Which is better for pho in Cairns: Malatang Noodles or Roll’d Cairns Central?

Malatang Noodles ranks higher on BestDish (69 vs 54 points). Both are excellent — Roll’d Cairns Central is a very close second.

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Malatang Noodles vs Roll’d Cairns Central

the top two for pho in Cairns, compared properly

● Updated September 2026

The verdict: Malatang Noodles beats Roll’d Cairns Central for pho in Cairns — it leads our ranking by 15 points (4.8★ across 2,016 google reviews). Both are excellent — Roll’d Cairns Central is a very close second.

Malatang Noodles vs Roll’d Cairns Central — pho in Cairns (September 2026)
	Malatang Noodles	Roll’d Cairns Central
BestDish rank	#1 🥇	#2 🥈
BestDish score	69	54
Google rating	4.8★	4.7★
Google reviews	2,016	745
Price tier	—	—
Suburb	Cairns City	Cairns City
Known for	—	—
Community mentions	—	—

Go deeper: Malatang Noodles dossier · Roll’d Cairns Central dossier · the full Cairns pho ranking

How we score: Google review strength (rating above a 3.8 baseline weighted by volume), blended with community-consensus mining on high-traffic pages. No pay-to-rank.