Guidebook for North Maleny
Food Scene
This is where the locals hang out for breakfast, brunch and lunch on weekdays, and gets even more crowded on weekends when visitors hit the town. Having said that, I have never had to wait more than 5min for a table, someone is always just finishing up and leaving. Grab a table on the sidewalk and watch the Maleny world go by.
Highlights: Campos coffee, some of the best crepes I've had outside of Paris, plain and delicious cakes (think warm pear and blueberry butter cake with a side of thick cream). My favourite brunch dishes are mushrooms and spinach on panfried polenta, and the eggs benedict.
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Shotgun Espresso
48 Maple StThis is where the locals hang out for breakfast, brunch and lunch on weekdays, and gets even more crowded on weekends when visitors hit the town. Having said that, I have never had to wait more than 5min for a table, someone is always just finishing up and leaving. Grab a table on the sidewalk and watch the Maleny world go by.
Highlights: Campos coffee, some of the best crepes I've had outside of Paris, plain and delicious cakes (think warm pear and blueberry butter cake with a side of thick cream). My favourite brunch dishes are mushrooms and spinach on panfried polenta, and the eggs benedict.
Good coffee, unusual cakes (think carrot cake cookies with cream cheese filling), fresh juices, and a made-to-order gutsy moreish pulled lamb wrap that I can't stop ordering every time. Take that lamb wrap on a picnic or bush walking, it's tightly wrapped and makes for neat eating. I usually can't wait that long, and gobble it up warm from the press.
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Sarah's Unplugged
31 Maple StGood coffee, unusual cakes (think carrot cake cookies with cream cheese filling), fresh juices, and a made-to-order gutsy moreish pulled lamb wrap that I can't stop ordering every time. Take that lamb wrap on a picnic or bush walking, it's tightly wrapped and makes for neat eating. I usually can't wait that long, and gobble it up warm from the press.
The cheese cakes, especially the plain baked version. Wash it down with a strong pot of tea and go back to the Upper House for a nap. Perfect ;)
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Maple 3 Cafe
3 Maple StThe cheese cakes, especially the plain baked version. Wash it down with a strong pot of tea and go back to the Upper House for a nap. Perfect ;)
A small but select menu of breakfast and brunch dishes. Great croissants, love the balsamic-and-dukka-seasoned avocado and pancetta on toast, the frittata, and the delicate house-made cakes. Sit at the bench on the terrace and gaze at the beautiful wedding chapel across the street, and the distant valley.
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Little May Espresso
174 Main StA small but select menu of breakfast and brunch dishes. Great croissants, love the balsamic-and-dukka-seasoned avocado and pancetta on toast, the frittata, and the delicate house-made cakes. Sit at the bench on the terrace and gaze at the beautiful wedding chapel across the street, and the distant valley.
This is away from the buzz of Maleny's main street, but well worth the drive to seek it out. Excellent food (breakfast, lunch and dinner) in lush sub-tropical native gardens. If you go during the day, factor in some time to take an easy stroll through the estate, just follow the meandering path. Having said that, dinner is why I go to The Tamarind, though. It is probably the best dining experience on the Range.
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Spicers Tamarind Retreat
88 Obi Ln SThis is away from the buzz of Maleny's main street, but well worth the drive to seek it out. Excellent food (breakfast, lunch and dinner) in lush sub-tropical native gardens. If you go during the day, factor in some time to take an easy stroll through the estate, just follow the meandering path. Having said that, dinner is why I go to The Tamarind, though. It is probably the best dining experience on the Range.
Shopping
Fab selection of books, comfortable lounging surfaces, and some of the best coffees on Maple St. Bookworm paradise.
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Rosetta Books
30 Maple StFab selection of books, comfortable lounging surfaces, and some of the best coffees on Maple St. Bookworm paradise.
Bright, airy and colourful with textiles and tops from India. A cute selection of children's clothing. More upmarket boho than hippy. Worth a browse.
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Sapling Textiles
5 Maple StBright, airy and colourful with textiles and tops from India. A cute selection of children's clothing. More upmarket boho than hippy. Worth a browse.
Essentials
This IGA rocks. In addition to the usual basics you'd expect in a supermarket, it is chocked full of interesting local and non-local products. Slow browsing is recommended if you love exploring grocery shelves. The IGA has a useful labelling system: blue labels with a cow are local products, pink labels mean gluten-free.
Local products: Maleny milk (complimentary at the Upper House), Walker Farm eggs, Essential Grain breads, Woombye cheeses, Kenilworth cheeses and chocolate mousse, Maleny yoghurt, Crystal Waters honey, Saint Sausages in the chiller section (the rough-minced chicken chorizo is a personal fav), Peachester leg ham at the deli, Saya skincare range, Kin Kin dish washing detergent (bring a bottle home!), roast chicken (better than Woolworths').
Opens from 6.30am to 9pm every day. Shut on Christmas Day.
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IGA Maleny
26 Maple StThis IGA rocks. In addition to the usual basics you'd expect in a supermarket, it is chocked full of interesting local and non-local products. Slow browsing is recommended if you love exploring grocery shelves. The IGA has a useful labelling system: blue labels with a cow are local products, pink labels mean gluten-free.
Local products: Maleny milk (complimentary at the Upper House), Walker Farm eggs, Essential Grain breads, Woombye cheeses, Kenilworth cheeses and chocolate mousse, Maleny yoghurt, Crystal Waters honey, Saint Sausages in the chiller section (the rough-minced chicken chorizo is a personal fav), Peachester leg ham at the deli, Saya skincare range, Kin Kin dish washing detergent (bring a bottle home!), roast chicken (better than Woolworths').
Opens from 6.30am to 9pm every day. Shut on Christmas Day.
A good selection of wines, mixes, beers and more. Worth a browse. They may stock Ink Gin, which you can try at the Brouhaha Brewery on Coral Street. For me, it's one of the yummier gins around.
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Purple Palate Maleny
12 Bicentenary LnA good selection of wines, mixes, beers and more. Worth a browse. They may stock Ink Gin, which you can try at the Brouhaha Brewery on Coral Street. For me, it's one of the yummier gins around.
Well-maintained and clean coin-operated laundrette - $5 per wash, and $4 to $6 to dry. The machines take $1 and $2 coins. There is an on-site change dispenser that takes $5, $10, $20 or $50 note, and gives you change in one-dollar coins. There is also a detergent dispenser where you can purchase washing powder for one regular load. Each wash is about 30min, and it's perfectly ok to wander off and come back after an hour or so. Locals observe the courtesy of collecting their washing as soon as they can, especially on busy days. Opens from 7am to 8pm daily.
Maleny Laundrette
28 Coral StWell-maintained and clean coin-operated laundrette - $5 per wash, and $4 to $6 to dry. The machines take $1 and $2 coins. There is an on-site change dispenser that takes $5, $10, $20 or $50 note, and gives you change in one-dollar coins. There is also a detergent dispenser where you can purchase washing powder for one regular load. Each wash is about 30min, and it's perfectly ok to wander off and come back after an hour or so. Locals observe the courtesy of collecting their washing as soon as they can, especially on busy days. Opens from 7am to 8pm daily.