Chloe’s Adelaide guidebook
eating and drinking
a few of our favourite local places to visit for a meal or a drink.
5 minute walk from our place. The closest pub! Surprisingly good food, and live music on the weekends. Lunch until 2:30pm every day and dinner from 6:00pm.
www.kensingtonhotel.com.au
The Kensington Hotel
23 Regent St5 minute walk from our place. The closest pub! Surprisingly good food, and live music on the weekends. Lunch until 2:30pm every day and dinner from 6:00pm.
www.kensingtonhotel.com.au
11 minute walk from our place. Another historic local pub, this beautiful bluestone was built in 1856 and restored to a become a modern Australian bar with great food and live entertainment. We like to go on Mondays for a $17.90 "parmi and pint" - an Aussie pub staple! Look at their website for food/drink deals and what's on:
www.bathhotel.com.au
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The Bath Hotel
232 The Parade11 minute walk from our place. Another historic local pub, this beautiful bluestone was built in 1856 and restored to a become a modern Australian bar with great food and live entertainment. We like to go on Mondays for a $17.90 "parmi and pint" - an Aussie pub staple! Look at their website for food/drink deals and what's on:
www.bathhotel.com.au
16 minute walk from our place. An institution of The Parade, this modern "Australian-Italian" has been a family favourite for over 20 years. Reliable for a late-night feed, great coffee and popular with locals.
http://www.caffe-buongiorno.com.au/
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Caffe Buongiorno - Norwood
145 The Parade16 minute walk from our place. An institution of The Parade, this modern "Australian-Italian" has been a family favourite for over 20 years. Reliable for a late-night feed, great coffee and popular with locals.
http://www.caffe-buongiorno.com.au/
16 minute walk from our place. A local gem tucked away in a quirky courtyard, with friendly staff serving breakfast/brunch/lunch from 7:30am Tues-Sunday. Coffee, juice, lunch, smoothies and cakes served until 2pm each day (kitchen closes at 1:30pm)
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Pavé Cafe
138b The Parade16 minute walk from our place. A local gem tucked away in a quirky courtyard, with friendly staff serving breakfast/brunch/lunch from 7:30am Tues-Sunday. Coffee, juice, lunch, smoothies and cakes served until 2pm each day (kitchen closes at 1:30pm)
19 minute walk from our place. This makes the cut because it's open 24hrs a day... every day. Generously sized baked goods, huge range, decent prices. Can't beat it!
Enjoy Cafe Bakery
112 The Parade19 minute walk from our place. This makes the cut because it's open 24hrs a day... every day. Generously sized baked goods, huge range, decent prices. Can't beat it!
11 minute walk from our place. Cosy pub with open fires, great for a quiet drink in winter. Another beautiful old building tucked away on the side streets. Modern Australian cuisine.
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The Rising Sun Inn
60 Bridge St11 minute walk from our place. Cosy pub with open fires, great for a quiet drink in winter. Another beautiful old building tucked away on the side streets. Modern Australian cuisine.
11 minute walk from our place. Popular local Indian restaurant
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The Cinnamon Club Indian Cuisine
211A The Parade11 minute walk from our place. Popular local Indian restaurant
11 minute walk from our place. OMG! Heaven for those with a sweet tooth. Try the orange and ricotta ice cream.
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St Louis House Of Fine Ice Cream & Dessert
230 The Parade11 minute walk from our place. OMG! Heaven for those with a sweet tooth. Try the orange and ricotta ice cream.
6 minute walk from our place. Local chain bakery that does great coffee and a range of sweet and savoury baked good to eat in or take away. A flat white coffee and a bushranger's pie will set you up nicely for the day! Open from 7:00am weekdays, and 8:00am weekends.
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Dulwich Bakery
1 Jetty St6 minute walk from our place. Local chain bakery that does great coffee and a range of sweet and savoury baked good to eat in or take away. A flat white coffee and a bushranger's pie will set you up nicely for the day! Open from 7:00am weekdays, and 8:00am weekends.
7 minute walk from our place (the one on Magill Road). Step aside, Willy Wonka! They have EVERYTHING - well, everything ice cream. Flavours you couldn't dream up yourself. Generous options for gluten free, nut allergies, vegan etc. Best place to cool off in the Adelaide summer heat.
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48 Flavours
78 Gouger St7 minute walk from our place (the one on Magill Road). Step aside, Willy Wonka! They have EVERYTHING - well, everything ice cream. Flavours you couldn't dream up yourself. Generous options for gluten free, nut allergies, vegan etc. Best place to cool off in the Adelaide summer heat.
City centre wine bar in Adelaide's fashionable east end. Wide and ever-changing range of wines at all prices points, and a delicious small plates menu.
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Mother Vine
26 Vardon AveCity centre wine bar in Adelaide's fashionable east end. Wide and ever-changing range of wines at all prices points, and a delicious small plates menu.
Late night rock n roll! Friendly alternative bar, all welcome. Live music, pool tables and drinks specials.
Crown & Anchor Hotel
196 Grenfell StLate night rock n roll! Friendly alternative bar, all welcome. Live music, pool tables and drinks specials.
