Tim Watts is a freelance writer based in Adelaide. He’s been writing for Broadsheet since 2015.
Five To Try: New Coffee Spots To Fall in Love With This Summer
10 Jan 2025
Food & Drink Discovering a new favourite cafe or coffee spot can be like meeting a long lost relative. It’s somehow familiar, but altogether new. Here are five recent openings from Glenelg North to Prospect.
First Look: Sathu in North Adelaide Puts a Thai Twist on Italian Sangas
Food & Drink After launching UR Caffe over a decade ago, Kate and Boyd Pattarapongkasame have returned to the hospo scene – this time, they’re pairing European cheeses with curries and spice.
Coming Soon: Honeydripper, a New CBD Listening Bar With Hi-Fi Sound and ’70s Conversation Pits
Food & Drink A vinyl library with more than 3000 records; an LA counterculture-inspired vibe; and a daytime offering with Carton Deli coffee, sangas and laptop stations.
Coming Soon: 10 Years After Opening UR Caffe, the Same Owners Return With Takeaway Spot Sathu
Food & Drink There will be sangas inspired by the owners’ Thai heritage as well as dishes inspired by vacays. Plus, pastries from Prove.
Punky Independent Film Emotion is Dead May Be the Most South Australian Movie Ever Made
Entertainment Broadsheet chats with writer-director Pete Williams about his “no budget” feature film, shot in the former Holden factory in Elizabeth and the Big Rocking Horse in the Adelaide Hills.
Now Open: The Osteria Oggi Crew’s Latteria Isn’t a Restaurant, It’s “A Bar That Serves Food”
Food & Drink Drop into Latteria for knockout cocktails (including a breakfast-inspired tipple that makes the perfect lunchtime drop) accompanied by quick, tasty bites, or stick around for larger plates of updated Italian staples.
Now Open: An Exchange Alum’s Debut Coffee Project, A Place, Is Bowden’s Newest Resident
Food & Drink The sleek, streamlined coffee spot is the latest – and perhaps teeniest – cafe on the Adelaide scene. And it punches well above its weight in bringing sustainable, delicious coffee to the people.
Now Open: Tonino, Goodwood’s Newest Sandwich Spot, Is the Italian Kitchen You Wish You’d Grown Up In
Food & Drink Italian-style sandwiches on home-baked focaccia stuffed with secret sauces and traditionally cured meats at the new spot from siblings Anna-Lisa and Nick Barone.
Coming Soon: Tonino, a Very Traditional Deli-Come-Sandwich-Shop, Is Opening in Goodwood
Food & Drink Siblings Anna-Lisa and Nick Barone are true backyarders. Their now-iconic woodfired pizza business, Side Hustle, began as a passion project in their parents’ Carrickalinga garden. Their newest venue, inspired by their grandmother’s village store, brings an authentic Italian sensibility into a modern context.
First Look: Work Cafe, Pirie Street’s Latest Hotspot, Is Offering Prove Patisserie Goods and Rio Coffee to a City Crowd
Food & Drink Meeting for coffee or having a meeting over coffee? Either way this new spot promises stacked sandwiches, well-roasted coffee and crisp croissants.
Longplay, The Clever Little Tailor Gang’s New Bistro, Has Arrived With a Concise Menu From a Former Summertown Aristologist Duo
Food & Drink With a European menu and a record collection that’s off the hook, the newest addition to Pirie Street is an all-round elevated affair.
Coming Soon: Fratelli Deli Is Bringing a Carb-Forward Italian-American Inspired Menu to Prospect
Food & Drink A new Italian-American deli in the heart of Prospect is set to open with a range of 15 limelight-stealing lunchtime sandwiches, and a supporting cast of carb-loaded sides.
First Look: With an Eclectic Menu and Impressive Single-Pour Wine List, Four Sides Is Both a Laid-Back Bar and an Elegant Restaurant
Food & Drink With snacks like chicken hearts and miso-glazed cabbage, and a menu ranging from sticky barbeque ribs to Ukrainian dumplings in a coconut curry bisque, Four Sides refuses to conform – but is somehow effortlessly cohesive.
Now Open: Hide Out at Thai Room for Street Food-Inspired Small Plates and Opulent Slow-Cooked Curries
Food & Drink This upmarket Thai restaurant leans into the long lunch in a serious way with twists on street food and an extensive wine list.
Coming Soon: Four Sides, a Genre-Defying Bar and Kitchen From the Bistro Francais Team That’s More Than the Sum of Its Parts
Food & Drink It sits in the former Local Wine Co space in Hyde Park, offering wine and cocktails alongside a broad dining menu that celebrates flavour above all else.
Now Open: Dawn Patrol Rundle Place Is Out To Prove There’s a Market for Slow Coffee, Even in the Bustling Heart of Adelaide’s CBD
Food & Drink A collaboration between McLaren Vale roaster Dawn Patrol, and Boy and Bloom, the cafe is bringing a specialty coffee experience to Rundle Mall.
Dawn Patrol and Boy & Bloom Are Buddying Up To Bring Specialty Coffee to Rundle Mall
Food & Drink The cafe, which will be named FKA, will offer brewed-to-order filter coffee from Dawn Patrol’s expansive portfolio, light lunch fare and insight into each cup’s backstory – from seed to service.
