Fresh local seafood.

SE Asian flavours.


Beach Almond Restaurant


Signature Black Pepper Mud Crab at Beach Almond, Palm Cove’s beachfront restaurant for fresh local seafood and Southeast Asian flavours.

Welcome, from Chef, Brian Holding. Beach Almond, established 2010, is a beachfront Palm Cove restaurant celebrating authentic Singaporean, Malaysian, and Indonesian cuisine. Rustic yet refined, we serve five-star flavours with fresh local seafood, Asian street food classics, and fine Australian wines. Dine indoors or outdoors with ocean views.

Beach Almond is known for its chilli mud crab, pepper prawns, crispy whole fish, and lobster specialities— dishes that bring the street-food energy of Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia to Palm Cove. Our focus is on fresh local seafood, cooked over flames and layered with authentic spices for unforgettable flavour.

What makes Southeast Asian cuisine truly special? It’s a flavor profile born at a culinary collision point. Along these borders, the heavyweights of Chinese technique and Indian spice culture meet, creating a unique energy. The vibrant cuisines of Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia are the perfect, exhilarating result of this delicious fault line.

We are proud of our commitment to quality. Our focus is on sourcing pristine local seafood from the Far North Queensland region, prepared with authentic techniques, including high-heat Wok Hei cooking and slow-cooked aromatic curries. We offer five-star flavours in a truly relaxed, beachfront atmosphere.

Overlooking Double Island and the Coral Sea, Beach Almond has been part of the Palm Cove dining scene for more than a decade. Our open-air restaurant, inspired by the traditional Malaysian Long House (meeting house), reflects the simplicity of Asian street dining while serving five-star flavour. It’s the perfect place for relaxed beachfront dining with friends and family.

Beach Almond entrée of scallop and pork betel leaf served with Asian herb and bean sprout salad, showcasing authentic Southeast Asian street food flavours.
Beach Almond’s signature caramel sticky pork ribs, slow-cooked and glazed with rich Southeast Asian spices.
Crispy octopus with banana blossom and Asian herb bean sprout salad at Beach Almond, a Palm Cove restaurant inspired by Singaporean and Malaysian cuisine.
Fresh jumbo prawns char-grilled over flame at Beach Almond, Palm Cove’s beachfront seafood restaurant.
Traditional Indonesian beef rendang cooked in rich coconut curry, a Beach Almond Southeast Asian classic.

15 years of SE Asian Cooking Heritage

Our menu is inspired by years of exploring Southeast Asian street stalls and markets, crossing borders and discovering authentic flavours from Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Many dishes were born from these journeys, refined and perfected here at Beach Almond.

Hand with chopsticks carefully garnishing Southeast Asian cuisine at Beach Almond, where the heart guides the hand.

Relaxed Beachfront Dining

Casual dining with five star flavour.
Share small plates and cocktails under a 300 year old Melaleuca, enjoy casual dining with friends, or savour a romantic seafood feast under the stars. Beach Almond is where Palm Cove meets Southeast Asia.

Specialties of the Beach Almond

Beach Almond’s famous Singaporean-style chilli mud crab, a Palm Cove signature seafood dish with authentic Southeast Asian flavours.

Chilli / Pepper Crab

SE asian gift to humanity.

$179-219

Chargrilled tropical cray lobster from Thursday Island served with turmeric coconut chilli sauce, enhancing the smoky flavour at Beach Almond Palm Cove.

Grilled Lobster Perfection

Tropical Crays from Thursday Island – Coconut tumeric sauce.

$139

Beach Almond’s caramelised sticky pork ribs, smoky, tender, and juicy with bold Southeast Asian spices.

Sticky caramelised Pork ribs

Tender succulent smokey.

$49

Chargrilled steak at Beach Almond, topped with our Café de Hanoi-inspired sauce — a celebration of robust yet delicate flavours in Palm Cove dining.

Steak – chargrilled

With homemade Cafe de Hanoi

$69

Happy Customers.

They said it – not me

Palm Cove’s most inspired dining.

Lonely Planet

Queensland Travel Guide

Awarded – Top 10% restaurant in the world –

based on customer satisfaction.

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Food travel guide