adelaide american

La Boca Bar & Grill

ADELAIDE

The smell of the parrilla grill – and top-quality steaks sizzling on it – hits you as you enter this lively Argentinian restaurant, where house-made sangria flows freely.

Barry’s Burgers

SEMAPHORE

The goal at Barry's is to make burgers that make you feel good after eating them. And while they don't completely meet the brief – these are, after all, burgers – you can really taste the freshness and quality of the ingredients here. Handily some of Adelaide's best burgs.

Low & Slow American BBQ

PORT ADELAIDE

We don’t need to explain what this place does, do we?

127 Days

CROYDON PARK

This new-school burger joint, in an old-school milk bar, has a great – and diverse – range of burgers to choose from. Although the American-style ones are great, we recommend the Aussie beetroot and egg burger with the lot. Top it off with a classic milkshake.

Bread & Bone

ADELAIDE

This late-night CBD haunt dishes out great burgers, hot dogs and more to hungry revellers stopping by for a feed before bed.

The Flying Fig Deli

NORTH ADELAIDE

Inspired by New York’s Jewish delis.

Boneshaker

RICHMOND

A burger joint inside Australia’s largest indoor bike and skate park.

Betty’s Burgers & Concrete Co

ADELAIDE

A Queensland-born boutique burger chain serving burgers and frozen-custard desserts it calls “concretes”. Despite being a chain, the quality of the burgers has remained consistently excellent – and attractively priced – over the years.

Cheekies Hot Chicken

ADELAIDE

The hottest chicken here comes coated in a blend of four different chillies, including the infamous Carolina reaper.

Cream

BRIGHTON

This is a local favourite, serving up great coffee and and American-style brunch menu. In late 2020, it shook things up a bit: it's now twice the size and open for dinner, too.

Memphis Slim’s House of Blues

ADELAIDE

At this throwback cocktail bar by the Cry Baby Crew, you'll find live blues, a pool room and classic drinks.

Motherlode

ADELAIDE

You’ve eaten chicken nuggets. But not like at this American style diner and bar, where nuggs might be marinated in laksa or tossed in parmesan spice “dust”. Plus, there’s beer on tap, natural wines and cocktails.

Bowden Cellars

BOWDEN

A permanent collaboration between two long-time roving brands, Adelaide Wine Markets and Caro Club. Visit this lofty, open-plan space inside Plant 3 for small-batch Aussie wines paired with American-style drinking food.

Dirty Doris

ALDGATE

Bottomless filter coffee, boozy milkshakes and diner food aplenty – if you want to party early, this loud, retro cafe is a better pick than any.

Nola

ADELAIDE

A New Orleans-inspired bar featuring whiskies from around the world and 16 beer taps. On the menu , you'll find Creole soul food – including Cajun fried chicken – that will help you soak up all that booze.

Belles Hot Chicken Adelaide

ADELAIDE

The Melbourne-bred chain is bringing its Nashville-hot tenders, chicken sandwiches and boozy slushies to South Australia – for good this time.