Your Local Guide

Explore the Gold Coast

From beachside cafes and craft breweries to stunning coastal walks and weekend markets — everything you need for the perfect stay, curated by your hosts.

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Local Love · August
This month we're loving
Ace's Coffee
Breakfast / Coffee 350m · 4 min walk ♥ Host Pick

Retro red, refreshingly simple and four minutes from your door — from the founder of Mermaid Beach's Skull & Bones, Ace's does specialty coffee and fat focaccia sandwiches, and does them properly. Each month we shine a light on one of the local spots we love — supporting the neighbourhood that makes Miami such a special place to stay.

📷 Photos & reels via @acescoffee.miami & @theweekendeditiongoldcoast
Find Your Way

Your neighbourhood,
at a glance

Villa Nobby sits in Miami's quiet beachside pocket, with North Burleigh Beach a ten-minute stroll away and the best of the Gold Coast within a short drive. The dashed ring marks roughly ten minutes on foot.

Villa location shown approximately — the exact address is shared on booking. Gold-ringed dots are our ♥ host picks. Hover or tap any dot; pin positions come from OpenStreetMap.
Local Guide

Our favourite spots
right on your doorstep

Paddock Bakery ♥ Host Pick
Bakery / Café
650m · 9 min walk
A Coast institution — wood-fired pastries in a garden cottage. Go early.
Tarte Bakery & Café ♥ Host Pick
Bakery / Café
2.1km · 5 min drive
Pastry-case heaven — the croissants sell out for a reason.
Choubidou Café ♥ Host Pick
Breakfast / Café
950m · 10 min walk
French-inspired pastries and proper coffee — our newest morning favourite.
Ace's Coffee ♥ Host Pick
Breakfast / Coffee
350m · 4 min walk
The closest coffee to the villa — barely four minutes from your door.
Nectar Espresso
Breakfast / Café
700m · 10 min walk
Velvet Cafe & Lounge ♥ Host Pick
Breakfast / Café
1.3km · 3 min drive
Our lazy-breakfast favourite — generous plates, lovely staff.
Mohr Cafe & Deli ♥ Host Pick
Breakfast / Café
950m · 10 min walk
Neighbourhood gem for coffee and deli-style breakfasts.
Palm Springs Burleigh
Breakfast / Café
900m · 12 min walk
Communal Cafe
Breakfast / Café
900m · 12 min walk
Lito ♥ Host Pick
Breakfast / Café
2.2km · 5 min drive
Small, stylish and serious about coffee.
BSKT
Breakfast / Café
2.2km · 5 min drive
Buoy
Breakfast / Café
2.3km · 6 min drive
The Holliday Coffee
Breakfast / Café
2.6km · 5 min drive
Bobby Bang's ♥ Host Pick
Breakfast / Café
2.3km · 6 min drive
Punchy brunch plates with an Asian twist.
Pretty Handsome
Breakfast / Lunch / Café
550m · 8 min walk
Caffeine Kings
Breakfast / Lunch / Café
550m · 8 min walk
Grill'd Burger
Burgers
2km · 4 min drive
Mr Hizola's
Contemporary Cantonese
2.1km · 5 min drive
The Oxley 1823 ♥ Host Pick
Food Precinct
2km · 4 min drive
A laneway full of eats on the Nobby Beach strip.
Piada Co
Italian Street Food
2.1km · 5 min drive
Sushi Train
Japanese Sushi
450m · 6 min walk
Okazu Sushi Bar
Lunch / Japanese
2km · 4 min drive
Costa Taco Burleigh
Lunch / Mexican
2.1km · 5 min drive
Miami Sub
Lunch / Sandwiches
400m · 6 min walk
Street Fryer
Lunch / Thai
400m · 6 min walk
More Thai At Nobby
