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( 07-5506 5555;
www.nirvanabythesea.com.au
; 1 Douglas St, Kirra; 2-/3-bedroom apt from $205/365)
Attaining
some sort of salty nirvana across from Kirra Beach, this sleek new apartment tower comes
with all the whistles and bells: two pools, gym, cinema room, ocean views and sundry
salons.
Eating
Burger Lounge
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BURGERS
$
( 07-5599 5762;
www.burgerlounge.com.au
; cnr Musgrave & Douglas Sts, Kirra; mains $10-17; 10am- 9pm
Thu-Tue, 11am-9pm Wed)
Awesome bun-fest in a triangular-shaped room at the base of the Nir-
vana apartment tower (fast-food nirvana?). The chicken-and-mango-chilli burger is a win-
ner! Lots of good beers, cocktails and wines, too, and sangria by the jug.
Earth 'n' Sea
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PIZZERIA
$$
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( 07-5536 3477;
www.earthnseapizza.com.au
;
72 Marine Pde, Coolangatta; mains $11-33; 10am-9pm Mon-Fri,
8am-9pm Sat & Sun)
An old-fashioned, family-friendly pizza and pasta restaurant on the main
drag. Substance trumps style.
Bread 'n' Butter
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TAPAS
$$
( 07-5599 4666;
www.breadnbutter.com.au
;
76 Musgrave St; tapas $13-22, pizzas$19-25; 5.30pm-late)
Head upstairs to the Bread 'n' Butter balcony, where moody lighting and chilled tunes
make this tapas bar perfect for a drink, some pizza or some tapas (or all three). Uses local
and home-grown produce and recycles precisely 78% of waste. DJs spin on Friday and
Saturday nights.
Bellakai
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MODERN AUSTRALIAN, CAFE
$$$
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( 07-5599 5116;
www.facebook.com/bellakai.cool
angatta; 82 Marine Pde, Coolangatta; mains $30-37; 5am-
late)
From 5am until late, Bellakai plates up fine food. Start with black-tiger-prawn dump-
lings, followed by the fish of the day with kipfler potatoes, sesame greens and miso butter.
