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Gold Coast's listings skew heavily toward makers rather than heritage or lodging: craft studios and galleries form the largest cluster by far, with independent dining close behind and a dense run of breweries and distilleries through Burleigh Heads and Miami. Surf schools concentrate around Currumbin, while galleries and pottery studios gather in Southport and Broadbeach. The spread across more than forty towns and localities, from coastal strips to hinterland pockets like Mudgeeraba and Wongawallan, suggests a region built less around a single tourist strip than a scattered network of small operators — potters, brewers, nursery owners and surf instructors — working close to where they live.
At a glance
- 160 places
- 40 towns & localities
- ≈ 70 km from Brisbane
Generated from 174 verified listings · Last updated 28 July 2026
Towns & localities
Highlights
A selection of standout places across Gold Coast
Bamboo Down Under
Tucked into the hinterland at Wongawallan, this is a nursery built around a…
TableT'ang Court
On the third floor of a Surfers Paradise tower, this contemporary Cantonese…
CraftGoldy Gallery
Goldy Gallery on Brisbane Road operates as a vibrant space for contemporary…
Small BatchMount Nathan Winery
Peter Gibson established this vineyard on Mount Nathan's volcanic slopes in…
FieldFederation Walk Coastal Reserve
This beloved coastal reserve offers visitors a chance to reconnect with nature…
CultureSurf World
Volunteers run Queensland's only surfing museum from a first-floor room at…
Small Batch
Aardvark and Arrow Brewery
Varsity Lakes, QLD
Located in Varsity Lakes, this boutique brewery serves the Gold Coast with fresh, preservative-free…
Balter Brewing Company
Currumbin Waters, QLD
A Gold Coast brewery in Currumbin Waters with a mission of "good beer with enjoyment." Features a…
Bett-A-Brew Beer & Wine Making Supplies
Parkwood, QLD
A comprehensive beer and wine making supply store in Parkwood offering everything from brewing kits…
Black Hops Brewery Biggera Waters
Biggera Waters, QLD
One of two Black Hops taprooms on the Gold Coast, this Biggera Waters outpost pours a brewery that…
Culture
Booringa Heritage Museum
4 Elizabeth St, QLD
A volunteer-run community museum preserving 130 years of heritage from the former Booringa Shire…
Gold Coast City Gallery
Surfers Paradise, QLD
The Gold Coast's public gallery housed within the HOTA cultural precinct manages a growing…
Gold Coast War Museum
Mudgeeraba, QLD
A private collection that opened at Mudgeeraba in 1975 and has grown across half a century into an…
HOTA Gallery
Surfers Paradise, QLD
The Gold Coast has long needed a cultural anchor that isn't a theme park. HOTA Gallery, housed…
Craft
19 Karen Contemporary Artspace
Mermaid Beach, QLD
Terri Lew opened this Mermaid Beach warehouse gallery in 2008 after selling her tourist magazine…
3Beaches Textiles
Coomera, QLD
Gold Coast designers Sonya Romeo and Niamh Brennan develop outdoor fabric collections—think…
ALOW Gallery
Mermaid Beach, QLD
Sarah and Jarrad Miller built ALOW out of their print production business, We Sell Prints — which…
Anthea Polson Art
Main Beach, QLD
Anthea Polson has been placing contemporary Australian art and sculpture into private and corporate…
Corner
Bamboo Down Under
Wongawallan, QLD
Tucked into the hinterland at Wongawallan, this is a nursery built around a single, deeply…
Flor Wine & Grocer
Burleigh Heads, QLD
Tucked into a small arcade off Park Avenue, this is a shop built around a single conviction: that…
Gold Coast Tropical Gardens
Carrara, QLD
At Carrara, just back from the Nerang River, this is a nursery built around a single conviction:…
Green Life Garden Centre
Mt Nathan, QLD
A garden centre in the Gold Coast hinterland at Mt Nathan, stocking palms, flowering plants and…
Table
Alvins Wine Bar
Paradise Point, QLD
A neighbourhood wine bar on Falkinder Avenue in Paradise Point, at the northern tip of the Gold…
Balboa Italian
Gold Coast, QLD
An Italian restaurant on the Gold Coast Highway, serving food classically Italian in inspiration…
Barrow
Nerang, QLD
A garden-filled country kitchen in the Gold Coast hinterland, plating honest, comforting food with…
Both Espresso & Wine
Runaway Bay, QLD
A Runaway Bay double act from local founders, running as a morning espresso bar and easing into a…
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