Jenifer’s Noosa near and far guidebook
Neighbourhoods
Noosa has 3 main areas for eating out and shopping. These are Noosa Junction, Gympie Terrace, and of course Hastings street. I have to say as a local, we tend to steer more towards the junction and Gympie Terrace as it has a low key vibe, parking is easier, and the restaurants are a bit cheaper and less corporate.
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Noosa Junction Plaza
81 Noosa DriveNoosa has 3 main areas for eating out and shopping. These are Noosa Junction, Gympie Terrace, and of course Hastings street. I have to say as a local, we tend to steer more towards the junction and Gympie Terrace as it has a low key vibe, parking is easier, and the restaurants are a bit cheaper and less corporate.
Right on the Noosa River, this is the place to rent boats of all sizes and shapes, (with O-boat rentals, U-boat rentals, T-boat rentals) They have pontoons, tinnies, ski boats so you can go out for a cruise, throw some fishing lines in the water, and BBQ on your pontoon with the kids.
Or you can go on a cruise on the river with the Noosa ferry and travel from the ocean and Hastings street up to Tewantin….or book a party night with tropical house music and catered food onboard with the Catalina Noosa
Gympie Terrace is fabulous for a morning run or walk with coffee and brekky. Hire a bike at Bike on and cruise the leisurely flat bike paths along the river, hit the Pirate’s park playground, or take in a game of tennis on the numerous river side courts, you can also enjoy sunset from the Noosa Boat house with live music on Sunday afternoons on the lawns in front of the boat house (picnic style) usually around 4pm. There are multiple cabanas with shaded seating, picnic tables, community BBQs for use along the river and many locals and families spend weekends hanging out on the river or taking a swim, kayak, SUP, or fishing adventure.
The restaurants are plentiful and high caliber, but still mostly local, non-corporate.
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Gympie Terrace
Gympie TerraceRight on the Noosa River, this is the place to rent boats of all sizes and shapes, (with O-boat rentals, U-boat rentals, T-boat rentals) They have pontoons, tinnies, ski boats so you can go out for a cruise, throw some fishing lines in the water, and BBQ on your pontoon with the kids.
Or you can go on a cruise on the river with the Noosa ferry and travel from the ocean and Hastings street up to Tewantin….or book a party night with tropical house music and catered food onboard with the Catalina Noosa
Gympie Terrace is fabulous for a morning run or walk with coffee and brekky. Hire a bike at Bike on and cruise the leisurely flat bike paths along the river, hit the Pirate’s park playground, or take in a game of tennis on the numerous river side courts, you can also enjoy sunset from the Noosa Boat house with live music on Sunday afternoons on the lawns in front of the boat house (picnic style) usually around 4pm. There are multiple cabanas with shaded seating, picnic tables, community BBQs for use along the river and many locals and families spend weekends hanging out on the river or taking a swim, kayak, SUP, or fishing adventure.
The restaurants are plentiful and high caliber, but still mostly local, non-corporate.
The iconic road of endless restaurants, cafes, high end shops, local souvenirs stands. Lively raucous environment, with occasional impromptu live music in the streets during the holidays. Over Christmas holidays, usually around the 17th Dec., they do a Christmas festival with mimes, street performers, live dance, and music.
Parking can be a bit of a nightmare. During school holidays and summer holidays Noosa Council has a free jump on/off, bus service around Noosa. It stops all all the major areas and beaches. Can really help for this area of Noosa.
Beaches abound here and during summer the beaches look like Miami with the beach a vibrant festival of colour with the local Noosa Cool Cabanas set up all over the beach.
The restaurants are chokkers and all high end. There have been a major transition of these restaurants during covid due to high real estate prices.
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Hastings Street
Hastings StreetThe iconic road of endless restaurants, cafes, high end shops, local souvenirs stands. Lively raucous environment, with occasional impromptu live music in the streets during the holidays. Over Christmas holidays, usually around the 17th Dec., they do a Christmas festival with mimes, street performers, live dance, and music.
Parking can be a bit of a nightmare. During school holidays and summer holidays Noosa Council has a free jump on/off, bus service around Noosa. It stops all all the major areas and beaches. Can really help for this area of Noosa.
Beaches abound here and during summer the beaches look like Miami with the beach a vibrant festival of colour with the local Noosa Cool Cabanas set up all over the beach.
The restaurants are chokkers and all high end. There have been a major transition of these restaurants during covid due to high real estate prices.
Favourite Pizza
awesome woodfired sourdough crust with fresh local and organic ingredients. They have small cozy restaurants and some outside seating but reservations are a must, preferably a couple of days in advance. They also do take away and most weekends delivery. Unique and tasty cocktails as well. Nathan the owner is an awesome guy, world traveller, and a tri-athlete.
