Barossa Valley
Beer! Real beer, here among all the wine! On Tanunda's southern fringe, BVB has a paved terrace beneath some astoundingly big eucalypts, just made for an…
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Adelaide
Given the sheer number of acres 'under vine' around Adelaide, there are surprisingly few good wine bars in the city – something to do with the synergy…
Adelaide
How does an old-time Adelaide city pub survive the small-bar onslaught? Divide and conquer: the Kings Head cordoned-off a quadrant of its floor space and…
Adelaide
The nautical vibe might seem incongruous on a hot Adelaide night this far from the ocean (diving helmets, barometers, anchors etc) – but somehow it works…
Kangaroo Island
The old 'Penny' pub has been here in some capacity since 1886, and now boasts a fabulous beer terrace catching all-day sun on the clifftop – the perfect…
Adelaide
In a ramshackle old shopfront with weeds growing out from the top of the facade, Cantina Sociale is the perfect little neighbourhood wine bar – raffish,…
Adelaide
With a fresh coat of paint the old balcony-hung Austral is looking good. It's a democratic, bohemian kind of place, the mosaic-topped footpath tables busy…
Fleurieu Peninsula
Polished concrete, white subway tiles, '90s rock, tricky lighting, pizzas and a couple of bearded local lads – put it all together inside a former butcher…
Adelaide
Do lawyers and magistrates like a drink? Judge for yourself at 55ml, just around the corner from the Supreme Court of South Australia. It's a bricky…
Adelaide Hills
Repair to the quasi-industrial, redbrick Lobethal Bierhaus for some serious craft-brewed concoctions under the saw-tooth roof (the Red Truck Porter will…
Adelaide
Hidden in the suburban Parkside backstreets is this atmospheric old bluestone pub, serving a winning combo of abundant craft beers and the biggest…
Fleurieu Peninsula
Time for a wine? Down near Goolwa Wharf in the otherwise-a-white-elephant Signal Point building, this hip little wine bar focuses on Fleurieu Peninsula…
Kangaroo Island
Here a brewery, there a brewery… Seems you can't go anywhere in Australia these days without being tempted by craft beer, and KI is no exception. This…
Adelaide
Servicing the UniSA students who swarm all over this end of Hindley St, the West Oak is a stylish refurb of an old pub which has been here under various…
Adelaide
Gin your thing? Fly into the atmospheric, gin-soaked Howling Owl on Vaughan Pl, a little laneway off Rundle St in Adelaide's East End. There are 80-plus…
Kangaroo Island
A pop-up caravan bar on the Emu Bay foreshore, serving KI wine and beer, coffee, cake and cocktails (a winning combo whichever way you spin it). Raffish…
Yorke Peninsula
Sit on the deck of this endearing old waterside pub in Stansbury, chew some calamari (mains $18 to $39) and gaze out to sea through the Norfolk Island…
Fleurieu Peninsula
Anyone for a beer? This family-run outfit brews pale ale, pilsner, wheat beer and brown ale, plus brilliant seasonal beers. Sip a few on the sunny terrace.
Adelaide
Electra electrifies a rather amazing old sandstone edifice on King William St – the former Citizens Life Assurance Co building, cobbled together in 1901…
Adelaide
A mainstream kinda place for a South Australian wine or a cold beer (glasses maintained at a consistent 2°C), with a jovial big-screen front bar, pool…
Adelaide
This old boozer was an Irish pub for years, but a fancy refit has purged all the dark wood and replaced it with wicker. The upstairs balcony is where you…
Adelaide
Sassy Rundle St bar with a tight dress code (to the nines) and a kickin' cocktail list. Cheese boards and tapas are available, but no-one here looks like…
Adelaide
A cavernous mainstream sports bar with voyeuristic beach views and fold-back windows for when the sea breeze drops. Has as many screens as staff (there's…
Adelaide
Funky countercultural boozing on Norwood's otherwise mainstream Parade. Wonderfully well-worn, with crafty beers and Gustav Klimt–esque murals. Packed…
Adelaide
There's shiny brass, sexy staff, much presluicing of glasses, and somewhere upwards of 26 imported Belgian superbrews (we lost count…). Order some moules…
Adelaide
Royal Park is less park, more industrial zone. And we're pretty sure no one royal has ever set foot here. But in among the warehouses is Big Shed, an…
Adelaide
High atop the Mayfair Hotel in the middle of downtown Adelaide, Hennessey is one of the city's new crew of rooftop bars. Named after the architect who…
Yorke Peninsula
Right across the road from the sand, the Ventnor is Port Vincent's biggest and best object. Highlights include a cavernous dining room, big sea-view…
Adelaide Hills
There's a gulf of difference between mainstream South Australian lagers and these crafty Hahndorf offerings, served in a modest little stone cottage on…
Adelaide
Got tickets for the football/cricket/Guns N’ Roses concert at the Adelaide Oval and need a quick primer beforehand? Look no further – the revamped,…
Kangaroo Island
Set back from the main street with a rather regal disposition, the two-storey Queenscliffe is Kingscote's other pub (the Ozone on the waterfront gets the…
Adelaide
Adelaide is a long way from NYC, but above the Rundle St fray, BRYKLN does (if you squint a little bit) conjure up a vague vibe of the Big Apple. There's…
Adelaide
On the ground floor of Adelaide’s otherwise unremarkable Hilton Hotel is the Collins, a slick but un-snooty spot for a stiff gin, a sneaky bourbon or…
Clare Valley
The ol' Magpie & Stump was first licensed in 1851, and was a vital rehydration point for the copper carriers along the trail between Burra and Port…
Adelaide
Forget the ‘City of Churches’ tag – Adelaide is really the ‘City of Pubs’. There are so many old stone boozers here it’d take you a year to have a beer in…
Yorke Peninsula
With a rickety old wrap-around veranda, the two-tier Cornwall is the pick of Moonta's big ol' country pubs. Duck into the front bar for a cold ale or…
Adelaide
When the legendary Mars Bar closed down a few years ago, Adelaide's LGBTI clubbers were bereft. But the fab Mary's Poppin has popped in to to fill this…
Limestone Coast
The old time-warping Jens dates back to 1884, and seems stuck somewhere around 1974 (chandeliers, ABBA, lace curtains). But it's as good a spot for an…
Clare Valley
Opening hours here are short and sweet – you'll be lucky if you can get in the door, down the end of a long dirt driveway on the southern side of town…
Fleurieu Peninsula
A snappy-looking corrugated-iron shed, high on a hillside, this rather isolated whisky maker is still finding its niche amidst the McLaren Vale vines (an…
