Guidebook for Unley
Food Scene
Melt Hyde Park
160 King William RdIt has delicious high calibre gourmet pizza.
More than just your average bakery, it has a wider selection of pies, pasties sausage roles with more of a gourmet flare.
19 locals recommend
Red Door Bakery
54 King William RdMore than just your average bakery, it has a wider selection of pies, pasties sausage roles with more of a gourmet flare.
It's got a slightly eclectic decor, it's the closest cafe to the house and it's good for coffee, a croissant, or some really high quality pastries. The vietnamese guy who owns the place is very friendly.
By Blackbird
231 Hutt StreetIt's got a slightly eclectic decor, it's the closest cafe to the house and it's good for coffee, a croissant, or some really high quality pastries. The vietnamese guy who owns the place is very friendly.
It's your standard argentinian style restaurant with a nice piping hot fire and an excellent wine list. The desserts are amazing - try the Nutella Pizza. I thought I'd hate it, but it was delicious and very generously proportioned.
Fire On Unley
170 Unley RdIt's your standard argentinian style restaurant with a nice piping hot fire and an excellent wine list. The desserts are amazing - try the Nutella Pizza. I thought I'd hate it, but it was delicious and very generously proportioned.
This place takes things up a level in terms of cuisine. It has Italian origins with a very contemporary flare. The decor is lovely. The staff are nice. You can watch the chefs make your meal through the glass. Try the soft shell crab.
Godi La Vita
162B King William RdThis place takes things up a level in terms of cuisine. It has Italian origins with a very contemporary flare. The decor is lovely. The staff are nice. You can watch the chefs make your meal through the glass. Try the soft shell crab.
A little pricey but easily the best food for the price you'll get anywhere. Huge custom-made wood fire oven pizzas in the true Roman style. Amazing pastas. Sit outside under a marquis on a hot day.
17 locals recommend
Antica Pizzeria E Cucina
144 B King William RdA little pricey but easily the best food for the price you'll get anywhere. Huge custom-made wood fire oven pizzas in the true Roman style. Amazing pastas. Sit outside under a marquis on a hot day.
Very similar level of quality to the Italian restaurants found on King William Road, but less of your money goes into the fine decor. Still a very nice restaurant experience and usually doe very good specials.
Mondiali Cafe Ristorante
55 Unley RdVery similar level of quality to the Italian restaurants found on King William Road, but less of your money goes into the fine decor. Still a very nice restaurant experience and usually doe very good specials.
Adelaideans love their bakeries and the Hyde Park Bakery sets their standard. Find yourself a good meat pie, pasty, sausage roll, or if you have a sweet tooth there's a great variety of tarts, slices etc on offer. It's also perfect if you need to buy something big and yummy to share for an event you might be going to (eg. a quiche, a cake etc). Order a coffee and read the paper. On a warm day you can sit outside.
Hyde Park Bakery
1 Mitchell StAdelaideans love their bakeries and the Hyde Park Bakery sets their standard. Find yourself a good meat pie, pasty, sausage roll, or if you have a sweet tooth there's a great variety of tarts, slices etc on offer. It's also perfect if you need to buy something big and yummy to share for an event you might be going to (eg. a quiche, a cake etc). Order a coffee and read the paper. On a warm day you can sit outside.
This is walking distance from the home and has a great menu of delicious breakfast foods and salads. Blueberry pancakes, smoothies, juices, good coffee and some very much not off the shelf salads. The staff are really lovely and will often have a chat. I like the interior because it is nice and airy and the colour scheme of the terrace on a hot day makes me feel a little like I'm in Santorini.
Light Bulb Cafe
66 King William RdThis is walking distance from the home and has a great menu of delicious breakfast foods and salads. Blueberry pancakes, smoothies, juices, good coffee and some very much not off the shelf salads. The staff are really lovely and will often have a chat. I like the interior because it is nice and airy and the colour scheme of the terrace on a hot day makes me feel a little like I'm in Santorini.
