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Adelaide Restaurants and Bars - Eat Drink
From morning to midnight and back again, EAT/DRINK is FiveThousand's guide to cafes, bars and restaurants in Adelaide. We know the best coffee because we drink 20 a day (each), we know the good restaurants because we can't cook, and we'll tell you where to find hidden bars and other places that still let you smoke so that we can ask you for a cigarette when you get there. EAT/DRINK is as voracious as our appetites and a much better filter than our livers, which stopped working a long time ago. Email your EAT/DRINK suggestions to: talk@fivethousand.com.au
Queen Street Cafe
Queen/Elizabeth Street in Croydon is a bit of an oasis. I've never been there when it's not sunny. I've never been there when there haven't been kids riding their tricycles around. Everyone's always smiling. Dogs sit patiently on the footpath while their owners wander blissfully through shops. Couples walk hand in hand along the pavement, stopping every now and then to point things in the windows out to each other.
Gallery On Waymouth
Every morning on the bus I'm surrounded by men and women dressed in expensive suits. I imagine they go on power meetings with business partners from Japan, are junior vice presidents at big firms in the city and don't take shit from anyone. Sometimes they meet up with friends and colleagues for a meal and a glass of wine but can't be seen at one of the establishments we frequent because it would do irreparable damage to their profiles.
Espresso Royale
Before fluorescently hostile BP On The Run's, before staff at McDonald's and petrol stations were, er, 'baristas', there were these things called delis. You should probably ask your dad all about them. When you were watching Saturday Disney or Video Hits, he was down at the local deli with the Golden Retriever called Wilbur, buying the 'tiser and whining to the friendly owner about where the council is going to put that darned car park.
Ajisen Ramen
Bibimbap was the hipster's choice of Asian dish, once. But what you should all really be eating right now is ramen. Specifically, Ajisen Ramen.
With over 120 stores in its chain worldwide, you'd have thought someone would've wised up and added an Ajisen for the noodle cravers of Adelaide sooner. But hey, at least we've got two stores now for you to get your ramen fix - one on Leigh Street, and a newly opened branch in Regent Arcade.
Better Than Sex
I'm not going to play it safe here, let's get dirty and call it what it really is. Better Than Sex cupcakes on Pirie street specialises in satisfying those who maybe haven't got some in a little while.
As soon as you step into what could be Willy Wonka's side-project, you are transported into a world of sugary sweet temptations.
Mandoo
As a fierce advocate of Dumpling King, it is with a lump in my throat that I announce the arrival of a place that might, just might, be even better than the Chinatown snacking joint. It's called Mandoo. Tucked down off Hindley, this newly opened Korean dumpling restaurant is very cosy, delicious, and cheap.
Cafe Komodo
If I had the energy, the cash or, the wherewithal, my house would ideally look like Café Komodo. It's one of the factors that hits at the crux of Komodo's charm; it feels just like home. The current management who took over last year deserve full compliments, because despite this local haunt being hidden down a garden alley, featuring vinyl stuck to the walls, and decorated with morbidly retro furniture it still has the magnetism to remain remarkably unpretentious.
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