Place to Eat

Alice Springs offer a range of laid back and up-market cafes and restaurants to go to for a meal or just coffee and cake...

Alice Springs has a great variety and range of places to eat, whether you want to just stroll through the heart of the Todd Mall, with cafes all along the mall or walk beyond the Mall to enjoy some of the other great nearby eateries and restaurants.


Fast food and takeaways, like other modern metropolitan cities, are found in Alice, with most of the fast food outlets found in and near the three main shopping halls, Yeperenye Shopping Centre, Alice Springs Plaza and the Coles Complex. Some offer small cafés or you can purchase your meals from the various takeaway counters and sit in their main food hall seating area. Whilst the Coles complex does not have a food hall seating area, the shopping complex does have takeaways such as Indian food, Chinese noodle and sushi. The Alice Springs Plaza and Yeperenye has a number of takeaways offering a range of meal options such as sandwiches, roast with chips, Chinese, sushi, hot and cold beverages and juice bar.



Alice also have the franchise chains such as Muffin Break, Gloria Jean’s, McDonald’s, KFC, Red Rooster, Hungry Jacks, Domino’s Pizzas and Subways.


CAFES

Note: Todd Mall has a number of cafes (some not listed here).

  • Bean Tree Cafe

    https://opbg.com.au/bean-tree-cafe/

    Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Tuncks Rd – Ph: 08 8952 0190

    – a gorgeous place to have breakfast, lunch, morning or afternoon tea. (Mon-Sun - check website for hours)

  • Alice Springs Telegraph Station & Trail Station

    https://www.facebook.com/alicespringstelegraphstation

    Herbert Heritage Drive – Ph: 08 8952 3993

    – breakfast until 5 pm (Mon-Sun - check Facebook for details)

  • Base Cafe

    https://www.facebook.com/basecafe0870

    8 Simpson Street (Alice Springs Royal Flying Doctors) – Ph: 08 8958 8409

    – breakfast and lunch (Mon-Sat - see Facebook page for times)

  • Gloria Jean’s Coffees

    www.gloriajeanscoffees.com.au

    Yeperenye Shopping Centre, T51 Hartley St, Alice Springs – Ph: 08 8952 2133

  • House of Talullah

    https://www.facebook.com/houseoftallulah

    64 Hartley St, Alice Springs – Ph: 0434 053 091

    – fresh food, GF, Vegetarian, Vegan, Paleo, great coffee. Breakfast and lunch (Mon-Sat - check Facebook to confirm opening hours)

  • Krazy Train Diner

    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100044189815567

    Unit 1/38 Elder Street – Ph: 0499 022 196

    – burgers, dogs, drinks, coffee and everything soft serve - eat in and take-away. (Mon-Sat - see Facebook for details) 

  • Muffin Break

    Yeperenye Shopping Centre, 36-38 Hartley St, Alice Springs 

    – muffins, coffee plus other light meals plus cakes.

  • Page 27 Café

    https://www.facebook.com/Page27Cafe

    3 Fan Arcade, Alice Springs – Ph: 08 8952 0191

    – breakfast and lunch. Breakfast and lunch (Tue-Sun - check Facebook for hours)

  • The Locals

    Shop 1, Cinema Complex 11 Todd Mall – Ph: 08 8953 1936

    – breakfast, lunch and dinner.

  • Royal Flying Doctor Service Cafe

    https://www.rfdsalicesprings.com.au/

    8-10 Stuart Terrace, Alice Springs – Ph: 08 8958 8412

  • Sport Café Restaurant / Sporties

    www.restaurantwebexpert.com/Sporties

    36 Todd St, Alice Springs – Ph: 08 8953 0935

  • Star of Alice

    www.starofalice.com / 

    31 Palm Circuit, Alice Springs – Ph: 08 8953 3900

    – Home to the Alice Springs Brewing Co ( www.facebook.com/aspbco/ ). Check the website for cafe days and hours.

