Nu Nu Palm Cove: Beachfront restaurant menu & location

Nu Nu Palm Cove is one of the best regional restaurants in Australia, with an inventive menu meeting a beachfront location.

Nu Nu Palm Cove is building itself a reputation as one of the finest regional restaurants in Australia. In fact, Gourmet Traveller magazine called it just that.

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In the luxurious Cairns Northern Beaches suburb of Palm Cove, Nu Nu has the advantage of a genuine beachfront location.

But it’s not all about the Palm Cove Beach setting and the view. Nu Nu Palm Cove’s barefoot luxury vibe is married to a seriously impressive menu.

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Nu Nu restaurant in Palm Cove, Queensland. Photo courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland.

Nu Nu Palm Cove menu

The Nu Nu menu brings together several influences, with Asian leanings, as well as plenty of local and native Australian ingredients.

Options include the house-cured barramundi with ambarella, jungle juice & finger lime for $33. You could also try the BBQ quail, sweet tamarind, aromatic leaves and hot sauce for $32.

The Queensland influence comes in with the sugar cane-smoked duck with BBQ radicchio, rhubarb and pickles for $48.

Nu Nu Palm Cove desserts

Perhaps the most enticing things on the Nu Nu Palm Cove menu, however, are the desserts. There’s a strong emphasis on fresh, tropical fruit. Options include roast pineapple with black pepper caramel and coconut sorbet. You can also try rum-soaked banana and jackfruit.

For a full menu, visit the Nu Nu website.

Nu Nu Palm Cove is at the southern end of the beach suburb. It’s part of the Alamanda resort complex near the South Palm Cove Estuary.

Aside from dining, other things to do in Palm Cove include kayaking tours and spa sessions. Palm Cove is just under halfway along the drive from Cairns to Port Douglas. The Palm Cove to Cairns drive takes about 26 minutes.