From a Popular Pop-up to Pantry Staples: A Suburban Barbeque Joint Is Taking Its Signature Sauces to the People
Food & Drink Low & Slow founders and Port Adelaide locals Angus Kiley, Jim Morrison and Angus Henderson on the sauce that’s driven their recent expansion, and what’s going on Portside.
Rummage on Rundle: National Fashion Reseller Goodbyes Opens Its First Adelaide Store
Fashion The meticulously curated second-hand store helps you say goodbye to your unwanted pieces, and hello to some cash (you could even come back to spend it on the latest finds).
Local Roaster Dawn Patrol Opens a Caffeinated Cellar Door in McLaren Vale
Food & Drink McLaren Vale has no shortage of cellar doors, but Dawn Patrol’s coffee indulgence-slash-education experience is different. Offering coffee tastings (and “the best bagels in town”) in a slick and upbeat setting, the brand's new home has become one of our favourite spots of the summer.
Now Open: A Prayer for the Wild at Heart Is “A Love Letter to the Hospitality Industry”
Food & Drink The intimate brasserie from the owner of My Kingdom for a Horse is serving sophisticated yet unpretentious European classics.
First Look: A Sprawling, 2000-Square-Metre Brewery From The Suburban Brew Opens in Glynde
Food & Drink Nomadic brewer The Suburban Brew is “growing up” with its very own facility and taproom in Adelaide’s north-east.
You Can Now Get Locally Roasted Coffee Beans From Adelaide's First Coffee Vending Machine
Food & Drink Whether you’re back at the office or working from home, Allways Coffee will ensure you never run out of fresh beans again. “Our mission is to make every coffee a discovery, not just a beverage,” says founder Michael Tyson, who’s also launched a zero-waste coffee delivery service – with a 100 per cent SA line-up.
Behind a Garage Door Down an Inconspicuous Side Street, Dokeo Is Serving Coffee by Day and (Soon) Wines by Night
Food & Drink In a converted motorcycle repair shop, a local winemaker and a coffee roaster have combined forces to offer ethical coffee and small-scale wines from local emerging producers. It’s a small set-up with a big heart.
New East End Cafe Room 19 Opens Next Week, Bringing Brunch Back to Rundle Street
Food & Drink It's blending Asian and Aussie flavours in dishes such as almond hot cakes with yuzu ice-cream and eggs benedict with Korean fried chicken and gochujang hollandaise, plus coffee from an avocado-coloured espresso machine.
The Sugar Man’s First Retail Store Is Finally Here – With “Poshed-up” Chocolate Blocks and a Click-and-Collect Pastry Service
Food & Drink The sugar hits keep on coming at chocolatier Alex Crawford's new CBD spot. Enter for flavours like home-grown-rhubarb and custard or marmalade croissant made with fruit from his grandmother’s orange tree. Plus, pastries such as twice-baked pain au chocolat and a Willunga almond croissant.
Prospect’s Friendly Neighbourhood Coffee Shop Whyld Has Introduced a Frozen Coffee Menu – And No, We’re Not Talking About Frappes
Food & Drink After 18 months serving some of Adelaide’s best coffee, this quiet achiever has added a freezer full of high-end beans. Here's why they're challenging the "fresh-is-best" mantra.
Now Open: An Intimate French Bistro That Already Feels Like Part of the Neighbourhood
Food & Drink French-born chef Fabien Streit wants to prove French cuisine isn’t always complicated or elaborate. At Bistro Francais, he's turning out the classics: steak frites, escargot, French onion soup, twice-baked cheese soufflé and an ASMR-worthy creme brulee.
Coming Soon: A Homey, Suburban Bistro Out To Prove That French Doesn’t Always Mean Fancy
Food & Drink Bistro Français will play all the hits, including escargot, twice-baked cheese soufflé, beef bourguignon, steak frites and ratatouille flan, in a relaxed, casual setting. “We’re trying to get rid of the image that French food always has to be rich and fancy.”
The Kid and the Candy Store: The Sugar Man’s Alex Crawford Is Opening His First Shopfront
Food & Drink The new retail space will stock his sought-after produce-forward chocolates (in flavours like marmalade croissant, rhubarb and custard, and hot cross bun), plus freshly baked pastries on the weekends.
Ascend These Stairs to Hnly, a Former Apartment Turned Seafood-Centric Beachside Restaurant
Food & Drink Nab a seat at golden hour for views over Henley Square and a fish-forward menu by a former Allegra Dining Room chef.
Cachemira, a Sunny, Spanish-Inspired Cafe (and Soon-to-be Bar), Opens on Magill Road
Food & Drink Stop into the homey new space for coffee, pastries and Spanish baguettes. Come summer, you'll be able to settle into the vine-lined courtyard for tapas and cocktails.
Cachemira, a Mediterranean-Inspired Small Bar and Cafe With a Sunny Vine-Lined Courtyard, Is Coming to Stepney
Food & Drink It'll open with a Spanish-style brunch menu revolving around bread and pastries before adding night hours, traditional small plates, fig-infused house gin and more.