City centre modern Italian restaurant; another of Adelaide's institutions! Popular with groups, families... everyone! Fast paced friendly service and a ragu you won't forget.
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Amalfi Pizzeria Ristorante
29 Frome StCity centre modern Italian restaurant; another of Adelaide's institutions! Popular with groups, families... everyone! Fast paced friendly service and a ragu you won't forget.
Don't miss this! The biggest undercover food market in the southern hemisphere - a feast for the senses. Atmosphere in spades, amazing coffee and a wonderful Chinatown and food hall. Go when you're hungry!
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Adelaide Central Market
60 Gouger StDon't miss this! The biggest undercover food market in the southern hemisphere - a feast for the senses. Atmosphere in spades, amazing coffee and a wonderful Chinatown and food hall. Go when you're hungry!
28 minutes walk from our place. Check the website for opening hours and events - https://www.littlebang.com.au/
Little Bang Brewing Company
25 Henry St28 minutes walk from our place. Check the website for opening hours and events - https://www.littlebang.com.au/
3 minute walk from our place. Great service, nice atmosphere, tasty authentic dishes. Takeaway available. tasteofnepal.com.au
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Taste of Nepal Restaurant Nepalese Restaurant Adelaide
300 The Parade3 minute walk from our place. Great service, nice atmosphere, tasty authentic dishes. Takeaway available. tasteofnepal.com.au
12 minute walk from our place. Just great burgers! 50c wings on Tuesday and a $10 lunch deal.
Burger Foundry
367 Magill Rd12 minute walk from our place. Just great burgers! 50c wings on Tuesday and a $10 lunch deal.
groceries
14 minute walk from our place. Not the cheapest supermarket, but definitely the best. You won't believe the range and quality of fresh local produce - you must visit the deli especially! You'll be able to put together the most beautiful picnic here.
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Norwood Foodland
169 The Parade14 minute walk from our place. Not the cheapest supermarket, but definitely the best. You won't believe the range and quality of fresh local produce - you must visit the deli especially! You'll be able to put together the most beautiful picnic here.
20 minute walk from our place. German chain supermarket with unbeatable prices and good variety
ALDI Kensington Park
398 Magill Rd20 minute walk from our place. German chain supermarket with unbeatable prices and good variety
18 minute walk from our place. Big grocery store with attached wine shop and fantastic delicatessen counter.
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Woolworths Marryatville
Tusmore Avenue18 minute walk from our place. Big grocery store with attached wine shop and fantastic delicatessen counter.
Neighbourhoods
Adelaide is more than just the city centre! Beaches, wineries and hip suburban hotspots are just waiting for you to explore :)
Vibrant local stretch of shops, cafes, bars, restaurants and entertainment. There's something for everyone and a genuine focus on local boutique businesses. The best of the Parade begins a ten minute walk from our place
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The Parade
The ParadeVibrant local stretch of shops, cafes, bars, restaurants and entertainment. There's something for everyone and a genuine focus on local boutique businesses. The best of the Parade begins a ten minute walk from our place
A similar precint to the Norwood Parade, perhaps more bohemian. A great range of historic pubs and fantastic restaurants. Make your way here on foot from the city centre along the river.
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North Adelaide
A similar precint to the Norwood Parade, perhaps more bohemian. A great range of historic pubs and fantastic restaurants. Make your way here on foot from the city centre along the river.
Hop on the H20 bus on the Parade and it will take you there within an hour (25 minutes driving if you have a car). Great main street full of restaurants, shops and bars, and one of Adelaide's most popular beaches. Any beach in Adelaide is beautiful, safe for swimming and family friendly, but this one is especially popular for visitors.
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Glenelg
Hop on the H20 bus on the Parade and it will take you there within an hour (25 minutes driving if you have a car). Great main street full of restaurants, shops and bars, and one of Adelaide's most popular beaches. Any beach in Adelaide is beautiful, safe for swimming and family friendly, but this one is especially popular for visitors.
Half hour drive, less than one hour on public transport. Another gorgeous beach; your instagram will thank you! Same as most beach areas in Adelaide, you'll be spoilt for amazing food options around here too. Yiros, fish and chips, ice cream... all perfect fuel for a walk or a swim.
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Henley Beach
Half hour drive, less than one hour on public transport. Another gorgeous beach; your instagram will thank you! Same as most beach areas in Adelaide, you'll be spoilt for amazing food options around here too. Yiros, fish and chips, ice cream... all perfect fuel for a walk or a swim.
20-30 minutes by car. Tours available. If you like wineries, nature, walking, and wildlife - you won't believe your luck up here. Amazing views of Adelaide spread out from so many places. Check out historic Hahndorf (great cafes, art galleries and shops), don't miss the Uraidla pub, and be sure to try some strawberry picking or visit the Melba chocolate factory for our favourite local treat - FruChocs! There is so much to see and do in the Adelaide Hills; just let us know what you're interested in and we can make recommendations just for you :)
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Adelaide Hills Council
20-30 minutes by car. Tours available. If you like wineries, nature, walking, and wildlife - you won't believe your luck up here. Amazing views of Adelaide spread out from so many places. Check out historic Hahndorf (great cafes, art galleries and shops), don't miss the Uraidla pub, and be sure to try some strawberry picking or visit the Melba chocolate factory for our favourite local treat - FruChocs! There is so much to see and do in the Adelaide Hills; just let us know what you're interested in and we can make recommendations just for you :)
entertainment
13 minute walk from our place. Chain cinema showing all the latest blockbusters, great if you need an afternoon or evening to switch off. Join "Hoyts Rewards" standard membership for $10 movie of the week tickets.
