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Grant Street Kitchen Bakery Cafe ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cnr Grant & Macrossan Street
6am to 3pm
Google 4.8 stars
Toast Sandwich Bar ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Shop 25 / 11-17 Macrossan Street
www.toastpd.com.au
7:30-14:00
Google 4.7 stars
While Away Books & Coffee ⭐⭐⭐⭐
43 Macrossan Street
7am - 6pm
Google 4.5 stars
Other road-trip options ...
Coffee Works - Mareeba
Monis Botanical Cafe - Malanda
Mungalli Creek Dairy - Mungalli Creek
The Spring Bean - Tolga
Wharf One - Cairns
Origin Espresso ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Shop 3A / 21-23 Warner Street
Away from Macrossan Street
Great coffee. Shaded seating.
Google 4.8 stars
Captain & Co Espresso ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Great takeaway coffee. Limited seating.
Shop 3 / 54 Macrossan Street
Google 4.9 stars
Sugar Shack Cafe ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The retro caravan outside IGA.
Port Douglas Road
Closes at 2pm
Great coffee
Google 4.9 stars.
Honourable mentions
Babal 4.7 stars
Sparrow Coffee 4.7 stars
The Little Red Kitchen 4.7 stars
Salsa Bar & Grill ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
4.8 Google stars
$60-100/person
Some of the best tapas you will ever eat. Seriously yummy.
Reservations nowbookit.com
26 Wharf Street
Bam Pow
4.8 Google stars
$40-60/person
Popular, creative menu with vegetarian and meat options.
A short walk from Bay Villas
Reservations (07) 4010 8524
The Beach Shack ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4.3 Google stars
$40-60 / person
Casual indoor/outdoor dining
Italian Trattoria
29 Barrier Street
Honourable mentions
High Falls Restaurant - Whyanbeel
Treehouse Restaurant - Mossman
Hughie’s Wine Bar - Mossman
Treehouse Restaurant ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Google 4.8 stars
Contemporary Australian
$100-140/person
Silky Oaks Lodge
423 Finlayvale Road, Mossman
ISLA ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
4.8 Google stars
French degustation
$100-140/person
61 Macrossan Street
Nautilus ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4.6 Google stars
Upmarket Modern Australian
$200/person
17 Murphy Street
Honourable Mentions
Zinc Restaurant ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Watergate ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Melaleuca ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Epicurean ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
4.9 Google stars
French Mediterranean
Budget $80-100/person
Reservations nowbookit.com
61 Macrossan Street
Melaleuca ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4.7 Google stars
Modern Australian
Budget $80-100/person
Reservations (07) 4099 5167
22 Wharf Street
Osprey’s ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4.5 Google stars (worth more)
Seasonal Local Menu
Budget $60-$100/person
Reservations (07) 4098 5700
5078 Captain Cook Highway
Oak Beach
Honourable Mentions
High Falls Restaurant - Whyanbeel
Treehouse Restaurant - Mossman ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hughie’s Wine Bar - Mossman ???
Grant “Eat" Street
Mochas Pies ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Seashells Japanese ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Sabi’s Indian Kitchen ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Gretcha’s Kebabs ⭐⭐⭐
Pita Paradise ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Authentic Greek street food.
Fabulous Souvlaki
Scrumptious lamb koftas
AND the best hot chips in FNQ
5954 Captain Cook Hwy, Craiglee
Thurs - Sun 11am to 8pm,
Port Douglas Takeaway ⭐⭐⭐⭐
New owners / fresh menu.
The very best fish, chips and burgers.
The owners had a thriving business in
Cooya Beach and have moved closer
to 4 Mile Beach. Thank you!
Try the fish and squid rings.
3.6kms from Bay Villas
Honourable Mentions
Atherton Bakehouse - Mabel Street.
Mount Molloy Mexican Cafe - HUGE!
Ocean World Seafood - Nth Cairns - FRESH
Capannina ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Great selection.
Open from 12 noon.
32 Macrossan Street
Google 4.8 stars
Shakes Ice Cream Bar ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Big selection
Open from 11am
61 Macrossan Street
Google 4.7 stars
Wicked Ice Cream Co ⭐⭐⭐⭐
In the middle - between Capannina and Shakes
Open from 10am
48 Macrossan Street
Google 4.4 stars
Honourable Mentions
Daintree Ice Cream Company 4.7 stars
Gelocchio Cairns - 4.8 stars
Mungalli Creek Dairy - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Dairy By Mungalli (Cairns) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Port Douglas Splash Park
$4.8m water park provided free by Port Douglas Council.
Close to Zanders Beach Cafe, The Surfy Cafe and PD SLSC.
