Coffee & cafés in Cairns City
Cairns City has 73 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Breakfast (18), Bubble Tea (2), Espresso (2). The coffee scene spans 47 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 17 Coffee Shops, 2 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegan cafés (6), Gluten-free cafés (2), Vegetarian cafés (2). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés. 9 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Dietary options:Vegan cafés (6)
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Cairns City | Australia median |
|---|---|---|
| Not part of a chain we track | 92% of 73 venues | 91% (median of 172 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.6 across 62 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.5 (median of 172 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 35% of 40 venues with a price level | 21% (median of 82 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 65% of 40 venues with a price level | 79% (median of 82 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 0% of 40 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 82 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 4.4% of 68 venues with listed hours | 5.6% (median of 172 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 72% of 68 venues with Sunday hours listed | 70% (median of 172 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 65% of 68 venues with listed hours | 63% (median of 172 cities) |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Cairns City on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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Kultcha Cairns Central
Cairns Central Shopping Centre, level 1/1-21 McLeod St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
★ 5.0 (40)
Open late
Bury me Standing
★ 4.9 (274)
AKOFI
72 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.9 (64)£
Outdoor seating
Sixters Cafe & Street Eats
Shop 4/129 Abbott St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.9 (38)
Rayyan Cafe
83 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.8 (708)£
Outdoor seating
Blackbird Laneway
Oceana Walk Arcade, 13/62 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.8 (581)££
Outdoor seating
The Chamber Room Espresso & Brew Bar
20 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.8 (320)££
Outdoor seating
R T i C "Regional Tourist info & Coffee"
147 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.8 (254)£
Outdoor seating
CaKao Plus Rusty's
Shop 2/57/89 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.8 (213)£
Outdoor seating
Billy's coffee
57 Sheridan St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.8 (135)£
Outdoor seating
Arte. by Crystalbrook
Crystalbrook Bailey, Ground Floor/163 Abbott St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
★ 4.8 (89)
Outdoor seating
Sing Sing Espresso
★ 4.8 (88)
Barista Sista
Rusty's Markets Sheridan St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
★ 4.8 (79)
Grafton Coffee
31 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
★ 4.8 (53)
The Hut
★ 4.8 (26)
Crate 59
59 Sheridan St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
★ 4.8 (13)
Mi Place Espresso Bar
★ 4.7 (1036)££
Outdoor seating
Bang & Grind Café Spence St.
Shop 8/14 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.7 (915)££
Outdoor seating
Pete & Paulz
★ 4.7 (582)£
Outdoor seating
Cafe Strada
79 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
★ 4.7 (493)
Jamdrop Cafe
★ 4.7 (414)££
Outdoor seating
Envy Espresso
111-115 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.7 (362)££
Outdoor seating
SUGOI CAFE
3/50 Shields St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.7 (118)£
Hi Cup Bubble Tea Cairns City
93 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
★ 4.7 (115)
The mouth trap cafe
★ 4.7 (45)
Coffee Buoy
Central and Northern Cairns, Corporate Tower, Ground Floor/15 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
★ 4.7 (19)
Outdoor seating
Caffiend
72 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
★ 4.6 (1163)
The Chambers
21 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.6 (1094)$20–40
Outdoor seating
Bagus Cafe
★ 4.6 (814)£
Outdoor seating
Cairns Burger Cafe
15 Aplin Street
★ 4.6 (775)£
Outdoor seating
Goose Specialty Coffee
★ 4.6 (588)££
Outdoor seating
ANNEES®
Rustys Market, Shop 3/89 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.6 (416)$1–20
Four Cinq
Shop 6/20 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.6 (279)££
Outdoor seating
Aqua Lagoon Cairns
Lot 113 Pier Point Rd, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.6 (250)£
Outdoor seating
VT Espresso
★ 4.6 (89)£
Outdoor seating
Lillipad Cafe
29/31 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.5 (1138)££
Outdoor seating
Candy cafe
Grafton Street
★ 4.5 (711)££
Outdoor seating
Meet Tea
★ 4.5 (236)
D Cafe
★ 4.5 (199)££
Outdoor seating
Coffee Works Cairns
46 Spence Street
★ 4.5 (97)
Muddy's Cafe
174 Esplanade
★ 4.4 (3671)££
Outdoor seating
Wharf One Cafe
★ 4.4 (1214)££
Outdoor seating
Chezest Cafe
2/135 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.4 (446)££
Outdoor seating
Mykonos Grill and Yiros Bar
Unit 1/62 Abbott St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.4 (443)££
Outdoor seating
Velvett Cafe
5b Sheridan St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.4 (5)
Helga's Pancake House
★ 4.3 (934)
Crave Cairns
117 Abbott Street
★ 4.3 (777)££
Outdoor seating
Bang & Grind
53 Esplanade
★ 4.3 (611)moderate
Outdoor seating
Pantry 15
62 Grafton Street
★ 4.3 (487)££
Outdoor seating
Blu Marlin Bistro
★ 4.3 (464)$20–40
Outdoor seating
Rise and Bake Brasserie
Central Shopping Centre, 1/21 McLeod St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.3 (397)£
Silk Caffe
46-48 Sheridan St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.3 (92)£
Outdoor seating
Wild Viles Nutrition
★ 4.3 (65)
Coast Roast
Cairns Central Shopping Centre 1, 21 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.2 (616)moderate
Cafe Thailand
7/93 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.2 (364)£
Outdoor seating
Sea Breeze Cafe at Cairns Hospital
165 Cairns St, Cairns North QLD 4870
★ 4.1 (152)$1–20
Outdoor seating
Hungry Pitcher
96 Abbott St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
★ 4.1 (69)
Swiss Cake & Coffee Shop
93 Grafton Street
★ 4.1 (20)
Pier Cafe
Located Inside, Shop G38/1 Pier Point Rd, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.1 (11)
Cafe Sunrise
34 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 4.0 (27)
Gong Cha
★ 3.8 (86)
Outdoor seating
Sweet Tea
★ 3.7 (38)
Cruze Coffee Cairns Central (Level 1)
1/21 (Level/1 McLeod St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
★ 3.7 (26)
Boost Juice
★ 3.6 (86)
Coast Roast Coffee
7 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 3.5 (667)moderate
Jamaica Blue Cairns Central
Cairns Central Shopping Centre Spence St Cnr Spence St &, McLeod St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 2.8 (237)££
The Coffee Club
Shop KU0/50 McLeod St, Cairns City QLD 4870
★ 2.3 (238)££
Blackbird coffee
Cafe Fika
111-115 Grafton Street
Coast Roast Cafe
Lilipad Cafe
72 Grafton Street
Mooz Gelato and Juice Bar
2 Marina Point Road
Outdoor seating
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Cairns City coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Cairns City?
There are 73 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Cairns City on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Cairns City?
Top-rated coffee shops in Cairns City include Caffiend, Lillipad Cafe, Rayyan Cafe. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Cairns City.
Are there coffee shops open late in Cairns City?
Yes — 1 venues stay open late in Cairns City. Use the "Open late" filter to find them.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Cairns City?
37 venues in Cairns City have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.