Rumble Coffee Roasters Opens a Pint-Sized Espresso Bar at Its Red-Brick Roastery in Kensington
Food & Drink Get your beans brewed or bagged, right where they’re roasted, by a team that’s all about sustainability and transparency. Plus, pistachio-and-raspberry blondies and flaky, cheesy croissants from Yarraville bakery Cobb Lane.
Now Open: A Welcoming New City Tattoo Studio That Feels More Like a Day Spa
Art & Design Day One Tattoo is making its mark on Adelaide’s ink scene with an inviting new studio on Hutt Street. There's a waiting area with Netflix and help-yourself tea and coffee, plus private pods, and plenty of greenery.
Ten Things to Do in Adelaide This Summer for $10 or Less
Food & Drink The days are getting longer, and you’re probably thinking about how to spend the extra daylight hours without making a massive dent in your savings account. Here are 10 affordable activities – from free art galleries to cheap schooners – to enliven your summer.
Corn Ribs, Stuffed Chicken Wings and Pho Dumplings at Ong Vietnamese Kitchen
Food & Drink The team behind Shibui, Devour and Third Time Lucky bolsters its dining empire with a contemporary Vietnamese eatery in the former Chopstix site on Rundle Street.
Now Open: A New Era for Rundle Street Institution Vego’s
Food & Drink The tiny loft eatery is back slinging vegan burgers and wraps, plus new-addition mac and “cheese”, pies and desserts, under the stewardship of Cherry Darlings’ Tim Salmon.
This Espresso-Emulating Instant Coffee Is the Closest to the Real Deal We’ve Tasted
Food & Drink Homebrew, by coffee distributor Made in Melbourne, takes barista-made espresso and freeze-dries it. All you need to do is add hot water – and it costs just $1.70 a cup.
Leisurely Coffee Opens on Gilbert Street
Food & Drink Coffee is flowing again at the old Paddy’s Lantern site. Come for the “barista’s breakfast” (a potent coffee trio); handmade dumplings; a croissant with soft-shell crab and scrambled eggs; and halal bao buns with “beef bacon” and egg.
The Team Behind West Oak Hotel Has Revamped Joe’s Kiosk With a New Menu and Makeover
Food & Drink Under the management of Hugo Pedler, the Henley Beach icon has been reborn as a slick seaside destination. Expect soft-shell crab sliders, kingfish sashimi and Pina Coladas. A new deck, an ice-cream cart and guest DJs are on the way, too.
After Cooking for the King of Jordan, Chef Krish Dutt Has Joined The West Oak Hotel, Bringing a Menu of Glitzed-Up Pub Classics
Food & Drink Including a parmi with Japanese and German accents, and a buttermilk fried chicken burger made with a recipe borrowed from His Majesty.
Introducing Watkins Wine, The Hills’ Biggest Winery You’ve Never Heard Of
Food & Drink You’ve probably tasted its grapes without knowing it. Now, after supplying bulk wine to other wineries, brothers Sam and Ben Watkins are bottling under their family name – and sharing their new cellar door with Dawn Patrol Coffee Roasters.
Dawn Patrol Coffee Is Moving to Chandlers Hill
Food & Drink After seven years operating out of a garden shed, Dawn Patrol is shifting to a purpose-built roastery and tasting room next to mates and winemakers, Watkins Family Wine.
ACE Open Is Closing Out 2020 With Its Most Ambitious Show Yet
Art & Design Paintings inspired by bushfires, an installation built in isolation and a giant revolving door: the gallery’s next exhibition is a state-of-play of the SA arts scene – and more “2020” than even its curators thought possible.
Leisurely Coffee Is Coming to the Former Paddy’s Lantern Site on Gilbert Street
Food & Drink An inner-city icon is being reborn with brew-it-yourself coffee and Asian-inspired brunch – think handmade noodles and dumplings and halal-friendly “beef bacon”.
Crates and Coffee: Wolfie’s Records Moves Into Norwood
Entertainment It’s everything you love about the classic Adelaide record shop – crates of vinyl, audio equipment, art and vintage clothing – now with an espresso machine serving Dawn Patrol coffee.
The Alpha Box & Dice Crew Has Launched an Online Bottle Shop Packed With Top Australian and International Wines
Food & Drink Sometimes Always is a curated drinks list with bottles ranging from $18 to $495 and every price point in between. Order a mixed pack of “traditional”, “cult” or “progressive” styles – or take your hands off the wheel and let a guest selector pick for you.
Now Open: My Kingdom For a Horse Arrives on Waymouth Street
Food & Drink The popular city-south cafe is expanding with a new CBD satellite. Stop by for toasties stuffed with three cheeses and onion jam or truffled mushroom ragout plus a killer Reuben, brekkie burritos and salad bowls.
The New Rules for Dining Out in the Age of Covid-19
Food & Drink With restrictions easing and restaurants reopening across the country, things are changing again. Now it’s our turn to adapt.
Now Open: Treadly Bike Shop Rolls into Norwood
Active Like a couple trading their townhouse for a three-bedroom bungalow, Treadly has grown up and moved to the suburbs. Behind the new roller door is an expanded workshop and retail space, complete with a cold-brew coffee station courtesy of Mischief Brew.
Australian Face Masks You Can Buy Online
Fashion Face masks weren’t on anyone’s Top Looks of 2020 list. But thanks to coronavirus, here we are. These 26 options start at $5 and range from basic cotton numbers to luxe silk styles.
