Zambrero Fresh Mex Grill
You know that new shiny green place on Rundle Street? Well just between you and me, their burritos are AMAZING! Ok, I will admit that ever since it has... read more...
Gaganis Bros
Walking around Uruguay, as you do, you’ll notice that everyone, adults and children, walk around with a thermos under their arm, and a gourd (‘mate’)... read more...
Grotto Pizza-teca
If your media exposure was limited to billboards and cardboard boxes, you might believe that the pizza was invented in Australia by a swagman, or stolen... read more...
Au Matin Calme
You’re 21 years old and have a profound love for lavender, black coffee, the countryside, existentialism, philosophy, sexual liberation, surly demeanors,... read more...
African Twilight Market
I purposely didn’t eat much today because I knew that I was going to the African Twilight Market for dinner. For those who don’t know, it’s... read more...
Tincat Cafe
It’s really pleasing when you personally organize a meal with a group of friends and everyone’s satisfied with what they eat. Not only does... read more...
Format Survival
With all the amazing shit that is happening over the two or more weeks of Format driving you to distraction, you might think it hard to maintain the basic... read more...
Bliss Organic Garden Cafe
When I grow up, I’m going to find a home in a narrow alley running off a hip, busy street in the western part of the CBD. My joint will be a tiny... read more...
Tuxedo Cat Rooftop Bar
Note: Tuxedo Cat Rooftop Bar closed April 2010Last Fringe, a friend and I went to a show and, since we’re both young writers with all of the tastes... read more...
Arcade Lane
I’m not entirely sure how it happened, but we no longer have any mainstream cinemas in the centre of Adelaide. One turned into a church; another,... read more...
BBQ City
While you’re hanging on to dreams of BBC and salt & pepper squid from delicious It-eatery Ying Chow, freezing or sweating your ass off in a queue,... read more...
Zagol House
One late night some time ago, my housemate and I eloped from a cosy house party, red wine warming our hearts, and stumbled toward the side of King William... read more...
Espresso Yourself
Tucked away in a little side street in Adelaide is a lovely spot that the whole family can enjoy. Sandwiches, rolls, hot dogs and sometimes a pasta of... read more...
La Sing
La Sing is somehow the funnest and most tragic place in Adelaide. The 12 dollar spring rolls. The kitsch disco lighting. The – oh my god –... read more...
Vari's Generale Alimentari Italiani
I went into Vari’s about six years ago in preparation for a crostoli binge and was laughed at when I asked if they had EFTPOS. As Mamma Spaghetti... read more...
The Metropolitan Hotel
The Metro is where you go when you’re done with indie DJ “nights”. You know the ones I mean. They have sinister brand names like “Clap”... read more...
Cherry Cake
Christmas Pudding definitely does not cut it on a hot summer’s day. It’s too dreary and wintery. Plus, too many dried fruits remind me of the... read more...
The Deli
Dinner at a deli? Are you kidding? The idea of going out for dinner at a deli is for twentysomething share house inhabitants who are either too lazy to... read more...
K-Box Karaoke Bar
Do you consider yourself handy? Like a bit of DIY? There’s nothing more DIY than massacring a Mariah Carey track yourself. MAMCTY anyone? But also,... read more...
Jerusalem Sheshkebab House
Sitting on plastic benches, drinking from children’s tumblers and acquiring the most potent garlic breath… I’ve had some of the greatest... read more...
Supermild
Do you need somewhere to go when everywhere else has ejected your sorry ass from the premises? In the state that you’re in a longneck has gotta help,... read more...
Bar 9
We’re about to blow the lid off something here. Are you ready? Bar 9 is NOT A BAR. It’s a cafe, a really good cafe, percolating some of the... read more...
La Boheme
If, like me, your pronunciation of foreign words is tentative at best, a proposed night at La Boheme can be a tongue twister. When recruiting friends for... read more...
Nano Ready 2 Go
You can’t stop progress! Nano used to be on Hutt Street and certain people (they know who they are) feel it should have stayed there. But me, I’m... read more...