Budget
Alfonzo
202 hutt st. an italian eatery and shop; a great place to enjoy breakfast and lunch any time of the day.
Nano
Italian home-style food, great breakfast, good coffee, value for money, Breakfast & lunch only, fresh daily.
Pho Thanh
414 grand junction rd, mansfield park. range of vietnamese dishes at reasonable prices. there are a lot of pho places around addison/hanson roads at arndale/mansfield park areas. there are also a lot of nice viet roll places worth checking out. vietmanese rolls will set you back anywhere from $3-5.
Elephant walk
76 melbourne st, +61 8 8267-2006â particularly interesting because it is a small, cosy cafe which is very dimly lit. each booth is separated by straw screens so you can't really see the other patrons. it opens at 8pm and if they're full, you'll have to wait outside for a table.
Hawker's Corner
141 west terrace, cnr wright st. much the same as the food courts but open at night. cheap but tasty with a wide range of food.
Aroma Japanese Restaurant
Gouger st. $13.80 for all you can eat sushi and other assorted dishes at lunch time. next door to star house and across from ding hao and subway.
Fasta Pasta
Is the mcdonalds of pasta; although found in other states its popularity in south australia is due to the chain having started in adelaide. expect to pay from $10 for a plate of pasta.
Dumpling King & Charlie's Shack
Corner of grote and moonta sts. plates of 10-15 dumplings, steamed/friend, pork/chicken and prawn, for $6.80-7.80. charlie's shack has pho, laksa and other soup noodles at reasonable prices.
Indiana Takeaway
Budget indian food, located on the intersection of marion rd and richmond rd. from under $10.
There are actually a lot of budget eateries in Adelaide. They don't usually look like much from the outside but most have something going for them - the reason that they are still in business. It pays to look through menus plastered onto doors. Cheap eats should be anywhere from $8-14 for a main, and no more.
Food courts off of Moonta St
Many different asian cuisines at cheap prices. all you can fit on your plate for varying prices plus made to order food.
Midrange
Amalfi
29 frome st, â +61 8 8223 1948. this little italian place located just off rundle st has a loyal following and is usually jam packed. it has an inventive range of pizzas and pastas, with quality a cut above the other italian cafes filling rundle st.
Chefs Of Tandoori
292 unley rd, â +61 8 8373 5055. as the name suggest, founded by indian chefs who deserted the tandoori oven across the road. good indian food at a very reasonable price.
Fellini
102 o'connell st, â +61 8 8239 2235. large north adelaide cafe is packed to the rafters every weekend. the menu is italian-based pasta, pizza and so on, but what keeps the punters coming back is the large size of the menu and inventiveness of the dishes.
Jasmin
31 hindmarsh sq, â +61 8 8223 7837. arguably adelaide's best indian restaurant. beautifully decorated, with classical music playing and impeccable service. the very hot curries vindaloo and tindaloo are especially good. you might also consider trying the mixed entree or orange sponge cake.
Nu Thai
117 gouger st, â +61 8 8410 2288. slightly more expensive than regent, with a more adventurous menu. they have a huge blackboard inside with a long list of specials which change regularly.
Regent Thai
165 o'connell st, â +61 8 8239 0927. excellent and consistent standard thai menu. the friendly proprietor chang was a refugee from the khmer rouge in cambodia. try the oysters in coriander sauce, the red curry chicken, or ask for a whole fish steamed with ginger and shallots. its sister restaurant at glenelg, phuket, is worth checking out as well. mains $13-18.
Kenji Modern Restaurant
242 hutt st,â +61 8 8232 0944. nominated as the best japanese restaurant in adelaide.
Raj on Taj
King william rd, â +61 8 8271 7755. good, reasonably priced indian food. there are two raj on taj restaurants, one in hyde park and one nearby in unley. the hyde park one is the better of the two.
Top end
The Manse
142 tynte st, (http://www.themanserestau...) â +61 8 8267 4636. small, peaceful french contemporary restaurant tucked in a quiet corner of north adelaide.
Magill Estate Restaurant
78 penfold rd, magill, (http://www.penfolds.com/b...) â +61 8 8301 5551. while the food here is good, the real stars are the view and the wine list. this restaurant is owned by penfolds, probably australia's best-known premium red wine maker, and overlooks the vineyards on their magill property, not far from the city centre. the grapes grown on this estate are used to make the magill estate label single vineyard shiraz. the wine list allows you to order back vintages of the penfolds and other wines going back 20 or more years.
Windy Point Restaurant
Windy point lookout, belair rd. (http://www.windypointrest...) â +61 8 8278 8255. nice ambiance, excellent service and good food prepared in a unique way with a nice view of the city skyline. for those who wish to have a less formal setting, the adjacent cafe also offers a good selection. usually only open for dinner from 6pm onwards, though lunches are possible with prior arrangements.
Auge
22 grote st, (http://www.auge.com.au) â +61 8 8410 9332. small italian/modern australian fusion restaurant tucked in a corner opposite central market.
Red Ochre
War memorial dr, north adelaide. (http://www.redochre.com.au) â +61 8 8211 8555. modern australian restaurant with a nice ambience situated on the river torrens and with a good view of the city skyline.
Shiki Restaurant
intercontinental hotel adelaide, north ter. â +61 8 8231-2382. japanese restaurant with a nice atmosphere in one of adelaide's premier hotels. mainly known for it's teppanyaki but also serves other japanese dishes like sushi, sashimi and tempura.
North adelaide
Melbourne Street
An eclectic mix of small restaurants and cafes make Melbourne Street an interesting place to eat.
O'Connell Street
The variety of take-aways, pubs, cafes, bakeries and restaurants that line most of O'Connell Street means you won't be wanting.
Adelaide
Rundle Street
A large number of al fresco cafes and restaurants of varying budget and taste. it is the cultural hub of adelaide and the equivalent of melbourne's chapel street.
Gouger Street
Offers a wide range of tastes to suit many budgets in a variety of asian, italian and seafood restaurants as well as upmarket french, argentinian and many other choices. from friday to sunday make sure to reserve a table to avoid disappointment. gouger street also incorporates adelaide's "chinatown arch" which fronts a large number of budget eating options. as well as the central market, which on tuesdays, wednesdays, thursdays, fridays and saturday mornings are buzzing with produce traders, sights and smells.
Hutt Street
Offers a small variety of upmarket restaurants that please most tastes, and also has a wide variety of gourmet shops and supermarkets.
Suburbs
King William Road
Hyde park is an upmarket strip of fashionable cafes, coffee shops and restaurants.
The Parade
Norwood has a long stretch of shopping and cosmopolitian dining. buses from the cbd numbering 122-124 or a very short taxi ride.
Jetty Road / Mosley Square
Glenelg has a variety of restaurants and pubs at the end of a 30 minute tram journey.
Stuart Road
Dulwich features two cafes, a licensed restaurant and a very good bakery. catch the 145 or 146 from north ter which heads along fullarton rd and up dulwich ave.
Many restaurants in Adelaide allow "BYO". You can bring one or more bottles of wine to the restaurant and the staff will pour it for you and add a service charge to the bill, typically between about $8-20. Often this will work out cheaper than buying wine at the restaurant. Check beforehand with the restaurant.