Must-see nightlife in South Australia

  • South Coast Brewing Co

    Fleurieu Peninsula

    In a shabby-chic shed in Willunga's lower back blocks, this raffish little brewery is run by three local guys who seem genuinely surprised at their…

  • Howling Dog Tavern

    Yorke Peninsula

    Howl at the moon inside this low-slung beer barn behind the beach at Corny Point. A relative newcomer to the Yorkes' pub scene (est. 2007), it's the place…

  • Seabreeze Hotel

    Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast

    Tumby Bay has two old two-storey stone pubs – this one has the best views, looking out over the town's namesake cove (named after a town in Lincolnshire,…

  • Mount Remarkable Hotel

    Flinders Ranges

    Melrose's 'bottom pub' is a much more earthy, no-frills, affair than the one up the top of the main street – but we like it that way! Stop in for a burger…

  • Tantanoola Tiger Hotel

    Limestone Coast

    This snug country pub is home to the legendary Tantanoola Tiger. Pull up a bar stool and oggle the famous beast (actually a sheep-eating Assyrian wolf,…

  • Sevenhill Hotel

    Clare Valley

    The charming ol' Sevenhill – built in 1863, with thick stone walls and fronted by a stripy mind-your-head verandah – has a big rep for pub meals (mains …

  • Burra Hotel

    Clare Valley

    The shady terrace out the front of the handsome, two-storey Burra Hotel, overlooking the main square, is a fine spot for a cold glass or two after a hard…

  • Lighthouse Wharf Hotel

    Adelaide

    There are more raffish old pubs in Port Adelaide than hours in your afternoon. But if you're dry, swing into the 1935 Lighthouse Wharf Hotel for a quick…

  • Lindes Lane

    Adelaide

    Offering an escape from the Rundle Mall food courts and sports-bar bunker fray, Lines Lane (on Lindes La) is an atmospheric cafe/wine-bar/craft-beer haunt…

  • Sugar

    Adelaide

    Late-night mainstay of Adelaide's G&L club scene, with visiting DJs and a tight dress code. Up a little stairway off Rundle St.

  • Kent Town Hotel

    Kent Town Hotel

    Adelaide

    Thank goodness the owners of this huge pub just east of the CBD got rid of the golf theme...but they replaced it with a jungle theme! D'oh… Theme-schmeme,…