Chinatown

Broome, Australia

The town centre with multicultural influences, home to Sun Pictures, many of the best restaurants and cafes, and pearl showrooms.

Places in Chinatown

Papá Fuego at the Conti Hotel A Latin-inspired restaurant and bar offering South American delights from empanadas to flame-grilled meats over Western Australian hardwoods.
Bali Hai Café Serves modern Australian cuisine with an Asian twist, using local produce and high-quality ingredients.
Matso's Broome's much-loved brewery offering an array of flavoured beers including its renowned mango beer, with a beer garden.
Chinatown cafes Some of the best cafes in Broome, alongside pearl showrooms and Sun Pictures.
Matso's beer garden Broome's much-loved brewery beer garden, offering tasting paddles of flavoured beers.
Papá Fuego bar The bar at the Latin-inspired restaurant in the Conti Hotel.
Broome's pearling heritage Chinatown's multicultural influences and pearl showrooms reflect Broome's history as a pearling town, one of Australia's most distinctive cultural blends.
Sun Pictures historic cinema A historic outdoor cinema in Chinatown, among the world's oldest operating picture gardens.

Best time to visit: May to September (dry season) offers warm, sunny weather ideal for Cable Beach and Horizontal Falls day trips.
Getting around: Chinatown is the historic town centre with restaurants, cafes, and pearl showrooms, with Cable Beach a short drive west and Riddell Beach further along the coast for a quieter alternative.
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Language: English; Yawuru is the language of the Traditional Owners.
Timezone: AWST (UTC+8)
Current trends: Broome's dining scene continues to reflect its multicultural pearling-town history, with Matso's mango beer and Papá Fuego's Latin-inspired flame-grilled fare in Chinatown showing a broadening beyond traditional Australian pub fare, while Cable Beach's luxury resorts anchor the town's high season.

Cable Beach — One of the most beautiful beaches in the world, with turquoise waters and impeccable white sand, home to luxury resorts.
Riddell Beach — A hidden gem off the usual tourist radar where you can have the entire beach to yourself.