10 Hastings St is a beach cantina with a Fitzroy flavour. You will absolutely feel like you're on a tropical holiday at this open eatery. I indulged in a melt-in-your-mouth pork belly with apple and honey slaw.
Read MorePizzami Gourmet Pizza Bar, Peregian Beach
Cheers to happy hour at Pizzami! Excellent bar service and a well chosen selection of beers on tap, including my fave Mountain Goat Beer Steam Ale, and a new-to-me stunner Cricketers Arms' Spearhead Pale Ale. This was the perfect spot to start your evening in Peregian or to settle in and enjoy the warm night, good pizza and gentle flow of conversation around you.
Read MoreFiddler's Green, Surfers Paradise
Fiddler's Green is the obligatory awesome Irish pub, flashback band and slightly trashy. Pots on tap $5; top stuff, good fun just don't segway nearby.
Read MoreElston, Surfers Paradise
The concierge of the Hilton put me on to Elston on a previous trip (concierges are so helpful even when you're not a guest). Great coffee and breakfast - although our attendant worked hard on the coffee up-sell, insisting our latte glasses were going to be very small (read: normal). I like to change up my sides, never have been a fan of a Benedict with ham, so beware if you do it will cost; when they say no swapsies they mean it. On the otherhand, they made a latte art bear for me so it all works out!
Read MoreTribeca, Surfers Paradise
We found this gem of a place by searching on the Google for 'gluten free friendly' and made the trek out to Chevron Island immediately. Tribeca is very on-trend with the current rage of New York style eateries and did not disappoint. We couldn't get a table straight away so we were seated at the bar where we indulged in a pair of gorgeous looking mojitos and treated to peanut butter pretzels. Only a short wait, we were seated not long after our cocktails were ready. Tribeca had a simple menu and it was hard to choose so our waiter assisted with recommendations of sliders, midtown chicken and NY Cheesecake. We didn't end up with the cheesecake as I have always wanted to try key lime pie and try it I did, with my friend selecting the gluten-free brownie. Friendly, sophisticated and tasty.
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