The Best New Restaurants in Adelaide
“What good new restaurants should I try?”
Broadsheet’s editors field this question, or a variation on it, almost every day. While we’d just as soon recommend one of Melbourne's straight-up best restaurants or a long-standing institution, the pull of a hot new place is hard to deny. So here it is: our edit of the best new restaurants in Adelaide, updated regularly. Some of these places are redefining the way we eat and will go on to become classics. Others will be shorter lived. Either way, these are the new spots we’re enjoying eating and drinking at right now.
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Esmay
It’s not pub fare, but neither is it overly fussy. Expect dishes like mud crab with tomato and red pepper terrine, emu pastrami doughnuts, and rock lobster with chips.
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Vasili’s Table
Step into Vasili's Table and suddenly you're on the Aegean coast. At this farm-to-table venue, you'll find Greek cuisine, almost entirely house-made ingredients and even a stage for Greek performers.
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Tarantino's
Old New York-Italian is infused with pan-Asian influences at Tarantino's, a retro diner-inspired eatery in the heart of Adelaide.
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Taco José
This taqueria may be laid back, but it doesn't slack on quality. The menu is short, sharp and paired with classic Mexican cocktails.
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That’s Enrico
Come for four pizza done four ways including a thin Roman-style made with sourdough, a gluten-free option and one with a double-cooked ciabatta-like dough. Choose toppings like lasagne-style bolognaise and potato with truffle.
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Pinco Italo
This iteration of Pinco brings a refined Italian menu and grown-up charm to Union Street, with handmade pasta, share plates and cocktails – all in a warmly renovated industrial space.
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Icardis
A woodfired oven is the heart and soul of this Mediterranean diner. Forget your post-holiday blues with flavours from across the region, ranging from handmade pasta and smoky prawns to Negronis infused with peach and honey.