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HOYTS Norwood
185 The Parade13 minute walk from our place. Chain cinema showing all the latest blockbusters, great if you need an afternoon or evening to switch off. Join "Hoyts Rewards" standard membership for $10 movie of the week tickets.
17 minute walk from our place. Closed Mondays. Stunning building restored in an art deco style with love, a classic cinema experience.
The Regal Theatre
275 Kensington Rd17 minute walk from our place. Closed Mondays. Stunning building restored in an art deco style with love, a classic cinema experience.
30 minute drive from our place. 9:00am-5:00pm every day. Do you want to cuddle a koala? Silly question. For $19 (full price ticket) you'll be right in amongst Australian and exotic animals. You can hand feed the kangaroos, hold a koala, see dingoes and emus (they're behind a fence, and that's a good thing!). Gorge Wildlife Park is situated in Cudlee Creek which has experienced some devastating bushfires in the last few months; they have been doing some fantastic fundraising and wildlife rehabilitation work. Please support them however you can!
www.gorgewildlifepark.com.au
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Gorge Wildlife Park
30 Redden Dr30 minute drive from our place. 9:00am-5:00pm every day. Do you want to cuddle a koala? Silly question. For $19 (full price ticket) you'll be right in amongst Australian and exotic animals. You can hand feed the kangaroos, hold a koala, see dingoes and emus (they're behind a fence, and that's a good thing!). Gorge Wildlife Park is situated in Cudlee Creek which has experienced some devastating bushfires in the last few months; they have been doing some fantastic fundraising and wildlife rehabilitation work. Please support them however you can!
www.gorgewildlifepark.com.au
convenience
11 minute walk from our place (Ezy Wash and Dry, Magill Road, St Morris). Self service laundry, 6:30am -10:30pm seven days
Ezy Wash & Dry Laundromat
36 Adelaide Rd11 minute walk from our place (Ezy Wash and Dry, Magill Road, St Morris). Self service laundry, 6:30am -10:30pm seven days
culture
18 minutes door to door from our place, catching one bus from The Parade. Free and paid access to different exhibitions. Museum dedicated to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander art & culture, with frequent events and changing exhibitions. Awesome gift shop. A must-visit. www.tandanya.com.au
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Tandanya, National Aboriginal Cultural Institute Inc.
253 Grenfell St18 minutes door to door from our place, catching one bus from The Parade. Free and paid access to different exhibitions. Museum dedicated to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander art & culture, with frequent events and changing exhibitions. Awesome gift shop. A must-visit. www.tandanya.com.au
22 minutes door to door catching one bus from Magill Road. Free entry, lots of exhibits, something for everyone to enjoy. 5 floors of natural history artefacts and a permanent display exploring Aboriginal culture. Next door is the Art Gallery.
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South Australian Museum
North Terrace22 minutes door to door catching one bus from Magill Road. Free entry, lots of exhibits, something for everyone to enjoy. 5 floors of natural history artefacts and a permanent display exploring Aboriginal culture. Next door is the Art Gallery.
22 minutes door to door catching one bus from Magill Road. Next door to the South Australian Museum. Free entry! 19th-century gallery housing diverse collections with Australian art and important indigenous works. Feed your imagination in here all day.
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Art Gallery of South Australia
North Terrace22 minutes door to door catching one bus from Magill Road. Next door to the South Australian Museum. Free entry! 19th-century gallery housing diverse collections with Australian art and important indigenous works. Feed your imagination in here all day.
28 minutes door to door catching one bus from The Parade (located in the city centre). Social history museum displaying exhibits on South Australia's diverse cultures & communities.
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Migration Museum
82 Kintore Ave28 minutes door to door catching one bus from The Parade (located in the city centre). Social history museum displaying exhibits on South Australia's diverse cultures & communities.
Sightseeing
16 minutes door to door catching one bus from Magill road. Beautiful, relaxing, tranquil, FREE 125 acre garden with greenhouses, rare plants, a cafe - what's not to like? Bring a picnic. Look at the Moonlight Cinema website during summer. Wander along to the Torrens River, visit the zoo, continue into North Adelaide for a pizza or a coffee... start Adelaide's loveliest day out right here!
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Palm House - Adelaide Botanic Garden
North Terrace16 minutes door to door catching one bus from Magill road. Beautiful, relaxing, tranquil, FREE 125 acre garden with greenhouses, rare plants, a cafe - what's not to like? Bring a picnic. Look at the Moonlight Cinema website during summer. Wander along to the Torrens River, visit the zoo, continue into North Adelaide for a pizza or a coffee... start Adelaide's loveliest day out right here!