BUT FIRST AND ALWAYS COFFEE

I am such a coffee creature of habit and I truly feel sorry for any new place I visit…my order of a double shot half full latte in a takeaway cup can send the best of them rolling their eyes. When I say I had the second-best coffee to my daily local, it is no small statement. It was THAT GOOD.

TARTE BAKERY AND CAFÉ
Insta heaven for foodies, the coffee was a 15 out of 10, the breakfast and lunch menus were incred and the cakes and pastries next level. Tarte.com.au

SEADOG
Tucked into a shipping container on the grounds of the Burleigh Bowls Club. Strong coffee in a gorgeous location under the Norfolk pines to start your morning. Yes please.

MEMENTO BURLEIGH
Formerly Borough Barista and just as good

COMMUNE ESPRESSO

BURLEIGH PAVILION KIOSK
Open early, perfect spot to do a wave check.

EATING & DRINKING YOUR WAY UP THE COAST

Tarte Bakery and Café
Burleigh Heads. The pastries and tarts and amazing coffee are just the start, their breakfast and lunch menu is innovative, crazy delicious and very generous in size. We ate there four mornings in a row.

Tarte Beach House
Currumbin. We changed our Tarte mornings up and visited the Tarte Beach House on the river in Currumbin, stunning setting and you know it, the food was equally just as next level as location.

Burleigh Pavilion
the hospo OG that really put Burleigh 2.0 on the culinary map. The Pav balcony has the best views and coldest beer on tap in town. Casual and welcoming, the food is awesome and a masterclass in how this style of casual and relaxed large-scale eating should be done. The Tropic is the more elevated restaurant with a menu to match and the spot you want to be come sunset. Rick Shores is down below – sitting in a cave on the water’s edge, get a booking if you can.

OTHER “MUST EAT AT” VISITS IF YOU HAVE TIME:

Jimmy Wah’s
Modern Vietnamese Jimmywahs.com.au

Freddy’s Chicken
old school fried chicken and chips. Yum.

The Yiros Shop
authentic Greek classics in the middle of Burleigh, open for lunch and dinner.

Burleigh Baker
really good bread, pastries and coffee….open early

Matteo’s Wood Fired Pizza
ran out of nights to get here, but reliable sources say it is the best pizza on the coast.

Franc Jnrs
authentic Detroit style take away Pizza.

FURTHER UP THE ROAD

Head further up the highway to Broadbeach for a plethora of dining options, a slick new foodie precinct at the base of the Oracle tower.

• Kost

• Social Eating House and Bar

• Orzo

STOCK UP

Tugun Market
Wish my local supermarket looked like this – groceries with fresh food and ready to go deli goodies and meals, plus coffee.

APERTIVO HOUR

For when the sun goes down, you are totally spoilt for choice with cocktail and pre dinner drink options just in Burleigh alone….so much good up and down the coast here.

Malibu Racquet Club
coolest interior, coolest wine list - just all of it is a yes please.

Rosellas

Paloma Wine Bar
The ultimate chi chi neighbourhood wine bar

Somm Wine Store
Really polished and curated wine lists, take away or drink in

Burleigh Pavilion
Poll position for sunset drinks

Palm Springs Burleigh
Southern Californian inspired café, open 7 days a week from 6am. Palmspringsburleigh.com

ACCOMODATION

Apartments and Air BNB are the main options in Burleigh.

• Boardwalk Apartments

• Ambience on Burleigh Beach

• Oceania Apartments – Old school Goldy sixties building right opp the beach

Super Luxe is on its way with the Mondrian Hotel currently under construction.

BEACH TIME

• Snapper Rocks

• Currumbin River mouth beach

• Corner of Burleigh Beach – 5 steps to the Pav for a food break

• Palm Beach

RETAIL

• James Street Burleigh Heads – mix of Byron-esque boutiques with lots of boho prints and flax linen

• Pacific Fair has had a major glow up since I was last there in the mid-eighties. Very LA inspired with out-door mall space and super high-end retailers.

• Marina Mirage