Put Your Hands Together for These South Australian Distilleries (and One Winery) Now Producing Sanitiser
City File Pre-pandemic, gin and hand sanitiser were not products many would commonly associate with each other. But with the method and equipment needed to make both products virtually interchangeable, a number of distilleries across SA are pitching in and producing vital supplies to help combat Covid-19.
How to Make Coffee at Home
Food & Drink From plunger to stovetop to filter, here are five of the best domestic brewing methods, and how to get the most out of them.
Top Picks: Adelaide’s Best Art, Music and Theatre to Stream During Isolation
Entertainment Boogie to live DJ sets; tour digital art galleries; stream live music and children’s theatre; and remotely-control a nine-metre-long robot.
A (Near) Complete Glossary of Coffee Terms
Food & Drink Whether you’re buying beans for home or ordering coffee at a cafe, it’s worth learning what terms such as “single origin” and “MASL” actually mean. Not to show off or be pretentious, but to ensure you choose a coffee that suits your taste. Our extensive, no-nonsense guide can help.
Best Coffee Beans in Adelaide
Food & Drink Right now you’re probably making more coffee at home than ever. Do yourself a favour: skip the stale supermarket stuff and buy direct from one of these small local roasters. With just a few clicks, fresh beans will be on their way to your place in no time. Many roasters even sell biodegradable, Nespresso-ready pods.
Studio Visit: Oisima
Entertainment How the Adelaide jazz scene shaped the producer and multi-instrumentalist's most ambitious album.
Pizzeria and Pastry Lab Blue Velvet Opens in Mile End
Food & Drink Italian-born husband-and-wife team Paolo Rosina and Ilenia Scuderi bring traditional (and not-so traditional) pizza and desserts to Henley Beach Road.
Mister Pigeon Lands on Gilles Street
Food & Drink This 1870s former corner store, previously home to Fawn Coffee, has a new custodian. The house-made sausage rolls and Dawn Patrol beans remain, alongside a new “toastie challenge” that will see 52 different sandos served-up over 52 weeks. And it’ll soon open Friday nights.
Noi Vietnamese Eatery Moves Into Fullarton
Food & Drink First it was cafes Devour and Third Time Lucky, then dessert bar Shibui. Now Quang and Thy Nguyen (and family) are taking “suburban Asian restaurant” for a spin, merging Vietnamese and Australian cooking in unexpected and tasty new ways.
Coming Soon: An All-Day Deli From Food-Truck Favourites Gang Gang
Food & Drink From Central Market pop-up to food truck to four walls and a roof – Gang Gang has come a long way in just two years. Now it’s introducing brunch, coffee and one-off dining events at its first bricks-and-mortar joint.
Squatters Collective Opens Its Tasting Room
Food & Drink The joint home of six artisanal beverage brands – including Mischief Brew, Juice Quest and BLK MRKT Coffee – launches a cellar door this week. Sample some of Adelaide's best non-alcoholic drinks, all crafted on-site, in one place.
Adieu Cliche, Konnichiwa Kosho: North Adelaide's French Diner Gets a Modern Japanese Makeover
Food & Drink Restaurant, boulangerie and exhibition space Cliché is no more. In its place is a bold Japanese diner serving soft-shell crab sandos, pork jaw yakitori and a strong line-up of sakes.
Brighton Brunch Favourite Cream Is Now Twice the Size and Opening for Dinner
Food & Drink Known for serving up great coffee and an American-style brunch menu, this Jetty Road joint has expanded both in size and service.
Leading Lights
Food & Drink Non-alcoholic drinks were once the dull alternative to the real thing, drunk only when they absolutely had to be. But times are changing. Now there’s a slew of products offering more than just no hangover. Whether you drink beer, wine or gin, it’s possible to enjoy something of equal complexity and, crucially, participate in even the booziest social settings.
Enjoying Ethically Sourced Quality Coffee At Home Is Now More Convenient Than Ever
Food & Drink Two Adelaide roasters have launched specialty-grade Nespresso-compatible coffee pods.
Noi Vietnamese Eatery Is Coming to Fullarton
Food & Drink Woodfired sugarcane pork and whole-bird lemongrass chicken from the couple behind Shibui Dessert bar (and their family). “It’s the first time we’ll see this style of food in Adelaide.”
A Piano, An Open Flame, Nudity and True-Blue Aussie Sexism: Why You Need to See XXX Neon Sign
Entertainment Adelaide’s new independent theatre venue Rumpus launches its debut season tonight with a one-man show about working in an adult shop and the conversations you hear in them.
Now Open: 1000 Island, a “Tiki But Not Tiki” Bar Serving Flaming Pina Coladas and Mai Tais
Food & Drink The team from Sunny’s Pizza offers a night out inspired by Gilligan’s Island and directed by David Lynch.
A New Marketplace for Preloved Clothing Opens in Regent Arcade
Fashion Shop one-off, pre-loved and vintage garments alongside new independent Australian labels, and resell your own pieces. There’s only one rule: “No cheap, fast fashion allowed.”
Fashion Designer Naomi Murrell Evolves Again
Art & Design She and partner (in business and life) Dave Stace have expanded the brand with a new digital design arm. And its diverse portfolio is helping them break new creative ground.
