Sum Yung Guys

Noosa has a happy habit of producing quality tourist-town restaurants, from Sunshine Beach to Noosaville, where a pack of eateries do a buzzing trade during holiday season. The hardest to get into is Sum Yung Guys, a fast-paced Asian-inspired restaurant from former Masterchef runner-up Matt Sinclair and friends Jeremiah Jones and Michael Rickard.

The kitchen sources its food as locally as possible – meaning what’s on the menu changes frequently – but expect local spins on classic pan-Asian dishes such as Mooloolaba prawn toast with gochujang mayo; hiramasa kingfish with green scud chilli, laksa oil and coconut; and fried rice with Hervey Bay scallops. The flaky, hand-stretched roti is a standout.

For drinks, there’s an imaginative list of fragrant cocktails based in tequila, gin and rum, which helps offset the spice of the eats. If you’re after something stiff, choose from the list of international booze including sake and imported Lao beers.

Now in a much bigger location (the restaurant moved from Sunshine Beach in 2021), Sum Yung Guy’s inside/outside dining room is somewhere to lean into holiday mode on your first night away or celebrate before heading home.