This is a great place winter or summer, but in summer the outside terrace is lovely to sit with friends and share a glass of wine. It has a great, culturally diverse menu and an excellent array of desserts. The specials board usually has something like fish and chips for $15 so if you want to stick to a budget it caters to you as well. The staff really know their wines - it's the primary reason the place exists - and will help you make a good selection from local and international wines.
7 locals recommend
Faraja
94 Carrington StThis is a great place winter or summer, but in summer the outside terrace is lovely to sit with friends and share a glass of wine. It has a great, culturally diverse menu and an excellent array of desserts. The specials board usually has something like fish and chips for $15 so if you want to stick to a budget it caters to you as well. The staff really know their wines - it's the primary reason the place exists - and will help you make a good selection from local and international wines.
High end Italian restaurant. Nice little bar and chatty staff if you just want a glass of wine (or two).
11 locals recommend
Parisi's Restaurant
138 King William RoadHigh end Italian restaurant. Nice little bar and chatty staff if you just want a glass of wine (or two).
This is a large, sheltered market with a wide range of specialty produce. Many locally produced meats, vegetables and delicacies are sold here. There's a fish market, sushi restaurants and china town is connected to it. Also a number of places that are good for breakfast. It is connected to gouger street, one of Adelaide's main restaurant strips where there is a meal to the taste and budget preferences of everybody.
350 locals recommend
Adelaide Central Market
60 Gouger StThis is a large, sheltered market with a wide range of specialty produce. Many locally produced meats, vegetables and delicacies are sold here. There's a fish market, sushi restaurants and china town is connected to it. Also a number of places that are good for breakfast. It is connected to gouger street, one of Adelaide's main restaurant strips where there is a meal to the taste and budget preferences of everybody.
Bookings are recommended but this is one of the best eating experiences I've had on Gouger Street. The venue is beautiful and the staff know their food, and the food (which is asian, some of it fusion) is amazing. Down the street a little way is an upstairs bar with great balcony views of the street. Book Concubine in advance and bring a bottle of wine or two.
17 locals recommend
Concubine
132 Gouger StBookings are recommended but this is one of the best eating experiences I've had on Gouger Street. The venue is beautiful and the staff know their food, and the food (which is asian, some of it fusion) is amazing. Down the street a little way is an upstairs bar with great balcony views of the street. Book Concubine in advance and bring a bottle of wine or two.
Drinks & Nightlife
It's a nice suburban pub with a good family atmosphere in the evenings. You can eat well and keep an eye on the sports in the bar or eat in the restaurant. A few nights a week there is live music - usually a guitar player and a good track list.
10 locals recommend
Hyde Park Tavern
187 King William RoadIt's a nice suburban pub with a good family atmosphere in the evenings. You can eat well and keep an eye on the sports in the bar or eat in the restaurant. A few nights a week there is live music - usually a guitar player and a good track list.
This place is a bit further from the home but a much more lively affair than the low key Hyde Park Tavern. Huge big screens for watching sport or music videos, the bar is separated into several different dining functions. The bar menu is pub grub at its best.
14 locals recommend
Cremorne Hotel
207 Unley RdThis place is a bit further from the home but a much more lively affair than the low key Hyde Park Tavern. Huge big screens for watching sport or music videos, the bar is separated into several different dining functions. The bar menu is pub grub at its best.
This rooftop bar has all the creature comforts in winter and a beautiful view overlooking the Adelaide Oval. It's a really special view when the games are running and the people are swarming. Try the Espresso cocktails.
122 locals recommend
2KW Bar & Restaurant
2 King William StreetThis rooftop bar has all the creature comforts in winter and a beautiful view overlooking the Adelaide Oval. It's a really special view when the games are running and the people are swarming. Try the Espresso cocktails.
If you're at a loss for something to do in Rundle Mall while everyone else is shopping go to the Richmond Hotel. There is a downstairs bar with sports betting and pub grub. Upstairs there is a balcony overlooking the city and an excellent wine menu. My Dad is the father of three girls and he knows this trick well.
