Anybody that has eaten in Darwin would be familiar with the award winning Hanuman restaurant. With establishments in both Darwin and Alice Springs, it was a bit of surprise to find their Adelaide venue on the ground floor of the Chifley Hotel, on the not so vibrant South Terrace. People searching for this place should…
Category: Asian
Lisa’s Rolls King
Lisa’s Rolls King replaces what was once a Cherry Blossom sushi store. With sushi, hot egg rolls, cold rolls, rice dishes, noodles and dumplings, the offerings are a bit better than your hole in the wall sushi store. This place has gone one better by offering a small selection of Vietnamese rolls. The decor at…
Fresh Bites – Citi Centre Arcade
Fresh Bites is one of two Vietnamese street food stores in the Adelaide CBD. The store that I visited today was in the Citi Centre Arcade which at the eastern end of Rundle Mall. While their signage says they do Vietnamese cuisine, there are a lot of Japanese influences incorporated into their menu. Customers have…
J Sushi
I remember a time when there were few sushi stores in Adelaide and people were still becoming accustomed to Japanese food. These days, sushi is the health food of choice and you’re bound to find a store on a main road or inside a shopping complex The local sushi store at the beginning of O’Connell…
Lemongrass Vietnamese Meat Rolls
I was feeling a bit adventurous today. In the mood for a Vietnamese roll, the plan was to drive down Prospect Road and order one from every shop that I came across. According to the Banh Mi phone application, there were at least 5 places to visit. Unless the signage was really poor, I could…
Yellow Pumpkin
From the outside, Yellow Pumpkin looks like your typical local sushi store, but upon closer inspection of the menu, this place is a mixture of eastern and western influences. The breakfast menu is very basic with 5 choices that consist of croissants, toast, rolls and your classic big breakfast. There are also 10 types of…
Lemongrass Thai Bistro – Goodwood
Anyone that has been down Rundle Street would be familiar with Lemongrass Thai Bistro. The store in Goodwood is the second of the same name with identical food offerings, although this place is about a quarter of the size. A quick glance of the menu online indicated that they were a bit more expensive than…
Uyghur Cuisine
With a name like Uyghur Cuisine, there’s no mistaking what type of food you’ll get at this place. For those who haven’t experienced it, the use of mutton, kebabs and fish are quite common, and in my experience, the dishes are spicy. For lunch, I ordered the Pintoza Salad which consisted of glass noodles, pickled…
Mr Viet
The popularity of Vietnamese street food knows no bounds in Adelaide, as yet another store has opened it’s doors along the busy James Place thoroughfare. Competing with Soonta and Miss Mai, Mr Viet slightly varies their offerings with dishes such as spicy beef noodle soup, fresh egg noodles, rice stick noodle soup, baos and a…
Thailand Thai
I’ve driven down King William Road on so many occasions and I never knew where Thailand Thai was. I knew it was in the area but I wasn’t exactly sure where. It was only recently that a friend and I were wandering down King William Street that I discovered its whereabouts. The restaurant is tucked…
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