Lunch / Thai
2km · 4 min drive
Miami Marketta
Dinner / Food Precinct
1.5km · 3 min drive
Bar Monte - Miami ♥ Host Pick
Dinner / Italian
500m · 7 min walk
Handmade pasta and negronis, walking distance home — our date-night pick.
Crispy ♥ Host Pick
Dinner / Italian Pizza
1.2km · 15 min walk
Blistered wood-fired pizza — worth the walk, every time.
Gemellini Nobby Beach ♥ Host Pick
Dinner / Italian Pizza
2km · 4 min drive
Effortless Italian on the Nobby strip.
Norte ♥ Host Pick
Dinner / Latin American
2km · 4 min drive
Latin American flavours with serious charcoal-grill energy.
Eska ♥ Host Pick
Dinner / Seafood
2km · 4 min drive
Seafood with real finesse on the Nobby strip.
Haven Restaurant ♥ Host Pick
Dinner / Seafood
2.2km · 5 min drive
Our pick for a special-occasion seafood dinner.
Lars ♥ Host Pick
Dinner / Steakhouse
2km · 4 min drive
Steak done properly — settle in for the night.
Tide Bar & Kitchen ♥ Host Pick
Dinner / Thai
550m · 8 min walk
Modern Thai with a lovely evening vibe, an easy stroll away.
Rick Shore ♥ Host Pick
Fine Dining / Asian Fusion
2.2km · 5 min drive
The bucket-list dinner — beachfront Asian fine dining. Book ahead.
Limlay Thai
Lunch / Thai
2.1km · 5 min drive
Maman Bar & Kitchen ♥ Host Pick
Mediterranean
2.1km · 5 min drive
Mediterranean plates made for long dinners.
Light Years
Modern Asian Fusion
350m · 5 min walk
Jimmy Wah's
Modern Asian Fusion
2.1km · 5 min drive
Baby Mama ♥ Host Pick
Modern Asian Fusion
2km · 4 min drive
Playful modern Asian, made for sharing.
ConkaBar
Dinner / Mexican
2.1km · 7 min drive
Shoto ♥ Host Pick
Dinner / Japanese
2.1km · 7 min drive
Refined modern Japanese — beautiful plates, book ahead.
Apres Surf
Bar
2.5km · 5 min drive
Precinct Brewery
Brewery
600m · 8 min walk
Black Hops Brewery
Brewery
850m · 12 min walk
Hard Fizz
Brewery
700m · 10 min walk
Rosella's ♥ Host Pick
Cocktail Bar
2.1km · 5 min drive
Burleigh rooftop cocktails at golden hour. Enough said.
The Malibu Racquet Club ♥ Host Pick
Cocktail Bar
2.1km · 5 min drive
Retro-cool cocktails, straight out of a Slim Aarons photo.
Sueno Rooftop ♥ Host Pick
Cocktail Bar
2km · 4 min drive
Sundowners with ocean air.
Moustache ♥ Host Pick
Cocktail Bar
2km · 4 min drive
Moody little cocktail den — great for a nightcap.
Juju
Cocktail Bar
2km · 4 min drive
Terronia Cocktail Bar ♥ Host Pick
Cocktail Bar
2.1km · 5 min drive
Inventive cocktails in the heart of Burleigh.
The Cambus Wallace
Cocktail Bar w. live music
2km · 4 min drive
Roji Cat Beer Bar ♥ Host Pick
Japanese Brewery
450m · 6 min walk
A tiny Japanese beer bar with big character — start your evening here.
North Burleigh Surf Club
Pub / Dinner
650m · 9 min walk
Miami Tavern
Pub / Dinner
850m · 12 min walk
Paloma Wine Bar
Wine Bar
2.1km · 5 min drive
YOMG Burleigh Heads ♥ Host Pick
Froyo
2.1km · 5 min drive
Froyo happiness after a beach day.
Yo-Chi
Froyo
2.1km · 5 min drive
Gelato Gemelli ♥ Host Pick
Gelato
2km · 4 min drive
The best gelato on the Coast — trust us on the pistachio.
Al Bacio Gelato ♥ Host Pick
Gelato
1.2km · 15 min walk
Gelato naturale worth the beach walk.
Scoop Gelati
Gelato
2.1km · 5 min drive
Burleigh Gelato Co.
Gelato
2.1km · 5 min drive

