Eat 28 January 2026 5 min read

Every food stop worth making at Pacific Fair.

From the bakery to the dumpling bar, a Pacific Fair food map.

Pacific Fair is five minutes from Broadbeach and it is one of the better shopping centres in the country for food. Not food court food. Actual restaurants, good cafes, a Japanese kitchen worth going out of your way for and a teppanyaki bar that doubles as dinner and a show. If you are staying at Solace and you need a morning coffee, a quick lunch or somewhere to sit down for a proper dinner without driving anywhere, this is the guide.

Here is every stop worth making, in rough order of when you would visit them.

Coffee first

Common Coffee is the pick inside Pacific Fair. A specialty coffee bar with an active focus on flavour and full-bodied espresso, it is the kind of place that takes what goes in the cup seriously without making you feel like you need to know the difference between a washed and natural process to order one. Find it inside the centre and start here before anything else.

If you are entering from the Broadbeach South light rail end, Caffe Cherry Beans greets you at the entrance with river views, outdoor seating and good coffee. It is the easier grab-and-go option if you are moving quickly and want to be out on the terrace rather than sitting inside.

Something to eat before you shop

Betty’s Burgers on the ground floor of The Patio dining precinct is the reliable crowd-pleaser. The Classic Betty is the order and the concrete shakes are worth getting if you are not planning a swim immediately afterwards. It fills up fast on weekends so go early or late.

Grill’d is the alternative if you want something lighter. Solid burgers, good salads, fast service and easy enough that you can be in and out in 30 minutes if the shopping list is long.

Lunch

Motto Motto Japanese Kitchen is the pick for a proper sit-down lunch. Born out of the kitchen of one of Australia’s most awarded Japanese restaurants, Sono, it brings the best of Japanese fine dining into a casual format. The karaage chicken, pork ramen and beef dishes are the orders. It sits on Level 1 of The Patio dining precinct and has outdoor seating worth taking on a good weather day.

Chong Co Thai is the lunch option if you want something with more heat. A Gold Coast staple with a loyal following, the Thai dishes are genuine and the alfresco setting makes it a relaxed midday stop.

Yum Cha Cuisine is the weekend lunch destination worth planning around. Open from 11:30am daily, the dim sum is well made and the service moves quickly enough that you will not lose your whole afternoon to it.

The teppanyaki experience

Kamikaze Teppanyaki is the dinner option that works as both a meal and an event. Chefs cook marble beef, steak, fried rice and seafood on the grill directly in front of you. Book a seat at the cooking station rather than a regular table. The show is half the point and it makes for a genuinely fun evening, especially if you are travelling with a group. Book ahead on weekends.

Dinner

BiN 232 transforms in the evening into a proper bar and restaurant worth sitting at for a few hours. The Asian fusion menu works well for sharing, the cocktail list is considered and it is open late seven days a week, which makes it the most useful option if dinner runs long.

Betty’s Burgers is always there for a no-fuss end to the evening if the day got away from you. It serves until late and the quality does not drop after 8pm.

A few practical notes

Pacific Fair is a five minute drive or ten minute walk from Solace depending on which entrance you use. The Coles inside the centre is the most convenient grocery stop for stocking the apartment and is open late. Parking is free for up to five hours on weekdays and three hours on weekends across the 6,500 space car park. The Patio dining precinct on the upper level has outdoor seating on the terrace and is the better place to sit when the weather is good. Most restaurants are open for dinner until at least 9pm and BiN 232 runs later than most.