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A Taste of Jamaica
A slice of the West Indies in Adelaide - why not? If you're looking for a change from the usual international cuisines on offer, try these fiery Caribbean dishes (best mellowed with their delicious tropical punch). Go for the spicy jerk chicken.
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Amalfi Pizzeria Ristorante
This Adelaide institution, just off Rundle St, seems perpetually buzzing with contented diners munching their way through piping hot pizzas and al dente pasta. It's often difficult to get in, but hang around because it's worth the wait.
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Archer
Meat-rich Mod Oz cuisine with a gourmet tint is served in the refined library of this deconstructionist-style pub, with a long accompanying list of fine SA wines. Burgers, curries and grills are served in the bar, which has Victorian and WA microbrews on tap.
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Austral
You'll feel like a local after your first beer at the bar here. High ceilings, simple seating and spartan walls complement the long bar and wooden floors which are good for toe-tapping when live tunes are being played. Excellent food options include Coopers ale beer-battered fish and chips, and Mediterranean lamb cutlets marinated in oregano and lime. There's a tapas menu on weekends.
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Botanic Café
Order from a seasonal menu styled from the best regional produce in this swish, contemporary hot spot opposite the Botanic Gardens. You may see offerings such as chargrilled spatchcock with salsa verde and roast chat spuds. The lunch special is a bargain.
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Cafe Zest
This earthy gallery-cum-café has a laid-back atmosphere and an owner that supports the local art community. Try a creative breakfast such as the Hell's Eggs for a fiery start to the day and for lunch, salads or tasty fillings in baguettes, bagels and Turkish bread rule the menu.
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Central Market
Adelaide's main market, near Victoria Sq, is good value for all types of food. For fresh meat, including seafood and gourmet poultry, try Angelakis Bros. Tacked on the market's western end is Chinatown, with a collection of cafés doing fast and furious trade (especially Friday night) and bursting with contented diners slurping soup and noodles.
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Drift Cafe
A funky little vegetarian eatery - earthy and feel-good - Drift do burgers (such as the monster veg burger which has a pattie of the day, pesto, avocado, sundried tomato, roast eggplant, fresh sprouts, cashews and organic lettuce), salads, bruschetta and rolls, as well as the odd curry and pizza.
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Good Life
Sensational organic pizzas disappear in record time at these casually stylish sister pizzerias. Thin crusts are piled high with tasty toppings such as Spencer Gulf Monster Prawns with fresh chilli and basil. Fancy roast duck with shiitake mushrooms and spring-onion ginger jam? Book ahead.
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Grange Hotel
With a fine reputation for bistro dining, there's a good mix of dishes here with plenty of seafood on offer. Great views over the water and full table service make for dining excellence. It won the 'Best Bistro in Australia' award from the Australian Hotels Association a couple of years ago and standards have been maintained.
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Indian Brasserie
Sidewalk dining and fast service complement the delicious curries served at this efficient Indian curry house, which whips out a mix of north Indian and Goan dishes. If you like it hot have a word to the waiter as the dishes are 'cooled' for Western tastes. The Rogan josh is very good and the fish curry sublime.
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Kwik Stix
This place will satisfy your Asian cravings (including Malaysian, Vietnamese and Japanese) at very affordable prices. It includes wok tossed, chargrilled and sizzling dishes such as Vietnamese lemongrass prawns. There's a kids' menu.
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Ky Chow
Ying Chow's action-packed sister restaurant Ky Chow is great for lunch serving dishes such as duck with sundried Chinese bayberries. The service is fast.
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Mesa Lunga
Come on - who doesn't like tapas? Even if you don't, Mesa Lunga may well convert you with its skewered fried mussels with aioli or baby squid with a parsley, egg and fino sherry stuffing. Wash it down with some sparkling sangria.
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Nu Thai
Dripping with accolades, this contemporary Thai restaurant is regarded as the best in town. Tuck into dishes that include crispy chilli barramundi and scallops with wild asparagus.
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Rickshaws
Quick and easy, well-priced Asian cuisine including Indonesian, Thai and Indian is served at Rickshaws. Sit up at the window counter or takeaway your fare.
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Royal Oak Hotel
Kick back on the back seat of an old car or under wall-mounted flying brass instruments at this eclectic, retro pub with its rustic mod-oz look. There's live music, particularly jazz. The menu ain't cheap but it has some beauties such as blue-swimmer crab linguine and saltimbocca breast of hen.
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Short Black
Well-trained baristas crank out great espresso coffee all over town; head for the ubiquitous Cibo Express cafés if you need a good, fast fix. For a quickie, pause at the street-side counter at Short Black.
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Spats
Cosy up on a couch for wicked desserts, hot chocolates and liqueur coffees at this late-night venue. Magnificent SA wines by the glass also available.
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Sprouts
Vegetarians and vegans - you're in good company here. Famous herbivores are prominently named at the entry to this small, stylish dining room, which serves dishes such as Cajun spiced tofu and mushroom crepe wraps.
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Worldsend Hotel
Great-value bar meals are served with a casual vibe to a mixed crowd at this grungy pub with a suitably dark front bar, brighter eating area and bare bones beer garden. It serves food all afternoon and the wonderful James Squire beers are on tap.
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Ying Chow Chinese Restaurant
Behind the utilitarian décor hides a culinary gem. It's not your typical Chinese restaurant - rather than ubiquitous Cantonese, the cuisine is styled from the Guangzhou region and the flavours are delightful. Try the stir-fried crocodile with snow peas or aniseed tea duck. It gets packed nightly, but it's worth the wait - or you can grab a takeaway.
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