Guidebook for Adelaide

Isabel
Guidebook for Adelaide

Food Scene

Fantastic, reasonably priced Middle Eastern/Mediterranean food! One of our favourite places to eat!
18 localnici recomandă
Ballaboosta
289 Halifax St
18 localnici recomandă
Fantastic, reasonably priced Middle Eastern/Mediterranean food! One of our favourite places to eat!
The closest cafe to our Adelaide holiday cottage! It has great coffee and a good selection of breakfast, brunch and lunch options.
Mister Pigeon
269 Gilles Street
The closest cafe to our Adelaide holiday cottage! It has great coffee and a good selection of breakfast, brunch and lunch options.
Excellent coffee of all types and some cakes and light meals. For the coffee connoisseur.
15 localnici recomandă
Coffylosophy
198A Hutt St
15 localnici recomandă
Excellent coffee of all types and some cakes and light meals. For the coffee connoisseur.
Great selection of drinks (cocktails, beer, wine) and tapas-style food.
36 localnici recomandă
Bar Torino
158 Hutt St
36 localnici recomandă
Great selection of drinks (cocktails, beer, wine) and tapas-style food.
Looks basic, but has excellent, good-value Chinese food (crispy skin duck and the vegetable dumplings are favourites!).
BBQ City
84 Gouger St
Looks basic, but has excellent, good-value Chinese food (crispy skin duck and the vegetable dumplings are favourites!).
Excellent up-market steakhouse. Prices reasonable. Mixed grill a favourite. http://gauchos.com.au/
12 localnici recomandă
Gaucho's Argentinian Restaurant
91 Gouger St
12 localnici recomandă
Excellent up-market steakhouse. Prices reasonable. Mixed grill a favourite. http://gauchos.com.au/
Excellent Thai food. Crispy Barrumundi is fantastic.
Nu Thai Restaurant
228 Morphett St
Excellent Thai food. Crispy Barrumundi is fantastic.
Good Italian food. Bit pricey but lots of locally sourced ingredients & fancy presentation!. https://www.etica.pizza/
10 localnici recomandă
Etica
125 Gilles St
10 localnici recomandă
Good Italian food. Bit pricey but lots of locally sourced ingredients & fancy presentation!. https://www.etica.pizza/
Good burgers, sandwiches and wraps. Friendly staff.
Scootz Cafe
441 Pulteney St
Good burgers, sandwiches and wraps. Friendly staff.
Big, filling, yummy bowls of Laksa! Also a range of other dishes - the fried rice & spring rolls are good too.
Laksa House
214 Hutt St
Big, filling, yummy bowls of Laksa! Also a range of other dishes - the fried rice & spring rolls are good too.
Lovely restaurant/wine bar in the hills - fantastic locally grown/produced food and wine and friendly staff.
14 localnici recomandă
The Loca-Vore
49 Mount Barker Rd
14 localnici recomandă
Lovely restaurant/wine bar in the hills - fantastic locally grown/produced food and wine and friendly staff.
Historic pub with large German-style meals (the platter for 2 feeds 4 of us!), big selection of German beers, lovely open fires in winter.
17 localnici recomandă
Hahndorf Inn
35 Mount Barker Rd
17 localnici recomandă
Historic pub with large German-style meals (the platter for 2 feeds 4 of us!), big selection of German beers, lovely open fires in winter.
Excellent restaurant and wine bar in the McLaren Vale wine region. Often very busy so you need to book!
59 localnici recomandă
The Salopian Inn
Main Road
59 localnici recomandă
Excellent restaurant and wine bar in the McLaren Vale wine region. Often very busy so you need to book!
Lovely place to have lunch, do some wine tasting and look at some local art (or hear local musos at times). Great place for families as kids can run around the garden are!
14 localnici recomandă
Red Poles
190 McMurtrie Rd
14 localnici recomandă
Lovely place to have lunch, do some wine tasting and look at some local art (or hear local musos at times). Great place for families as kids can run around the garden are!
Magnifique! Beautiful French food and wine, fabulous service, and a great atmosphere. It's a perfect place to celebrate a special occasion. Not cheap, but worth it! http://www.thecornerbistrot.com/
The Corner Bistro
11 Leigh St
Magnifique! Beautiful French food and wine, fabulous service, and a great atmosphere. It's a perfect place to celebrate a special occasion. Not cheap, but worth it! http://www.thecornerbistrot.com/
Best Indian restaurant in Adelaide we think! (A little way from the CBD and I'm not sure they deliver that far away!) But if you're near Mile End for something, don't miss the food here!
British Raj
170 Henley Beach Rd
Best Indian restaurant in Adelaide we think! (A little way from the CBD and I'm not sure they deliver that far away!) But if you're near Mile End for something, don't miss the food here!
