New businesses welcomed to Noosa, Sunshine Coast in 2024
From French-inspired cafes to beachside Italian restaurants and boutique hair salons, the Sunshine Coast welcomed a wide range of new businesses over the past 12 months.
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From French-inspired cafes to beachside Italian restaurants, the Sunshine Coast welcomed a wide range of new businesses over the past 12 months.
Here’s what was new on the Sunshine Coast and Noosa in 2024.
Sunday Coffee and Bagels
A popular cafe on the Sunshine Coast known for its Instagrammable aesthetics, bagels, and iced strawberry matcha lattes opened their second store in Bokarina in December.
Sunday Coffee & Bagels has become a must-do brunch spot on the Sunshine Coast after opening a bit more than a year ago at Buddina.
The speciality coffee hub boasts coastal vibes and a chilled atmosphere.
The clean interior is as Instagrammable as it gets with the chatty staff offering a selection of coffee, bagels and brunch treats.
Meadow Bake
A Sunshine Coast couple known for their spectacular sourdough opened their new cafe in the heart of a small hinterland community in 2024 – offering a beautiful selection of pastries, bread and brunch food.
Melody, 46, and Jamie Flood, 48, behind Ten Acres, have opened their first ever cafe, Meadow Bake Shop, at Yandina.
Ms Flood said she worked meticulously to create a beautiful space for their customers and the local community.
Lil Canteen
A Sunshine Coast influencer and powerhouse business owner opened a waterfront cafe with a fresh aesthetic following the success of her first hole in the wall venue.
Rhiannon Smith, 31, of Maroochydore, bought Lil Canteen, a small cafe at Buddina, in 2018, just six months after it had opened.
The Italian candle seller turned cafe business owner, boasting an elegant coastal Instagram feed with more than 22k followers, turned the small venue into one of the Sunshine Coast’s most popular brunch spots.
The new Cotton Tree venue is in a waterfront location, offering stunning views and a spacious setting with indoor and outdoor seating.
La Vie en Rose
The owner of a formerly popular crepe cart on Hastings St has opened her first creperie in Noosa, promising to deliver traditional French favourites and European-style coffee.
The woman behind the venue La Vie en Rose, Annabel Pincede, first moved to Noosa from France 10 years ago before opening a popular crepe cart on Hastings St.
“About eight years ago I did a little food cart on Hastings St, selling crepes up until covid when I moved to manage a big creperie in Melbourne,” Ms Pincede said.
“It was very popular and after that I knew I always wanted to open a proper shop.”
Ms Pincede said La Vie en Rose, which is located at 231 Gympie Tce, offered more than a traditional creperie experience, with the venue transforming into a wine bar at night, offering a wide selection of French cheese.
Bask Restaurant
A world-class chef and designer duo are behind an award-winning Sunshine Coast restaurant nestled in Peregian Beach.
Chef Jack Madden runs restaurant Bask in Peregian Village with his interior designer wife Jess Coolican, who fit out the sophisticated, contemporary space with warm timbers and greenery.
Mr Madden said he is dedicated to a fresh and seasonal paddock-to-plate menu paying homage to Sunshine Coast farmers, including a crowd-winning sous vide octopus and a rich 9+ grade wagyu fillet.
Rosa Italian
One of the Sunshine Coast’s leading hospitality businesses opened its latest Mediterranean-themed venue in a popular beachside suburb.
The Peregian Beach couple behind Maeva Hospitality, Scott and Kellie Armstrong, opened their latest venue in Coolum Beach at 13/7-13 Beach Rd, positioned just “steps away from the beach”.
Rosa Italian is the couple’s first move into the smaller-scale restaurant market after recently opening up the popular and award-winning Bli Bli Hotel.
The new venue replaces Frank Beach Bar and Restaurant.
The Glasshouse Plantation
Coffee connoisseurs are rejoicing as an exciting plantation and cafe plying the unique flavours of Australian coffee has opened in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
The Glasshouse Plantation, a coffee farm and cafe at the Glass House Mountains, opened their doors on May 31 to the public following a busy few months behind the scenes.
Amy Palu and her partner Paul have developed their brainchild for almost 13 years after gaining inspiration from a small scale coffee farm during a family holiday to Norfolk Island.
Sarenity Hair and Extensions
A stunning new salon in a Sunshine Coast suburb recently opened as the labour of love between a longtime hairdresser and her tradie partner.
Sarenity Hair and Extensions owner Sarah Gee open her salon in Nambour opened in October with the help of her partner Brendan.
Her partner spent every spare moment to build the fit out designed by the couple with no prior experience.
“We have literally put our own blood, sweat and tears into it,” she said.
Young Giants Brewing
Two Sunshine Coast dads have joined forces to turn their beer-brewing hobby into the region’s latest locally owned business, which promises to deliver a “modern twist on classics”.
Marcoola residents Matt Ford and Chris Geddes are behind the industrial area’s newest brewery, Young Giants Brewing, which opened at unit 6, 13 Runway Dr, Marcoola.
Mr Geddes said the brewery was an inclusive, family-friendly space with a focus on service and connections with local suppliers.
“With young families ourselves we really wanted to create a space that speaks to other Sunshine Coast families and is approachable but still fresh and innovative,” Mr Geddes said.
“We’d love to become the brewery that all the locals go to.”
Marina Bar and Bistro
The mastermind behind a popular pizza van on the Sunshine Coast opened a booming new waterfront dining experience at Pelican Waters.
Marina Bar and Bistro has been inundated with hungry punters since its opening earlier this year, coinciding with the launch of the neighbouring IGA Supermarket W’Gusto, which was part of the emerging Dockside Village precinct.
Sunshine Coast food connoisseurs are in safe hands with local food identity Simon Jones, the man behind mobile wood fired pizza caterer That Pizza Guy, operating the new waterfront venue.
Mr Jones, who employs 20 local staff from the Caloundra area, said the business was performing beyond expectations following the opening with their seafood and burger options being firm favourites.
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