Adelaide has a wide range of restaurants, and meals often come in cheaper than those offered by other state capitals. The restaurants below have been grouped into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over A$30)
$$$ (A$20 to A$30)
$$ (A$15 to A$20)
$ (up to A$15)
These prices are for a three course meal for one with a half bottle of house wine or equivalent.
The Grange South Australia’s most famous chef, Cheong Lew, creates an innovative, Western/Asian fusion menu based on seafood.
In the Hilton Adelaide, 233 Victoria Square
Tel: (08) 8237 0737.
Website:
http://thegrangerestaurant.com.au Price: $$$$
The Manse Set in a beautiful
1884 Victorian Mansion,
The Manse has five dining areas, open fire places and a gracious outdoor terrace. The menu is French-inspired.
142 Tynte Street, North Adelaide
Tel: (08) 8267 4636.
Website:
www.themanserestaurant.com.au Price: $$$$
Jolleys Boathouse Restaurant Situated on the banks of the Torrens River,
Jolleys comes with views of ducks and black swans and specializes in contemporary Australian cuisine such as grilled ocean trout with a cauliflower puree and baby clams.
Jolleys Lane
Tel: (08) 8223 2891.
Website:
www.jolleysboathouse.com Price: $$$
Matsuri Kimono clad staff serve up excellent sushi and a variety of other traditional offerings from tempura and noodles to hot pot dishes. It’s one of the best Japanese restaurants in Australia and highly recommended.
167 Gouger Street
Tel: (08) 8231 3494.
Price: $$
Amalfi Pizzeria Ristorante If you like pizza then you’ll love the authentic Italian versions from this busy little eatery.
The pastas and special fish dishes are good too - and reasonably priced.
29 Frome Street (just off Rundle Mall)
Tel: (08) 8223 1948.
Price: $
Nightlife:For such a relatively small city, with a reputation for being quiet and sleepy too, Adelaide has a surprisingly vibrant nightlife. If you want a choice but don’t want to stagger too far then cruise along Rundle Street in the city center. If you drink beer, ask for a ’schooner’. It’s the same size as a ’midi’ in New South Wales, which makes it about half the size of a New South Wales schooner.
Bars: A stroll down Rundle Street will lead you through many pub doorways. One of the best is
The Austral, at 205 Rundle Street, a popular watering hole which features an outdoor seating area and bands and DJs on weekends. Another Adelaide favorite is the
Belgium Beer Café, 27-29 Ebenezer Place (website:
www.oostende.com.au), one of a chain of Belgium-style drinking holes that relishes dark wood, mussels, chips with mayonnaise, and great beer - including a recipe developed by Trapiste monks. Also highly recommended is
The Port Dock Brewery Hotel, 10 Todd Street (website:
www.portdockbreweryhotel.com.au), Port Adelaide, known for its classy wood-and-bare-brick interior, as well as its tasty seafood pub grub and the five beers brewed on site.
Clubs: The city’s largest venue after the Adelaide Entertainment Center is a multi-level
Heaven Nightclub, at 7 West Terrace (website:
www.heaven.com.au), an event complex clogged with bodies, bars, and several dance and chill out rooms. Meanwhile, Adelaide’s leading underground music venue,
The Cargo Club, at 213 Hindley Street (website:
www.cargoclub.com.au), attracts dance-club DJs and music acts from all over the country and overseas too. More seasoned is
Waves, in the Hyatt Hotel, an establishment nightclub that attracts well-at-heel guests and townies to its mix of dance and retro sounds.
Live Music: Unlike Sydney where ’the Pokies’ (or one-armed bandits), have led to a dash for cash and the subsequent closing of music venues, Adelaide is still a big supporter of local bands. The icon in the music scene is
The Exeter, at 246 Rundle Street, an old-style classic with a beer garden out back and bands playing throughout the week. Another of the city’s leading live music venues is the
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, at 59 Port Road Hindmarsh (website:
www.thegov.com.au), which hosts bands and singers almost nightly, and provides gourmet pizzas and pub grub too. The there’s the
Crown & Sceptre Hotel, at 308 King William Street (website:
www.sceptre.com.au), a landmark with a stage that looks out into a beer garden, and a hip, up-market crowd with a liking for funky music and DJs.
Enigma Bar, 173 Hindley Street (website:
www.enigmabar.com.au) and
Fowlers Live, 68 North Terrace (website:
www.fowlerslive.com.au) are where the majority of interstate and overseas bands play (although they also do give a platform to local talent).
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