Jill's Guidebook

Jill
Jill's Guidebook

Retail Therapy & Coffee

Superb coffee, cold drinks & smoothies. Grab a quick hit, (no larger food items.) Great Ladies boutique homewares and gifts also!
Meg & Me Espresso
6-14 Clarence Street
Superb coffee, cold drinks & smoothies. Grab a quick hit, (no larger food items.) Great Ladies boutique homewares and gifts also!
Just the most awesome tasting coffee! Espresso bar and retail outlet (Take home beans freshly roasted beans) 🫘 open 6.30-2pm M-F
Holy Goat Coffee
Just the most awesome tasting coffee! Espresso bar and retail outlet (Take home beans freshly roasted beans) 🫘 open 6.30-2pm M-F

Food scene

Two triple four restaurant
Great food/cocktails and upbeat service
27 abantu bendawo batusa
Bills Fishhouse & Bar
18-20 Clarence St
27 abantu bendawo batusa
Great food/cocktails and upbeat service
Superb organic baked goods and organic sourdough breads
Burkhardt's Organic
15 Short St
Superb organic baked goods and organic sourdough breads
Great hidden location riverside lovely views with good variety of menu. A local 🤫 secret, bookings encouraged!
Banks Cafe
Great hidden location riverside lovely views with good variety of menu. A local 🤫 secret, bookings encouraged!
Tucked in behind the surf club at lighthouse beach brekky and lunch beachside.
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COAST Lighthouse Beach
40 Matthew Flinders Dr
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Tucked in behind the surf club at lighthouse beach brekky and lunch beachside.
Coffee, brekky and lunch beachside at Flynn’s beach. Turn left from shelly beach and walk two beaches away, approx 20 -30 min walk depending on fitness!
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Sandbox
36 Tuppenny Rd
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Coffee, brekky and lunch beachside at Flynn’s beach. Turn left from shelly beach and walk two beaches away, approx 20 -30 min walk depending on fitness!
Best woodfire pizzas and homemade tiramisu! T/A or dine in. Can get busy as very popular, so book to avoid disappointment.
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Enzo Woodfired
53 Pacific Dr
10 abantu bendawo batusa
Best woodfire pizzas and homemade tiramisu! T/A or dine in. Can get busy as very popular, so book to avoid disappointment.
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Tacking Point Tavern
102a Ocean Dr
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Been around a long time! Catering for kids also.
Pancake Place
Clarence Street
Been around a long time! Catering for kids also.
Great food and local produce inspired menu.
Twotriplefour by Bills
Great food and local produce inspired menu.

Drinks and snacks with view

Hello sailor is a bar that offers snacks located at the back of the Port Marina, not far from sails hotel. Nice views of the marina.
Lovely location along the path (known as the river break wall walk) for a cocktail, drinks and smaller bites to eat.
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LITTLE SHACK
1a Munster St
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Lovely location along the path (known as the river break wall walk) for a cocktail, drinks and smaller bites to eat.
Great bar with Cocktails, live music, & food in casual atmosphere waterside Also serving breakfasts
Hello Sailor Port Macquarie
Great bar with Cocktails, live music, & food in casual atmosphere waterside Also serving breakfasts

Family venue / children

Kids playroom
Activities galore, laser tag, rock climbing indoors for all levels.
9 abantu bendawo batusa
Centre of Gravity Indoor Adventure Centre
52 Jindalee Rd
9 abantu bendawo batusa
Activities galore, laser tag, rock climbing indoors for all levels.

Neighbourhoods

Picnic, bbq boat and other water craft hire. Car ferry across to the north shore. Rough at times dirt road through to Crescent head.
Settlement Point
Picnic, bbq boat and other water craft hire. Car ferry across to the north shore. Rough at times dirt road through to Crescent head.
A smaller town just south of port Macquarie approx a 30 minute drive. You will pass Lake Cathie a popular swimming & bbq area along the way. Continue through Laurieton to cross the river to find the riverside at Dunbogan which end finally at Pilot beach a lovely beach with some great walks around the headland.
Laurieton
A smaller town just south of port Macquarie approx a 30 minute drive. You will pass Lake Cathie a popular swimming & bbq area along the way. Continue through Laurieton to cross the river to find the riverside at Dunbogan which end finally at Pilot beach a lovely beach with some great walks around the headland.

Sightseeing

A day trip, approximately an hours drive north. A safe bay for swimming at trial bay, or patrolled beach in town….visit the old gaol and the lighthouse at Smokey cape for a great view of the coastline. Stopover at the lovely riverside town of Gladstone and do lunch, or sunset dinner or cocktails at Lloydies at Gladstone for food that’s mouthwatering, riverside. Bookings advised!
South West Rocks
A day trip, approximately an hours drive north. A safe bay for swimming at trial bay, or patrolled beach in town….visit the old gaol and the lighthouse at Smokey cape for a great view of the coastline. Stopover at the lovely riverside town of Gladstone and do lunch, or sunset dinner or cocktails at Lloydies at Gladstone for food that’s mouthwatering, riverside. Bookings advised!

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Don’t want to take the car?

Taxis and Uber are few and far between try booking ahead of you need one! Also most of the clubs and pubs have courtesy buses so check it out b4 you head out!
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Watch your speed driving in town!

There are a lot of mobile speed cameras around Port so watch out!!! Speed limits around town are mostly 50klms.!!!