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Somedays Pizza
3 Sunshine Beach Rdawesome woodfired sourdough crust with fresh local and organic ingredients. They have small cozy restaurants and some outside seating but reservations are a must, preferably a couple of days in advance. They also do take away and most weekends delivery. Unique and tasty cocktails as well. Nathan the owner is an awesome guy, world traveller, and a tri-athlete.
Food scene in Noosa Junction
Asian fusion food, an awesome bar and one of the later spots open. Indoor and outdoor options. Excellent cocktails.
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Light Years - Noosa
1 Sunshine Beach RdAsian fusion food, an awesome bar and one of the later spots open. Indoor and outdoor options. Excellent cocktails.
This is a super cool hole in the wall that features local restaurants on a rotating schedule. Often have an American burger night, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Sundays a rotating food truck style menu that differs every week. They also have brekky and excellent coffee every day. This is our favourite selection of craft beers, especially Hazy IPAs in town.
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MOTO
66 Noosa DrThis is a super cool hole in the wall that features local restaurants on a rotating schedule. Often have an American burger night, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Sundays a rotating food truck style menu that differs every week. They also have brekky and excellent coffee every day. This is our favourite selection of craft beers, especially Hazy IPAs in town.
Does Asian street food and awesome cocktails. Has a fun outdoor bar facing the street excellent for people watching.
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mr drifter
9 Sunshine Beach RdDoes Asian street food and awesome cocktails. Has a fun outdoor bar facing the street excellent for people watching.
High end foodie restaurant with awesome cocktails. Very unique menu with heaps of vegetarian options and tucked into the cozy Paedestrian friendly avenue of arcadia Street in the junction.
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Herbert
1 Arcadia StreetHigh end foodie restaurant with awesome cocktails. Very unique menu with heaps of vegetarian options and tucked into the cozy Paedestrian friendly avenue of arcadia Street in the junction.
One of my kids favourite. Japanses Sushi meets Jamaica….is that even possible?? Sushi train, Japanese sodas. Sit down traditional Japanese style table with cushions for large groups. They have ramen, good coffee and beers/sake. Reservations a must for large groups and holidays. Limited Sushi train sitting available.
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Sushi Yah Man
7 Sunshine Beach RdOne of my kids favourite. Japanses Sushi meets Jamaica….is that even possible?? Sushi train, Japanese sodas. Sit down traditional Japanese style table with cushions for large groups. They have ramen, good coffee and beers/sake. Reservations a must for large groups and holidays. Limited Sushi train sitting available.
Bar: Open Wed-Saturday presently. Great draft and a few local craft beers. American take on pub food as the previous owner was from Seattle, with giant soft pretzels, tator tots, burgers, fish tacos.
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Village Bicycle
16 Sunshine Beach RdBar: Open Wed-Saturday presently. Great draft and a few local craft beers. American take on pub food as the previous owner was from Seattle, with giant soft pretzels, tator tots, burgers, fish tacos.
a bit hard to find and near the eastern end of the street, tucked in a non descript “speak easy” entrance. Very cool, tropical garden, other worldly environment setting once inside serving high-end cocktails and small Entrée/share style dishes.
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Nudge Nudge Wink Wink
26 Sunshine Beach Roada bit hard to find and near the eastern end of the street, tucked in a non descript “speak easy” entrance. Very cool, tropical garden, other worldly environment setting once inside serving high-end cocktails and small Entrée/share style dishes.
The list could go on forever. We love the junction as it is more local mom and pop style restaurants. There is a massive parking lot up behind the cinemas with easy car parking pretty much year round. Very different from Hastings street.
A few more honourable mentions: Paradisise Arcade Mexican on Arcadia alley, Theos bar, Jungle and Co health food and gut health bar….
Arcadia Street
Arcadia StreetThe list could go on forever. We love the junction as it is more local mom and pop style restaurants. There is a massive parking lot up behind the cinemas with easy car parking pretty much year round. Very different from Hastings street.
A few more honourable mentions: Paradisise Arcade Mexican on Arcadia alley, Theos bar, Jungle and Co health food and gut health bar….
Noosa Junction Entertainment
Frida’s Sip and paint-painting classes with BYO alcohol and coffee and snacks. They even do kids classes during the school holidays-book online.
Frida's Sip N Paint
26 Sunshine Beach RdFrida’s Sip and paint-painting classes with BYO alcohol and coffee and snacks. They even do kids classes during the school holidays-book online.
BCC Cinemas Noosa
29 Sunshine Beach RdLeisurely night on the town
Groceries Noosa Junction
local small craft and gourmet grocer, next to Seafood shop and liquor stores.
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Pardons Fruit Market
Cooyar Streetlocal small craft and gourmet grocer, next to Seafood shop and liquor stores.