380m walk from our front door.
Playground - Rex Smeal Park
4.9 Google stars
A fabulous playground with all sorts of slides, swings and climbing things.
It’s close to Macrossan St for tea, coffee and ice cream.
Bruno Riedweg Park
4.9 Google stars
A fabulous shaded park with lots of swings and climbing thingama-jigs.
Best accessed via Seabrook Avenue and Solander Blvd, next door to Port Douglas Sailing Club.
Mochas Pies ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘The original and the best’ since 1969.
The largest range of quality pies known to modern man.
Friendly staff and great service until sold out - about 2pm.
Try the Reuben - it's sensational
34 Grant Street
Grant Street Kitchen ⭐⭐⭐⭐
A smaller range of good quality pies with more traditional fillings.
Friendly staff and great service.
Fresh and hot
Open 7 days.
Corner of Grant & Macrossan
Mossman Pies ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The under-rated, visually unappealing, bakery with fabulous pies.
Try the chicken & camembert.
Other Road-trip worthy options
Babinda Bakery - Babinda ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Baked on Red Hill - Woree ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Curcios Pies - Mareeba ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Duke’s Pies - Mossman ⭐⭐⭐
Malanda Bakery - Malanda ⭐⭐⭐
The Pizza Shop ⭐⭐⭐⭐
A short walk from Bay Villas. Tucked in the corner at 53 Macrossan Street.
Google 4.5 stars
Lots of choices
Chilly’s Pizza & Trattoria ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Homestyle Italian cuisine in an unpretentious restaurant with outdoor tables and a leafy outlook.”
Yummy food, fun entertainment, poor service.
The queue builds around 5pm.
The Beach Shack ⭐⭐⭐⭐
A full range of Italian and international dishes at marginally higher prices.
3.4km drive to
29 Barrier Street
4 Mile Beach
Other options
Rattle & Hum Hotel
The Little Pizza Company
Dominos
Court House Hotel
Great location !!!
Cnr Wharf & Macrossan
Fabulous views of the inlet.
Nice ambience.
Live music.
Google 3.9 stars
Iron Bar & Steakhouse
Great steaks.
Rustic ambience
5 Macrossan Street
Google 4.2 stars
Central Hotel
BIG beer garden
BIG sports screens
9 Macrossan Street
Google 4 stars
Additional choices ...
Barrier Reef Tavern - 4 Mile Beach - the southern locals local
Hemingways Brewery at the marina $$
Paddy’s Irish Pub & Grill on Macrossan
Rattle n Hum on Macrossan St
The Tin Shed - Wharf Rd - the northern locals local.
Reef Trips (under construction)
N17 Sports Bar & Burgers ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Technically not a sports club - but - it is a fabulous sports bar with great burgers.
Licenced.
Big sports screens
22 Macrossan Street
n17.com.au
Google 4.6 stars
890m walk from Bay Villas.
The Tin Shed ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The local’s local.
Very busy.
Good pub food.
Most popular beers.
Great views over the inlet.
Drinks are cheaper with a $5 membership.
1,060m walk from Bay Villas
The Surfy ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Licenced
Good cafe food
Close to the beach
Close to the water park.
650m walk from Bay Villas.
The Yachty ⭐⭐⭐
Port Douglas Yacht Club
A simpler, less glossy, club.
A reasonable range of food and beer.
Take your insect repellant to keep the sandflies and midgies at bay.
1,038m walk via Wharf Street.
Coles Supermarket - Port Douglas ⭐⭐⭐
The “local”.
Cold inside.
Huge choice.
Busy and expensive.
Tight, below-ground parking.
Cornetts IGA - Craiglee ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Refurbished in 2016 for $1m
Better value for money.
Fewer product lines than Coles.
Bulk meat options.
Wider isles.
Make time for a quality coffee at the Sugar Shack Cafe.
Woolworths - Mossman ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Huge store with lots of choice.
Good fresh food.
Good seafood.
18.4km drive.
Incorporate into a trip to Mossman golf, Mossman Gorge or lunch at the Treehouse Restaurant.
N.B. KMart K Hub
Kmart has a cut-down KHub store next to Coles in Port Douglas.
It's a homewares store with popular 'essentials' and 'focus' items.
In other words, biggest sellers in limited floor space.
4 Mile Beach (6.4 kms) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A holiday in Port Douglas is incomplete without a walk along on our iconic beach.
It’s 520 metres to the sand, then turn right for 3.3kms or any part thereof. It’s flat, it’s tropical, and it’s lined with coconut palms.
What more could you want?
