The best breakfasts on the Gold Coast

February 9, 2015 - 2 min read

The Gold coast is famous for its beaches and nightlife, but you can’t miss out on these delicious big breakfasts the next time you visit. Here are some of our best local favourites and secret spots.

​Looking for a delicious breakfast on the Gold Coast?

1) Bellakai Café

Bellakai Cafe is the place for breakfast! Early morning risers love this venue overlooking the sand and surf of Coolangatta. The interior design is superb and their menu has endless options serving breakfast lunch and dinner throughout the week.
Signature Breakfast Dish: Bellakai Benedict
Two soft poached eggs served on sourdough toast finished with fresh baby spinach and hollandaise sauce and your choice of bacon, mushroom or smoked salmon.
​Where: Aries Holiday Apartments 82 Marine Parade, Coolangatta

2) Dune Café
Overlooking the beautiful Currumbin Cove and the Parklands, Dune Café is a large attraction for tourists and local with their fresh and locally sourced produce to create hearty meals. They also have an assortment of vegetarian and gluten free options available so no one misses out!
Signature Breakfast Dish: Organic Spelt and Blueberry Pancakes
Handmade pancakes covered in chia seed and oats topped with grilled banana, raw Canadian maple and Barambah organic vanilla bean yoghurt.
Where: Palm Beach Parklands, 945 Gold Coast Highway Palm Beach

3) Bazaar @ QT
If you’re looking for something more upmarket along the tourist precinct of Surfers Paradise the Bazaar at QT is the place to go. The Bazaar offers breakfast, lunch and dinner with spectacular food displays including a fresh marketplace for customers to also purchase quality goods to take home after their eating experience.
Signature Dish: Breakfast Buffet
Open daily the Bazaar’s buffet lets families and friends enjoy a food safari with fresh fruits, hot foods and breakfast beverages all self service. In additional a personal chef will create you unique breakfast dishes if you prefer hot food in the morning.
Where: 7 Staghorn Avenue, Surfers Paradise

​4) Café Dbar
This great café situated in a Queenslander allows locals to feel relaxed whilst enjoying panoramic views on the coast. Not only is Café Dbar a great place to have breakfast, they also have live local events and music around the area with an art gallery for viewing once you’ve finished your meal.
Signature Dish: Athletes Protein
This hearty meal includes grilled Chorizo, bacon with three eggs, mushroom, kidney and black bean mash topped off with chilli relish on hashed potato.
Where: 275 Boundary Street, Coolangatta

​5) Beaches on Kirra
Beaches on Kirra has recently been rebranded however breakfasts are still great tasting with quality ingredients and a broad range of savoury selections to start your morning. Although they are a large venue hosting functions regularly the great service has made this café a favourite for locals and tourists just located near the domestic and international airport.
Signature Dish: Breakfast Burrito
Scrambled eggs cooked with bacon, avocado, rocket and cheese on a tortilla wrap that can be taken away to have along the beach.
​Where: Beachfront Kirra Surf Building 2 Creek St, Kirra