The Guide / Eat & Drink

Come hungry

From Central Market stalls to late-night dumplings on Grote Street, this is where Adelaide actually eats. Every spot visited in person, every dish photographed before it got cold. Mostly.

Restaurants worth booking

Date nights, birthday dinners and the tables you plan a week around.

Stir fry hotpot at 16th Street, Gouger Street Adelaide

16th Street

Gouger Street, Adelaide

Stir fry hotpot with lamb, chicken and pork in the middle of the Gouger Street strip.

Best for: big appetites

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Korean BBQ at Plus 82 GoGi, Adelaide

Plus 82 GoGi

Adelaide CBD, Korean BBQ

Korean BBQ from the must-visit food spots list. Bring friends so you can order more.

Best for: group dinners

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Seafood pad see ew at Moom Thong Thai, Norwood

Moom Thong Thai

Norwood, Thai

Seafood pad see ew worth crossing town for.

Best for: solo meals

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Coffee & brunch

Serious flat whites, generous brunch plates and at least one pastry cabinet that will ruin your plans.

Strawberry and matcha drinks at Docee, Woodville South

Docee

Woodville South

Strawberry and matcha drinks that started the whole matcha finds series.

Go for: the matcha

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Iced matcha with strawberry foam at Yolk Cafe, Walkerville

Yolk Cafe

Walkerville

Iced matcha with strawberry foam. Pretty enough to slow your morning down.

Go for: the iced drinks

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Croffle with chocolate ice cream and biscoff sauce at St Louis, Prospect

St Louis

Prospect

Croffle with chocolate ice cream and biscoff sauce. A certified must try.

Go for: dessert

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Cheap eats

Big flavour, small damage

The under-$20 heroes: market stalls, bakeries, noodle bars and the takeaway windows locals guard like a secret. This section grows every week as new finds get tested.

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Combination rice with pork and chicken at W and W Quan, Brickworks

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