The best restaurants in Townsville right nowUpdated

Townsville's restaurant scene reflects the city's position as the commercial capital of North Queensland — the defence and mining economy delivers the disposable income, and the Coral Sea seafood, the North Queensland beef, and the tropical produce provide the ingredients for ambitious cooking that has improved substantially in the past decade.

A Touch of Salt

The fine dining room on The Strand is Townsville's most accomplished restaurant — the view across Cleveland Bay, the service that matches the setting, and the cooking that uses Coral Sea seafood and North Queensland beef with the technique of a kitchen that understands its raw material create the experience that Townsville's residents keep for occasions that deserve it.

Watermark Restaurant

The restaurant at The Ville Resort on The Strand delivers the most commercially complete fine dining experience in the city — the Coral Sea seafood, the Queensland beef, and the wine list that covers Australian producers comprehensively create a reliable evening for Townsville's business dining and special occasion market.

C Bar

The Palmer Street bar and restaurant has been one of Townsville's most popular casual dining destinations for a decade, delivering the share plate format and the wine by the glass selection that the city's younger professional cohort has made its own. The kingfish ceviche and the Korean short ribs are the recurring favourites.

Wayne and Adele's Garden of Eating

The beloved Townsville institution on Allen Street has been feeding the city with home-style cooking, enormous portions, and the kind of genuine hospitality that makes regulars feel personally welcomed since it opened in a house in the 1980s. The wait can be long; it has always been worth it.

Longboard Bar and Grill

The beachside bar and grill at the northern end of The Strand takes the casual dining format as seriously as it needs to be — the fish and chips use Coral Sea fish, the burgers are made with local beef, and the outdoor seating that overlooks the bay makes the ordinary meal feel occasion-worthy.

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