Fairly rated · Updated October 2026
Food and drink businesses in Cairns
- Food and drink businesses compared
- 172
- Google reviews
- 102,664
- Median rating
- 4.6
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated food and drink businesses in Cairns, QLD on Townwide are nōknōk (5.0 from 351 Google reviews), Your Cake Fairy – Cairns (5.0 from 60 Google reviews) and Calabrese Cafe (5.0 from 47 Google reviews).
Food and drink businesses in Cairns: the top 50
- 1
nōknōk
from 351 Google reviews
Unit 2, shop 5/87 Lake St
- 2
Your Cake Fairy – Cairns
from 60 Google reviews
- 3
Calabrese Cafe
from 47 Google reviews
- 4
Hungry Wombat
from 666 Google reviews
Orchid Plaza, 58-70 Lake St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 5
Chriso The Personal Chef
from 37 Google reviews
- 6
The Conservatory Bar
from 334 Google reviews
21 Lake St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 7
Bury Me Standing
from 243 Google reviews
- 8
Greenwood's Butchers
from 33 Google reviews
35 Norman St, Gordonvale QLD 4865
- 9
CaKao Plus Rusty's
from 205 Google reviews
57-89 Grafton St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 10
Summer Bar
from 168 Google reviews
- 11
Edge Hill Butchery
from 161 Google reviews
136 Collins Ave, Cairns QLD 4870
- 12
Amo House And Catering
from 149 Google reviews
55 Spence St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 13
Marsh Butcheries
from 145 Google reviews
1 Kamerunga Rd, Cairns QLD 4870
- 14
FNQ Foundation Feast
from 29 Google reviews
- 15
Japan Pan
from 130 Google reviews
- 16
Gathar
from 100 Google reviews
- 17
Little Food Cakes & Co - (Cairns)
from 23 Google reviews
- 18
CupKates
from 64 Google reviews
- 19
Yaya’s Hellenic Kitchen and Bar
from 3,187 Google reviews
Level 1, Corner Aplin St &, Esplanade, Cairns QLD 4870
- 20
The Roti Shack
from 740 Google reviews
93 Lake St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 21
Blackbird Laneway
from 558 Google reviews
Oceana Walk Arcade, 13/62 Grafton St
- 22
Rayyan Cafe
from 530 Google reviews
- 23
KOI Bar & Restaurant
from 514 Google reviews
53-57 Esplanade, Cairns QLD 4870
- 24
The Hungry Nomad
from 14 Google reviews
- 25
The Chamber Room Espresso & Brew Bar
from 309 Google reviews
20 Lake St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 26
FINN FINN
from 259 Google reviews
136-140 Sheridan St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 27
Nón Lá Kitchen
from 255 Google reviews
14-18 Shields St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 28
Jenny's Chinese Kitchen
from 217 Google reviews
82 Grafton St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 29
Jackley's Bakehouse
from 204 Google reviews
36-38 Ishmael Rd, Cairns QLD 4870
- 30
Wild Thyme
from 183 Google reviews
41 Shields St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 31
Billy's coffee
from 134 Google reviews
57 Sheridan St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 32
Indian Crave
from 114 Google reviews
Night Markets, Shop -7/71-75 Esplanade
- 33
The Diner Cairns
from 109 Google reviews
45 Grafton St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 34
Bar 94 Club & Beer Garden
from 90 Google reviews
- 35
Food4u Cairns
from 66 Google reviews
- 36
Cairns Butcher Supplies
from 17 Google reviews
31 Hargreaves St, Cairns QLD 4869
- 37
Kim's Bite on Lily
from 17 Google reviews
- 38
The Shamwok
from 51 Google reviews
- 39
Multy Cut Meats @ Yorkeys Knob
from 50 Google reviews
453 Varley St, Cairns QLD 4878
- 40
Coral Coast Catering
from 49 Google reviews
593-619 Mulgrave Rd, Cairns QLD 4868
- 41
Eat Real Cairns
from 40 Google reviews
- 42
Hook and Sail
from 7 Google reviews
- 43
Hecho En Mexico Cairns
from 2,048 Google reviews
95-105 Esplanade, Cairns QLD 4870
- 44
Hello Harry (The Burger Joint) Cairns
from 1,674 Google reviews
95-105 Esplanade, Cairns QLD 4870
- 45
Tha Fish
from 1,600 Google reviews
Shop G7b/1 Pier Point Rd, Cairns QLD 4870
- 46
Three Wolves
from 1,057 Google reviews
32 Abbott St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 47
Mi Piace Espresso Bar
from 1,020 Google reviews
119 Sheridan St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 48
Flynn's Italian by Crystalbrook
from 1,003 Google reviews
Crystalbrook Flynn, Level 1/85 Esplanade
- 49
Guyala Cafe
from 904 Google reviews
2 Smith St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 50
Bang & Grind Café Spence St.
from 895 Google reviews
14 Spence St, Cairns QLD 4870
Townwide compared 172 food and drink businesses in Cairns, QLD, with 102,664 Google reviews between them. Of these, 172 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.6 from a median of 252 reviews.
Of the food and drink businesses compared, the most reviewed is Salt House, with 5,560 Google reviews at 4.3.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews.
It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
Questions
- Which food and drink businesses in Cairns, QLD are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated food and drink businesses in Cairns, QLD on Townwide are nōknōk (5.0 from 351 Google reviews), Your Cake Fairy – Cairns (5.0 from 60 Google reviews) and Calabrese Cafe (5.0 from 47 Google reviews).
- How does Townwide rank food and drink businesses in Cairns, QLD?
- Businesses are ranked by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews. It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
- How many food and drink businesses in Cairns, QLD did Townwide compare?
- Townwide compared 172 food and drink businesses in Cairns, QLD, with 102,664 Google reviews between them. Of these, 172 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.6 from a median of 252 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.