The Gold Coast eats south of the skyline. Burleigh, Nobby Beach, Miami and Palm Beach hold the farmers markets, headland dining rooms and industrial-estate breweries locals actually book. Three days of pastries, seafood and laneway street food.
Every Saturday 6–11:30am on the Burleigh Heads State School oval, around 90 stalls sell Northern Rivers macadamias, Tweed avocados, raw honey and Bangalow pork rolls. Entry free, growers take cash and card.
A converted Miami cottage where the croissant queue starts before 6am. Pastry lamingtons, brown-butter escargot scrolls and thick-cut bacon-and-egg rolls run AUD 7–16, coffee AUD 5. Open daily 6am–2pm with lawn seating.
Five independent kitchens under one Palm Beach roof — Mexican, Thai, wood-fired pizza, burgers and dumplings — plus three bars and a rooftop deck. Order at each counter and share one table; most plates AUD 14–28.
The surfer-owned brewery on Traders Way pours XPA, Eazy Hazy and small-batch releases straight from the tank room, 4–9pm Thursday to Sunday. Tasting paddles AUD 16, schooners AUD 9, food truck at the roller door.
Mermaid Beach's cult pastry counter, known for the Nutella-filled Bambolone doughnut and croissant-cruffin hybrids that sell out by mid-morning. Pastries AUD 7–12, filter coffee AUD 5.50, hot brunch until 2pm.
Built on the sand at the base of the Burleigh headland, this Asian-leaning dining room made the Moreton Bay bug roll (AUD 36) a Gold Coast signature. Lunch from noon, with window tables facing the point break.
Queensland's oldest independent craft brewery, family-run since 2006 from an industrial shed on Ern Harley Drive. Bighead no-carb lager and the Hef are the flagships; taproom opens Thursday to Sunday from noon.
Simon Gloftis's Greek kitchen on Elizabeth Avenue chargrills whole snapper and slow-turns lamb on the spit, with saganaki flamed at the table. Shared mains AUD 38–62, dinner service from 5:30pm nightly.
The açaí bowl that set the Gold Coast breakfast template — Amazonian pulp blended thick and topped with granola, banana and honeycomb butter. Bowls AUD 14–19, open from 6:30am, two minutes from the beach path.
Neon-lit Park Avenue diner serving pan-Asian small plates — crispy pork belly bao, betel leaf bites, coconut poached chicken — from noon daily. Plates AUD 12–28, with cocktails built around lychee and lemongrass.
Headquarters of the brewery three mates started on a beer-blog dare in 2014, now on Gardenia Grove. Eggnog Stout and Hornet IPA rotate through a dozen taps; taproom noon–8pm with a pizza kitchen on site.
Warehouse laneway night market on Hillcrest Parade with 30-plus street food stalls — Argentinian empanadas, Sri Lankan hoppers, wood-fired pizza — and two live music stages. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 4–10pm.