Guidebook for Edge Hill
Food Scene
Superb Japanese restaurant. Perfect for an intimate dinner with someone special.
34 locals recommend
Haruka Japanese Cuisine
124-126 Collins AveSuperb Japanese restaurant. Perfect for an intimate dinner with someone special.
This is Cairns' best-kept secret! Very affordable and delicious Indonesian food.
17 locals recommend
Bagus Cafe
149 EsplanadeThis is Cairns' best-kept secret! Very affordable and delicious Indonesian food.
Tamarind Restaurant
6-8 Wharf StIt's pricey but worth it. Best Thai in Cairns.
We love Perotta's breakfast and lunch menus. The quality is always consistently good and the service is excellent.
20 locals recommend
Perrotta's at the Gallery
38 Abbott StWe love Perotta's breakfast and lunch menus. The quality is always consistently good and the service is excellent.
NOA is great because it's open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Great atmosphere and they have live music on weekends.
110 locals recommend
NOA Eat Drink Share
1 Pyne StNOA is great because it's open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Great atmosphere and they have live music on weekends.
Our favourite place to get coffee each morning. The breakfast options never disappoint.
24 locals recommend
Ten One Twenty Cafe
159 Pease StreetOur favourite place to get coffee each morning. The breakfast options never disappoint.
A favourite with the locals, Ozmosis has amazing breakfast options!
104 locals recommend
Ozmosis Café Trattoria Bar
116 Collins AveA favourite with the locals, Ozmosis has amazing breakfast options!
Our favourite cafe in Cairns. Amazing coffee and breakfast/lunch options.
25 locals recommend
Mama Coco
196 Mulgrave RdOur favourite cafe in Cairns. Amazing coffee and breakfast/lunch options.
Drinks & Nightlife
Ensure that you check the Tanks Art Centre schedule. They host nationally and internationally famous creative artists and singers. The acoustics of the venue make any concert intimate and it's our favourite live music venue.
190 locals recommend
Tanks Arts Centre
46 Collins AveEnsure that you check the Tanks Art Centre schedule. They host nationally and internationally famous creative artists and singers. The acoustics of the venue make any concert intimate and it's our favourite live music venue.
Three Wolves
32 Abbott StOne of Cairns' newest bars. Great cocktails.
Cairns' backpacker hangout, but also our biggest nightclub. Everyone always ends up at Gilligans!
103 locals recommend
Gilligan's
89 Grafton StCairns' backpacker hangout, but also our biggest nightclub. Everyone always ends up at Gilligans!
Amazing cocktails and bar food. The atmosphere and views unparalleled. Great for dinner too.
239 locals recommend
Salt House
2 Pier Point RdAmazing cocktails and bar food. The atmosphere and views unparalleled. Great for dinner too.
Sightseeing
Head to The Esplanade for a swim in the lagoon, some shopping, or a meal with a gorgeous view of the water. The street is full of amazing and varied restaurants.
281 locals recommend
Cairns Esplanade Lagoon
54 EsplanadeHead to The Esplanade for a swim in the lagoon, some shopping, or a meal with a gorgeous view of the water. The street is full of amazing and varied restaurants.
Famous for its amazing views of the ocean, gorgeous beach and many award-winning dining options. Palm Cove is a must.
153 locals recommend
Palm Cove
Famous for its amazing views of the ocean, gorgeous beach and many award-winning dining options. Palm Cove is a must.
Parks & Nature
Located only a few minutes walk from our apartment, this tropical oasis is a must-see! A nice cafe is nestled in the centre of the gardens. Admission to the gardens is free.
235 locals recommend
Cairns Botanic Gardens
78-96 Collins AveLocated only a few minutes walk from our apartment, this tropical oasis is a must-see! A nice cafe is nestled in the centre of the gardens. Admission to the gardens is free.
A gorgeous park just around the corner from our apartment. The Lakes have numerous wildlife including turtles! Great for an afternoon stroll. Check out the Chinese Friendship Garden - it's so sweet.
48 locals recommend
Greenslopes St at Centenary Lakes station
A gorgeous park just around the corner from our apartment. The Lakes have numerous wildlife including turtles! Great for an afternoon stroll. Check out the Chinese Friendship Garden - it's so sweet.
If you keep walking up Bel Air Drive, you will hit a walking track that takes you to the most amazing view of Cairns and the ocean. Highly recommended and its only a short walk to the view. If you keep following the track it eventually leads to the Blue and Red Arrow hiking tracks after a few hours.
12 locals recommend
Green Arrow
If you keep walking up Bel Air Drive, you will hit a walking track that takes you to the most amazing view of Cairns and the ocean. Highly recommended and its only a short walk to the view. If you keep following the track it eventually leads to the Blue and Red Arrow hiking tracks after a few hours.
Stemming off the Red Arrow, the Blue Arrow takes about 2 hours.
10 locals recommend
Blue Arrow Circuit Aeroglen Lookout
Collins AvenueStemming off the Red Arrow, the Blue Arrow takes about 2 hours.
Cairns' most popular walking track. It only takes about half an hour round-trip so most people do extra laps.
103 locals recommend
Red Arrow Circuit Lookout
46-62 Collins AveCairns' most popular walking track. It only takes about half an hour round-trip so most people do extra laps.
You can't come to Cairns without exploring the largest living organism on Earth! World Heritage listed and one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the world.
242 locals recommend
Great Barrier Reef
You can't come to Cairns without exploring the largest living organism on Earth! World Heritage listed and one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the world.
Shopping
Cairns' largest shopping centre. It has everything you need including Myer, Target, Kmart and Coles.
27 locals recommend
Cairns Central Shopping Centre (McLeod St)
Cairns' largest shopping centre. It has everything you need including Myer, Target, Kmart and Coles.
Selling knick knacks and Australian souvenirs, the Night Markets is fun to walk through even if you don't intend on buying anything. If you enter on the Abbott St side, sample an amazing dessert!
155 locals recommend
Cairns Night Markets
54-60 Abbott StSelling knick knacks and Australian souvenirs, the Night Markets is fun to walk through even if you don't intend on buying anything. If you enter on the Abbott St side, sample an amazing dessert!
Essentials
We use this store frequently, as it is only a couple of minutes walk from the apartment. It has the essentials if you don't feel like heading to the IGA or to a shopping centre.
25 locals recommend
Friendly Grocer Edge Hill
87 Woodward StWe use this store frequently, as it is only a couple of minutes walk from the apartment. It has the essentials if you don't feel like heading to the IGA or to a shopping centre.
Conveniently located a short drive from our apartment, the IGA has a broad range of grocery items.
61 locals recommend
Piccones SUPA IGA Pease St
159 Pease StConveniently located a short drive from our apartment, the IGA has a broad range of grocery items.
Entertainment & Activities
Fancy a ride on a horse or All Terrain Vehicle (4 wheeler motorbike), then head to Blazing Saddles! They provide fun tours with amazing scenery of the Yorkeys Knob canelands. Perfect for a rainy day - the muddier the better!
9 locals recommend
Blazing Saddles Adventures
96 Yorkeys Knob RdFancy a ride on a horse or All Terrain Vehicle (4 wheeler motorbike), then head to Blazing Saddles! They provide fun tours with amazing scenery of the Yorkeys Knob canelands. Perfect for a rainy day - the muddier the better!