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THE GOLD COAST FOOD GUIDE
Gold Coast, already mapped out for you.
100+ pages of restaurants, cafés, neighbourhoods, maps, itineraries and places actually worth booking.
Curated for travellers who want to eat exceptionally well without spending hours researching where to go.
Digital guide · Instant access · Read on phone, tablet or laptop
GOOGLE CAN TELL YOU WHAT’S NEARBY.
We’d rather tell you what’s worth going to.
There is no shortage of restaurant recommendations online. The problem is working out which ones are actually worth your time.
The Gold Coast Food Guide brings the good stuff together. It does the groundwork before you arrive: the places worth booking, neighbourhoods worth exploring and dishes worth ordering.
Digital guide · Instant access · Read on phone, tablet or laptop
244 PAGES · 100+ RECOMMENDATIONS · CURATED BY A GOLD COAST LOCAL
THE GOLD COAST FOOD GUIDE
More than a Gold Coast restaurant list.
150+ pages · 100+ places · 6 precincts · maps + itineraries
✓ Restaurants actually worth the reservation
✓ Cafés, bakeries & breakfast spots
✓ Hidden gems & local favourites
✓ Gold Coast neighbourhood guides
✓ Food maps
✓ Perfect weekend itineraries
✓ What to order
✓ Where to splurge
✓ Reservation tips
✓ Places worth the drive out of town for
Top restaurants
Cafés
Maps
Itineraries
Local dishes
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Worth the booking
Restaurants with a real reason to go — exceptional food, atmosphere, setting or a dining experience that earns a place in the itinerary.
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Make every meal count
A finite number of breakfasts, lunches and dinners means every recommendation matters. The guide helps you spend them well.
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Explore Gold Coast, through food
Neighbourhoods, markets, cafés, maps and itineraries help you experience the Gold Coast beyond the reservation itself.
The Gold Coast rewards people who know where to go.
From beachfront breakfasts to hinterland lunches, bakeries, hidden gems and special-occasion restaurants, the Boarding for Dinner Gold Coast Food Guide brings the region’s best food recommendations into one considered, beautifully designed guide.
You’ll find where to eat, what to order, what to book ahead, which neighbourhoods are worth exploring and how to plan your days around the places that matter.
Less searching. Better eating. More of the Gold Coast.
SURFERS PARADISE : BROADBEACH : BURLEIGH HEADS : PALM BEACH : COOLANGATTA : MAIN BEACH : CURRUMBIN : TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN
Explore the Gold Coast by Neighbourhood
There are high-rise beachfront dining rooms, the buzzing bars and restaurants of Surfers Paradise, the premier dining strip of Broadbeach, laid-back surf-culture cafés in Burleigh Heads, relaxed neighbourhood favourites in Palm Beach and Coolangatta, marina dining around Main Beach, wholefood cafés near Currumbin, and hinterland places further inland that are worth the drive up the mountain for.
- Surfers Paradise — high-rise beachfront dining, buzzing bars and the Gold Coast’s liveliest strip
- Broadbeach — the Gold Coast’s premier dining strip, from casual eats to fine dining
- Burleigh Heads — laid-back surf-culture cafés, boutique eateries and a legendary point break
- Palm Beach — relaxed neighbourhood cafés and a growing, low-key dining scene
- Coolangatta — beachfront brunches, fish and chips and laid-back border-town charm
- Main Beach — waterfront dining, marina views and the Tedder Avenue café strip
- Currumbin — wholefood cafés, the famous Rock Pools and beachside eateries
- Tamborine Mountain — hinterland wineries, distilleries and farm-to-table lunches
