Must-see restaurants in South Australia

  • Marion Bay Tavern

    Yorke Peninsula

    Surveying the bay, this glass-fronted tavern is a winner, with a pizza oven in a corrugated-iron water tank and impressive pub standards (try the local…

  • Redwood Pizzas

    Fleurieu Peninsula

    All the old faves, plus a few good 'with personality' selections: satay chicken, tandoori lamb and a yiros pizza (chicken, tomato, Spanish onion, hummus,…

  • Quandong Cafe

    Flinders Ranges

    At Copley Caravan Park reception, the Quandong Cafe serves delicious quandong pies (a quandong is a kind of native cherry – these guys harvest it from…

  • Murray Bridge Hotel

    Murray River

    There are plenty of rambling old pubs around town, but the stately Murray Bridge Hotel is your best bet for a feed, with roasts, sticky BBQ ribs, beef-and…

  • Chocolate @ No 5

    Adelaide Hills

    Everyone knows why you’re here, so don’t feel embarrassed. Just plough into the homemade choc desserts and delicious hot chocolates (milk, dark or white)…

  • Lobethal Bakery

    Adelaide Hills

    The modest Lobethal Bakery is a Hills institution, spawning franchises in other Hills towns (Woodside, Balhannah, Stirling and Mt Barker). Load up on…

  • Cornish Kitchen

    Yorke Peninsula

    After a dirty day digging down the mine, swing your pick into the Cornish Kitchen for the ultimate pasty. (The chunky steak and onion pies are pretty…

  • Safavi

    Flinders Ranges

    Port Pirie's best cafe is inside an old church, one street back from the main drag. Pay your pious respects to big biscuits, quesadillas, pastas, toasted…

  • Keils Fine Food & Coffee

    Barossa Valley

    Sidestep the coffee mums and their prams; spurn the ugly, humming drinks fridge; and place your order for homemade baguettes, soups, quiches, pies, wraps,…

  • Prince Albert

    Adelaide

    Pub grub that looms large (and has done since 1852): steaks, burgers, hanging-off-the-plate schnitzels and signature Cimarosti Italian sausages. Below-the…

  • Edinburgh Castle

    Adelaide

    Budget-minded pub grub (the students love it) featuring curries, burgers, schnitzels, salt-and-pepper squid and gap-filling pasta. Live original bands…

  • Austral Inn

    Flinders Ranges

    There are always a few locals in the front bar at the old Austral, giving the jukebox a workout. But don't get distracted: head for the bistro and order…

  • Hawker General Store & Post Office

    Flinders Ranges

    A jack-of-all-trades shop serving simple sandwiches, cooked breakfasts, cakes, coffee, smoothies… And you can mail a postcard to your ma.

  • Woolworths

    Adelaide

    Central supermarket offerings, right in the middle of Rundle Mall.

  • Cleland Café

    Adelaide Hills

    Inside Cleland Wildlife Park, Cleland Café serves light inoffensive lunches and snacks – handy if you've made the trek here without a sandwich. To get…