ADELAIDE FOOD CENTRAL

Hardy’s Verandah – New Menu Items & Alternative Beverage Pairing

A refreshed menu featuring alternative beverage pairings, and the biggest wine list in South Australia, welcomes patrons to Hardy’s Verandah Restaurant (HVR) this winter. The Adelaide Hills icon, located within Mt Lofty House (built 1852), is also enjoying 2026 recognition from Wine Spectator in their 2026 Restaurant Awards. HVR’s wine list received a Best of Award of Excellence accolade,…

Bagel Street Adelaide

It has been exactly one month since returning back to Australia from a 2½ month adventure around the world. Having my last stop in The Big Apple (New York City), I was absolutely disgusted in myself for not having had a classic New York style bagel, given the amount of touring I had to fit…

Rob Roy Hotel – Wine Society Dinner with Beach Road Wines

As part of the Roy’s Wine Society Dinner, the stars of the night were from Beach Road wines of McLaren Vale. Run by Tony and Briony Hoare, their love for wine and Italian varieties were combined together to bring the delicacies that were a part of this night. We were treated to the sampling of…

Sean’s Kitchen – Oyster Festival

Oysters are one of those things that you either love or hate. For me, it’s even more complicated. I like them raw more than I like them cooked. There’s something about the silky smooth texture of raw oysters and the flavour of the ocean that it brings. For those that love oysters, or are just…

Reflections by Ian Clover

Adelaide is more than just the city of churches. There is art scattered through the many, many little corners of our beautiful, little city. So, it is only correct to commend the talented artists behind these creations. The South Australia Living Arts Festival (SALA) kicked off earlier this month and runs till the end of…

Biggies at Bertram

“DJ, spin that shit” — Paul Crozier, Ancient Biggies Proverb Biggies at Bertram: the funky new dive bar in the heart of Adelaide. With the help of Renew Adelaide, the “baby” of Kay and Paul Crozier has finally grown up and opened its doors. This soulful bar is tucked away in a basement off Grenfell…

Crema on Jetty – New Menu Launch

Last night Adelaide Food Central was invited to the new menu launch at Crema on Jetty. Crema has been a Glenelg staple for many years and is now being brought back to life with the help of Chef Billy Petropoulos and his take on modern Italian cuisine. The menu reflects Crema’s beach side location with…

La Boca Bar and Grill – The Lunchador

We lead such busy lives these days and this can often have a flow on affect on our health. Quite often we only have 30 minutes for lunch and this short time frame can lead to the purchase of something unhealthy. It certainly doesn’t have to be that way. La Boca Bar and Grill have…

Warong – Rundle Place

Rundle Place has become a little shopping precinct within the Rundle Mall strip. There are a number of shops that sell clothes, homewares, furniture, and even provide with services where you can get pampered and/or groom yourself. Thus, it only makes sense that a shopping mall like this have a food court where busy (and…

Jamie’s Winter Favourites with Campari Aperitivo and Seasonal Truffles

Jamie’s Italian and Campari Australia have joined forces to bring us some exceptional seasonal winter favourites. From July 25th to August 31st, customers can enjoy a $10 Campari aperitivo with some delicious in-season truffle dishes. To start things off, we had the Sbagliato aperitif which had an aroma of citrus with subtle hints of raisins….

Sucre Patisserie

Adelaide-born pastry chef and well-seasoned traveller Keva Freeman is the face of Sucre Patisserie, which has been in business since 2015. Chasing her dream to be in the pastry-making business since the age of 17, Keva has taken a lot of time and effort to perfect her skills of making all those with a sweet…