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Bars with great food in Gold Coast

Somewhere to eat as well as drink: the Gold Coast bars where the food is as good as the drinks.

Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.

Cocktails and food: 6 bars

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1 · Burleigh Heads and Miami

Justin Lane Rooftop

Rooftop bar

A laid-back rooftop with ocean views and pizza. Time it right and you can hear the sound check from the amphitheatre next door.

  • 🍸 Cocktails
  • 🌇 Views
  • 🍽️ Food
  • 🎶 Music

📍 1710 Gold Coast Highway, Burleigh Heads QLD 4220

2 · Broadbeach, Mermaid and Nobby Beach

Sueño

Rooftop bar

A Latin American-inspired rooftop from the Rick Shores team in The Oxley precinct at Nobby Beach, with beach views, share plates and bug tacos.

  • 🍸 Cocktails
  • 🌇 Views
  • 🌵 Agave
  • 🍽️ Food

📍 2217 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218

3 · Surfers Paradise and Southport

Destino Wine Bar

Wine bar

A Mediterranean-inspired wine bar at Sanctuary Cove with wines from around the world, share plates, charcuterie and cheese boards.

  • 🍷 Wine
  • 🍽️ Food
  • 💕 Date night

📍 4601 Masthead Way, Hope Island QLD 4212

4 · Broadbeach, Mermaid and Nobby Beach

The Loose Moose

Tap and grill house

A brick-lined tap and grill house with pub food and a prohibition twist, at the same address as the Roosevelt Lounge.

  • 🍺 Pub
  • 🍺 Craft beer
  • 🍽️ Food
  • 🎉 Groups

📍 75 Surf Parade, Broadbeach QLD 4218

5 · Broadbeach, Mermaid and Nobby Beach

Moustache

Wine bar and bistro

A pint-sized, candlelit European-style bistro and wine bar in The Oxley precinct, with martinis that hold their own.

  • 🍷 Wine
  • 💕 Date night
  • 🍽️ Food

📍 3/2217 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218

6 · Palm Beach and Currumbin

Burly Bar

Gin bar

A two-level gin bar and cellar door pouring award-winning Burly gins, with small plates and guided tasting flights.

  • 🍸 Cocktails
  • 🌿 Gin
  • 🍽️ Food

📍 60 Currumbin Creek Road, Currumbin QLD 4223

Map: cocktails and food

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Your questions

Which Gold Coast bars serve good food?

Start with Justin Lane Rooftop, Sueño, Destino Wine Bar, The Loose Moose and Moustache. Our full list has 6 bars.

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Who wrote this guide

This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland. Now we're bringing it to Australia. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We put this guide together from our own research and trusted local guides, including Experience Gold Coast, Must Do Gold Coast and Urban List.

No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.

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