Guidebook for Bogangar- Cabarita Beach “Caba”
Food Scene - Short walk, a short drive, and longer drives
(Short Walk)Fresh, tasty Japanese. Great to pick up a take away lunch for the beach.
7 locals recommend
IZABU JAPANESE FOOD
38 Tweed Coast Rd(Short Walk)Fresh, tasty Japanese. Great to pick up a take away lunch for the beach.
(Short walk) $$$. Great for an afternoon cocktail. Must book in advance for dinner.
“Confident coastal cooking in a relaxed setting, the very best of Cabarita Beach and the region’s unique produce and culinary reputation.With one of Australia’s most promising young chefs Ben Devlin (Queensland’s Chef of Year 2014, ex-Noma and Esquire) leading the kitchen, the ethos that drives the restaurant is one of sophisticated simplicity.”
73 locals recommend
Paper Daisy
21 Cypress Cres(Short walk) $$$. Great for an afternoon cocktail. Must book in advance for dinner.
“Confident coastal cooking in a relaxed setting, the very best of Cabarita Beach and the region’s unique produce and culinary reputation.With one of Australia’s most promising young chefs Ben Devlin (Queensland’s Chef of Year 2014, ex-Noma and Esquire) leading the kitchen, the ethos that drives the restaurant is one of sophisticated simplicity.”
(5 min drive) Great for groups as the food is share plates. Asian fusion.
121 locals recommend
Spice Den Restaurant Santai Resort
9 Dianella Dr(5 min drive) Great for groups as the food is share plates. Asian fusion.
French PATISSERIE
1-25 Bells Blvd(7km coastal bike ride) We love the almond croissants.
(Short walk). Casual atmosphere and well-priced Thai food.
15 locals recommend
Thai In-fa Cabarita Restaurant
33 Tweed Coast Rd(Short walk). Casual atmosphere and well-priced Thai food.
(Short walk). A popular morning spot for coffee or cold-pressed juice. Try the sourdough crumpets with avocado.
23 locals recommend
Nectar
34 Tweed Coast Rd(Short walk). A popular morning spot for coffee or cold-pressed juice. Try the sourdough crumpets with avocado.
(5 min drive) A great vibe and great food. Love the cauliflower popcorn.
33 locals recommend
Lolita's Mexican Cantina
1 Barclay Dr(5 min drive) A great vibe and great food. Love the cauliflower popcorn.
(Less than 10 min drive or flat 6km bike ride) Love this place for breakfast. Great coffee and a local feel. Pet friendly.
32 locals recommend
Corner Stop Espresso Bar
1 Coronation Ave(Less than 10 min drive or flat 6km bike ride) Love this place for breakfast. Great coffee and a local feel. Pet friendly.
Darbaar Indian Restaurant
3 Bells Boulevard(10 Min drive to Salt Village) Very tasty authentic Indian food.
(30 Min drive) Middle Eastern food that is to die for. Try the Malawach - feta, spinach, ricotta cooked in flaky pastry. Also recommend the Pita Pockets.
13 locals recommend
Yaman Mullumbimby
62 Stuart St(30 Min drive) Middle Eastern food that is to die for. Try the Malawach - feta, spinach, ricotta cooked in flaky pastry. Also recommend the Pita Pockets.
Modern fine dining, 10 minutes drive. $$$ Check website as they can have bistro pop ups, a la carte or set menus.
51 locals recommend
Pipit Restaurant
8 Coronation AveModern fine dining, 10 minutes drive. $$$ Check website as they can have bistro pop ups, a la carte or set menus.
Mixing Colour Salad Bar
(10km drive to Kingscliff). Lovely healthy salad bar.
(Less than 10 min drive) Finally an amazing woodfired pizza place for the area. Outdoor garden seating. Casual setting. Friendly staff. BYO. Limited opening hours so check.
Garden Pizza
(Less than 10 min drive) Finally an amazing woodfired pizza place for the area. Outdoor garden seating. Casual setting. Friendly staff. BYO. Limited opening hours so check.
Caba Social
51 Tweed Coast Rd(very short walk) good for breakfast and morning coffee.
(25 min drive) $$$ Awarded a chef hat from the 2023 good food guide. Beautifully restored house with views of the tweed river and majestic wollumbin range. Check the website as they have jazz night dinners as well as lawn bar pop up lunches.
