Birria beef tacos
Tomato salsa, cheese, pickled red onion and coriander mint yoghurt.
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Cafe · bar · Cooktown
Cooktown tastes better at Shipwreck.
Breakfast by day, cocktails at golden hour and live local music when the room comes alive.
4.9Guest rating7 daysBreakfast to dinner
Breakfast · Lunch · DinnerOne relaxed local spot
Live musicSunday sessions and special events
100% recommendOn Facebook
148 Charlotte StCooktown, Queensland
Good food. Good people. No rush.
Your Cooktown day starts here.
Morning coffee can turn into lunch, the cocktails start flowing and the music carries into the evening.
Pull up a chair in the open-air timber space and let the crew look after you. Locals, travellers, families and friends are all welcome.
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Made for Cooktown daysEasy breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks
Golden hour, Cooktown style
Stay for one more round.
The light drops, the river turns gold and Shipwreck moves from easy café to relaxed evening bar.
“The view, well, it’s perfect.”Endeavour River · Cooktown
What’s on at Shipwreck
There’s always a reason to stay.
Live music, cocktails and easy Cooktown afternoons. New dates are announced on Facebook.
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SunSelected Sundays
Signature event
Shipwreck Sunday Sessions
Cold drinks, local performers and the kind of afternoon that rolls straight into dinner.
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Behind the bar
Cocktails with Kurt
Fresh pours, good banter and a little cocktail theatre from behind the Shipwreck bar.
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Facebook is where new performers, specials and last-minute sessions are announced first.
Open Facebook ↗Live from ShipwreckSunday sessions
Lunch sounds better live.
Local music, cocktails and a room full of good people. Follow Shipwreck for the next session, special event or reason to drop in.
Follow the sessions“The view, well, it’s perfect.”
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“Sunset from the balcony was a bonus.”
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“The food was terrific.”
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Find your way to Shipwreck
Your table in Cooktown is waiting.
Drop in for a coffee, settle in for dinner or make an afternoon of it with the next live session.