Tim Watts

Tim Watts is a freelance writer based in Adelaide. He’s been writing for Broadsheet since 2015.

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First Look: The Louca’s Team Serves Fish’n’Chips and Burgers From an Old-School Takeaway Spot

First Look: The Louca’s Team Serves Fish’n’Chips and Burgers From an Old-School Takeaway Spot

Mr Mario’s is really great takeaway – and its prices are even better.

First Service: Honeydripper, a Walnut- and Velvet-Clad Hi-Fi Bar Where the Cocktails Match the Music

First Service: Honeydripper, a Walnut- and Velvet-Clad Hi-Fi Bar Where the Cocktails Match the Music

Honeydripper brings its Japanese-style listening lounge and 3,000-strong vinyl library to the East End. With luxe conversation pits, cocktails that come with their own theme songs, and a world-class hi-fi system, it’s Tokyo meets Laurel Canyon.

Coming Soon: Mr Mario’s, an Old-School Takeaway Joint From the Louca’s Seafood Team

Coming Soon: Mr Mario’s, an Old-School Takeaway Joint From the Louca’s Seafood Team

Duck around the back of this inner-city institution for fish’n’chips, burgers and salads.

Chill Out: What’s Behind the Rise of Canned Cold Coffee?

Chill Out: What’s Behind the Rise of Canned Cold Coffee?

You can’t just chuck a takeaway latte or long black from a cafe into the fridge and drink it hours later – barista-brewed coffee thrives on freshness. But there’s been a rise in canned, long-life coffee drinks, and one coffee addict wants to know: how good can it be? In partnership with Suntory BOSS Coffee, we look at the cold coffee boom – and how Japan does things differently.

Five To Try: New Coffee Spots To Fall in Love With This Summer

Five To Try: New Coffee Spots To Fall in Love With This Summer

Discovering a new favourite cafe or coffee spot can be like meeting a long lost relative. It’s somehow familiar, but altogether new. Here are five recent openings from Glenelg North to Prospect.

First Look: Sathu in North Adelaide Puts a Thai Twist on Italian Sangas

First Look: Sathu in North Adelaide Puts a Thai Twist on Italian Sangas

After launching UR Caffe over a decade ago, Kate and Boyd Pattarapongkasame have returned to the hospo scene – this time, they’re pairing European cheeses with curries and spice.

Coming Soon: Honeydripper, a New CBD Listening Bar With Hi-Fi Sound and ’70s Conversation Pits

Coming Soon: Honeydripper, a New CBD Listening Bar With Hi-Fi Sound and ’70s Conversation Pits

A vinyl library with more than 3000 records; an LA counterculture-inspired vibe; and a daytime offering with Carton Deli coffee, sangas and laptop stations.

Coming Soon: 10 Years After Opening UR Caffe, the Same Owners Return With Takeaway Spot Sathu

Coming Soon: 10 Years After Opening UR Caffe, the Same Owners Return With Takeaway Spot Sathu

There will be sangas inspired by the owners’ Thai heritage as well as dishes inspired by vacays. Plus, pastries from Prove.

Punky Independent Film Emotion is Dead May Be the Most South Australian Movie Ever Made

Punky Independent Film Emotion is Dead May Be the Most South Australian Movie Ever Made

Broadsheet chats with writer-director Pete Williams about his “no budget” feature film, shot in the former Holden factory in Elizabeth and the Big Rocking Horse in the Adelaide Hills.

Now Open: The Osteria Oggi Crew’s Latteria Isn’t a Restaurant, It’s “A Bar That Serves Food”

Now Open: The Osteria Oggi Crew’s Latteria Isn’t a Restaurant, It’s “A Bar That Serves Food”

Drop into Latteria for knockout cocktails (including a breakfast-inspired tipple that makes the perfect lunchtime drop) accompanied by quick, tasty bites, or stick around for larger plates of updated Italian staples.

Now Open: An Exchange Alum’s Debut Coffee Project, A Place, Is Bowden’s Newest Resident

Now Open: An Exchange Alum’s Debut Coffee Project, A Place, Is Bowden’s Newest Resident

The sleek, streamlined coffee spot is the latest – and perhaps teeniest – cafe on the Adelaide scene. And it punches well above its weight in bringing sustainable, delicious coffee to the people.

Now Open: Tonino, Goodwood’s Newest Sandwich Spot, Is the Italian Kitchen You Wish You’d Grown Up In

Now Open: Tonino, Goodwood’s Newest Sandwich Spot, Is the Italian Kitchen You Wish You’d Grown Up In

Italian-style sandwiches on home-baked focaccia stuffed with secret sauces and traditionally cured meats at the new spot from siblings Anna-Lisa and Nick Barone.