Cairns Travel Guide - Eating Out

 
 
 
Many restaurants also serve delicious seafood. You will also find many kosher cafes, vegetarian restaurants and halal cuisine in the city. Shield street, Lake street and the Esplanade have a variety of restaurants with delightful ambience and serving delicious cuisine.
Mexican food can be found on Shields street and a delicious tea of scones and jam can be enjoyed at the Coffee Cafe at Lake street. Bush food can be enjoyed at the Red Ochre Grill that specialises in Australian game meat and bush food.
Most Australians would be shocked to hear that you have actually eaten snakes, emus and grubs, but these delicacies are part of bush tucker. Wijuti grub soup is made with a variety of herbs and the wijuti grubs that are found in live wood stems. Barbecued goanna, a native lizard, has a unique taste and its meat is said to be very soft and tender.
Kakuda Plum Jam is one of the tamer bush foods and is really a jam that has been made from Kakuda Plums which are very sweet and delicious. Kangaroo Lasagne with Bush Tomato Chutney and Lemon Myrtle is another popular bush dish that many tourists are inclined to try.