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Gold Coast Cafes

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Palm Springs

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Step off the Gold Coast highway into this stunning California Palm-Springs inspired oasis

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From the northern Gold Coast to the south, your guide to the best cafes on the coast:

Basque Cheesecake & Champagne Labrador
Labrador
Basque Cheesecake & Champagne
Basque is cake shop and wine store specialising in freshly-baked cheesecake, premium bubbles and filtered coffee
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Common Ground, Burleigh Heads
Burleigh Heads
Common Ground
Common Ground is a sunny garden cafe on Hibiscus Haven bringing exceptional eats to the people
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Rooftop seating with umbrellas
Burleigh Heads
Pretty Handsome
Feel on top of the world at Pretty Handsome in Burleigh Heads. Their rooftop seating area is the perfect spot to enjoy your brekky!
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Sunkist Eatery, Mermaid Beach
Mermaid Beach
Sunkist Eatery
Sunkist Eatery – your new haven for breakfast, lunch and tasty bites
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Sumptuous Fine Foods, Currumbin
Currumbin
Sumptuous Fine Foods
Sumptuous Fine Food uses only the finest, freshest ingredients to create scrumptious delights to fill your belly
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Aperitivo Café & Bar Currumbin
Currumbin
Aperitivo Café
Aperitivo, the best focaccia and panino café on the coast, bakes all the breads for their amazing sandwiches in house
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Bellakai Coolangatta
Coolangatta
Bellakai
Bellakai is a breakfast and brunch spot in Coolangatta, dishing up great brews and ocean views seven days a week
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The Holliday. Coffee, Nobby Beach
Nobby Beach
The Holliday. Coffee
Everyone loves a holiday, and everyone loves the coffee at The Holliday. Coffee
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Nobbys Shack, Nobby Beach
Nobby Beach
Nobbys Shack
Nobbys Shack specialises in delicious locally sourced healthy food and beverages, to nourish body and mind
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Buoy Café Nobby Beach
Nobby Beach
Buoy Café
Take a relaxing break and step into the tranquil world of coastal charm at Buoy Café in Nobby Beach
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The Winey Cow Main Beach
Main Beach
The Winey Cow
Lovers of a boozy brunch, listen up! The Winey Cow at Main Beach is dishing up an all-day menu of delicious eats and brunches
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Stones Throw Cafe Currumbin Waters
Currumbin Waters
Stones Throw Cafe
A garden cafe oasis in Currumbin Waters, with two entrances - one via an old shop front and the other via the backyard
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Currumbin Valley Harvest
Currumbin Valley
Currumbin Valley Harvest
A virtual garden of Eden in the heart of Currumbin Valley incorporating a local growers market and cafe with stunning views
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Golden Times Bilinga
Bilinga
Golden Times
A cool retro cafe in an old Bilinga beachside shop, with a nostalgic nod to the coast's bygone 'golden era'
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The Cardamom Pod Southport
Southport
Cardamom Pod
A cool contemporary plant-based cafe nestled in the Brickworks Ferry Rd precinct
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Chanoyu Japanese Cafe Nerang
Nerang
Chanoyu Japanese Cafe
The charming and unique Japanese fusion cafe serves Japanese-flavoured breakfast and lunch and sweets
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Coolangatta
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Tallebudgera
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Kirra
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Bilinga
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Nerang
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Labrador
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Southport
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Surfers Paradise
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Varsity Lakes
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Broadbeach
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Sanctuary Cove
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Main Beach
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Mermaid Beach
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Nobby Beach
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Miami
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Burleigh Heads
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Palm Beach
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