Now Open: British India Returns With a New Team and New Menu
Food & Drink The modern-Indian restaurant has reopened in Plympton – serving street-food favourites alongside slow-cooked curries, and two types of butter chicken.
A Whisky-and-Pastry Pairing is Coming, Courtesy of The Sugar Man and Baddog
Food & Drink Breakfast-meets-supper at this promising crossover from two Adelaide favourites.
Prahran’s Greville Records Deals in Vinyl (Not Criminal) Records
City File When a thief lifted albums from Prahran’s Greville Records, storeowner Warwick Brown took a generous approach on social media to resolve the issue.
Rumpus Is Raising the Curtain on Local, Independent Theatre
Entertainment An ambitious new theatre collective is rising in Bowden.
Specialty Instant Coffee Is Here. How Does That Work, Exactly?
Food & Drink It often tastes like caffeinated gravel and hits you like a faceplant. But Australian roaster St ALi and America’s Voilà have an instant product that promises the flavour of cafe-brewed, filter-style coffee with a just-add-water process.
Abbots and Kinney Opens on North Terrace
Food & Drink It's the fourth new store in 16 months. And there's a new concept on the way.
Coming Soon: A "Luxurious" Tattoo Studio in a Heritage-Listed CBD Basement
Art & Design Like a good tattoo, Adelaide’s newest ink studio is imaginative, well-considered and in the hands of true professionals.
Easter Classics, Remixed by Adelaide’s Best Bakers
Food & Drink Some of our favourites are putting their spin on traditional Easter treats.
Coming Soon: A New Cafe for Lion Arts Factory
Food & Drink Recently reborn as one of Adelaide’s most capable live music venues, Lion Arts Factory is adding a daytime cafe – courtesy of Monastery Coffee’s Adam Marley, Sunlight Liquor’s Eddy Collett and a huge cast of supporters.
The Lion Arts Factory Roars Back To Life
Entertainment After a strong public reaction to its closure last year, Lion Arts Factory – formerly Fowler’s Live – has reopened. And the new operators are determined to show live music audiences that the venue’s future will be just as prized as its past.
Darlings of Adelaide’s “Vegan Junk Food” Scene Arrive in Port Adelaide
Food & Drink Peri Peri “chicken” and Philly “cheesesteak” pies, plus doughnuts, cannoli and ice-cream – now available at Cult and Harper.
The South Australia Gin Helping Protect One of the Most At-Risk – and Adorable – Creatures on the Planet
Food & Drink What does gin have to do with pangolins? What even is a pangolin? And why do they need our help?
Abbots and Kinney Moves Into Croydon
Food & Drink The popular bakery arrives in the suburbs with its signature pastries, sourdough breads and – for the first time – gelato.
Fairweather Is Calling it a Day
Food & Drink After two years the beloved Solomon Street cafe will say goodbye on February 15.
A Guide to Thoughtful Regifting
Art & Design Regifting is just upcycling. Done thoughtfully, it’s a win-win-win for the giver, the getter and the planet.
Where We Met Opens on South Terrace
Food & Drink The team behind Nature’s Providore is redefining Southern hospitality – with help from Dawn Patrol Coffee.
Now Open: Diaspora Kouzina Arrives on Pulteney Street
Food & Drink Say “yiasou” to this very modern Greek eatery, with traditional roots.
Working Hospo? Like Rewards? Join the Club
Food & Drink The first rule of Hospo Club is: please talk about Hospo Club.
Which Reusable Coffee Cup Is for You?
Food & Drink There’s a plethora of cups on the market. But whether you go for plastic, glass or ceramic, you’ll end up with a tough choice between cups that look similar and cost similar amounts. We enlisted our resident coffee-writer test eight of the most popular brands and report back.
Coffee Branch Is Back
Food & Drink One of Adelaide’s first specialty espresso bars has reopened under new – but experienced – management.
Bye Bye Biggies: “You Always Want a Go at Having Your Own Bar – and I Got It.”
City File Biggies at Bertram owner Paul Crozier could not find a buyer for the underground bar, and has had to sell his house to settle outstanding debts.
Fowler’s Live Gets an Encore
City File The bands will play on under new operators. But there are further changes on the way.
A French Patisserie and Cafe Opens in the Central Market
Food & Drink French chef Clement Labaere has found a place to call home.
Would You Like Improved Focus With That?
Food & Drink Bulletproof coffee had us adding butter to our long blacks. Now baristas are dosing orders with coconut oil and tea extracts in the name of better health. But does the science stack up?
St Ali Launches Specialty-Grade Coffee Pods
Food & Drink Salvatore Malatesta is playing a potentially dangerous game, pushing the standards of convenience coffee in an effort to irritate the industry’s big players.
Studio Visit: Georgie Shepherd
Art & Design The designer behind cafes such as Fred Eatery and Fine & Fettle seeks inspiration as far afield as London and Paris.
First Look: Caffiend Coffee Company Arrives on Synagogue Place
Food & Drink Shop number two brings Hills hospitality to the city.
Elementary Coffee Roasters Is Growing Up, Fast
Food & Drink New seating, new menu and new weekend trading.
