1
Calabrese Cafe
from 47 Google reviews.
Fairly rated · Updated October 2026
The cafes of Cairns
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated cafes in Cairns, QLD on Fair Measure are Calabrese Cafe (5.0 from 47 Google reviews), CaKao Plus Rusty's (4.9 from 205 Google reviews) and Blackbird Laneway (4.8 from 558 Google reviews).
- Cafes compared
- 23
- Google reviews
- 15,684
- Median rating
- 4.7
The cafes of Cairns: the top 23
2
CaKao Plus Rusty's
from 205 Google reviews.
57-89 Grafton St, Cairns QLD 4870
3
Blackbird Laneway
from 558 Google reviews.
Oceana Walk Arcade, 13/62 Grafton St
4
Rayyan Cafe
from 530 Google reviews.
5
The Chamber Room Espresso & Brew Bar
from 309 Google reviews.
20 Lake St, Cairns QLD 4870
6
Billy's coffee
from 134 Google reviews.
57 Sheridan St, Cairns QLD 4870
7
The Diner Cairns
from 109 Google reviews.
45 Grafton St, Cairns QLD 4870
8
Mi Piace Espresso Bar
from 1,020 Google reviews.
119 Sheridan St, Cairns QLD 4870
9
Guyala Cafe
from 904 Google reviews.
2 Smith St, Cairns QLD 4870
10
Bang & Grind Café Spence St.
from 895 Google reviews.
14 Spence St, Cairns QLD 4870
11
Waffle On Cairns
from 866 Google reviews.
12
Cafe Strada
from 483 Google reviews.
79 Lake St, Cairns QLD 4870
13
Jamdrop Cafe Cairns
from 402 Google reviews.
193 Lake St, Cairns QLD 4870
14
And Co. Coffee
from 197 Google reviews.
189 Bunda St, Cairns QLD 4870
15
The Quack Coffee
from 162 Google reviews.
105 McLeod St, Cairns QLD 4870
16
Caffiend
from 1,143 Google reviews.
72 Grafton St
17
Goose Specialty Coffee
from 569 Google reviews.
154 Sheridan St, Cairns QLD 4870
18
Smith Street Cafe
from 308 Google reviews.
321 Captain Cook Hwy, Cairns QLD 4870
19
Aqua Lagoon Cairns
from 248 Google reviews.
71-75 Esplanade, Cairns QLD 4870
20
Lillipad Cafe
from 1,127 Google reviews.
29/31 Spence St
21
Candy Cafe Bar
from 707 Google reviews.
70 Grafton St, Cairns QLD 4870
22
Wharf ONE Cafe
from 1,189 Google reviews.
Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal Parking, 31 Wharf St, Cairns QLD 4870
23
Muddy's Cafe
from 3,572 Google reviews.
174 Esplanade, Cairns QLD 4870
Fair Measure compared 23 cafes in Cairns, QLD, with 15,684 Google reviews between them. Of these, 23 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.7 from a median of 530 reviews.
Of the cafes compared, the most reviewed is Muddy's Cafe, with 3,572 Google reviews at 4.4.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews.
It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
Questions
- Which cafes in Cairns, QLD are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated cafes in Cairns, QLD on Fair Measure are Calabrese Cafe (5.0 from 47 Google reviews), CaKao Plus Rusty's (4.9 from 205 Google reviews) and Blackbird Laneway (4.8 from 558 Google reviews).
- How does Fair Measure rank cafes in Cairns, QLD?
- Businesses are ranked by their Google rating, pulled toward 4.5 as if each had 10 more reviews at 4.5, so five stars from four reviews does not beat 4.9 from four hundred. Ties go to the business with more reviews. It does not measure price, speed or the quality of any one job, and it knows only the reviews people left on Google.
- How many cafes in Cairns, QLD did Fair Measure compare?
- Fair Measure compared 23 cafes in Cairns, QLD, with 15,684 Google reviews between them. Of these, 23 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.7 from a median of 530 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.