Hotel Richmond
128 Rundle MallIf you're at a loss for something to do in Rundle Mall while everyone else is shopping go to the Richmond Hotel. There is a downstairs bar with sports betting and pub grub. Upstairs there is a balcony overlooking the city and an excellent wine menu. My Dad is the father of three girls and he knows this trick well.
Shopping
It is the iconic Rundle Mall, featuring the mall's balls, the centrepiece most Australians identify with Adelaide. Shops for all ages, tastes and preferences including David Jones and Myer, some good food courts. At one end there is Rundle Street for more high end designer shopping. At the other end is Hindley Street with eclectic, hipster vibes, independent book stores, and at the far wast end of it the student district with surrounding affordable and pleasant restaurants.
308 locals recommend
Rundle Mall
Adelaide - GlenelgIt is the iconic Rundle Mall, featuring the mall's balls, the centrepiece most Australians identify with Adelaide. Shops for all ages, tastes and preferences including David Jones and Myer, some good food courts. At one end there is Rundle Street for more high end designer shopping. At the other end is Hindley Street with eclectic, hipster vibes, independent book stores, and at the far wast end of it the student district with surrounding affordable and pleasant restaurants.
Burnside is an upmarket shopping mall in Adelaide's east, to get there from the home go straight up Greenhill Road by car (I'm not sure if there's a bus). High End brands like Mecca Cosmetica, Oroton, Saas and Bide, Carla Zampatti can all be found here along with middle market Australian staples.
69 locals recommend
Burnside Village
447 Portrush RdBurnside is an upmarket shopping mall in Adelaide's east, to get there from the home go straight up Greenhill Road by car (I'm not sure if there's a bus). High End brands like Mecca Cosmetica, Oroton, Saas and Bide, Carla Zampatti can all be found here along with middle market Australian staples.
Two supermarkets (Coles and Woolworths), travel agents, basic takeaways like Subway etc. There's also a pool and a gym you can pay to access. On Unley road there are coffee shops and massage parlours, as well as antique and homewards shopping.
18 locals recommend
Unley Shopping Centre
204 Unley RdTwo supermarkets (Coles and Woolworths), travel agents, basic takeaways like Subway etc. There's also a pool and a gym you can pay to access. On Unley road there are coffee shops and massage parlours, as well as antique and homewards shopping.
Parks & Nature
Mount Lofty is a well known hiking trail for beginner to medium fitness hikers. At the base is a waterfall and a nice restaurant. At the top is a great view of the city and a nice restaurant (you can drive to the top if hiking isn't your think). Situated in and around Cleland Wildlife Park there are opportunities to see iconic Australian animals. There is also a beautiful botanic garden (the Mount Lofty Botanic Garden).
151 locals recommend
Mount Lofty Summit
Mount Lofty Summit RoadMount Lofty is a well known hiking trail for beginner to medium fitness hikers. At the base is a waterfall and a nice restaurant. At the top is a great view of the city and a nice restaurant (you can drive to the top if hiking isn't your think). Situated in and around Cleland Wildlife Park there are opportunities to see iconic Australian animals. There is also a beautiful botanic garden (the Mount Lofty Botanic Garden).
Getting Around
Victoria Square is the centre feature of Adelaide's CBD and most bus routes and the Adelaide tram go through it. Adelaide is a great city for bikes as well. If you get off at the Pirie Street tram stop and take a right down Pirie Street you can ask them where to rent a bike. Adelaide has a great combination of hills and flat plans that bike enthusiasts really appreciate.
15 locals recommend
Victoria Square
Victoria SquareVictoria Square is the centre feature of Adelaide's CBD and most bus routes and the Adelaide tram go through it. Adelaide is a great city for bikes as well. If you get off at the Pirie Street tram stop and take a right down Pirie Street you can ask them where to rent a bike. Adelaide has a great combination of hills and flat plans that bike enthusiasts really appreciate.
This is the place to go if you've got any issues with your travel around Australia you want to get sorted out. If you want to hire a car they can also point you in the right direction.
Flight Centre Hyde Park
1 Mitchell StThis is the place to go if you've got any issues with your travel around Australia you want to get sorted out. If you want to hire a car they can also point you in the right direction.