Tweed River House
(25 min drive) $$$ Awarded a chef hat from the 2023 good food guide. Beautifully restored house with views of the tweed river and majestic wollumbin range. Check the website as they have jazz night dinners as well as lawn bar pop up lunches.
(10 min drive to Salt Village) Seafood lovers/fine dining.
66 locals recommend
Fins Restaurant and Bar
6 Bells Blvd(10 min drive to Salt Village) Seafood lovers/fine dining.
(Short Walk) Decent serving sizes for bar food. Great atmosphere for an afternoon cocktail. Check their boards out front as they often have Tue taco night specials and open mic nights on Thursdays.
18 locals recommend
The Burrow Cabarita Beach
36 Tweed Coast Rd(Short Walk) Decent serving sizes for bar food. Great atmosphere for an afternoon cocktail. Check their boards out front as they often have Tue taco night specials and open mic nights on Thursdays.
(Short drive) Hit or Miss in my opinion but some guests love the Chinese food - Chinese at The Cheeky Chopstick restaurant there. Friday night live music. Trivia nights. See their website.
13 locals recommend
Cabarita Beach Bowls and Sports Club
(Short drive) Hit or Miss in my opinion but some guests love the Chinese food - Chinese at The Cheeky Chopstick restaurant there. Friday night live music. Trivia nights. See their website.
(Short walk) Great views for lunch or early afternoon. Pub grub. Check billboard for what's on as they have a really fun music trivia night monthly as well as other live music acts occasionally.
20 locals recommend
Cabarita Beach Surf Life Saving Club
7 Pandanus Parade(Short walk) Great views for lunch or early afternoon. Pub grub. Check billboard for what's on as they have a really fun music trivia night monthly as well as other live music acts occasionally.
(Short walk) Enjoy a Cabarita lager and some pub food. Happy holidays.
21 locals recommend
Cabarita Beach Hotel
6 Pandanus Parade(Short walk) Enjoy a Cabarita lager and some pub food. Happy holidays.
Best acai breakfast bowls and protein smoothies. A great way to start your day.
Gelato and Açai Cabarita Beach
Best acai breakfast bowls and protein smoothies. A great way to start your day.
A short drive (13 mins), hands down the best breakfast in the area. Great baked items. Quaintly positioned on the Tweed River.
58 locals recommend
Cubby Bakehouse
162 Chinderah Bay DrA short drive (13 mins), hands down the best breakfast in the area. Great baked items. Quaintly positioned on the Tweed River.
Parks & Nature
(Short walk) Head up to the headland about 30 minutes before sunset, sit on the hill, watch the ocean and the way the sun makes different colours on the land and sky. You can’t take a bad photo! Walking the headland will orientate you to the area and it’s hidden coves too.
During Winter see whales breaching, tail slapping, sky hopping and blowing.
19 locals recommend
Norries Cove
(Short walk) Head up to the headland about 30 minutes before sunset, sit on the hill, watch the ocean and the way the sun makes different colours on the land and sky. You can’t take a bad photo! Walking the headland will orientate you to the area and it’s hidden coves too.
During Winter see whales breaching, tail slapping, sky hopping and blowing.
Good place to take photos of the coastline. Wildflowers, dolphins, cute little lighthouse walk (not too taxing if you have little kids). no toilet facilities. Swimming beaches nearby.
47 locals recommend
Fingal Head
Good place to take photos of the coastline. Wildflowers, dolphins, cute little lighthouse walk (not too taxing if you have little kids). no toilet facilities. Swimming beaches nearby.
A few minutes walk. Start at Norries Headland watching the surfers, then keep the ocean on your right, find the nature path through the vegetation up the hill and down again finishing at the Beach hotel.
124 locals recommend
Cabarita Beach
A few minutes walk. Start at Norries Headland watching the surfers, then keep the ocean on your right, find the nature path through the vegetation up the hill and down again finishing at the Beach hotel.
Swim at the surf beach OR the little ones might like the calm water at Cudgen Creek. Near the bridge "Watersport Guru" hires out kayaks and other fun goodies. When driving from Caba along Casuarina Way, take the road off to your right just before crossing the bridge/watersport guru area and drive to the end, find a spot, and set up your beach tent by the sea for the day.
Kingscliff Beach
Swim at the surf beach OR the little ones might like the calm water at Cudgen Creek. Near the bridge "Watersport Guru" hires out kayaks and other fun goodies. When driving from Caba along Casuarina Way, take the road off to your right just before crossing the bridge/watersport guru area and drive to the end, find a spot, and set up your beach tent by the sea for the day.