From Bedroom Tinkerer to the Top of the App Store, In 11 Days
City File Will Bishop is a part-time app developer, part-time Year 11 student whose work is gaining worldwide attention.
Theatre for Generation Netflix
Entertainment New performing arts company Theatre Republic tells modern stories worth getting off the couch for.
Coffee for a Cause at Soul City Roasters
Food & Drink Ben Cosford is a missionary-turned-coffee roaster who’s weaponising Australia’s coffee obsession in the battle for social justice.
Exchange Specialty Coffee Turns Five
Food & Drink And it’s celebrating with a throwback menu, doughnuts and birthday cake.
Now Open: Shibui Dessert Bar
Food & Drink Golden Gaytime fried ice-cream, lemon meringue pie, a vegan chocolate forest and “Nutella on Toast” – with a twist. Get ready for nostalgic yet sophisticated, restaurant-quality desserts from the master of his craft, Quang Nguyen.
Coming Soon: Caffiend Coffee Company’s CBD Flagship
Food & Drink Kostas Trakas is bringing his cafe and roastery to the East End.
Studio Visit: Emily Bettison
Entertainment The Adelaide musician, sound engineer and founder of Girls in the Mix talks industry inequality and forging pathways for young women artists.
Adelaide’s New Dance Festival Is Setting Itself Up To Be One Of Australia’s Best
Entertainment Ballet, contemporary, workshops and a three-by-three-metre cube stage in a most unlikely place.
Everyday Coffee Opens a Bookshop (and More) in Carlton
Food & Drink “There have been plenty of revolutions planned in coffee shops, I’m sure.”
Beach Bum Relocates to Brighton Road
Food & Drink North Adelaide’s Hawaiian kiosk has made a sea change.
A Sweet Treat for Grote Street
Food & Drink Dessert master Quang Nguyen is opening shop number three and it’s a throwback to the early days.
From Crop to Cup: The Myth of Direct Trade
Food & Drink You buy your coffee from that one special coffee shop, but where do they get it from? And where did the people they got it from get it from? We go right back to the source to follow a crop all the way from farm to cafe.
The Growth of Mischief Brew
Food & Drink Scott Giles has something big brewing.
Abbots & Kinney Opens in the West End
Food & Drink After peddling coffee and pastries from a pop-up caravan, A&K has opened a permanent venue at UniSA.
Jaw-Dropping Wine Glasses Inspired by Creatures of the Deep
Art & Design Adelaide glass artist Renato Perez is obsessed with creatures from the sea. They’ve inspired a range of wine glasses, and now he’s found a way to give back.
FELTspace Turns 10
Art & Design The co-founder and current co-director reflect on how the humble artist-run gallery has maintained its relevance in an often-rickety scene.
Inside Adelaide’s First Virtual Reality Arcade
Entertainment Untethered VR is sending Adelaide gamers back, to the future.
Adelaide’s Best New Takes on Easter Classics
Food & Drink Holiday favourites remixed by some of our favourite bakers and makers.
Monday’s Coffee Moves Next Door
Food & Drink Monday’s Coffee Company is not yet three years old, but it’s growing up fast.
3rd by NNQ Has Brewed a Hot-Cross-Bun Gin for Easter
Food & Drink Gin and spice and everything nice.
A Closer Look at Myth
Art & Design Adelaide’s most enigmatic collective is ready to reveal itself.
Coming Soon: Sax & Violins Film Society
Entertainment A new independent cinema that’s a little bit punk and a little bit junk.
The Pear Arrives in Alberton
Food & Drink A husband-and-wife team have converted their 100-year-old residence into a community-led cafe.
Monday’s Coffee Opens a Second CBD Store
Food & Drink Find it in the ritzy foyer of Grenfell Street's Chesser House.
A New, All-Australian Gin
Food & Drink Lyrebird Distilling Company bottles the smell, taste and spirit of the bush.
An Ambitious Asian Restaurant and Store Arrives on Hutt Street
Food & Drink From the minds behind Concubine, Gin Long Canteen and MYTH.
Meet Mysterious New Adelaide Art Collective MYTH
Art & Design We can’t tell you who they are, or exactly what they do.
Now Open: Beach Bum's Summer Pop-Up
Food & Drink The breezy North Adelaide diner has moved into the CBD.
New Nordic Opens in Prospect
Food & Drink Simple Scandinavian eating from the family behind Swedish Tarts and Hermanos Cubanos.
Studio Visit: Voice Design
Art & Design When this Adelaide design studio speaks, the world listens.
Road Test: Six Coffee Contraptions for Camping
Food & Drink How to brew when you’re in the bush.
What’s Inside This Curious Gold Shipping Container?
City File Enter the Portal and arrive in Palestine, New York, Afghanistan or Rwanda.
Reimagining the Great Australian Pub
Food & Drink A dream team of local hospo heads has relaunched one of the state’s oldest bars.
A Four-Day Vintage Fashion Sale Is Hitting Hindley Street
Fashion Pick up some pre-loved Lagerfeld or classic Comme Des Garcons.
Are We Headed into a Vanilla Famine?
Food & Drink How a cyclone in Madagascar could impact your favourite dessert.
West Oak Hotel Opens on Hindley Street
Food & Drink “I reckon – in a year or two – the west end will be bigger than the east end."
