Queensland Food and Drink

Rooftop bars, reef-to-plate seafood, cellar doors and farm-gate tastings across Queensland

Taste the state

Queensland eats well. Mud crab and prawns come straight off the boats, tropical fruit grows in the Daintree, and the Granite Belt makes high-altitude wines that now win national awards. In the cities, rooftop bars and small wine bars sit alongside classic pubs, while the hinterlands are full of cheesemakers, distillers and craft brewers who are happy to show you around.

Use this guide to find somewhere to eat, drink or taste your way through a region. Pick a region below, or filter by the kind of experience you are after: a long winery lunch, a brewery tour, a sunset cruise or a night out in the city.

Eat and drink by region

Pick a region to see its restaurants, bars, wineries and food tours. Scroll sideways for more regions.

Find a place to eat and drink

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Type of place
Maleny Cheese, Maleny, Sunshine Coast Hinterland
A paddock-to-plate yoghurt and cheese tasting tour in the Sunshine Coast hinterland town of Maleny.
Creative Tours, Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Hinterland and Brisbane
Award-winning small-group and private food and drink tours on the Sunshine Coast, Noosa and Brisbane.
Coast to Hinterland Tours, Sunshine Coast and Hinterland
Small-group Sunshine Coast tours covering gin, wine, craft beer, seafood cruises and hinterland highlights.
Witches-Falls-Winery
Coach tours from Brisbane to wineries, microbreweries and distilleries across South East Queensland.
10 Toes Brewery Tours, Buderim, Sunshine Coast
A behind-the-scenes tour of an independent Sunshine Coast brewery in Buderim, with lunch and tastings.
Coastal Cruises Mooloolaba, The Wharf Mooloolaba, 123 Parkyn Parade
Seafood lunch and sunset cruises on the Mooloolah River, departing The Wharf Mooloolaba.
Sunshine Coast Craft Beer Tours, Sunshine Coast, Hinterland and Noosa
All-inclusive brewery, distillery and winery tours across the Sunshine Coast, Hinterland and Noosa.

Plan your food and drink trip

When is the best time for a food trip in Queensland?

Winter and spring (June to November) bring dry, mild weather in the north and crisp days on the Granite Belt, which is ideal for long lunches and winery visits. Many regions also hold their food festivals during these months.

Do I need to book?

Book tours, winery experiences and rooftop brunches ahead, especially on weekends and school holidays. Many cellar doors take walk-ins, but small producers and farm tours often ask you to call first.

How do I get around a wine region without driving?

Join a guided tasting tour. Most operators in the Granite Belt, Scenic Rim, Tamborine Mountain and Sunshine Coast hinterland include transport, so everyone can enjoy the tastings.