I am pretty sure you are busy scheduling your trip to The Great barrier Reef and The Green Island, also you must have heard thousands of things or fun ideas from travel and tourist agents, but when you get a minute, make sure you scroll down to the following local people’s favourite places, they are all in the heart of Cairns CBD, It only took me less than 2 hours in the morning to pay a visit to them all.
6am : Rusty’s Market, 44 Spence Street ( Friday – Sunday Only )
8:30 am : Black Bird Cafe, 62 Grafton St, Cairns City
9 am : Snoogies Health Bar 82 Grafton Street, 9-14:00 Weekdays only.
9:15 am : The Source Bulk Food, 85 Lake street
10am : Botanic Garden or Great Barrier Reef
famous cafe in town, make sure you try their cafe. really good.
Ranked as Top #1 Cafe and Restaurant in Cairns by Tripadvisor. This little juice and smoothie vegan bar is hidden in Grafton arcade, staff are super friendly, they have options from all kinds of vegan salad to vegetarian sushi roll, or you can just order one of the many yummy and healthy smoothies.
Trying out my yummy vegan salad from Snoogie.
No matter you are looking for the organic 75% dark chocolate, all kinds of spices, seeds, nuts or Dried Mulberries. You can find them here at The Source organic and healthy Bulk Foods.
This Italian Cafe is right next door to the Source Bulkfoods.
I ordered my food first then shopped at the Source Bulkfoods when the chef was playing magic with his hands. haha.
Petit Cafe, 79 Lake Street, Cairns
Italian Prosciutto, Shaved Parmesan, Roquette, Cheese, Cherry Tomatoes and Black Truffle Oil
Rusty’s Market run the whole day friday and the weekend. Dont miss out fresh farmers products, local jewellery and make sure you dont miss out these “big fat coconut cut open when you pay” service.
If you are a nature and plants lovers, make sure you visit Cairns Botanic Gardens.
Combining relaxation and leisure fun, make sure you stay at Novotel Oasis Resort Cairns.
For Visitors to Cairns, I suggest to stay at Novotel Cairns on Lake street, I heard it has the biggest swimming pool among all cairns resorts.
Chilling in the pool with a men-made sandy beach at Novotel Cairns
wearing my favourite Orlebar Brown Roc Pool swim shorts.
