Guidebook for Cairns North
Food Scene
Has the most amazing Balinese cuisine with rich flavours.
39 locals recommend
Bayleaf Balinese Restaurant
Lake StreetHas the most amazing Balinese cuisine with rich flavours.
Barnacle Bills is nothing but the best for Seafood lovers! It has been locally owned for 40 years. This is where the locals hang out and is located right on the Esplanade.
17 locals recommend
Barnacle Bill's Seafood Inn
103 EsplanadeBarnacle Bills is nothing but the best for Seafood lovers! It has been locally owned for 40 years. This is where the locals hang out and is located right on the Esplanade.
Italian restaurant offering Breakfast, Lunch and dinner. Very popular amongst Cairns locals!
20 locals recommend
Villa Romana
99 EsplanadeItalian restaurant offering Breakfast, Lunch and dinner. Very popular amongst Cairns locals!
Chinese Massages, shopping, food tasting and delicious desserts!
155 locals recommend
Cairns Night Markets
54-60 Abbott StChinese Massages, shopping, food tasting and delicious desserts!
All seafood lovers should try Prawn Star at least once. It’s a few old prawn trawlers refurbished to make a restaurant. They serve seafood only, Prawns, Sushimi, Bugs and Crayfish and that’s about it, no salads, fries or carbs, just seafood. Good wines and beer selection. A wonderful unique experience.
48 locals recommend
Prawn Star
All seafood lovers should try Prawn Star at least once. It’s a few old prawn trawlers refurbished to make a restaurant. They serve seafood only, Prawns, Sushimi, Bugs and Crayfish and that’s about it, no salads, fries or carbs, just seafood. Good wines and beer selection. A wonderful unique experience.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Pier Bar
1 Pier Point RdGreat Atmosphere and very lively.
Where locals and travellers meet. Great venue to watch sport and have a good time.
40 locals recommend
Rattle N Hum
67 EsplanadeWhere locals and travellers meet. Great venue to watch sport and have a good time.
P.J.O'Brien's Irish Pub
87 Lake StOne of the town favourites.
The Reef Hotel Casino
35-41 Wharf StEntertainment & Activities
Cairns Esplanade Lagoon
54 EsplanadeEvent Cinemas Cairns City
108 Grafton StreetOne of the top attractions of Cairns! Wonderful views of the city centre.
58 locals recommend
Kuranda Terminal station
LOT 701 Arara StOne of the top attractions of Cairns! Wonderful views of the city centre.
Parks & Nature
Crystal Cascades is one of the secrets of Tropical North Queensland that locals wish they could hide from visitors, accessible only by self drive. It is a secluded freshwater swimming hole, hidden in a tropical rainforest. A series of small waterfalls flow into large pools surrounded by large impressive granite boulders. Rainforest trees hang over the mountain water, keeping it cool and refreshing. There are also council managed and cleaned BBQ and picnic tables in the area with a toilet/change room block close-by.
8 locals recommend
Crystal Cascades Park
Redlynch Intake RoadCrystal Cascades is one of the secrets of Tropical North Queensland that locals wish they could hide from visitors, accessible only by self drive. It is a secluded freshwater swimming hole, hidden in a tropical rainforest. A series of small waterfalls flow into large pools surrounded by large impressive granite boulders. Rainforest trees hang over the mountain water, keeping it cool and refreshing. There are also council managed and cleaned BBQ and picnic tables in the area with a toilet/change room block close-by.
Great Barrier Reef
Our Reef is amazing and an absolute must see.
Arts & Culture
Cairns Art Gallery
40 Abbott StGetting Around
Cruising Car Rental
252 Sheridan StEverything Else
The Laundry Express
145-147 Lake StWashing service available.
Reef Fleet Terminal
LOT 2 Spence StreetThe meeting point for Ferries to the Reef