Great Indian food.
19 localnici recomandă
Beyond India
170 O'Connell St
19 localnici recomandă
Great Indian food.
Excellent place for French crepes, coffees or drinks. Great atmosphere. http://lecarpediem.com.au/
8 localnici recomandă
Le Carpe Diem
230-232 Grenfell St
8 localnici recomandă
Excellent place for French crepes, coffees or drinks. Great atmosphere. http://lecarpediem.com.au/
Lots of sushi choices (there's one on Gouger street near the Central Markets too).
Sushi Train Grenfell
19 Grenfell St
Lots of sushi choices (there's one on Gouger street near the Central Markets too).
Really good Italian food on the lovely Leigh street. Not particularly cheap though. http://www.rigonis.com.au/
Rigoni’s Bistro
27 Leigh St
Really good Italian food on the lovely Leigh street. Not particularly cheap though. http://www.rigonis.com.au/
For coffee connoisseurs - they have a huge range of all kinds of coffees, including cold drip etc. One friend of mine will only go here for her coffee! The banana bread with curry butter is amazing!
21 localnici recomandă
Bar 9 Central
100 Rundle Mall
21 localnici recomandă
For coffee connoisseurs - they have a huge range of all kinds of coffees, including cold drip etc. One friend of mine will only go here for her coffee! The banana bread with curry butter is amazing!
Beautiful food, friendly staff and a great atmosphere. The Japanese pancakes were especially good.
Sato
131 Melbourne St
Beautiful food, friendly staff and a great atmosphere. The Japanese pancakes were especially good.
Fantastic all-you-can eat cook-you-own BBQ buffet.
Ginza Japanese Restaurant
48 Unley Rd
Fantastic all-you-can eat cook-you-own BBQ buffet.
Chocolate overload! Good coffee stop on a day trip to McLaren Vale.
7 localnici recomandă
Bracegirdles
190 Main Rd
7 localnici recomandă
Chocolate overload! Good coffee stop on a day trip to McLaren Vale.
Next to Bar 9 in the Adelaide Central Plaza (downstairs). Excellent cheap cold rolls and a range of other Vietnamese food.
Jarn Leva Vietnamese
100 Rundle Mall
Next to Bar 9 in the Adelaide Central Plaza (downstairs). Excellent cheap cold rolls and a range of other Vietnamese food.
Good coffee and good value home-style food (lasagna, quiches, sandwiches, salads). Small, friendly family-owned business. (Takeaway or outside seating only).
Delish Espresso
195 Victoria Square
Good coffee and good value home-style food (lasagna, quiches, sandwiches, salads). Small, friendly family-owned business. (Takeaway or outside seating only).
Good coffee and huge selection of juices, salads, burgers, wraps etc. (can be a bit pricey though).
12 localnici recomandă
Argo On The Square
211 Victoria Square
12 localnici recomandă
Good coffee and huge selection of juices, salads, burgers, wraps etc. (can be a bit pricey though).
If it's anything like it's sister Bar 9 in the city, it will be a great place to eat and for the coffee connoisseur.
11 localnici recomandă
Bar 9
96 Glen Osmond Rd
11 localnici recomandă
If it's anything like it's sister Bar 9 in the city, it will be a great place to eat and for the coffee connoisseur.
Cute little café and secondhand bookshop (with proceeds of booksales going to the charity Kiva microfunds).
Booknook & Bean
52 - 54 Waymouth St
Cute little café and secondhand bookshop (with proceeds of booksales going to the charity Kiva microfunds).
Amazing African food and very popular - something of an institution in Adelaide now! Make sure you book in advance.
56 localnici recomandă
Africola
4 East Terrace
56 localnici recomandă
Amazing African food and very popular - something of an institution in Adelaide now! Make sure you book in advance.
Good coffee and breakfast/brunch options. It's been a while since we've been here, but some recent guests recommended the coffee here.
8 localnici recomandă
Biga Cafe
200 Hutt St
8 localnici recomandă
Good coffee and breakfast/brunch options. It's been a while since we've been here, but some recent guests recommended the coffee here.
Fabulous (and popular!) Vietnamese lunch spot!
12 localnici recomandă
Vietnamese Laundry
152 Sturt St
12 localnici recomandă
Fabulous (and popular!) Vietnamese lunch spot!
Great coffee and amazing pastries!!
Mascavado Café & Pâtisserie
Great coffee and amazing pastries!!
Fantastic local produce and a great atmosphere! You can walk here from our cottage.
350 localnici recomandă
Adelaide Central Market
60 Gouger St
350 localnici recomandă
Fantastic local produce and a great atmosphere! You can walk here from our cottage.
We haven't been there yet, but friends say it is excellent.
The Old Croissant Factory
We haven't been there yet, but friends say it is excellent.

