Our 2026 Restaurant Guide: the 100 best restaurants in Australia
Gourmet Traveller's expert selections for the absolute best places to dine in Australia.
The best restaurants in South Australia right now
These are the best restaurants in South Australia, as reviewed for our annual Restaurant Guide.
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Tread Lightly in Willunga is Australia’s Bar of the Year for 2026
Hidden beneath one of South Australia’s oldest towns, Tread Lightly takes the only dedicated bar title in our Restaurant Awards.
Restaurant Aptos
Native ingredients, theatrical presentation and a sense of wonder define this Adelaide Hills destination.
Angry Penguin
Euro-style pre-theatre dining in a sexy Art Deco Festival Centre setting.
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The best new restaurants in Adelaide
From experimental elegance to hearty classics.
Justin James’s Restaurant Aptos has finally opened in the Adelaide Hills
The 14-seat restaurant unfolds across several spaces in an 1860s church in Stirling.
Top romantic getaways in and around Adelaide for starry-eyed bliss
Uncork connection.
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Australia’s first luxury safari lodge opens its doors in South Australia
Get the full African safari experience without having to leave the country.
Tread Lightly
An underground dining space in one of South Australia’s oldest rural towns.
Omada
A punchy Greek bistro where smoky feasts, bold cocktails and warm chaos collide.
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Tasting Australia’s 2026 program has a luxury train trip, wild Swedish pop-up and top chef collaborations
Adelaide's annual food celebration is back with a bumper program of one-off events.
Esmay
Nostalgia reimagined in a heritage-listed city-fringe watering hole.
Tony Tan is the 2025 recipient of our Outstanding Contribution to Hospitality Award
The chef and cooking school host is a master of hospitality, and a genius at making people feel comfortable cooking outside their comfort zone.
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Here’s how to spend a day at St Hugo’s cellar door in the Barossa Valley
From vineyard strolls to a luxurious long lunch.
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Arkhé
Of course there's (very good) steak at a restaurant focused on cooking with fire, but the joys of Arkhé are in the unconventional.
Patch Kitchen and Garden
Andrew Davies, much loved for his work at Osteria Oggi and Press Food and Wine, recently took over a cottage-style building in Stirling – and, of course, diners have followed.
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Topiary
The flora-packed Newman’s Nursery grounds provide a fitting backdrop for Topiary.
Hentley Farm
Chefs momentarily down tools to welcome guests and lead them to the dining room, where views over the gum-lined creek and single estate vineyard delight.
Fino Seppeltsfield
As far as last meals go, you'd be hard pressed to go out with a more satisfying bang than Fino's Basque cheesecake and a nip of Seppeltsfield Para Vintage Tawny.
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Bandit Pizza and Wine: Restaurant review
A friendly neighbourhood pizza joint brings wood-fired Italian-inspired dishes and good times to Adelaide.
Frankie Italo Dining & Disco Lounge: Restaurant review
Pizze, good times and silky gelato make this disco-diner a destination
Wine country: the Clare Valley varieties to know
We take a closer took at the riesling region that revolutionised the way Australians drink wine.
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Lost Phoenix Farm: restaurant review
Come for the pastoral eye candy and linger for a long lunch at this cool farmhouse.
Where to stay, drink, eat and play in Adelaide
The jewel in the South Australian crown.
Meet the maker: Belinda van Eyssen
South African-born winemaker Belinda van Eyssen runs sustainability-driven wine brand The Cutting in the Barossa Valley with her viticulturist husband Daniel McDonald.
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International talent to join Australian star chefs as Tasting Australia returns to Adelaide in 2023
Justin James, Karen Martini and Paul Carmichael are just some of the A-list chefs set to headline Tasting Australia in 2023.
Best New Talent: Mug Chen and Chia Wu
Muni, Adelaide, South Australia.
Revealed: Gourmet Traveller’s Restaurant of the Year and winners of the 2023 Restaurant Awards
Celebrating the best and brightest in Australian dining this year.
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Restaurant of the Year: Restaurant Botanic
Adelaide, South Australia
Magill Estate Restaurant
The modern dining space is set against the legendary Penfolds winery and has all the trimmings of fine dining without unnecessary pomp.
The Watervale Hotel
The word “epicurean” gets thrown around a lot, but the owners of this regional pub live and breathe it.
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Herringbone
There’s an instant sense of comfort about Herringbone, tucked in a calm, almost suburban city backstreet.
Fugazzi
Energy pulsates through this New York-inspired Italian restaurant all seven days of the week.
Aurora
Aurora is more than just a fabulous newcomer to the Adelaide restaurant scene – it's also a registered charity. Eat well and do good in one sitting.
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Restaurant Botanic
The restaurant in Adelaide's tranquil Botanic Gardens has always been perfectly situated, and has now been injected with wild new life.
Africola
A menu shift to more plants has only amped up the sense of exploration.
Gather at Coriole
A thoughtful experience from beginning to end, peppered with creative surprises.
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Osteria Oggi
Sink into a booth under trailing plants while easy, breezy, super-smart staff bring a succession of pretty plates.
Peel St
Always bustling, but rarely raucous, this bright, buzzing place hasn't faltered for a second since opening in 2013.
Shōbōsho
A space that channels Tokyo's jumble of cheap grills and thrills, with a dash of Korea and kitsch.
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Review: planning a visit to Adelaide? Put Magill Estate on your must-visit list
Located 15 minutes from the Adelaide CBD, the restaurant lives up to the hype with impressive dishes to match its wine and views.
Review: Barossa Valley’s Fino at Seppeltsfield is full of surprises (the good kind)
If there's anywhere you want to trust with a "feed me" option, it's here.
The best new restaurant openings of 2020
A Mornington Peninsula trattoria, Malaysian done luxe, hot coals and good times in Brisbane, Western Australian barbecue, and a taste of wine country in Adelaide. We raise a glass to the venues who opened their doors in the past 12 months, pandemic or no.
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“It feels more real. It feels closer to home”: for the South Australian hospitality industry, this lockdown carries a different kind of shock
“It all needs to happen, but that doesn’t make it any easier."
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Duncan Welgemoed’s guide to where to eat in Adelaide
The Africola chef shares his top tips for eating and drinking in the South Australian capital.
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Will our regional restaurants survive?
Far from the madding crowd, these chefs and owners established their big dreams in small towns. Low seasons may be built into their business models; global pandemics are not.
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Take note of these three emerging Australian winemakers
How many more wine labels does this country need? The answer, it seems, is a lot more.
d’Arenberg Cube
Whimsy dances with humour in inventive dishes that are consistently delicious.
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Maxwell
There's a lot to love about the the culinary arm of the Maxwell Winery, located in the heart of the SA's McLaren Vale.
Appellation
A crisp Negroni Blanc on the patio is a refreshing way to ease into the four-course offering at this Barossa favourite – especially when the weather is fine.
Luke Burgess and David Moyle will be cooking at The Summertown Aristologist
While the Adelaide Hills restaurant hunts for a new head chef, they’ll have the former Garagistes and Longsong talent in residence. And Frank the kelpie will be there too.
