


Trophy-winning brewer Scott Hargrave mans the tanks and there's a rotating selection of taproom beers you won't find anywhere else. Back at Nobby, MexiCali Bar Y Taqueria is perfect for cold margaritas on warm nights and Mermaid's Bon Bon has a knock-out collection of tequila and mezcal.įor locally made beers you want to scoot down to Balter HQ at Currumbin, the ripper brewery co-owned by surfing legends Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, Josh Kerr and Bede Durbidge. The Wallace legends offer similar vibes and Highland drams at The Scottish Prince in Palm Beach. Nobby Beach has The Cambus Wallace if you're keen for a nautical dive-bar with rum, whisky, blues and more rum.

Every second person could be a fitness model/entrepreneur and a cab driver reckons it's the place most Surfers' locals drink at to avoid the main drag. Stingray Lounge at QT has plenty of cushioned corners to sink into with something fruity and boozy in a tiki mug. There's also a healthy number of vegetarian dishes, making Shiraz a breath of saffron-spiced air among the curly fries and neon cocktails of Surfers Paradise Boulevard. For a session on the sumac, Shiraz Persian Restaurant has a beaut selection of Middle Eastern stews, slow-cooked shanks and skewered meats.