Smaller, gourmet style grocery. Amazing cheese and meat selection, local and gourmet international foods
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Prince's SUPA IGA Noosa
Sunshine Beach RoadSmaller, gourmet style grocery. Amazing cheese and meat selection, local and gourmet international foods
Coles Noosa
10 Lanyana WayLarger grocery in area
Food Scene Gympie Terrace
Right on the water, 3 levels tall. Upper deck is the sunset lounge, also does morning brekky and coffee, middle level is reserved for special functions, lower level with sit down dining with incredible view on the water. Rec reservations especially on weekends.
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Noosa Boathouse
194 Gympie TerraceRight on the water, 3 levels tall. Upper deck is the sunset lounge, also does morning brekky and coffee, middle level is reserved for special functions, lower level with sit down dining with incredible view on the water. Rec reservations especially on weekends.
Raw Energy Noosaville
231 Gympie Terracesmoothies, salads, vegan/veggie options
Grind Cafe
255 Gympie TerraceBrazilian owned, large and super yummy brekkies and lunch only
Whisky Boy
203 Gympie Terracelater night drinks and snacks. Outdoor dining, some indoor too.
excellent street food style Mexican with some of the most legit salsa, guacamole, and margaritas we Americans have tasted in Australia. All sorts of tacos, burritos, Mexican sodas. Located slightly off the river.
The Mexican Joint
187 Gympie Terraceexcellent street food style Mexican with some of the most legit salsa, guacamole, and margaritas we Americans have tasted in Australia. All sorts of tacos, burritos, Mexican sodas. Located slightly off the river.
is a new and very Mexico City style restaurant with beautiful architecture and ambience. They do BBQ meals for large groups where you can choose seafood, and all assortment of land animals. Fabulous salsas and cocktails. Higher end pricing, reservations mandatory.
Bandita
271 Gympie Terraceis a new and very Mexico City style restaurant with beautiful architecture and ambience. They do BBQ meals for large groups where you can choose seafood, and all assortment of land animals. Fabulous salsas and cocktails. Higher end pricing, reservations mandatory.
Food Scene Hastings Street
Street side in the thick of the action with great music and DJs on the weekend. Modern European with fabulous cocktails, small share plates with things like calamari, fried olives, sausages, salads. Occasionally you can get an open table in the off hours, but reservations a must for dinner times.
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Wasabi Restaurant & Bar
2 Quamby PlaceStreet side in the thick of the action with great music and DJs on the weekend. Modern European with fabulous cocktails, small share plates with things like calamari, fried olives, sausages, salads. Occasionally you can get an open table in the off hours, but reservations a must for dinner times.
Modern Australian. Old time favourite and has stood the test of time. During the day this place is counter service with salads, sandwiches, wraps, etc. At night you can have sit down dining with a reservation, on weekends they have later hour dancing and DJs.
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Cafe Le Monde
52 Hastings StModern Australian. Old time favourite and has stood the test of time. During the day this place is counter service with salads, sandwiches, wraps, etc. At night you can have sit down dining with a reservation, on weekends they have later hour dancing and DJs.
Right on the sand on Main beach. Counter service with open seating, beers, cocktails, and best views of the ocean and sunset watching after a long day on the beach.
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Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club
69 Hastings StRight on the sand on Main beach. Counter service with open seating, beers, cocktails, and best views of the ocean and sunset watching after a long day on the beach.
New restaurant on the street. Opened about a year and a hald a go and took the place by storm. One of the most popular dining spots around with excellent ambience. Across the street from the beach. Reservations a must.
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Bang Bang Noosa
32 Hastings StNew restaurant on the street. Opened about a year and a hald a go and took the place by storm. One of the most popular dining spots around with excellent ambience. Across the street from the beach. Reservations a must.
Both right on the beach promenade. Wonderful ocean views, tasty food. We love the Oyster happy hours 3-4:45 W-Saturdays. Recommend booking.
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Bistro C
49 Hastings StBoth right on the beach promenade. Wonderful ocean views, tasty food. We love the Oyster happy hours 3-4:45 W-Saturdays. Recommend booking.
One of the weekend and evening party spots. Part of the SoFitel and right on the street. Great music and often live with fancy coktails, high end dining options.
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Noosa Beach House Peter Kuruvita
16 Hastings StOne of the weekend and evening party spots. Part of the SoFitel and right on the street. Great music and often live with fancy coktails, high end dining options.
Also, Piccolino next door, Near the end of Hastings street and both long standing local restaurant survivors. There are 2 restaurants side by side with Italian food and flair with some modern Australian cuisine. Live music on the weekends
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Miss Moneypenny's
6 Hastings StAlso, Piccolino next door, Near the end of Hastings street and both long standing local restaurant survivors. There are 2 restaurants side by side with Italian food and flair with some modern Australian cuisine. Live music on the weekends
A new café/bar Serves boutique Gin and coffee. Started by a Noosa local and a fun street side hang out drinking craft gin or coffee.
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Moonstruck Noosa
5 Hastings StA new café/bar Serves boutique Gin and coffee. Started by a Noosa local and a fun street side hang out drinking craft gin or coffee.