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7.30am-8pm Mon-Sat)
Great takeaway pasta
(Whitsunday Shopping Centre, Cannonvale; dishes $8-23.50;
and antipasto offerings.
Mr Bones
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PIZZERIA, TAPAS
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( 0416 011 615; Lagoon Plaza, 263 Shute Harbour Rd; shared plates $12-17, pizza $15-23; 9am-9pm Tue-Sat)
Mr Bones is the new standard bearer in Airlie Beach for hip, affordable dining. It's right-
fully gaining repute for its perfect thin-based pizzas - try the prawn and harissa - while
the 'not pizzas' (appetisers including the lip-licking blackened fish skewers with pine-
apple and mint salsa) are also spectacular.
Village Cafe
( 07-4946 5745; 366 Shute Harbour Rd; mains $19.95-29.50; 7.30am-9pm)
Village Cafe is always
busy with hungover backpackers and those chasing good coffee, and the breakfasts at this
place are just the tonic to get the day started. Order a 'hot rock' and cook your protein of
choice to perfection on a sizzling volcanic slab that's been heated for 12 hours.
CAFE
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Deja Vu
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FUSION
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( 07-4948 4309; Golden Orchid Dr; lunch $19-25, dinner $27.50-34.50; noon-2.30pm & 6-9pm Wed-Sat,
noon-2.30pm Sun)
Rated as one of Airlie's best, this Polynesian-themed restaurant concocts
dishes with all kinds of international influences. Aim to be in town for weekly gastro-
event The Long Sunday Lunch (eight courses per person costs $44.50). Bookings are re-
quired here.
Drinking & Nightlife
It's said that Airlie Beach is a drinking town with a sailing problem. The bars at
Magnums
and
Beaches
, the two big backpackers in the centre of town, are always crowded, and are
popular places to kick off a ribald evening.
Phoenix Bar
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BAR
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