The Best New Restaurants in Adelaide

by Broadsheet Editors

Updated 1 week ago

“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 monthly. 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 spots we’re enjoying eating and drinking at right now.

Latteria
Bar
The Osteria Oggi crew’s Hutt Street hotspot isn’t a restaurant. It’s best thought of as a bar with knockout food – one that’s open all day and flaunts Italian-ish cocktails until late.
Thelma
Restaurant
A bijou bistro-style dining destination with a former Summertown Aristologist chef in the kitchen and produce-led plates on the menu.
Ondeen
Restaurant
An 1850s property is home to one of the Adelaide Hills’ most exciting food and drink pairings. Visit for produce-driven plates by Topiary’s Kane Pollard and small-batch spirit flights by Full Circle.
The Thai Guy
Restaurant
Visit this casual Thai diner by Soi 38’s Terry Intarakhamhaeng for a contemporary snapshot of Bangkok’s street-food scene. Think smoky skewers, classic curries and a handful of Soi 38 favourites.
Belles Hot Chicken Adelaide
Restaurant
The Melbourne-bred chain is bringing its Nashville-hot tenders, chicken sandwiches and boozy slushies to South Australia – for good this time.
Aces
Restaurant
The modern Aces is a two-storey bar and diner with an Italy-meets-Chinatown menu and one of Adelaide’s best chefs at the helm.
Fair Seafood
Restaurant
The team behind Stirling’s fave fish’n’chipper is behind this 100 per cent traceable seafood shop and eatery in the Central Market. Come for dry-aged sashimi and wines, and leave with fresh fish to cook at home.
Makan Wine Bar
Bar
Two Paper Tiger chefs are behind this big-flavoured wine bar, where contemporary Southeast Asian dishes meet new-wave drops in a relaxed and lofty space.
Oliveti
Restaurant
Hit this seaside hotspot by the Dolly and Lune team for a menu covering all regions of Italy – with some wider Mediterranean influences thrown in for a little extra fun.