Queensland · October 2026 figures

Best businesses in Cairns, QLD

566 Cairns businesses in 26 ranked lists, each ordered by most visited.

Things to do

• Tour operators

  76 ranked · median 4.8

  Cairns Adventure Group 4.8 from 2,529

• Tourist attractions

  49 ranked · median 4.6

  Cairns Aquarium 4.6 from 7,501

• Boat tours, charters & cruises

  38 ranked · median 4.7

  Ocean Free & Ocean Freedom 4.9 from 1,563

• Museums & art galleries

  25 ranked · median 4.8

  The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum 4.8 from 2,208

• Family entertainment & play centres

  14 ranked · median 4.5

  Timezone Cairns 4.7 from 1,032

• Aquatic, leisure & recreation centres

  13 ranked · median 4.4

  Cairns Esplanade Lagoon 4.7 from 6,159

• Cinemas & theatres 11
• Golf courses & clubs 5

Places to stay

• Holiday homes, apartments & B&Bs

  82 ranked · median 4.5

  Drift Palm Cove 4.2 from 730

• Hotels & resorts

  82 ranked · median 4.3

  Crystalbrook Riley 4.4 from 3,221

• Caravan parks

  20 ranked · median 4.5

  BIG4 Ingenia Holidays Cairns Coconut 4.6 from 2,768

• Hostels & backpackers

  18 ranked · median 4.3

  Summer House Cairns 4.2 from 983

• Motels

  6 ranked · median 3.7

  Cairns City Palms 4.1 from 412

Food & drink to take home

• Bottle shops

  22 ranked · median 4.2

  Dan Murphy's Earlville 4.5 from 1,224

• Butchers

  17 ranked · median 4.6

  Cairns Bulk Meats 4.2 from 241

• Cake shops & patisseries

  11 ranked · median 4.7

  Ah-Room 4.4 from 212

• Health food & supplement stores

  9 ranked · median 4.8

  Elite Supplements Cairns 4.9 from 216

• Markets

  7 ranked · median 4.5

  Rusty's Markets 4.5 from 3,538

• Fishmongers & seafood markets

  6 ranked · median 4.6

  Ocean World Seafood Market 4.2 from 1,349

Events & celebrations

• Party hire & supplies

  11 ranked · median 4.8

  Spotlight Cairns 4.1 from 1,528

• Wedding & function venues

  11 ranked · median 4.5

  Hemingway's Brewery Cairns Wharf 4.2 from 1,652

• Celebrants

  10 ranked · median 5.0

  Ali Ever After - Ali Conroy 5.0 from 137

• Caterers

  7 ranked · median 5.0

  Coral Coast Catering 4.7 from 53

• Event planners & managers

  6 ranked · median 5.0

  The Billabong, Kuranda 4.3 from 244

• Wedding photographers

  6 ranked · median 5.0

  Perspectives Photography 5.0 from 169

• DJs & entertainers 4

Other cities and towns in Queensland

• Brisbane2,726 businesses
• Gold Coast1,545 businesses
• Sunshine Coast1,484 businesses
• Townsville371 businesses
• Toowoomba224 businesses
• Rockhampton203 businesses
• Airlie Beach188 businesses
• Hervey Bay184 businesses
• Port Douglas183 businesses
• Bundaberg155 businesses
• Mackay154 businesses
• Logan102 businesses
• Ipswich97 businesses
• Yeppoon70 businesses
• Caboolture54 businesses
• Gladstone52 businesses
• Stanthorpe49 businesses
• Mount Isa39 businesses
• Maryborough38 businesses
• Bowen36 businesses

Ratings and review counts are Google's, as listed in October 2026. Phone numbers, websites and opening hours are the ones each business lists. Nothing here is paid for or verified by MenuMap. How the ranking works.