The Macrossan St. Strip ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2.8 km round trip
It’s easy. It’s flat. It has coffee, food, ice-cream and people-watching value.
A great way to start your holiday.
The Headland ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
4.1 km round trip.
The headland offers a serious aerobic workout as you climb to the summit for that perfect hero photo.
Wear proper walking shoes.
For serious walkers - The Bump Track - Google Maps
Follow the historic trail up the hill through forests and creeks. 12km return.
https://www.queensland.com/au/en/plan-your-holiday/journeys/p-5f3c75960d18184060281b22-bump-track
https://www.douglashistory.org.au/local-stories/bump-track
Top 3 Day Drives ...
Daintree Discovery (under construction)
Port Douglas to ...
Mossman
Miallo
Wonga Beach
Lower Daintree
Choice ...
turn right for ...
Daintree River ferry crossing
Mount Alexandra Lookout
Daintree Discovery Centre
Floravilla Ice Cream Factory
Daintree National Park
Cooper Creek Wilderness
Madja Boardwalk
Coconut Beach
Mason's Swimming Hole
Myall Beach - Cape Tribulation
OR ...
continue on Daintree - Mossman Rd
it's less touristy ...
Daintree Tea House Restaurant
Daintree
Cassowary Falls
The Athertion Tablelands lakes and waterfalls are beautiful. This best-of-the-best 1-day tour gives you several choices on a one day road-trip that, of course, you can extend to 2, or even 3, days.
Suggested route …
South along the coast to Babinda and Babinda Boulders.
South to the Palmerston Hwy (just north of Innisfail) and
turn right towards Millaa Millaa.
+ Mamu Sky Walk $$
+ Crawford’s Lookout
+ Henrietta Creek and Nandroya Falls - swim
Drive up the Palmerston Hwy to Mungalli Creek
+ Mungalli Creek Dairy
+ Mungalli Falls
Continue North to Millaa Millaa and take the Water Fall Circuit
+ Millaa Millaa Falls
+ Zillie Falls
+ Ellinjaa Falls
Detour option 1
Turn left onto the Beatrice Way and proceed to Millstream Falls 29.7kms
then north to Malanda via Mt Hypipamee Crater
Otherwise ...
continue north
turn left at East Evelyn Road,
drive up up up the hill,
turn left into "Gentle Annie Lookout"
Return down the hill to the Millaa Millaa - Malanda Rd
and turn left
continue north to Malanda
Malanda
+ overnight with Phil and Eunice at Malanda Lodge if you're tired
- Nerada Tea Plantation closed for re-tooling.
Choices choices ...
At the bottom of the hill in Malanda
turn right onto Lake Barrine Road and head straight to Lake Eacham
OR
turn left onto the Malanda - Atherton Rd
avoid Malanda Falls
continue through to the "Curtain Fig Tree Rd"
avoiding the temptation of Gallow's Chocolate Dairy
and turn right
Stop and explore the Curtain Fig Tree
Continue along Curtain Fig Tree Road
and turn right towards Yungaburra
explore Yungaburra
+ Yungaburra Hotel
+ Lake Tinaroo
+ Avenue of Honour
Continue along the Gillies Range Road
+ Lake Eacham - swim
+ Lake Barrine - tea house
DOWN DOWN DOWN the Gillies Range Rd
to Gordonvale
Turn left and head home.
Total Distance Port Douglas to Port Douglas via Palmerston Highway (yellow) = 382 kms
The Atherton Tablelands are beautiful. They rise to 1,070m (3,510’) above sea level and are much cooler than the coast. This is a 1 day, whistle-stop, highlights tour.
Suggested route …
Mareeba … 87kms
Curcio’s Pies
Heritage Museum
Atherton … 33kms
Halloran’s Hill Lookout
Yungaburra … 13kms
Curtain Fig Tree
Yungaburra Hotel
Avenue of Honour plus
Lake Tinaroo
Lake Eacham - swim
Lake Barrine - IF you exit via the Gillies Range Rd.
Malanda … 16kms
(nice town, but not much here)
South towards Millaa Millaa
turn right onto East Evelyn Road
up up up to Gentle Annie Lookout
then back down down down
Millaa Millaa … 23kms
Millaa Millaa Falls
Zillie Falls
Ellinjaa Falls
Palmerston Hwy …
Henrietta Creek & Nandroya Falls - swim
Crawford’s Lookout
Mamu Sky Walk $$
Bruce Hwy … 55kms
Turn left and head home.
Port Douglas to Port Douglas via Palmerston Highway (yellow) = 394 kms
Port Douglas to Port Douglas via Gillies Range Rd (green) = 295 kms
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