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Ichi-ban Boshi 0

Shop 1, Cecil Hotel Complex, Scarborough Street, Southport, Queensland 4215

“So you’re addicted to ramen? OK, so that’s why you’re at Ichi-ban Boshi in Southport? Oh, yes, I love Japanese food too!” Our fellow diner from Brisbane is not alone in his ramen fetish. In fact, more people around the world eat ramen in some form on a daily basis than any other foodstuff! With [...]
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Bangkok Thai 0

2590 Gold Coast Hwy., Mermaid Beach, QLD 4218

Bangkok Thai on Mermaid Beach is the quiet achiever among the stiff competition of Thai restaurants on the Gold Coast. It’s with good reason, as owner/chef Vinya Chantra was a multi award winning chef for the Sheraton group in Dubai and on the Gold Coast at Mirage, owning the renowned Byron Thai with wife Pungchai [...]
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Aura Lounge Bar 0

Shop 1, Sonata building, Surf Parade, Broadbeach, Queensland 4218

Aura at Broadbeach is a great spot to spend a few hours, to meet with friends, to enjoy drinks and eat tapas chilling out and watching the passing parade. It can be a meeting place on your way out or a venue in itself. Because we’d heard about the food at Aura, we made our [...]
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The Roti Hut 0

Shop 1 / 2440 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach Queensland 4218

We’re half a world away from Trinidad, but Calypso Col’s Caribbean Roti Hut at Mermaid Beach is as close to the real thing as you’ll get. Not only was the owner born in Trinidad, but his family brought the recipe with them on migration to Australia. Beulah and Lenny Richmond were taught the skill of [...]
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Koncubine Espresso Bar 0

Shop 3/ 39 Musgrave Avenue, Cnr Turpin Road, Chirn Park, Queensland 4215

It’s a balmy morning, basking in glorious Gold Coast weather at Koncubine in Chirn Park, more than slightly smug that today I’m on holidays as the working world passes by. So many times I’ve driven along this road, too rushed to stop, catching only a glimpse through the lush greenery at the relaxed diners and [...]
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The Noodle House 0

Shop 7/64 Thomas Drive, Chevron Island, Queensland 4217

With twenty-one restaurants under her belt, Rose Morton decided to retire from the bright lights, and set up a little restaurant on the Gold Coast: The Noodle House on Chevron Island. Born in Koh Samui, the idyllic island off the coast of the Thai mainland, Rose had worked for many years on cruise ships before [...]
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Garlands Restaurant Bar & Grill 0

2826 Gold Coast Hwy, (Cnr Genoa St), Surfers Paradise, Queensland 4217

We’d heard the rumours about the ribs at Garlands, Surfers Paradise, but had to go there to experience them for ourselves. It’s a dark rainy night; dismal enough to tempt us to stay home, but the anticipation of a feed of meat lures us out. If you were judging by first appearances, you’d pass right [...]
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Avvia Restaurant 0

3, 23rd Avenue, Palm Beach, Queensland 4221

Eddie Uzan, owner/chef of Avvia Restaurant in Palm Beach, brings a world of culinary experience to the Gold Coast. You may not have travelled abroad, but in many ways the tides have brought world cuisine to us. It’s common knowledge that the most interesting places on earth are those where nations meet; where the waves [...]
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The Woodbox Café 1

15/33 Tallebudgera Creek Road, West Burleigh, Queensland 4213

I walked into the Woodbox Café at West Burleigh and felt right at home. There’s that spacious ‘earth mother’ vibe going on which is rare on the Gold Coast: that of a large open country kitchen, where the bread is freshly baked, the heady aroma of coffee wafts through the room, produce picked in the [...]
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Café D’Bar & Gallery 0

275 Boundary Street, Coolangatta, Queensland 4225

Café D’Bar at Point Danger is the perfect spot to chill out on the southern end of the Gold Coast. Perched high on the hill right on the Queensland NSW border, this cute café boasts views of the entire coast as well as sea vistas of sailing boats, freighters and even whales if you’re patient [...]
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Amimoto 0

Shop 13 Lido Arcade, 24 Orchid Ave, Surfers Paradise, Queensland 4217

It’s easy to get lost to the grunge in the Lido Arcade, Surfers Paradise. You can get a buzz haircut, choose your latest tattoo, buy a surfboard, indulge in almost poster size slices of pizza, adorn yourself with diamante nails, or (most desirable of all) eat a meal at Amimoto. Worn in from over thirteen [...]
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Babalou sea*food*sun Lounge Bar & Restaurant 1

Level 1, 102 Marine Parade, Kingscliff NSW 2487

Babalou at Kingscliff is funky enough to entice Gold Coasters out of their time zone – through the past few decades of iconic style, to some of the greatest surfing beaches of the world, to feelings of freedom, laughter, play and love. The restaurant name is said to be inspired by Babalou, the famous surfing [...]
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edBaker 0

5 Flagstone Drive, Burleigh Heads, Queensland 4220

You may not have visited the edBaker shopfront, but chances are that you’ve tasted their food under the banner of an upmarket café, specialist chocolate shop, hotel or restaurant without knowing it. The edBaker outlet is inconspicuously tucked away in the industrial backblocks of Burleigh Heads. In fact, I would never have known about it [...]
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The Beach Shack 0

818 Pacific Parade, Currumbin Beach, Queensland 4223

It had been about ten years since I’d been to The Shack at Currumbin, and frankly I was gobsmacked by the change. The bustlingly busy shanty overlooking the beach had been replaced by a sparkling fresh two storied building, opening out to the amazing vista of sand and surf. The décor is casually elegant: white [...]
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Roar Food 0

Love, together with a passion for healthy eating, led Brendan Jones and partner Suki Kasinathan to set up their company, Roar Food. Although Brendan was already vegan, running ‘The Pizza Patch’ organic pizza café, he began a raw food diet several years ago to help resolve a family member’s health issues, and has never looked [...]
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