1
Little Beach Boathouse
Restaurant
Upscale seafood-focused menu offered in a white dining room with polished wood floors and bay views.
$$ $$
4.70 (1.4K reviews)
(~1.48 km from centre)
2
Gan Gan Lookout
Vista point
Accessible by car, this prominent viewpoint offers expansive views of Nelson Bay & beyond.
4.60 (1.2K reviews)
(~1.58 km from centre)
3
Little Beach Reserve
Park
👍👍 Magical, cozy, beautiful place. Fantastic location and great for families or big group of people. Close to restoran and easy for parking. Clear water and sensational white sands.
4.60 (882 reviews)
(~1.7 km from centre)
4
Bagnall Beach
Park
👍👍 Fantastic dog friendly beach in Corlette. The beach stretches for quiet a ways and dogs are allowed to roam free and enjoy the beach if they do choose. It’s super nice and mostly locals with their dogs here and we loved it. Will come back for sure. There is parking areas next to the beach and there...
4.60 (517 reviews)
(~1.84 km from centre)
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Authentic Thai Restaurant
Thai restaurant
👍👍 Simply put. Delicious. I cannot recommend this place enough. I highly recommend the green chicken curry while my partner loved their beef Thai chill with helpful servings to satisfy any hungers. This food is made with passion and it shows!. Fun and welcoming atmosphere from the time we were there to...
4.60 (470 reviews)
(~1.02 km from centre)
7
The Nelson Way Café, Restaurant & Bar
Family restaurant
👍👍 Delicious meals were had at The Nelson way, not just your standard pub menu, although available we went with a few dishes with a little bit of difference, which were full of flavour. Staff were very welcoming and had great hospitality, also very kid friendly. Well priced for the area, great view of...
$$ $$
4.60 (391 reviews)
(~0.46 km from centre)
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Two Bobs Bakery
Bakery
👍👍 There is a reason you need to get in early for these beautifully fresh flaky pastries! They are the best in town. Totally worth the early wake up. The sourdough croissant‘s literally melt in your mouth which was a favourite and the cinnamon buns were a close second !!!! They are super fresh and warm...
4.70 (240 reviews)
(~0.07 km from centre)
9
Halifax Holiday Park
RV park
👍👍 Always a great place to stay. Access to the beach and the bay, depending on your mood. Lots of things to see and do.
Super modern bathrooms and facilities.
Only downside is it's a bit noisy in school holidays, and people DON'T control their animals.
4.50 (607 reviews)
(~1.91 km from centre)
10
Hotel Nelson
Hotel
Simple rooms & apartments in a laid-back hotel offering a cafe & an outdoor pool, plus free parking.
4.50 (534 reviews)
(~0.16 km from centre)
11
d'Albora Marina Nelson Bay
Marina
👍👍 D'albora Nelson Bay is just a fantastic marina. Not only is it in one of the most beautiful harbours you'd ever want to visit, it has great cafes and restaurants, a good workshop, lift, excellent facilities and very friendly staff.
I had a longer than expected stop due to mechanical issues, and the...
4.40 (1.8K reviews)
(~0.26 km from centre)
12
The Little Nel
Cafe
👍👍 Great cafe that is just perfect on a sunny day when you can sit outside, but if not, the whole menu is available as takeaway. Dog friendly so you can bring your fur friends with you as well. Food is tasty, coffee is good and the bacon and egg roll for breakfast will make sure that you can go through...
$$ $$
4.40 (1K reviews)
(~0.17 km from centre)
13
Essence Nelson Bay
Cafe
👍 Had a lovely breakfast and coffee here over the weekend.
The staff are very inviting and friendly.
The coffee was top class.
The bacon egg roll I had was the best I’ve had in a very long time.
Nice decor and clean.
$ $$$
4.60 (241 reviews)
(~0.04 km from centre)
14
The buoys at the bay
Restaurant
👍👍 What a gem of a restaurant. We had an outstanding dining experience. The barramundi was noteworthy and melt-in-the mouth delicious. The attentive, polished service from Madu was exceptional. Great value for money, we will certainly be back on our next trip to Nelson Bay!
4.70 (171 reviews)
(~0.11 km from centre)
15
Red Neds Gourmet Pie Bar
Pie shop
👍 Incredible number of pies. The difficulty would be in choosing the awesome ones from the decent ones. Below I try and help, having sampled a lot of these myself
Awesome
Lobster, prawn, barramundi
Beef stroganoff
Prawn and scallop
Any of the steak pies
Can give a miss
Extra hot mexican chilli beef...
$$ $$
4.50 (287 reviews)
(~0.04 km from centre)
16
Woolworths Nelson Bay
Supermarket
👍 Nice large supermarket, keeps all you need except a little restricted in the bakery dept. Usually lean and they have a great little area for their marked down chilled goods, get some real bargains. Staff at deli very friendly and attentive.
$ $$$
4.30 (1.8K reviews)
(~0.07 km from centre)
17
Fly Point Aquatic Reserve
National reserve
Popular diving & snorkeling spot with a large, sandy beach for swimming & sunset viewing.
4.60 (157 reviews)
(~1.01 km from centre)
19
Sandpipers Restaurant
Modern Australian restaurant
Small dining room with dark wood tables, offering a creative seafood, meat and dessert menu.
$$ $$
4.30 (492 reviews)
(~0.05 km from centre)
20
Dutchmans Beach Reserve
Park
Bayside beach & green open space with a playground & barbecue facilities.
4.60 (126 reviews)
(~1.17 km from centre)