Where To Watch the AFL Grand Final
Entertainment It’s that time of year, sports fans.
The Adelaide Urban Wine Walk is Coming
Food & Drink Discover your next favourite drop on a long and winey road.
Studio Visit: Jam Factory
Art & Design Explore this multi-storey, multi-disciplinary art factory and meet its next wave of artists.
SOHO Coffee Roasters Opens on Morphett Street
Food & Drink A 24-seater cafe and roastery with nitro cold brew, kombucha and iced tea on tap.
Coming Soon: Cult & Harper
Art & Design A new hub for arts and culture in Port Adelaide.
Nine Art Shows to See in September
Art & Design The best of a state-wide, all-women art festival; sweeping coastlines; and we say goodbye to one of our favourite local ARIs.
Studio Visit: Tiffany Stuckey
Fashion The Millicent Elizabeth designer creates sustainable, timeless pieces to last beyond the seasons.
How to Take Care of Your Favourite Leather Shoes
Fashion Six tips on leather care from bespoke cobbler Beccy Bromilow.
Progression Tattoo Goes Back to Work
Art & Design His shop was attacked in June, but tattoo artist Matt Deverson is sticking to his guns.
First Look: Holey Moley Golf Club
Entertainment A new way to go clubbing.
Our Guide to SALA Festival 2017
Art & Design 660 free exhibitions in 560 venues over 31 days.
Studio Visit: Motez
Entertainment How to craft an international music career from your spare room.
For The Love of Concrete
Art & Design Tim Hansford has a heart of stone.
A New Artist-Run Gallery Moves into the West End
Art & Design It’s bucking traditional art practice and targeting non-gallery-going audiences.
Hahndorf’s Caffiend Coffee Company is Now Roasting
Food & Drink A new boutique coffee roaster for the Adelaide Hills.
Your Guide To RAD Beer Week
Food & Drink We’re frothing over this 10-day beer festival.
How Iberia is Shortening its Seafood Supply Chain
Food & Drink “Our record from ocean to plate is 12 hours.”
Holey Moley to Tee-off in Adelaide
Entertainment A mini-golf cocktail bar where you’re actually encouraged to drink ‘n’ drive.
Monster Fest’s Travelling Sideshow Rolls into Adelaide Cinemas
Entertainment Something sinister awaits you in the dark.
Seven Art Shows to See in July
Art & Design Musings on nature and humanity’s most basic needs; NAIDOC Week celebrations; the role of cricket in Australian folklore; televangelists, oh yeah, and dogs.
Smallfry Seafood Opens on Waymouth Street
Food & Drink A city seafood bar with Japanese inspiration.
First Look: Torrensville’s Pixie and the Hawk
Food & Drink Like your mate’s living room, but with table service.
My Kingdom for a Horse Launches Coffee Subscription Service
Food & Drink Plus monthly public coffee tastings.
BYO Coffee Cup: Save Dollars, Help the Planet
Food & Drink Show up with your own coffee cup and these Adelaide cafes will give you a discount.
Coffee Cups – Recyclable Or Not? (We Have Some Good News)
Food & Drink Start your own war on waste, one latte at a time.
New Nordic is Coming to Prospect
Food & Drink Noma-inspired “New Nordic” cuisine from the team behind Swedish Tarts and Hermanos Cubanos.
Studio Visit: Salvi’s Fine Guitars
Art & Design Inside the workspace of Adelaide’s guitar master Steve Salvi.
Where to Get Free and One-Off Doughnuts Tomorrow
Food & Drink Do-nut miss out.
A New Roost for The Howling Owl
Food & Drink Adelaide’s premier gin bar resettles in the East End.
Eight Art Shows to See in June
Art & Design A mini festival of contemporary dance, Hollywood romance, a genre-defying concert series and a cashed-up art prize.
What to Serve During the Twin Peaks Premiere
Food & Drink No prizes for guessing what’s on the menu.
Six Adelaide Coffee Roasters You Should Know
Food & Drink Finding great, local coffee is getting easier by the day.
DIY Workshops Like Podcasts For Your Hands
Art & Design Learn the art of hand lettering, lino printing and how to make your own pickles.
Six Art Shows to See in May
Art & Design “Star Wars”, selfies and social media misbehaviour.
This Weekend: Bungsound 2017
Entertainment A new-world dance festival takes over Ancient World.
In the Artist’s Studio: Sarah Rothe
Art & Design The Adelaide jeweller reveals the scientific process behind her bold creations.
What to See, Eat and Drink at Barossa Vintage Festival
Food & Drink At 70 years old, this country classic shows no signs of slowing down.
The Festival at Basket Range Hits This Weekend
Food & Drink A celebration of the most down-to-earth winemaking culture in Australia.
East Borough Eatery Opens in Parkside
Food & Drink A duo with serious cafe cred brings brunch back to Glen Osmond Road.
Ital Opens on Hindley Street
Food & Drink An all-vegan cafe and bar inside Format Systems.
Meet the Adelaide Waitstaff Working at Noma’s Latest Pop-Up
Food & Drink Sarah Feehan and James “Shorty” Hanus will be on the frontline at Noma’s Mexican outpost.
