The best restaurants in Adelaide right now

Adelaide's restaurant scene is underpinned by arguably Australia's most food-conscious local culture — the wine regions within an hour in every direction, the Central Market produce, and the McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, and Eden Valley winemakers who set the table for what's possible. The restaurants that use this resource best are world-class.

Orana

Jock Zonfrillo's Orana on Rundle Street was one of the most important Australian restaurants of the 2010s — its commitment to native Australian ingredients and its collaboration with First Nations communities changed Australian fine dining. The current iteration continues the Orana Food Foundation work that Zonfrillo's legacy inspires.

Hentley Farm

The restaurant at the Hentley Farm winery in Seppeltsfield Road, Barossa, is among Australia's finest winery dining experiences — the eight-course tasting menu uses exclusively South Australian and Barossa produce, and the wine list featuring Hentley Farm's own bottles alongside the best of the Barossa makes the full experience one of the most coherent in Australian wine country dining.

Shobosho

The Japanese yakitori and whisky bar on Leigh Street is the most exciting restaurant to open in Adelaide in recent years — Nic Constable's cooking over binchotan charcoal, the Japanese whisky selection, and the intimate counter seating that puts you close to the grill create an evening that's hard to replicate anywhere else in the country.

Africola

Duncan Welgemoed's Africola on East Terrace has been making Adelaide dining headlines since it opened with its South African and African-influenced cooking that combines wood fire, spice, and the kind of generous, joyful hospitality that reflects Welgemoed's personality. The peri-peri chicken is the constant; everything else evolves with the season.

Press Food and Wine

The Waymouth Street institution has been Adelaide's most consistently excellent bistro for more than a decade — the Barossa wine list, the emphasis on South Australian produce, and the intelligent cooking that respects classical technique while remaining contemporary make it the reliable choice for any occasion.

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