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,…

Crave 443

My 3 favourite food groups are pizza, burgers and dessert, and the new Crave 443 offers all of these at the same place. The menu is simple and straight forward with 4 burgers to choose from. Then there are 10 gourmet pizzas that come in 2 different sizes, and are also available in dessert form….

Viva Pizzeria

In just about every suburb, you have your local pizza bar. In the Plympton area, this pizza bar is Viva Pizzeria. Located in a small complex on Anzac Highway, this place is one of the few places to offer pizzas in 5 different sizes, from the small 9 inch to the king size 24 inches….

Oxford Hotel

The Oxford is located right in the heart of O’Connell Street amongst other popular restaurants and cafes. The menu is your fairly typical pub fare with burgers, pizzas, schnitzels and other internationally inspired dishes. They do have daily meal deals during the week as well as a couple that go all week. As you enter…

Jasmin Indian Restaurant – Revisit

Jasmin is an institution in Adelaide and has been around for over 35 years. For 25 of those years, they’ve won numerous awards and provided high quality Indian food to the South Australian public. I’ve visited this place many times over the years and believe it sets the benchmark for other Indian restaurants. When I’m…

Tien Giang Quan

There’s a multitude of small Vietnamese eateries out in the western suburbs that I’ve yet to eat at. The first place that I run into on my journey is Tien Giang Quan which is located in a small shopping complex on Days Road in Croydon Park. With exactly 24 items on the menu, their offerings…

Kim’s Lunch Bar

Vietnamese street food is all the rage around other parts of Adelaide, but in the western suburbs, it’s pretty much the norm. The latest to open their doors is Kim’s Lunch Bar which is located on Trimmer Parade in Seaton. The menu is very basic with 5 types of meat rolls, dumplings, cold rolls, spring…

Addis Ababa Cafe

According to the owner, Addis Ababa was the very first place to introduce Ethiopian cuisine to Adelaide. Since then, there are still only a few places that offer Ethiopian food, with each place having similar offerings. At Addis Ababa, there are 5 vegetable (vegan) dishes, 5 meat dishes and 3 house specialties. Customers get the…

Hot Star Large Fried Chicken

Hot Star Large Fried Chicken has been around for over 2 decades and is the creator the palm sized crispy chicken street food snack that is very popular in Taiwan. It’s basically a chicken schnitzel that has been marinated with Asian spices and served to you in a paper bag. All the chicken used is…

Zuma Caffe

Zuma Caffe has been around for over 22 years and is one of the many places in the Central Markets serving breakfast and coffee. Of course, if you’re coming in for lunch, there are foccacias, bruschettas, lasagne, quiches and salads for lunch. This quaint little caffe has a fair number of seats both inside and…

Beach Burrito Company – Glenelg

Just when you thought the Mexican food trend had past, out comes the Beach Burrito Company, a franchise that already has 11 stores in the eastern states. There aren’t too many surprises on the menu with nachos, taquitos, burritos, fajitas, chimichangas, enchiladas, quesadillas and tacos. The ground floor space has a bar and kitchen area…