Essentials

Closest grocery store. Well-equipped.
27 localnici recomandă
Adelaide (Hutt St) IGA
232 Hutt St
27 localnici recomandă
Closest grocery store. Well-equipped.
Closest pharmacy to our cottage (for medicines, sunscreen, toothpaste etc.).
Pharmacy
194 Hutt St
Closest pharmacy to our cottage (for medicines, sunscreen, toothpaste etc.).
Excellent bottle shop with a great range of drinks (beers, ciders, wines, spirits) (and close to the cottage).
8 localnici recomandă
Hutt Street Cellars
253 Hutt St
8 localnici recomandă
Excellent bottle shop with a great range of drinks (beers, ciders, wines, spirits) (and close to the cottage).

Drinks & Nightlife

Local watering hole. Excellent meals and a good vibe. Also the closest takeaway bottle shop.
9 localnici recomandă
Arab Steed Hotel
241 Hutt St
9 localnici recomandă
Local watering hole. Excellent meals and a good vibe. Also the closest takeaway bottle shop.
Adelaide's first distillery. We haven't been there yet, but friends of ours highly recommend it, and it sounds like there is some great craft gin. Can't wait to try!
10 localnici recomandă
Prohibition Liquor Co
22 Gilbert St
10 localnici recomandă
Adelaide's first distillery. We haven't been there yet, but friends of ours highly recommend it, and it sounds like there is some great craft gin. Can't wait to try!
Fabulous (and very popular!) little bar with great tapas and drinks. Lots of very tasty gin-based cocktails, among other options, including lots of local beers, wines, ciders and spirits.
23 localnici recomandă
Udaberri Pintxos Y Vino
11-13 Leigh St
23 localnici recomandă
Fabulous (and very popular!) little bar with great tapas and drinks. Lots of very tasty gin-based cocktails, among other options, including lots of local beers, wines, ciders and spirits.
Very popular rooftop bar with a good vibe and great views over Adelaide.
122 localnici recomandă
2KW Bar & Restaurant
2 King William Street
122 localnici recomandă
Very popular rooftop bar with a good vibe and great views over Adelaide.
Nice little place for coffee or drinks. Also good burgers and burger/drink deals for lunch (though not the cheapest).
The Taxpayer
193 Victoria Square
Nice little place for coffee or drinks. Also good burgers and burger/drink deals for lunch (though not the cheapest).
Good place for a drink and great variety of good pub meals and good pizzas. Nice outdoor area.
6 localnici recomandă
Saracens Head Hotel
82 Carrington St
6 localnici recomandă
Good place for a drink and great variety of good pub meals and good pizzas. Nice outdoor area.
Fabulously quirky bar tucked away in a laneway off Waymouth St. with upstairs verandah area. Excellent selection of drinks (beers, wines, ciders, cocktails) and snacks (platters and toasties).
9 localnici recomandă
Proof Bar
9 Anster St
9 localnici recomandă
Fabulously quirky bar tucked away in a laneway off Waymouth St. with upstairs verandah area. Excellent selection of drinks (beers, wines, ciders, cocktails) and snacks (platters and toasties).

Entertainment & Activities

The bike ride (or long walk!) between here and the CBD along the Torrens River is lovely. Fantastic park areas for kids.
9 localnici recomandă
Bonython Park Kiosk
Port Road
9 localnici recomandă
The bike ride (or long walk!) between here and the CBD along the Torrens River is lovely. Fantastic park areas for kids.
The word's largest open-range zoo!
90 localnici recomandă
Grădina Zoologică Monarto
63 Old Princes Hwy
90 localnici recomandă
The word's largest open-range zoo!

