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Celebrating the Raw Beauty of Outback Flavours

Mimi's restaurant at Cooinda Lodge offers comfortable indoor dining with air conditioning all year round. During the cooler months, from April to September, we additionally open the alfresco Barra Bar, adorned with fairy lights for a balmy outdoor dining experience.

No online bookings — just check in with our team on arrival!

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Buffet Breakfast

6:30am – 10:00am

Buffet-style breakfasts are served inside at Mimi's restaurant daily, with fresh juices and barista-made coffees available! The morning spread boasts crispy bacon, cooked eggs, hash browns, assorted fruits, pastries and cereal.

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Lunch Service

12:00pm – 2:30pm

Lunch is served daily at Mimi’s Restaurant—step into our cool, air-conditioned space and enjoy a fresh, seasonal meal. Tour groups and independent travellers welcome!

Barra Bar & Bistro

6:00pm – 8:30pm

Barra Bar offers an outdoor dining experience beneath the glow of fairy lights and amidst the balmy breeze. Choose between ordering your meals and drinks at the counter. Please see reception or Mimi's staff to reserve a table, as we do not offer online reservations.

Mimi's Restaurant

6:00pm – 8:30pm

Mimi's is a softly lit space inspired by the Australian Outback, showcasing native ingredients and an extensive bar list featuring local NT brewers and distillers. Named after Mimi spirits from Bininj Dreamtime stories—slender, mystical beings often seen in rock art. Walk-ins only.

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Too Deadly Takeaway

5:00pm – 8:00pm

The deadliest fish ‘n’ chips in Kakadu! This laid-back food truck celebrates the Aussie takeaway tradition with a Top End twist. Picnic on the Barra lawns by the pool and enjoy an easy, kid-friendly takeaway meal.

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What do the people say?

"The best place for a romantic meal in Kakadu: Mimi’s Restaurant, Cooinda...

Of all the things we were expecting to be impressed with on this trip of a lifetime to Kakadu, the food has surprised us.

I’m not saying only come to Kakadu for the food, but when you do come here, you might as well leave your billy tea and your damper kit at home!"

The dry season brings clear skies, calm waterways, and wildlife that has to be seen to be believed. And if you'd rather leave the driving, the planning, and the navigation to someone who knows this country deeply, Deb at @ntdriverguide is your person.
Deb runs private, escorted 4WD tours into Kakadu tailored entirely around you - your pace, your interests, your group.

Deb's an accredited Aboriginal cultural guide with over 15 years of experience in the Top End, and her guests tend to leave saying they saw and understood a side of Kakadu they never would have found alone.
Day tours, multi-day experiences, accessible options - it's all on the table.
Visit ntdriverguide.com.au or drop them a message to start planning.

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Join us as we celebrate the rich culture, stories and traditions of Australia’s First Nations peoples during NAIDOC Week in Kakadu National Park.

Experience a day of family-friendly activities, cultural demonstrations, art, weaving, bush tucker experiences, live entertainment and more, all set against the incredible backdrop of Kakadu Country. It’s a unique opportunity to connect with Bininj culture, learn from Traditional Owners and celebrate the world’s oldest living culture.

Best of all - the Kakadu Tourism NAIDOC Week activities on Sunday 5 July are FREE to attend.
📅 Sunday 5 July
📍 Kakadu National Park
💰 FREE activities for all ages | Open to everyone

Find out what’s on and plan your day here: https://kakadutourism.com/specials/naidoc-week

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Today marks the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere - our shortest day of the year. 🌒
And in true Mother Nature style, the universe keeps giving. In just a few days, on the 29th, a full moon will rise over Kakadu and like the Traditional Owners who have read these skies for tens of thousands of years, we're reminded to slow down and look up.
For Bininj and Mungguy peoples, the cycles of the sun, moon, seasons and country are not separate from life - they are life. The six seasons of Kakadu aren't just a calendar. They're a living map of when to hunt, when to rest, when to move and when to gather. A knowledge system tens of thousands of years in the making.

Today, as the rest of the world marks the solstice, we're reminded that in Kakadu, this kind of deep attunement to nature has never been lost. Some places don't just show you the world. They reconnect you to it. 🌕

📍 Kakadu National Park, NT

#WinterSolstice #dokakadu #KakaduNationalPark #FullMoon #BininjMungguy #ntaustralia
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🐊 World Crocodile Day is celebrated every 17 June to raise awareness and appreciation for one of the planet's most ancient and misunderstood reptiles.

And there are few better places on Earth to truly understand them than Kakadu - home to thousands of saltwater and freshwater crocodiles living wild across billabongs, floodplains and river systems that have barely changed in millennia.

Saltwater crocodiles have survived five mass extinctions. They're not a relic of the past - they're a living part of it. In Kakadu, they're also a cornerstone of the ecosystem, and deeply significant to Bininj and Mungguy people whose connection to this country spans tens of thousands of years.

Respect them. Learn about them. Marvel at them... from a safe distance. 🐊
📍 Kakadu National Park, NT

#WorldCrocodileDay #dokakadu #Crocsrule #CrocodileConservation #KakaduNationalPark #NTaustralia #WildlifeAustralia

Kakadu is 20,000 km² of national park. Where do you even start? 🗺️
This map has you covered - from Darwin, straight into one of the world's great wilderness destinations, with all the highlights mapped out across the park.
Rock art. Billabongs. Wildlife. Waterfalls. It's all here - and closer than you think.
👉 Ready to plan? Here's a selection of itineraries to get you started: kakadutourism.com/see-and-do/itineraries

#KakaduNationalPark #NTaustralia #SeeAustralia #DoKakadu #AustraliaRoadTrip
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