traveller City guide: Townsville
our region
TUCK IN
You can try the gamey, low-fat, high-protein kangaroo meat at numerous Townsville restaurants, such as Southbank Grill (23 Palmer Street; rydges.com), where the fillet is encrusted with herbs and crushed nuts, or Seasoned (13 Palmer Street; seasonedrestaurants.com.au), where kangaroo prosciutto is offered on a mezze plate. For something more mainstream, go for the seafood at Michels (7 Palmer Street; michelsrestaurant.com.au)
Drink … Townsville has a lively nightlife.
EATS
A Touch of Salt (86 Ogden Street; saltrestaurants.com.au) has a lovely atmosphere and service, river views and a wide-ranging menu, including vegan and vegetarian options. Practically everyone does seasonal, mod Oz food these days, but JAM Corner (1 Palmer Street; jamcorner.com.au) does it very
well, and highlights the quality of local produce, with especially good seafood. Further along the street, Michael’s (7 Palmer Street; michelsrestaurant.com.au) has sophisticated, French-influenced dishes and fine degustation menus, accompanied by good Australian wines.
Seafood … an offering at Michels.
townsville Population: 192,000
Currency: Australian dollar $1 = PGK2.10
Taxi fare from airport: $15, plus $3 airport toll charge
International dialling code: +61
Language: English
Power: Three angled, flat pins as in PNG.
November – December 2016
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