Every spot in this guide is minutes from your door. Villa Nobby is a private Japandi suite for two in the heart of it all.

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What's On

Late July 2026 on the Gold Coast

Tomorrow, the free It's ON ChevrON Street Party takes over Thomas Drive with live music, local restaurants and market stalls — a brilliant Sunday afternoon barely five minutes from the villa. Later in the week, Heathers the Musical opens at HOTA on Thursday 30 July in its long-awaited Gold Coast premiere, and Celestial Nights returns to Sanctuary Cove for a starlit winter dinner on the 31st. Looking further ahead: the Pacific Airshow roars back to Surfers Paradise beach on 14–16 August, the Gold Coast Show lands at Broadwater Parklands over the public holiday weekend (28–30 August), and Brisbane Festival and BLEACH light up the spring calendar.

Last updated: 25 July 2026 · Events sourced via Must Do Gold Coast & HOTA
Top Things To Do This Week (25 Jul – 1 Aug)
Sunday 26 July · Chevron Island — Free
It's ON ChevrON Street Party
Thomas Drive comes alive with live music, market stalls and the island's best local restaurants — a free community afternoon five minutes from the villa.
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Opens Thu 30 July · HOTA
Heathers the Musical
The cult hit from London and New York lands on the Gold Coast — wickedly sharp, darkly funny and brilliantly cast. Book ahead. Recommended 14+.
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Friday 31 July · Sanctuary Cove
Celestial Nights
Starlit dining under the winter sky at InterContinental Sanctuary Cove — food, wine and stargazing. One for a special occasion.
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Any day this week · HOTA
This Moment — Dining at Palette
HOTA's This Moment exhibition spills into Palette restaurant — art-inspired dining where the menu answers the gallery, ten minutes from the villa.
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Arts, Music & Culture
It's ON ChevrON Street Party Chevron Island
Sunday 26 July · Chevron Island
It's ON ChevrON Street Party
Thomas Drive comes alive with live music, market stalls and the island's best local restaurants — a free community afternoon in one of the Gold Coast's most vibrant village pockets.
Chevron Island · 10 min drive Free entry
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Dumpling Masterclass at HOTA
Wednesday evenings until 26 August · HOTA
Dumpling Masterclass at HOTA
Roll, pleat and steam your way through a hands-on dumpling evening — equal parts workshop and dinner, and a lovely plan for a cooler winter night.
HOTA, Surfers Paradise · 10 min drive
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This Moment — Dining at Palette
Until 29 August · HOTA
This Moment — Dining at Palette
HOTA's This Moment exhibition spills into Palette restaurant — art-inspired dining where the menu answers the gallery. A refined long lunch, ten minutes from the villa.
HOTA, Surfers Paradise · 10 min drive
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Celestial Nights
31 July & 7 August · Sanctuary Cove
Celestial Nights
Starlit dining under the winter sky at InterContinental Sanctuary Cove — a curated evening of food, wine and stargazing. One for a special occasion.
InterContinental Sanctuary Cove · 40 min drive
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Theatre performers on stage
30 July – 9 August · HOTA
Heathers the Musical
High School Musical's darker, dirtier cousin — the cult hit comes to the Gold Coast in a production direct from London and New York. Wickedly funny, sharp-edged and brilliantly cast. Recommended 14+.
HOTA, Surfers Paradise · 10 min drive
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GreazeFest 2026
31 July – 2 August · Redland Showgrounds
GreazeFest 2026
Hot rods, rockabilly and kustom kulture — three huge days of cool cars, live music and vintage style at the iconic festival of all things retro.
Redland Showgrounds · 60 min drive
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Second Coming
6 – 22 August · La Boite, Brisbane
Second Coming
La Boite Theatre presents a love letter to Earth wrapped in the language of corporate salvation — sharp, funny and thought-provoking new Australian theatre.
Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane · 75 min drive
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Pacific Airshow Surfers Paradise
14 – 16 August · Surfers Paradise
Pacific Airshow
World-class aerobatics and cutting-edge military aircraft in breathtaking coastal displays over Surfers Paradise beach — one of the most spectacular free events on the Gold Coast calendar.
Surfers Paradise Beach · 10 min drive Free entry
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The Way We Were — The Music of Barbra Streisand
Saturday 22 August · Twin Towns
The Way We Were — The Music of Barbra Streisand
Melinda Schneider celebrates the timeless songbook of Barbra Streisand in a dazzling new concert event, just over the border at Twin Towns.
Twin Towns, Tweed Heads · 25 min drive
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Brisbane Festival 2026
4 – 26 September · Brisbane
Brisbane Festival 2026
The city's biggest and boldest celebration of art and community — three weeks of theatre, music, dance and riverside spectacle across South Bank and beyond. Worth planning a day trip around.
South Bank & citywide, Brisbane · 75 min drive
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BLEACH Festival 2026
1 – 11 October · HOTA & citywide
BLEACH Festival 2026
The Gold Coast's signature arts festival returns — eleven days of live music, theatre and large-scale spectacle at HOTA and across the city, headlined by Six60. The Coast at its most alive.
HOTA, Surfers Paradise · 10 min drive
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Markets & Food
Night food market with string lights
Every Friday, 4 — 8 PM
Sanctuary Markets
A global street food haven at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary every Friday evening. International cuisines, craft stalls, live music, plus vegan and gluten-free options. Family-friendly start to the weekend.
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary · 10 min drive Free entry
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Beachfront market at sunset
Every Wed, Fri & Sat, 4 — 9 PM
Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets
Iconic beachfront markets with handmade arts, crafts, fashion, jewellery, and foodie treats along the esplanade. A classic Gold Coast experience.
Surfers Paradise Esplanade · 10 min drive Free entry
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Fresh produce at farmers market
Every Sunday, 6 AM — 11:30 AM
HOTA Farmers & Artisan Markets
Weekly farmers market with fresh local produce, artisan goods, specialty coffee, and live music in the HOTA arts precinct. A Gold Coast Sunday morning favourite.
HOTA, Surfers Paradise · 10 min drive Free entry
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Artisan craft market stalls
Last Sunday of each month, 8 AM — 2 PM
Burleigh Heads Beachside Markets
The longest-running art and craft market on the Gold Coast, going strong for over 30 years. Local artisans, food vendors, and live music in a beachside setting at Justin's Park.
Justin's Park, Burleigh Heads · 5 min drive Free entry
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Farm fresh produce and flowers
Every Saturday, 6 AM — 11:30 AM
Palm Beach Farmers' Market
Local growers and artisan producers come together every Saturday morning. Fresh produce, bulk foods, locally made oils, honey, fresh flowers, and specialty coffee.
Currumbin High School, Palm Beach · 8 min drive Free entry
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Busy outdoor market with stalls and canopies
Every Sat & Sun, 7 AM — 3 PM
Carrara Markets
One of Australia's largest permanent marketplaces with over 300 stalls. Fresh produce, cafes, mini golf, butterfly house, and family attractions all weekend long.
Cnr Manchester Rd & Gooding Dr, Carrara · 15 min drive Free entry
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