The Best Restaurants on the Sunshine Coast Right Now

The Sunshine Coast's restaurant scene has developed a national reputation built on two pillars: the Noosa dining ecosystem (Hastings Street and Thomas Street restaurants that have attracted serious chefs for their proximity to produce and the Noosa lifestyle), and the Eumundi and Hinterland food culture that complements the coast. The proximity to the Sunshine Coast hinterland's organic farms, the fresh seafood of the Noosa River and Moreton Bay, and a community that values food quality have combined to create a regional dining culture of genuine ambition.

Wasabi Noosa, Yoji Ueno's Noosa restaurant on Quamby Place has established itself as one of Australia's most celebrated Japanese restaurants outside Sydney and Melbourne, with a kaiseki-influenced tasting menu that uses Noosa River fish and Queensland produce in the Japanese framework. The sake list and the precision of the kitchen make Wasabi a national dining destination.

Berardo's, the Hastings Street institution that has provided Noosa with reliable contemporary Australian fine dining across more than two decades, with a wine list of depth and a menu that uses Noosa-sourced seafood and Hinterland produce with the confidence of a long-established kitchen.

Thomas Corner, the Thomas Street precinct's casual but precise dining room that represents the new Noosa: less formal than the Hastings Street institutions, but equally committed to produce quality and kitchen technique. The wood-fired cooking and the Noosa River fish are the signatures.

Mooloolaba Surf Club, the surf club's restaurant on the Mooloolaba Esplanade provides casual seafood dining with ocean views at the value-for-money level that the Noosa institutions do not offer. The flathead and chips, the prawn cocktail, and the coastal atmosphere make it the Sunshine Coast's most reliably enjoyable casual dining option.

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