SURROUNDING BYRON BAY

If you want to venture a bit outside of Byron, here are more fun things to do.

The below list was compiled by Tahli Kornhauser for the wedding party! Favorite locations are marked with an asterisk*

TOWNS

BRUNSWICK HEADS + BRUNSWICK RIVER 

We love Bruns! It’s a great place to swim and eat. 


  • Christmas Beach (Heaven/Harrys Hill) is a great, calm place to swim, particularly with young children. 

  • *Yami — Great Israeli food for lunch. Coffee too 

  • *La Casita – Mexican food & cocktails 

  • *Hotel Brunswick — Pub & Drinks 

  • *Roco Ramen x Sake. Wed-Sat 5pm-10m — New Sake bar by the owners of Fleet 

  • *Honour — Lovely European-style restaurant 

  • *Fleet – Fine dining degustation. Book well in advance https://fleetrestaurant.com.au/ 

  • Table View Cafe 

  • Saint Maries – Cheap pizza & nice wine bar

  • Old Maids – Burgers for lunch & dinner 

  • Bruns bakery 

  • Bernardi's Artisanal Gelato and Cafe

  • Natural Ice-Cream

  • Footbridge Cafe

  • Cadeau Bar and restaurant

  • Daily Counter

  • Jones & Co

  • Fabulous Mrs Fox — store 

  • Resould vintage — store 

  • Brunswick Picture House — Circus, Cabaret & Plays https://brunswickpicturehouse.com/

  • Brunswick Heads Markets 

BANGALOW

We love Bangalow! It’s a cute hinterland town with lovely shops and food.

  • *Ciao, Mate!  – Super cute for drinks, pizza and pasta. Book ahead because it’s small. Open for Dinner, Wednesday to Monday 5pm til’ late. Lunch on weekends, 12pm - 3pm. Closed Tuesday. https://www.ciaomate.com.au/ 

  • *Woods Cafe  — Breakfast & Lunch 

  • *Mangosteen — Japanese cafe & restaurant 

  • *You Beauty – Bar with fancy share plates

  • Butcher, Baker, Bangalow — Breakfast & Lunch 

  • The Italian Diner — Dinner 

  • Our Corner Store — Shop 

  • Island Luxe — Shop 

  • Bisque Traders — Shop 

  • Flower Bar — Shop 

  • The Bangalow Hotel — Pub 

 

The Bowlo 

  • Cute lawn bowls club + drinks  

 

Bangalow Market 

Bangalow Flea Market 

Bangalow Farmers Market

  • Local farmers market. Great for breakfast & produce. 

  • Open 7am-10am, but best to get there before 9am

  • Every Saturday 

  • 1 Byron St, Bangalow NSW 2479

NEWRYBAR

We love Newrybar! It’s very cute, very small hinterland town with lovely shops and food 

  • Harvest Deli — Great for a coffee and a sandwich

  • *Harvest Restaurant — Fantastic award-winning food. You must book ahead https://harvest.com.au/  

  • Newrybar merchants 


ELTHAM

  • *The Eltham Hotel — Best pub & around! 


TINTENBAR


NASHUA


MULLUMBIMBY

  • Yaman – best Yemanite falafel

  • *Punch and Daisy – great brunch and drinks 

  • Baker and Daughter – sandwiches, pastry and coffee 

  • The Rock and Roll Coffee Company – food and coffee

  • The Patch Cafe – food and coffee

  • Milk and Honey Cafe – food and coffee

  • Pink Lotus Eatery – food and coffee

Mullumbimby Farmers Market

  • Local farmers market. Great for breakfast & produce. 

  • Open 7am-10am, but best to get there before 9am

  • Every Friday 

  • 51 Main Arm Rd, Mullumbimby NSW 2482


FEDERAL

  • Doma Cafe — Cute for a drive to get some Japanese food in a tiny town 


COORABELL

  • The Hut 

  • Gentlemen Ramen – Ramen pop-up at the hall every wednesday and Thursday night

CLUNES

  • Clunes General store — cute for a drive and a coffee 

LENNOX HEADS

  • Shelter — beachside restaurant 

TOURING & ACTIVITIES


GALLERY VISIT


BEACHES 

  • Broken head beach – Brays and Whites beaches 

  • Suffolk park 

  • The Wreck beach 

WATERFALLS 

  • Killen Falls, Tintenbar 

  • Minyon Falls – loop walk with a swim 

  • Protestors falls

  • Goonengerry Falls – great place to watch the sunset

  • Marom Creek Falls

  • Whian Whian Falls

  • Condong Falls


WALKS & HIKES 

  • Cape Byron Lighthouse and walk 

  • Broken Head Nature Reserve + Three Sisters Walking Track 

  • Lennox Head Boardwalk + Pat Morton Lookout

  • Nightcap National Park waterfalls, walking tracks and glow-worm tunnels — Historic Nightcap Track — Minyon Falls Walking Track, Blue Fig Trail, Tea Tree Lookout, Dirangah Rocks

  • Victoria Park Nature Reserve + Boardwalk

  • Pholis Gap 

  • Mt Chincogan 

  • Peates Mountain, starting at Rummery Park Campground 

  • Arakwal National Park – long and short loop

  • Jerusalem Creek Walk, The Gap Road Esk 

  • Wollumbin Summit Track, Mount Warning 

  • Border Ranges National Park, including the Pinnacle Walk, Border Loop walk, Palm Forest Walk, Bar Mountain Circuit etc.