3 Best Restaurants in The Gold Coast, Queensland

This iconic seafood restaurant perched on the waterfront at the lovely Marina Mirage center has dishes spanning the seafood spectrum—from bouillabaisse and classic surf and turf to local barramundi, lobster, oysters, mud crab, and Moreton Bay bugs. This is also a tempting selection of meat, vegetarian, and pasta dishes, and an extensive dessert menu and wine list. The A$55 set menu includes choice of entrée, main, and dessert.

Tucked away down a side street, across the road from beautiful Kirra beach, Zephyr Coffee is the kind of unpretentious local café you wish was in your neighborhood. With house-roasted beans, coffee is the major drawcard, but the food is also delicious, with tasty options including acai bowls, homemade banana bread, and jaffle toasted sandwiches, all perfect for a beachside snack.