Why We Need to Stop Talking About “Specialty Coffee”
Food & Drink We look past the hype to discover what’s at the heart of truly great coffee.
The Changing Face of Design
Art & Design Adelaide’s designers and restaurant and bar owners have become bolder and more ambitious in their work – and the world is taking notice.
Ensemble Opens on Gilles Street
Fashion A stylish new retail space, workshop and yoga studio in the city’s south-east.
What To Drink, Eat and Do at Cellar Door Fest
Food & Drink Uncover your new favourite winery, take a culinary masterclass and even stomp your own grapes at this huge three-day wine and food festival, right in the heart of Adelaide.
Monday’s Coffee Store Brings It Home
Food & Drink The CBD cafe is launching its own roastery.
Adelaide’s Dessert King is Taking it to the Streets
Food & Drink Devour’s Quang Nguyen is bringing back the ice-cream truck.
Abbots & Kinney Delivers a New Lunch Menu
Food & Drink When it comes to lunch, this Pirie Street bakery is thinking inside the box.
Adelaide’s Bartenders and Baristas to Face-off at Bank Street Social
Food & Drink There’s gonna be a rumble.
Caffiend Coffee Company Opens in Hahndorf
Food & Drink A coffee-centric hills cafe from a barista-turned-roaster, turned-barista again.
Bar 9 Parkside Closes
Food & Drink After eight years, owner Ian Callahan is calling last drinks.
Chicco Palms Opens in Brooklyn Park
Food & Drink A California-inspired pizza bar serving Italo-American classics.
A Guide to Adelaide’s Regional Fine Dining
Food & Drink Escaping the city and heading out to our regional centres doesn’t mean leaving the finer things in life behind.
How To Start Your Own Urban Farm
Food & Drink It’s inexpensive, rewarding and delicious.
First Look: Hardy’s Verandah Restaurant
Food & Drink There’s a new way to do Lofty.
Adelaide’s Hive Mind
City File Urban beekeeping – it’s a thing and it matters. Here’s why.
Augnablik Opens on Hindley Street
Food & Drink A West End coffee shop here for a good time, not a long time.
Now Open: Sunny’s Pizza
Food & Drink A party-sized pizza joint in the west end.
Now Open: Fairweather
Food & Drink A new coffee spot is reigniting Solomon Street’s Powerplant Building.
Coming Soon: Chicco Palms
Food & Drink A taste of Palm Springs in Adelaide’s western suburbs.
Now Open: Paradise Loft Records
Entertainment A crate-digger's delight comes to Regent Arcade.
Now Open: Beach Bum Hawaiian Kiosk
Food & Drink This is nothing like your local fish-and-chip shop.
Coming Soon: Peanut Gallery
Art & Design A new artist-run gallery in Adelaide Arcade opens with a bold exhibition.
Coming Soon: Commissary
Food & Drink Looking for a new brunch venue to try? Think outside the (city) square.
10 Cheap Feeds in Adelaide under $10
Food & Drink Our go-tos for an affordable feed in the CBD.
Coming Soon: Beach Bum Hawaiian Kiosk
Food & Drink Not your average fish-and-chip shop.
Sugar Man Patisserie Finds a New Home
Food & Drink We go behind the scenes with the macaron man.
Veggie Velo Pops Up in Regent Arcade
Food & Drink The burgers are served indoors. For now.
Now Open: Third Time Lucky
Food & Drink Dessert master Quang Nguyen brings a new treat to the suburbs.
It’s Third Time Lucky For This Cafe Duo
Food & Drink A new west-side locale for dessert devotees, by the team behind Devour.
Elementary Coffee is Getting Back to Basics
Food & Drink Drink coffee and see it roasted in the one light-filled space.
Creative Couples: Julia Robinson and Roy Ananda
Home & Lifestyle Like the perfect mixtape, this couple’s work/life balance is the result of careful curation.
Something’s Happening on Solomon Street
Food & Drink Two new hospitality ventures are coming to a small strip in the West End.
The New Coffee Roasters We Can’t Tell You Anything About
Food & Drink The owners of BLK/MRKT and Show Pony Coffee Roasters want to stay anonymous. Why?
CBD Micro-Roastery Elementary Coffee will be a Game-Changer
Food & Drink A brew bar and cafe is set to open on Young Street in July.
Ferris Fest at the Kings Head
Entertainment Oh yeah! Adelaide is getting a Ferris Bueller’s Day Off tribute night.
Fish Head Opens on Morphett Street
Food & Drink Walter Ventura’s latest catch serves Southeast Asian flavours from Malaysia, Indonesia and India.
Bar 9 Outreach Opens in Whitmore Square
Food & Drink The third Bar 9 store has a meaningful relationship with the community, thanks to a partnership with Saint Vincent De Paul.
Fiefy's Gets a Second
Food & Drink It’s tiny, glistening, bright and – like its sister store on Pirie Street – serves an outstanding coffee.
TOHSTI Brings the Schoolyard Nostalgia
Food & Drink It's like the Billy Madison of cafes - with toasted sandwiches.
End of An Era For The Deli
Food & Drink After ten years, the Thebarton cafe is changing hands.
Four Adelaide Coffee Roasters You Should Know
Food & Drink This city’s coffee scene is getting better every day. Meet the people behind the rising tide of quality.
