Adelaide Restaurants

Dining out in Adelaide is certainly an experience; locals love to eat out as well as hosting dinner parties and world famous Aussie BBQs. The city is home to more restaurants per person than any other city in Australia, and you'll find an extremely varied selection of cuisine and price ranges.

Where to eat

Adelaide's café culture has seen a huge growth in recent years. If you want to experience the array of cafés, take a wander around the East End. Here you will find an abundance of street side establishments offering a variety of refreshments and food as well as some of the best Greek, Thai, Japanese, Italian and vegetarian food in the entire city.

If you are looking for good quality budget food, you will find a variety of eateries at Central Market. If you would prefer something a little bit more exotic, try the Hawker's Corner for quality Asian food at fantastic prices.

At the other extreme, if you are looking for fine dining options, the city has a whole host of top quality restaurants with internationally acclaimed chefs. They won’t be cheap, so come prepared to pay handsomely.

Local cuisine

Australian cuisine is traditionally based on British recipes, which were brought over by the first settlers. Typical food includes pies, roasted cuts of meat, grilled steak and other forms of meat, generally accompanied by vegetables such as potatoes, beans, peas and carrots, with these type of dishes often referred to as ‘meat and three veg’.

However, with the city becoming increasingly cosmopolitan, Australian cuisine is now heavily influenced by a variety of Mediterranean and Asian foods. British traditions can still be seen, but are more common at takeaways, such as fish and chip shops.

The Australian dining experience would not be complete without mentioning the ‘barbie’. The country is renowned for BBQ meat feasts as well as cracking open a few tins of beer to accompany the feast.