2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads (07) 5447 3377 Executive Chef: Ryan Fitzgerald A building tucked behind Hastings Street has welcomed guests to Noosa since the 1880s. Through generations of changing tastes and the extraordinary growth of Queensland tourism, it has remained a place to arrive, settle in and feel at home. Boarding house, church retreat, backpacker hostel and now a thoughtfully restored guesthouse, restaurant and bar, Halse Lodge carries a history few Noosa addresses ca

257 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville(07) 5449 7144 Executive Chef: Ben Presser Set along Gympie Terrace with views across the Noosa River, Gusto Noosa has become one of Noosaville’s enduring dining favourites. The restaurant captures much of what people love about eating by the river: relaxed atmosphere, polished service, good wine, generous food and the easy rhythm of long lunches that drift into afternoon. Gusto describes its food as modern Australian cuisine with a French influe

20 Rifle Range Rd, Palmwoods (07) 5234 8000 ēthos at Alsahwa Estate feels less like a restaurant placed on a farm and more like a dining experience grown out of the land itself. Set within a 30-acre regenerative agritourism property at Palmwoods, Alsahwa Estate was founded by Jo Walker with a philosophy built around “Mind . Body . Planet .” – a commitment to nourishment, connection, conscious living and a deeper relationship with nature. The name Alsahwa means “the awakening,

Cnr Duke and, Bryan St, Sunshine Beach (07) 5455 4460 Executive Chef: James Wu There is a pleasure in leaving the brightness of Sunshine Beach and stepping into the deeper colours of Embassy XO. Above the village streets, bronze pendant lights, dark timber and red accents create a room with a different mood from the coast outside. The ocean remains close, glimpsed from the balcony, but the lighting and intimate furnishings turn the attention towards the table. Since opening i

14–16 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads(07) 5449 4888 Chef de Cuisine: Lucas Bach There is a word at the heart of Cibaria Noosa that explains everything about it. Cibaria, from the Latin for food, sustenance, the nourishment that brings people together. It is a name chosen with intention by Alessandro and Anna Pavoni, the Sydney restaurateurs behind Maestro Hospitality, who have spent two decades building some of Australia’s most celebrated Italian dining rooms: Ormeggio at The Sp

49 Hastings St, Noosa Heads (07) 5447 2855 Executive Chef: Tony Holland-Bennett Bistro C is one of those rare restaurants that feels inseparable from its setting. Sitting directly on Noosa’s beachfront at Hastings Street, it captures the easy confidence of the town itself: polished but relaxed, sophisticated without losing the barefoot spirit of the coast. The dining room opens towards the sand and sea, giving guests the kind of view that turns lunch into an occasion and dinn

Shop 3–4, 218 David Low Way, Peregian Beach 0431 728 190 Executive Chef: Jack Madden There is a particular kind of restaurant that understands its own purpose completely. It knows what it is, what it wants to be and who it is cooking for. Bask, tucked into Peregian Village Square on David Low Way, is that kind of restaurant. A menu that changes with the seasons and the sea. A room dressed in white linen and soft tropical greenery. And at the centre of it all, Jack Madden, a c

32 Hastings St, Noosa Heads (07) 5474 9788 Executive Chef: Jules Santisi Aromas Noosa is one of Hastings Street’s defining addresses, a restaurant and cafe that has become part of the daily theatre of Noosa. For nearly 35 years, it has occupied its place at the heart of the street, helping shape its rhythm through coffee in the morning, long lunches in the sun, cocktails in the afternoon and dinner as the lights come on. Its story began modestly, without a full kitchen, servi

2 Quamby Place, Noosa Heads (07) 5447 2455 Head Chef: Enrique Mancilla There is a table at Rickys — any table, really — where the Noosa River stretches out before you in a 180-degree sweep of light and water, and the whole Sunshine Coast seems to slow to the pace you always wanted. That view, and what arrives from the kitchen to match it, is why Rickys River Bar & Restaurant has held its place as one of the great dining institutions of this region for more than two decades. L

301 Weyba Rd, Noosaville (07) 5474 1394 Executive Chef: Marcus Denby Tucked away from the river at 301 Weyba Road, Mr Jones & Me has become one of Noosaville’s much-loved local dining spots. It may not sit directly on Gympie Terrace, but that is part of its appeal. This is a restaurant with a neighbourhood feel: relaxed, welcoming and quietly confident, with a loyal following of locals and visitors who know where to find it. Mr Jones & Me describes itself as a locally owned r

1/201 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville (07) 5449 4425 Executive Chef: Ryan Fitzpatrick On the edge of the Noosa River, Lanai Noosa brings together the best of coastal dining: water views, polished service, relaxed atmosphere and food designed to be shared. Positioned in Noosaville, the restaurant captures the easy sophistication that defines the Noosa lifestyle, offering a dining experience that feels special without becoming formal. Lanai’s appeal begins with its setting. With vie

Shop 4, 48–54 Duke Street, Sunshine Beach (07) 5345 5530 Executive Chef: Stacey Connor There are restaurants that announce themselves loudly. And there are restaurants that simply open a door, set fourteen places, and let the food do all the talking. Humble on Duke, tucked into a quiet corner of Duke Street in Sunshine Beach, is emphatically the second kind — and it is, by any measure, one of the most quietly extraordinary dining experiences in the Greater Noosa region. Stace