurant

Cnr Gatton St &, Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.4 (1029)££

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Tokyo Dumpling

46 Lake Street

★ 4.4 (542)£

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Mykonos Grill and Yiros Bar

Unit 1/62 Abbott St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.4 (443)££

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Chezest Cafe

2/135 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.4 (430)££

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Sails

34a Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.4 (96)£

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Velvett Cafe

5b Sheridan St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.4 (5)

Cock & Bull

★ 4.3 (3568)££

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Jimmys Burger & Co

66 Shields St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.3 (2257)££

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Bushfire Flame Grill

★ 4.3 (1317)££

Perrotta’s at the Gallery

★ 4.3 (1028)££

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Crave Cairns

117 Abbott Street

★ 4.3 (761)££

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Bang & Grind

53 Esplanade

★ 4.3 (595)moderate

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Pantry 15

62 Grafton Street

★ 4.3 (487)££

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Blu Marlin Bistro

★ 4.3 (456)£

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Rise and Bake Brasserie

Central Shopping Centre, 1/21 McLeod St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.3 (373)£

True Thai

Shop 11, Civic Shopping Centre, 113/117 Sheridan St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.3 (277)££

Silk Caffe

46-48 Sheridan St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.3 (88)£

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The Pier, Cairns

1 Pier Point Rd, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.2 (5236)

Pho Viet Vietnamese Noodle Bar

78 Abbott Street

★ 4.2 (1426)inexpensive

Ollie's Italian

Waterfront Dining, 1 Marlin Parade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.2 (957)££

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Fetta's Greek Taverna

97/99 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.2 (921)££

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Coast Roast

Cairns Central Shopping Centre 1, 21 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.2 (610)moderate

Restaurant Oak & Vine - Cairns

59/63 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.2 (563)££

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Cafe Thailand

7/93 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.2 (364)£

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Italian Cucina Cafe & Bar

Oceana Walk Arcade, 17/62 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.2 (155)£

Merchant Artisan Food & Coffee

35/41 Wharf St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.2 (73)£

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The Courtyard Cairns | Esplanade

91 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.1 (892)££

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The Backyard

First Floor of Shangri-La The Marina, Pier Point Rd, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.1 (830)££

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Boardwalk Social by Crystalbrook

Ground Floor, 85, Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.1 (745)££

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Moku Bar + Grill

122 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.1 (218)££

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Sea Breeze Cafe at Cairns Hospital

165 Cairns St, Cairns North QLD 4870

★ 4.1 (149)£

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Pier Cafe

Located Inside, Shop G38/1 Pier Point Rd, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.1 (11)

Atrium Restaurant & Bar

123 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.1 (10)

Lemoncello's Cairns

Shop 8/53-57 The, Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.0 (637)££

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Cafe Sunrise

34 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 4.0 (24)

Flinders Bar & Grill

35/41 Wharf St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 3.7 (157)££

Kebabs on Grafton

4/72 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 3.6 (213)£

Coast Roast Coffee

7 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 3.5 (660)moderate

McDonald's

★ 3.4 (1829)inexpensive

Jamaica Blue Cairns Central

Cairns Central Shopping Centre Spence St Cnr Spence St &, McLeod St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 2.8 (237)££

The Coffee Club

Shop KU0/50 McLeod St, Cairns City QLD 4870

★ 2.3 (235)££

3 Black Bears Pizza Cairns

16 Shields Street

BBQ Central

Bang & Grind

Bayleaf

Blackbird coffee

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Blue Lagoon Bar

Boatshed

Boost Juice

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Bury me Standing

C'Est Bon

20 Lake Street

Cafe Fika

111-115 Grafton Street

Cairns Night Markets

Coast Roast Cafe

Corea Corea

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Crepe

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Domino's

Dondoko

35 Lake Street

Donut King

Dundee's

Empire Arcade+Bar

86 Sheridan Street

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Evo Burger

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Fuji Homestlyle Cuisine

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Gelaccio

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Gong Cha

Grill'd

Private dining

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Haru

Helga's Pancake House

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Hello Harry

Hemingway’s Brewery

4 Wharf Street

Hides Coffee Cafe

87 Lake Street

Howlin' Jay's

Hungry Jack's

Jamaica Blue

KFC

Koh-ya

La Pizza

Lemoncello's Pizzeria

53 -57 Esplanade

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Lilipad Cafe

72 Grafton Street

Marina Paradiso

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Matsuri

McDonald's

Meet Tea

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Milky Lane

Mooz Gelato and Juice Bar

2 Marina Point Road

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Muffin Break

Oasis Kebab and Pizza

Ochre

Paper Crane

Rendez-vous du Vietnam

Schnitz

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Skewers Lover

Snoogies Health Bar

Spicy Bite Indian Restaurant

53 Esplanade

Subway

Sushi Paradise

Sushi Roll King

129 Sheridan Street

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Sweet Tea

Tamarind Restaurant

The Coffee Club

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The Crown

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The Lush Pizza

The Rotti Shack

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The mouth trap cafe

Three Wolves

Bank Lane

Villa Romana

Esplanade

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Vitalia's De Gustibus

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Waffelin'

Wara Sushi

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Wawawa Japanese Kitchen

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Yo My Goodness

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Yo-Phoria

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Yummy Noodle

Zambrero