Located on the first floor of the new Ocean by Meriton building in Surfers Paradise, COAST Beach Bar & Kitchen has added a sophisticated new dining experience to the city’s culinary landscape. The superlative $2.5 million venue is the latest from husband-and-wife hospitality duo Justin and Elizabeth Allie (Longboards Laidback Eatery and Bar, The Fish Shak and Gourmet en Counter) alongside head chef will be Rhett Willis, who you eagle-eyed viewers might recognise from MasterChef: The Professionals television series. Backed by over two decades of culinary experience in some of the country’s best venues, including Jellyfish and Cha Cha Char, Rhett has curated a menu that showcases locally sourced modern Australian cuisine with flare. A hallmark of the kitchen will undoubtedly be the traditional Spanish Josper wood-and-charcoal oven that infuses food with a signature smoky, charcoal flavour. Among the venue’s stand-out dishes is in-house-aged cut of beef smoked at the table and duck-liver-parfait eclairs.

COAST Beach Bar & Kitchen is set to open on Friday August 5.