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What to Eat in Adelaide
Adelaide boasts a diverse dining scene, with everything from casual cafes and pubs to eateries serving Indian, Italian and Thai cuisine. Many of the city's top restaurants – including Andrè's Cucina and Georges on Waymouth – feature Italian or European flavors on their menus. But in Chinatown Adelaide, expect to find the best of Adelaide's Asian offerings. Popular Chinatown eateries include Concubine and Star of Siam.
Australian dishes are served as well at restaurants like Restaurant Orana, press* food & wine and peel st. Must-try items include pie floaters (meat-filled pastries set atop thickened pea soup) and AB (French fries topped with gyro meat and tomato, barbecue and garlic sauces), both of which are best enjoyed with a pint of beer. Local seafood like oysters, king prawns and King George whiting (a white fish that's often beer-battered and fried) are also commonly found on restaurant menus. For something a little sweeter, try a Kitchener bun (a doughnut-like treat split and filled with fruit jam and whipped cream), buy some homemade chocolates at Haigh's Chocolates or grab a bag of FruChocs (chocolate-covered fruit candies) at a local grocery store. Foodies will also enjoy wandering through the rows of stands found at the Adelaide Central Market.
If you are of legal drinking age (which is 18 in Australia), you should plan to sample some regional wines while in Adelaide. Considered the wine capital of Australia, Adelaide's surrounding wine regions produce a variety of reds and whites, though shiraz is the highlight of well-known areas like Barossa and McLaren Vale. Should you lack the time or means to venture to the area's vineyards, pay a visit to the National Wine Centre of Australia, Australia's largest tasting room. It sits less than 2 miles northeast of the city center near Adelaide Botanic Garden.
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- #1Luigi Delicatessen#1 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (1136)$ - $$ | Italian, Cafe, European, Healthy, Australian43 Franklin St, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 AustraliaRead More » - #2The Messy Tomato#2 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (152)$ - $$ | Italian, Cafe, Fusion, Australian151 Flinders Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 AustraliaRead More » - #3Haigh's#3 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (475)$ - $$ |2 Rundle Mall, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 AustraliaRead More » - #4Mai Kitchen#4 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (396)$ - $$ | Asian, VietnameseCorner Wright & Warren Streets Ferryden Park, Adelaide, South Australia 5010 AustraliaRead More » - #5Soi 38#5 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (582)$ - $$ | Asian, Thai54 Pulteney St, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 AustraliaRead More » - #6B'Churrasco Adelaide#6 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (148)$ - $$ | Brazilian, Barbecue10-12 East Terrance, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 AustraliaRead More » - #1The Pantry on Egmont#1 of 18 Places to Eat in Hawthorn
Tripadvisor (149)$ - $$ | Cafe, Australian2 Egmont Tce, Hawthorn, Adelaide, South Australia 5062 AustraliaRead More » - #8Georges on Waymouth#8 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (996)$$ | Mediterranean, European, Australian20 Waymouth St, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 AustraliaRead More » - #9S2 on Flinders#9 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (221)$ - $$ | Asian, Thai264 Flinders Street Adelaide Ground Floor Soho Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 AustraliaRead More » - #10Marrakech Restaurant#10 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (276)$ - $$ | Moroccan, Middle Eastern91 O'Connell St, Adelaide, South Australia 5006 AustraliaRead More » - #1La Tombola#1 of 25 Places to Eat in Parkside
Tripadvisor (237)$ - $$ | Italian61 Unley Rd, Parkside, Adelaide, South Australia 5063 AustraliaRead More » - #1Raj on Taj Hyde Park#1 of 27 Places to Eat in Hyde Park
Tripadvisor (166)$ - $$ | Indian109 King William Rd Entrace thru Arthur St, Hyde Park, Adelaide, South Australia 5061 AustraliaRead More » - #13Peel Street#13 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (760)$ - $$ | Healthy, Australian9 Peel St, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 AustraliaRead More » - #14Delicatessen#14 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (190)$ - $$ | French, European12 Waymouth St, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 AustraliaRead More » - #15Jasmin Indian Restaurant#15 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (1137)$ - $$ | Indian31 Hindmarsh Sq, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 AustraliaRead More » - #16Gallery#16 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (175)$ - $$ | Bar, Australian, Wine Bar30 Waymouth St, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 AustraliaRead More » - #17Mister sunshine's#17 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (177)$ - $$ | Cafe, Australian32 George St, Adelaide, South Australia 5031 AustraliaRead More » - #18Concubine#18 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (602)$ - $$ |132 Gouger St, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 AustraliaRead More » - #19Mandoo#19 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (173)$ | Asian, Korean26 Bank St Shop 3, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 AustraliaRead More » - #20Social Street S2#20 of 1,857 Places to Eat in Adelaide
Tripadvisor (458)$ - $$ | Asian, Thai174A Hutt St, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 AustraliaRead More »
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