(5 min drive). Great calm inlet for young kids. Little rockpools near the end for finding fish. Lots of stones for rock balancing. A general store for take-away lunch. Local kids jump off the bridge at high tide
Hastings Point Beach
(5 min drive). Great calm inlet for young kids. Little rockpools near the end for finding fish. Lots of stones for rock balancing. A general store for take-away lunch. Local kids jump off the bridge at high tide
Shopping
THE CORNER COLLECTIVE - Gorgeous home decor and clothing, showcasing local artists' creations.
Shop Hours 9 - 2pm Tue - Sun
Insta: thecornercollective_caba
16 Tweed Coast Rd
16 Tweed Coast RoadTHE CORNER COLLECTIVE - Gorgeous home decor and clothing, showcasing local artists' creations.
Shop Hours 9 - 2pm Tue - Sun
Insta: thecornercollective_caba
Kingscliff Markets
206 Marine ParadeEvery 2nd and 4th Saturday. Beautiful location by the beach.
(40 moin drive) (9am -3pm, 4th Sunday of each month. Check website. These are my favorite markets. A beautiful forest atmosphere, huge camphor laurel trees, and live music. Big enough with lots of store holders and an interesting place to people watch but too not hectic. Parking is available on-site for a small fee.
36 locals recommend
Bangalow Market
1 Market St(40 moin drive) (9am -3pm, 4th Sunday of each month. Check website. These are my favorite markets. A beautiful forest atmosphere, huge camphor laurel trees, and live music. Big enough with lots of store holders and an interesting place to people watch but too not hectic. Parking is available on-site for a small fee.
Marine Parade, Kingscliff NSW 2487, Australia
Short drive. Strip of shops and cafes.
Entertainment & Activities
They have Gold Class type recliner seats for all cinemas. Great for the family on a budget to experience luxury.
61 locals recommend
HOYTS Tweed
54 Minjungbal DrThey have Gold Class type recliner seats for all cinemas. Great for the family on a budget to experience luxury.
Great pools, diving platforms, a water slide, heated pool and an area for toddlers to splash. No big crowds so this is an enjoyable place for families.
14 locals recommend
Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre - Murwillumbah
6-8 Tumbulgum RdGreat pools, diving platforms, a water slide, heated pool and an area for toddlers to splash. No big crowds so this is an enjoyable place for families.
Bit pricey but gorgeous gardens and crystals. A really relaxing place to visit.
350 locals recommend
Crystal Castle & Shambhala Gardens
81 Monet DrBit pricey but gorgeous gardens and crystals. A really relaxing place to visit.
Fun for a wet weather activity. Go retro and get your roller skating groove on.
11 locals recommend
Epic Skate Rink
23 Enterprise AveFun for a wet weather activity. Go retro and get your roller skating groove on.
Run a range of pottery workshops from date nights, wheel & wine as well as workshops for kids and teeens
12 locals recommend
Stone Studio
110 Marine ParadeRun a range of pottery workshops from date nights, wheel & wine as well as workshops for kids and teeens
(30 min drive) Visit the farm for the day. Feed farm animals on the farm tour. Hold baby animals. Float in the dam. Perfect for little kids. Need to reserve.
17 locals recommend
Hosanna Farmstay
4 Tunnel Rd(30 min drive) Visit the farm for the day. Feed farm animals on the farm tour. Hold baby animals. Float in the dam. Perfect for little kids. Need to reserve.
A few minute's drive away North Star Holiday park is the Marine Discovery Centre Hastings Point, one of Australia’s largest, privately funded museums. Its primary focus is teaching people how they can play a role in protecting and safeguarding our precious marine environment for future generations. Check out their website for talks and opening hours. Great for young kids.
Marine Discovery Centre Hastings Point
A few minute's drive away North Star Holiday park is the Marine Discovery Centre Hastings Point, one of Australia’s largest, privately funded museums. Its primary focus is teaching people how they can play a role in protecting and safeguarding our precious marine environment for future generations. Check out their website for talks and opening hours. Great for young kids.
