Adelaide City Dining and Entertainment
Adelaide, more than Australia’s wine capital
We’ve done the same with food to offer you some mouth-watering places to eat. Adelaide’s warm climate is perfect for al fresco dining, either on one of our bustling “eat streets” or soaking up the sun and enjoying the sights at a beachfront café.
In Gouger Street and Rundle Street in the city, you’ll love the urban cool atmosphere and eclectic choice of restaurants. Choose from traditional European to South Pacific cuisine and just about anything in between. Take a culinary tour of Adelaide.
Eat streets
Other streets are popular eating precincts too. Waymouth Street, Halifax Street, Hutt Street and Leigh Street all proudly reflect Adelaide’s rich cultural diversity.
Five or ten minutes in a taxi will get you to King William Road at Hyde Park, Unley Road or The Parade at Norwood. Go to Melbourne Street or O’Connell Street, both in North Adelaide, for great pubs and a big choice of restaurants.
Beach eats
There are some terrific places to eat at along Adelaide’s sun-soaked beachfront. From Glenelg’s Jetty Road or the “other” Jetty Road at Brighton, to Henley Square at Henley Beach or Semaphore, there’s much more than just fish and chips here.
Pubs in these areas often have live music on a Sunday afternoon. The marina at Holdfast Shores draws a happy crowd, thanks to funky bands and easy acoustic tunes.
Pubs and clubs
Adelaide city has more than one hundred pubs and clubs. There’s warm and cosy or chic sophistication. Many pubs date back to the 1830s but seamlessly blend the historic with the contemporary.
Dance off your evening feast in Rundle Street or Gouger Street. Head to Hindley Street and the city’s buzzing West End, where you’ll find most nightclubs.
Live music and comedy
Are you looking for a music “gig” to attend or perhaps some comedy? Intimate performances by Australian bands are often held at the Crown and Sceptre on King William Street. Most nights there is one band or another putting on a great show.
The Governor Hindmarsh, on the edge of the city (opposite the Adelaide Entertainment Centre) has a continuous flow of great entertainers, both locally renowned and internationally famous.
The Adelaide Entertainment Centre hosts the big concerts and other great shows like BMX racing, Disney on Ice and circus shows. There are numerous comedy bars around Adelaide. Check out the late show at the Rhino Room off Rundle Street or the Arkaba Hotel for regular stand-up shows.
Adelaide, let us entertain you!
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