  • The Bakery

    www.alicebakery.com.au

    Shop 4/11 Todd Street (Cnr Cinema Complex, northern end of Todd Mall – Ph: 0428 595 429

    – very popular and very hard to resist. (Wed-Sun - 7 am to 1 or 2 pm - see Facebook page for info)

  • The Coffee Horse

    www.facebook.com/thecoffeehorsecaravan

    8 Hele Crescent, Alice Springs

    – Serving local roast coffee and tasty toasties, breakfast, lunch bowls and unique sweet treats with a smile! Open weekdays 7:30 am - 2 pm and popping up at various events on the weekend!

  • Watertank Café

    www.facebook.com/WatertankCafe 

    16 B Wilkinson St (Milner Rd entrance), Alice Springs – Ph: 08 8953 6809 Mobile: 0409 522 613 (A/H)

    – industrial recycle vibe café, with great food and award winning coffee. Breakfast and lunch with the occasional live music (Tue-Sun - check Facebook for details)

  • Yaye’s Café

    www.facebook.com/yayescafe

    Araluen Cultural Precinct, 61 Larapinta Drv, Alice Springs

Restaurants

  • Confucius Palace Dumpling

    10/63 Todd St (Todd Mall), Alice Springs – Ph: 08 8952 3633

  • Hanuman Alice Springs

    www.hanuman.com.au

    82 Barrett Drv, Alice Springs – Ph: 08 8953 7188

    – Thai /Indian/Nonya inspired food.

  • Oriental Gourmet Chinese Restaurant

    80 Hartley St, Alice Springs – Ph: 08 8953 088

  • Simply Korean Restaurant

    www.simply-korean-restaurant.business.site

    41 Gap Rd, Alice Springs – Ph: 08 8955 5110

    – Our foods are freshly made everyday. Simple, fresh, delicious menus to satisfy every customers.

  • Tea Shrine

    www.teashrine.com

    Shop 6/113 Todd St, Alice Springs – Ph: 08 8952 4339

    – a vegan Asian restaurant and teahouse offering a range of teas and other beverages. Simple vegetarian Asian style menu that is also open for breakfast.

  • Tinh & Lan Vietnamese Restaurant

    www.facebook.com/Alice-Vietnamese-Restaurant-159487957412370 

    Lot 1900 Heffernan Rd, Alice Springs – Ph: 08 8952 8396

    – about 10 kms out from the town centre, this restaurant is set in their garden from which they grow ingredients for their dishes. There is indoor and outdoor seating. 

Restaurants located on hotel/motel premises

  • DoubleTree Hilton – Saltbush

    http://doubletree3.hilton.com

    82 Barrett Drv, Alice Springs – Ph: 08 8950 0812

    – Contemporary Australian style restaurant using fresh produce and Australian bush food.

  • Mercure Alice Springs Resort – Barra on Todd Restaurant and Bar

    https://all.accor.com/hotel/B0K7/index.en.shtml#section-restaurants

    34 Stott Terrace, Alice Springs – Ph: 08 8951 4545

    – serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.

  • The Diplomat Motel – Stumps Restaurant

     www.diplomatmotel.com.au

    20 Gregory Terrace, Alice Springs – Ph: 08 8952 8977

    – Stumps Restaurant caters for breakfast and dinner. Also has Uncles Tavern that offers pub fare with lunch and dinner menu.

  • Lasseters Hotel Casino

    lasseters.com.au

    93 Barrett Drv, Alice Springs – Ph: 08 8950 7777

    – serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Restaurants include Juicy Rump, Tali, Tempo, Casbah and The Goat & Bucket.

Restaurants Located on clubs

Restaurant outside Alice Springs

  • Aileron Roadhouse

    aileronroadhouse.com.au

    135 km north of Alice – Ph: 08 8956 9703

    – enjoy some breakfast, lunch or dinner with an icy cold beer.

PIZZAS

(some offering other dish options)

There is a great listing of places that provide something to eat at Alice Springs Eateries