Great for nature lovers, cyclists and walkers. Free. We drove to Murwillumbah, parked the car and cycled to Hosanna FarmStay with our kids. Roughly 8.5kms to get from M’Bar to Hosanna FarmStay. Path is flat and wide. Ice-cream and lollies are sold at the General Store in Stokers sliding. A little further along is Hosanna FarmStay where our kids purchased $2.50 bags of food to feed the animals. Other activities farm tours & activities can be purchased. Lunch and toilet facilities are at both stops. Bike hire is available from “Murwillumbah cycles”- (recommend pre booking). Electric bikes can be booked too and they can arrange a one way pick up if you wish to do all the 23.7kms. Access to the Tweed Regional gallery is available via steps. The Burringbar Range Tunnel section requires a bike light, we didn’t get there on this occasion but will add it to the wish list.
Northern Rivers Rail Trail - The Tweed section (24 km)
Great for nature lovers, cyclists and walkers. Free. We drove to Murwillumbah, parked the car and cycled to Hosanna FarmStay with our kids. Roughly 8.5kms to get from M’Bar to Hosanna FarmStay. Path is flat and wide. Ice-cream and lollies are sold at the General Store in Stokers sliding. A little further along is Hosanna FarmStay where our kids purchased $2.50 bags of food to feed the animals. Other activities farm tours & activities can be purchased. Lunch and toilet facilities are at both stops. Bike hire is available from “Murwillumbah cycles”- (recommend pre booking). Electric bikes can be booked too and they can arrange a one way pick up if you wish to do all the 23.7kms. Access to the Tweed Regional gallery is available via steps. The Burringbar Range Tunnel section requires a bike light, we didn’t get there on this occasion but will add it to the wish list.
Essentials
This is the most social Woolworths that I have ever been too. There is so much conversation going on in there. It feels like the town is really connected.
45 locals recommend
Woolworths Cabarita
45 Tweed Coast Rd This is the most social Woolworths that I have ever been too. There is so much conversation going on in there. It feels like the town is really connected.
Cabarita Beach 7-Day Chempro Chemist
45 Tweed Coast RdChemist 8am-7pm 7 days a week
Tweed Coast Meats
45 Tweed Coast RdFree range meat.
Drinks & Nightlife
Must try an Ink Gin when in Cabarita. Nestled in the Tweed Valley on the North Coast of New South Wales, the distillery is set on the family cattle & cane farm. Ten minutes from some of Australia’s best surf beaches and overlooked by Wollumbin (Mt Warning), the distillery is primarily a paddock-to-bottle agricole rum distillery with a focus on sustainable farming and innovative distilling.
Husk Plantation Distillery is not currently open to the public, however a new distillery complete with cellar door and bar will open at the plantation in mid 2018. For more information visit www.huskdistillers.com.
129 locals recommend
Husk Distillers
1152 Dulguigan RdMust try an Ink Gin when in Cabarita. Nestled in the Tweed Valley on the North Coast of New South Wales, the distillery is set on the family cattle & cane farm. Ten minutes from some of Australia’s best surf beaches and overlooked by Wollumbin (Mt Warning), the distillery is primarily a paddock-to-bottle agricole rum distillery with a focus on sustainable farming and innovative distilling.
Husk Plantation Distillery is not currently open to the public, however a new distillery complete with cellar door and bar will open at the plantation in mid 2018. For more information visit www.huskdistillers.com.
Cabarita Beach Surf Life Saving Club
7 Pandanus ParadeGreat deck to have an afternoon drink on.
Walking distance. Sunday afternoon live music. Flat lawn out the front for the kids to run around on. Right next to one of the beach viewing platforms.
21 locals recommend
Cabarita Beach Hotel
6 Pandanus ParadeWalking distance. Sunday afternoon live music. Flat lawn out the front for the kids to run around on. Right next to one of the beach viewing platforms.
Courtyard and views, pub grub dishes, plus live music occasionally. 10 minute drive north.
118 locals recommend
Kingscliff Beach Hotel
102 Marine ParadeCourtyard and views, pub grub dishes, plus live music occasionally. 10 minute drive north.
5 min walk. Open mic on Thursday night is lots of fun with local musical talent on display. Generous food servings and plenty of local gin, local craft beer and local rum to try. Love this place. Taco Tuesday as well!
18 locals recommend
The Burrow Cabarita Beach
36 Tweed Coast Rd5 min walk. Open mic on Thursday night is lots of fun with local musical talent on display. Generous food servings and plenty of local gin, local craft beer and local rum to try. Love this place. Taco Tuesday as well!
Everything Else
40-minute drive South. Popular beaches, shops and the Byron Bay lighthouse.
530 locals recommend
Byron Bay
40-minute drive South. Popular beaches, shops and the Byron Bay lighthouse.