Sarah & Swain’s Guide
Food scene
This is a vegan café with fabulous service and a great choice of breakfast and lunch meals. Even if you are not vegan you’ll find this is one of the best cafes in Buderim. It’s a family fav and none of us are vegan.
Great burgers, bao’s, salads and curries. Having a cup
of tea at Cafe Vie is pure theatre.
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Cafe Vie
2 Main StThis is a vegan café with fabulous service and a great choice of breakfast and lunch meals. Even if you are not vegan you’ll find this is one of the best cafes in Buderim. It’s a family fav and none of us are vegan.
Great burgers, bao’s, salads and curries. Having a cup
of tea at Cafe Vie is pure theatre.
You can eat in this small simply decorated restaurant, but takeaway or delivery are great options too.
The pineapple and duck curry is super yum. The whole fish with ginger eaten in the restaurant is impressive and good value. It can be ordered as a takeaway too but not as spectacular if presented in the restaurant.
This is a go to for us and only 5 mins drive down the hill.
Buderim Chang Smile Thai
63 Karawatha StreetYou can eat in this small simply decorated restaurant, but takeaway or delivery are great options too.
The pineapple and duck curry is super yum. The whole fish with ginger eaten in the restaurant is impressive and good value. It can be ordered as a takeaway too but not as spectacular if presented in the restaurant.
This is a go to for us and only 5 mins drive down the hill.
A funky Asian street food-style restaurant with an amazing buzz and vibe. No bookings taken so you may need to queue to get in at peak times, but the queue moves quickly and the wait is definitely worth it. Good on-site bar too.
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Rice Boi
Parkyn ParadeA funky Asian street food-style restaurant with an amazing buzz and vibe. No bookings taken so you may need to queue to get in at peak times, but the queue moves quickly and the wait is definitely worth it. Good on-site bar too.
The newest entry to the Coast food scene and the funky CBD sister of The Wharf’s Rice Boi restaurant. No bookings. Popular at peak times, but fabulous funky Asian food.
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Giddy Geisha
Market LaneThe newest entry to the Coast food scene and the funky CBD sister of The Wharf’s Rice Boi restaurant. No bookings. Popular at peak times, but fabulous funky Asian food.
A coastal icon, Fish on Parkyn blends coastal casual with an upmarket food vibe.
This is a little more special occasion than others in my list and prices reflect this. They don’t advertise it, but it’s BYO which is AMAZING for a restaurant of this calibre.
Focus on seafood, but a large range of other non-seafood offerings too.
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Fish on Parkyn
25 Parkyn ParadeA coastal icon, Fish on Parkyn blends coastal casual with an upmarket food vibe.
This is a little more special occasion than others in my list and prices reflect this. They don’t advertise it, but it’s BYO which is AMAZING for a restaurant of this calibre.
Focus on seafood, but a large range of other non-seafood offerings too.
Not actually called Buderim Monkey Cafe as changed with new owners to Somewhere on Buderim. Authentic Vietnamese fare for takeaway or to eat in in the courtyard. BYO. Clean tasting freshly prepared dishes that appeal to a wise audience. Good gluten free snd vegetarian options. Generous helpings and great for sharing.
Buderim Coffee Monkey
56 Burnett StreetNot actually called Buderim Monkey Cafe as changed with new owners to Somewhere on Buderim. Authentic Vietnamese fare for takeaway or to eat in in the courtyard. BYO. Clean tasting freshly prepared dishes that appeal to a wise audience. Good gluten free snd vegetarian options. Generous helpings and great for sharing.
Sightseeing
Eumundi tržnica
80 Memorial DrOn top of the range in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland this town is perfect for wandering the streets looking at local shops and which have been stttarctig tourists for years. While the vibe can be a bit touristy, their are hidden gems for eating , drinking and shopping.
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Montville
On top of the range in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland this town is perfect for wandering the streets looking at local shops and which have been stttarctig tourists for years. While the vibe can be a bit touristy, their are hidden gems for eating , drinking and shopping.