Everything Else

Great place to wander around, get some fresh produce and good food. Cooking demonstrations and live music most Friday evenings.
69 localnici recomandă
Central Market Flowers
44-60 Gouger St
69 localnici recomandă
Great place to wander around, get some fresh produce and good food. Cooking demonstrations and live music most Friday evenings.
Australia's oldest Aboriginal-owned and managed multi-arts centre. Great exhibitions and gallery shop.
Tandanya Gallery
Australia's oldest Aboriginal-owned and managed multi-arts centre. Great exhibitions and gallery shop.
My teenage step-sons love this huge indoor trampolining place! Good fun for all the family (especially the younger members!) Can get busy (esp on weekends) so worth ringing to book.
35 localnici recomandă
BOUNCEinc Adelaide
164-168 Richmond Rd
35 localnici recomandă
My teenage step-sons love this huge indoor trampolining place! Good fun for all the family (especially the younger members!) Can get busy (esp on weekends) so worth ringing to book.
Lovely winery in McLaren Vale to do some wine tasting and have a look around. Kids will enjoy the gardens and goose/duck pond!
16 localnici recomandă
Serafino Cellar Door
39 Kangarilla Rd
16 localnici recomandă
Lovely winery in McLaren Vale to do some wine tasting and have a look around. Kids will enjoy the gardens and goose/duck pond!
Fantastic freshly-squeezed juices, salads and healthfood. You can also buy various bulk health foods (nuts, grains etc.), and health and beauty products. Just near the Central Market.
Whole+Some
Gouger Street
Fantastic freshly-squeezed juices, salads and healthfood. You can also buy various bulk health foods (nuts, grains etc.), and health and beauty products. Just near the Central Market.
The beautiful old Mortlock wing with different exhibitions downstairs and floor to ceiling bookshelves upstairs is definitely worth visiting.
32 localnici recomandă
State Library of South Australia
North Terrace
32 localnici recomandă
The beautiful old Mortlock wing with different exhibitions downstairs and floor to ceiling bookshelves upstairs is definitely worth visiting.
Fantastic place for wine tasting (and it's all locally-grown, organic and biodynamic). Also great to relax with wine and a platter of local cheeses and other produce looking over the vineyards.
8 localnici recomandă
Gemtree Wines
167 Elliott Rd
8 localnici recomandă
Fantastic place for wine tasting (and it's all locally-grown, organic and biodynamic). Also great to relax with wine and a platter of local cheeses and other produce looking over the vineyards.
Fantastic place for wine tasting. Beautiful wines, beautiful setting.
10 localnici recomandă
Bethany Wines
378 Bethany Road
10 localnici recomandă
Fantastic place for wine tasting. Beautiful wines, beautiful setting.
Another wonderful place for wine tasting in the Barossa. Beautiful wines and beautiful location--you can even bring a picnic and enjoy the gardens (BYO food only!).
11 localnici recomandă
Turkey Flat Vineyards
67 Bethany Rd
11 localnici recomandă
Another wonderful place for wine tasting in the Barossa. Beautiful wines and beautiful location--you can even bring a picnic and enjoy the gardens (BYO food only!).

Shopping

Beautiful Indigenous Australian artwork and an ethical business that supports and promotes Indigenous artists and their families.
Better World Arts
34A King William St
Beautiful Indigenous Australian artwork and an ethical business that supports and promotes Indigenous artists and their families.

Arts & Culture

Great place to see live music (we haven't been since they've moved locations, but we hear it's still just as funky and rustic).
The Jade Monkey
142-160 Flinders St
Great place to see live music (we haven't been since they've moved locations, but we hear it's still just as funky and rustic).
Excellent place to visit for adults and children.
280 localnici recomandă
Art Gallery of South Australia
North Terrace
280 localnici recomandă
Excellent place to visit for adults and children.
Excellent place to visit for children and adults (entry is free, except for some exhibitions).
246 localnici recomandă
Muzeul din Australia de Sud
North Terrace
246 localnici recomandă
Excellent place to visit for children and adults (entry is free, except for some exhibitions).