Quarterdeck Kitchen & Bar
With waterfront dining at a premium on the Gold Coast, it’s surprising that Quarterdeck Kitchen & Bar is still a secret haven, frequented mostly by locals, boaties and a number…
Piato Wood Fire Deli
Shop and dine has become one of the latest catch cries with larger shopping centres becoming lifestyle destinations complete with social facilities and restaurants. Big investments are being made in…
Cut and Grind Café
Your local barber ain’t what it used to be – a ‘blokes only’ haunt where you sat in a queue waiting for the next available guy to cut your hair.…
Valentine’s Day at Kokum Restaurant
Our lives are full of journeys, both real and imagined. Some are to far-flung exotic places, while others are more personal journeys of love and longing. I have decided that…
You Japanese Restaurant
For 25 years, even before Japanese food became trendy, You Japanese Restaurant has been operating on the Gold Coast. It’s an unassuming little izikaya on the Cavill Street end of…
Doko Demo V
It had been some years since I’d seen Chef Jared Peck, the Versace-trained chef and restaurateur. I certainly wasn’t expecting him to pop up in a tiny vegetarian restaurant in…
Clifford’s Grill & Lounge, voco Gold Coast
“This town is steeped in a rich tapestry of colourful history.” The Gold Coast is not only built on a colourful past, it must grow to a brilliant future. A…
Mario’s Italian Restaurant
If there was a family tree of restaurants on the Gold Coast, Mario’s would be the patriarch. Since it was established in 1989, Mario’s has been a favourite of many…
Blendlove
UPDATE 2019: How far this cafe has come since it opened! The menu of raw cakes is now only one part of a complete plant-based a la carte menu. My…
Café All Sorts on Kirra
If you’re seeking a warm welcome on the Southern Gold Coast, then look no further than Café All Sorts. Though the café is only new, to many it’s a second…