Longest trading · Updated October 2026
Food and drink businesses in Ballina
- Food and drink businesses compared
- 100
- Google reviews
- 23,942
- Median rating
- 4.6
As of October 2026, the three longest-trading food and drink businesses in Ballina, NSW on Town Proven are The Coffee Club Café - Ballina Fair (started in 1989; 4.1 from 328 Google reviews), Beefy's Ballina (started in 1997; 4.3 from 56 Google reviews) and Bun Coffee - Ballina (started in 2005; 4.9 from 71 Google reviews).
Food and drink businesses in Ballina: the top 8
- 1
The Coffee Club Café - Ballina Fair
from 328 Google reviews
Started: 1989
Southern Cross Credit Union, 84 Kerr St, Ballina NSW 2478
- 2
Beefy's Ballina
from 56 Google reviews
Started: 1997
- 3
Bun Coffee - Ballina
from 71 Google reviews
Started: 2005
5 Cessna Cres, Ballina NSW 2478
- 4
Swish Cafe
from 491 Google reviews
Started: 2005
147 River St, Ballina NSW 2478
- 5
Coffee & Kitchen Ballina
from 305 Google reviews
Started: 2015
38-44 Links Ave, Ballina NSW 2478
- 6
Coffee & Kitchen Main Street
from 104 Google reviews
Started: 2015
75-77 River St, Ballina NSW 2478
- 7
Platter Me Beautiful
from 111 Google reviews
Started: 2017
30 Piper Dr, Ballina NSW 2478
- 8
Saltbush Bar & Grill
from 143 Google reviews
Started: 2024
2 Martin St, Ballina NSW 2478
Town Proven compared 100 food and drink businesses in Ballina, NSW, with 23,942 Google reviews between them. Of these, 8 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.6 from a median of 121 reviews.
Of the food and drink businesses compared, the most reviewed is Wharf Bar & Restaurant Ballina, with 2,208 Google reviews at 4.3.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed.
The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
Questions
- Which food and drink businesses in Ballina, NSW have been trading the longest?
- As of October 2026, the three longest-trading food and drink businesses in Ballina, NSW on Town Proven are The Coffee Club Café - Ballina Fair (started in 1989; 4.1 from 328 Google reviews), Beefy's Ballina (started in 1997; 4.3 from 56 Google reviews) and Bun Coffee - Ballina (started in 2005; 4.9 from 71 Google reviews).
- How does Town Proven rank food and drink businesses in Ballina, NSW?
- Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed. The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
- How many food and drink businesses in Ballina, NSW did Town Proven compare?
- Town Proven compared 100 food and drink businesses in Ballina, NSW, with 23,942 Google reviews between them. Of these, 8 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.6 from a median of 121 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.