Scenic Rim ★ 4.2
Sleepy Scenic Rim valley with O'Reilly's vineyard restaurant and creek-side picnic baskets. Five-wine paddle, cheese boards and pizza on the deck.
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Spicers Hidden Vale ★ 4.5
Spicers' 12,000 acre Grandchester retreat houses Homage, a paddock-to-plate fire kitchen on chef Ash Martin's Mibrasa grill. Day-trip lunch worth the drive.
Burleigh Heads ★ 4.4
Burleigh Pavilion overlooks the headland with The Tropic (Mediterranean) and Justin Lane (pizza) flanking. A clean Gold Coast day trip from Brisbane.
Noosa ★ 4.6
Noosa's restaurant strip pivots from Hastings Street to Noosaville's Weyba Road. Wasabi over the river and Sum Yung Guys' modern Asian destination meals.
Eumundi Markets ★ 4.4
Australia's biggest art and craft market doubles as a foodie haven. Laksa, curry, coffee, burgers and chocolate stalls spread across the township.
North Stradbroke Island ★ 4.3
Catch the ferry to Dunwich for Straddie Brewing Co's three-storey brewhouse: tacos, wood-fired pizzas, sharing boards and ocean views with island-brewed ales.