Shopping
The biggest alcohol shop in Cairns, just walking distance down the road! They have free Saturday afternoon tastings, and regular special events which we love to attend!
Dan Murphy's Earlville
423-439 Mulgrave RdThe biggest alcohol shop in Cairns, just walking distance down the road! They have free Saturday afternoon tastings, and regular special events which we love to attend!
Australia Post
361-363 Sheridan StSend your postcards back home right across the road.
An amazing Asian food store with very friendly staff who always help find what you're looking for.
Pan's Asian Groceries
463 Mulgrave RdAn amazing Asian food store with very friendly staff who always help find what you're looking for.
Food Scene
One of my most favourite cafes in Cairns! There's a little-known graffiti alleyway, amazing food and great coffee.
24 locals recommend
Caffiend
72 Grafton StOne of my most favourite cafes in Cairns! There's a little-known graffiti alleyway, amazing food and great coffee.
Exceptional coffee shop serving specialty coffee with a wide range of filter from lots of roasters around Australia. Probably the best cup of coffee in Cairns.
The Chamber Room Espresso & Brew Bar
20 Lake StExceptional coffee shop serving specialty coffee with a wide range of filter from lots of roasters around Australia. Probably the best cup of coffee in Cairns.
Awesome little Asian noodle place just up the road from us. Easy walking distance, opens until 9:30pm and very cheap.
Yummy Noodle House
508 Mulgrave RdAwesome little Asian noodle place just up the road from us. Easy walking distance, opens until 9:30pm and very cheap.
Our most favourite ramen noodle place in Cairns with great gyoza too. We love Japanese tonkotsu ramen and in all of our travels through Japan we have not found one as good as Ganbaranba.
19 locals recommend
Ganbaranba Noodle Collosseum
12-20 Spence StOur most favourite ramen noodle place in Cairns with great gyoza too. We love Japanese tonkotsu ramen and in all of our travels through Japan we have not found one as good as Ganbaranba.
An amazing restaurant serving modern Australia cuisine. There's lots of Aussie foods on the menu that you won't find anywhere else in the country! They also have the best range of Aussie whiskys in Cairns.
38 locals recommend
Ochre Restaurant
1 Marlin ParadeAn amazing restaurant serving modern Australia cuisine. There's lots of Aussie foods on the menu that you won't find anywhere else in the country! They also have the best range of Aussie whiskys in Cairns.
Drinks & Nightlife
A great place to have some 'good honest Aussie pub food' with massive portions and a well-stocked bar.
Balaclava Hotel - Cairns
423 Mulgrave RdA great place to have some 'good honest Aussie pub food' with massive portions and a well-stocked bar.
This is a new cocktail bar that has recently opened in Cairns. It's our new 'local' as we love whisky. Our favourite cocktail is Smoke on the Water. It's Three Wolves’ version of an old fashioned, smoked on cedar wood. We love it!
60 locals recommend
Three Wolves
32 Abbott StThis is a new cocktail bar that has recently opened in Cairns. It's our new 'local' as we love whisky. Our favourite cocktail is Smoke on the Water. It's Three Wolves’ version of an old fashioned, smoked on cedar wood. We love it!
Parks & Nature
The Cairns Botanic Gardens are a beautiful example of tropical gardens! They have an orchid house and is easily accessible by bus.
235 locals recommend
Cairns Botanic Gardens
78-96 Collins AveThe Cairns Botanic Gardens are a beautiful example of tropical gardens! They have an orchid house and is easily accessible by bus.
Getting Around
The closest bus stop is here. It's a short walk from our house, and this bus stop is undercover and has a waiting seat.
My FootDr Podiatry Cairns
494 Mulgrave RoadThe closest bus stop is here. It's a short walk from our house, and this bus stop is undercover and has a waiting seat.
Essentials
The 2 big Australian grocery stores; Coles & Woolworths are here, as well as a cinema, post office and major bus interchange. You can catch a bus to anywhere in Cairns from here.
62 locals recommend
Stockland Cairns Shopping Centre
537 Mulgrave RdThe 2 big Australian grocery stores; Coles & Woolworths are here, as well as a cinema, post office and major bus interchange. You can catch a bus to anywhere in Cairns from here.