Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
( 07-5532 9390;
www.facebook.com/miragemarket
; Shop 27, Marina Mirage, 74 Sea World Dr, Main Beach; mains
$10-29; 7am-6pm Sun-Wed, to 10pm Thu-Sat)
Floor-to-ceiling windows rimmed with Italian
mineral water bottles, inverted desk lamps dangling from the ceiling, good-looking Euro
tourists, wines by the glass, bread racks, cheese fridges and baskets overflowing with
fresh produce: this excellent deli/cafe gets a lot of things right. Order some polenta and
eggs and start your day with aplomb.
Peter's Fish Market
MAP
SEAFOOD, FISH & CHIPS
$
GOOGLE MAP
( 07-5591 7747;
www.petersfish.com.au
;
120 Sea World Dr, Main Beach; meals $9-16; 9am-7.30pm, cooking
from noon)
A no-nonsense fish market selling fresh and cooked seafood in all shapes and
sizes (and at great prices), fresh from the trawlers moored out the front.
Sunset Bar & Grill
MAP
MODERN AUSTRALIAN
$
GOOGLE MAP
( 07-5528 2622;
www.sunsetbarandgrill.com.au
;
Shop 31, Marina Mirage, 74 Sea World Dr, Main Beach; dishes
$12-28; 7am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 7pm Sat & Sun)
This umbrella-shaded, family-friendly place by the
water serves reasonably priced (if predictable) steaks, salads, burgers and seafood dishes.
Drinking
PUB
Fisherman's Wharf Tavern
( 07-5571 0566; Mariner's Cove, Main Beach; 10am-midnight)
This boisterous harbourside pub -
on a pier out over the water - is a beers-from-10am kinda joint, and gets raucous on week-
ends (big Sunday sessions). The kitchen whips up reliable burgers and fish and chips, plus
curries, steaks and salads.
Getting There & Away
Coaches stop at the
Southport Transit Centre
on Scarborough St, between North and
Railway Sts. Catch local Surfside buses from outside the Australia Fair Shopping Centre
on Scarborough St.
