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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.
Find the Best Restaurants in Adelaide
- #1
Luigi Delicatessen#1 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide
$ - $$ | Italian, Cafe, European, Australian151 Flinders Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 AustraliaRead More » - #2
Haigh's#2 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide - #3
S2 on Flinders#3 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide
$ - $$ | Asian, Thai264 Flinders Street Adelaide Ground Floor Soho Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 AustraliaRead More » - #4
Mai Kitchen#4 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide - #5
Peel Street#5 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide - #6
Jasmin Indian Restaurant#6 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide - #7
Georges on Waymouth#7 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide - #8
Delicatessen#8 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide - #9
82 Thai Eatery#9 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide - #10
Mister sunshine's#10 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide - #11
Social Street S2#11 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide - #12
Orana#12 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide - #1
La Tombola#1 of 36 Places to Eat in Parkside - #14
Marrakech Restaurant#14 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide - #15
Golden Boy#15 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide - #16
Andre's Cucina and Polenta Bar#16 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide - #17
UR Caffe#17 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide - #18
Mandoo#18 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide - #19
Bakery on O'Connell#19 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide - #20
Concubine#20 of 2,002 Places to Eat in Adelaide
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