A rustic-chic microbrewery and diner, Copperhead
Brewery Restaurant brings unfiltered beers, lo-fi wines
and gastropub-style meals to the hinterland town of
Cooroy.copperheadbrewery.com.au
The Sunshine State’s premier beach
is booming, with a new wave of
dining and retail spots making a
splash, writesFIONA DONNELLY.
STREET FOOD
Sum Yung GuysStreet art and neon
signage conjure an uptempo Asian
aesthetic at this first-floor venture.
The long banquette and semicircular
booth are good for groups and there’s
a good haul of dairy- and gluten-free
options, such as mandarin-cured
local swordfish with punchy nahm
jim.8/46 Duke St, Sunshine Beach,
(07) 5324 1391, sumyunguys.com.auMEXICAN
Noosa and Cali-Mex flavours go
together like Margaritas on tap and
hip-hop – all found at grungyParadise
Arcade(shop 8b/14 Arcadia St, Noosa
Junction, paradisearcade.com.au).
In Noosaville,Bordertowndelivers
Tex-Mex with via burgers, tacos and
booze (1/253 Gympie Tce, Noosaville,
bordertownnoosa.com.au)ITALIAN
BombettaThe former owners of
French-accented Gaston have
opened a breezy Italian bar-eatery
in Noosa Junction. Try a bombetta,
their take on the Pugliese meatball
stuffed with provolone and Taleggio,
wrapped in prosciutto anddusted
with lemon zest and parmesan.
1/77 Noosa Dr, Noosa Junction,
(07) 5343 1778, bombetta.com.auSHOP
Noosa Delikeeps its focus on Italy,
with house-made pasta, salumi and
coffee by local Clandestino Roasters
(9/21 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa
Junction, noosadeli.com.au). In
Noosa’s backblocks,Belmondos
Organic Marketcasts its net wider
and houses Clandestino’s roastery-
café, Tanglewood sourdough bakery,
Bio Shop’s organic fruit and veg,
and Eumundi Meats. (59 Rene St,
Noosaville, belmondos.com)FRENCH
NoosaHotBreadShopThere’s
Padre coffee on pour, crisp
Viennoiserie made with French
butter behind the counter, and
long-ferment sourdough on the
racks. Plans are afoot to open the
bakery as a wine bar after dark.
Shop 2, 62 Hasting St, Noosa Heads,
(07) 5449 2135●Noosa
AN EATING GUIDE TOCOOK
The Cooking School NoosaWasabi is
Queensland’s top-rated regional restaurant and one
of Australia’s best Japanese eateries. But the team’s
cooking school is less well known. Hands-on
classes in the same precinct extend beyond
Japanese technique, featuring guest chefs and
produce grown at the restaurant’s Honeysuckle Hill
farm. The results can be enjoyed in Wasabi’s dining
room on the Noosa River.2 Quamby Pl, Noosa
Heads, (07) 5449 2443, thecookingschoolnoosa.comNoosa is a
two-hour drive
north of
Brisbane, and
40 minutes’
drive from
Sunshine
Coast Airport.Eat outGOURMET TRAVELLER 59