Best Lunch Restaurants in Adelaide

"Crack Kitchen is a cafe, roastery & specialty coffee brewer all-in-one who are at the very top of their game; you’ll always leave totally satisfied. Throw in some of the best brunch in town and you’re onto a real winner here."

"The culmination of a shared passion for life and food, Jack Greens on Waymouth Street in Adelaide is a place to eat, meet, greet, chill and have fun. This family-owned business connects people through... Order OnlineBook Now"

"Dessert BarGuilt-freeBeautiful, flavourful and guilt-free desserts. 100% whole foods plant-based (vegan), free from gluten, refined-sugars, any nasties and sickly sweet sugar crashes. Indulge in these vibrant, rich, cream..."

"Adelaide’s laneways are home to plenty of fun and exciting hidden bars, where you’ll find the best spots hidden behind secret doors, tucked away in basements, on rooftops and down secret alleyways. The go-to spots for boutique bars in the city are Leigh Street and Peel Street, but there are plenty of others to choose from, including rooftop spots offering great views over the city."

"This hipster style café on Ebenezer Place focuses on locally sourced produce at affordable prices. After enjoying one of their excellent coffees and a gourmet toastie, you certainly won’t be feeling sad for long. There is also a hair/fashion salon attached called DAS (anagram for SAD)."

"If breakfast is your cardinal meal of the day, make a bee-line to Jessie Spiby's sustainably minded cafe on the city's outskirts. We're talking kangaroo bolognese with fried egg, harissa and chilli jam on fluffy house-made crumpets, and just-baked spelt pastry pies. Coffee is filter only – to reduce waste, of course – and comes from local roaster, Monday's."

"Plant 4 Bowden, 5 Third Street, Bowden 5007 | P: 0431 122 760. Take home catering available (including dried pasta, sauces, pies, salads and more). For more info, visit https://mygrandmaben.com/collections/take-home-catering."

"When this sleek eatery —all polished concrete floors, minimalist lighting, and textured grey walls — opened at the end of 2017 in newly cool Henley Beach, it quickly became a local favourite. Set one street back from the sand, the centrepiece at Acacia is a 5.4-metre white mosaic-tiled coffee bar. During the week, a steady stream of beachgoers swing past for their morning takeaway; on weekends, it buzzes with the brunch crowd devouring classic poached eggs alongside more unexpected dishes such as miso eggplant served topped with puffed rice and grilled kale, and a sensational confit duck leg served with a fried egg and spiced honey on house-made crumpets."

"Acacia is a casual yet sophisticated space, dishing comfort for everyone from the local beach bums to the visiting city dwellers. The space transforms from breakfast with OJ to dinner with Pinot seamlessly. Using a combination of subtle textures and materials to create a refined, welcoming...See More"

"Whether you’re on the hunt for a family breakfast or lunch option, the Felici Espresso Bar can deliver. For breakfast, families can enjoy toast, rasin toast, eggs Benedict, ricotta hotcakes, oatmeal, and more. Otherwise, for lunch, there’s soup, pasta, lasagna, risotto, and more."

"Topiary Cafe is located along North East Road, Tea Tree Gully in Adelaide City. Thousands of visitors routinely take their breakfast here. It boasts a relaxing atmosphere and delicious traditional English breakfast options: incredible sourdough bread, homemade cheese, cured meat, local free-range eggs, and wood-smoked bacon."

"If you don’t know Sir Hans Heysen, then why not get acquainted by visiting his home. One of Australia’s most noted landscape artists, the historic house-come-gallery-museum is set upon 60-hectares of scenic land, just outside of Hahndorf, and holds some 200 original works. 68 Heysen Road, Hahndorf"

"The new and accessible nature playspace at Wittunga Botanic Garden is the perfect spot for kids to learn and play at the same time. The playspace was designed in collaboration with students from Blackwood Primary School. It includes a ribbed frog where children can experiment with music, a log scramble so they can hone in on gross motor skills, an in-ground wheelchair trampoline for children with accessibility needs and a rock mound complete with a play tunnel for kids to get an elevated view across the garden."

"Wittunga Botanic Garden is a little-known park in the suburbs. While it’s not as popular as the Mount Lofty or Botanic Gardens, there’s a peaceful tranquility here that’s hard to find elsewhere. Wittunga has a huge variety of native birds and animal life that are attracted to the indigenous flora."

"The fathers of city planning in Adelaide is a beautiful green luscious city design. There are 19 parks that occupy over 45 percent of the city flooring. The crowning jewel of these gardens is the Adelaide Botanic Gardens."

"Adelaide is home to the oldest surviving clipper ship in the world, the City of Adelaide. Five years older than London’s famous Cutty Sark, the City of Adelaide was built in 1864 and made 23 return trips from England to South Australia, with an estimated 250,000 Australians being able to trace their ancestry to the famous ship. The City of Adelaide was moved to its final destination in Port Adelaide’s Dock 2 in November 2019, and it is now open for self-guided tours."

"Hawke Building at the University of SA|© Bilby / Wikimedia Commons. Occupying the ultra-modern Hawke Building of the University of South Australia’s city west campus, the Samstag Museum is named after a former UniSA professor who bequeathed a number of art scholarships to the university following his death in 1991. Today, the gallery is one of the top university art museums in the country, priding itself on an envelope-pushing program of cutting-edge exhibitions."

"One of Australia’s leading university art museums, you’re guaranteed access to some of the freshest creative minds out there. Presenting a changing exhibitions program of contemporary visual art from South Australia University, the curators have broad interest alongside educational value in mind. Hawke Building, City West campus, 55 North Terrace, Adelaide"

"Samstag Museum of Art is one of the University of South Australia’s leading creative centres. 55 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Galleries, Museums and Collections"

"To soak up a new adventure and the mind is constantly developing every single day. Use this to learn about a historical secret society in Australia, The Secret Order of Quill and Compass. This society has been around for hundreds of years and has members who were known for being intellectual rebels and free thinkers throughout Australian history."

"brings together a huge collection of aboriginal artifacts, Melanesian exhibits, and natural history items. The museum has attained International recognition for its ethographic collections."

"Tandanya — a Kaurna word meaning ‘place of the red kangaroo’ — is the oldest Aboriginal-owned and operated arts centre, with almost three decades under its belt. Located on Grenfell St in the East End of the city, the museum is an interactive arts space that promotes the art and story-telling of Australia’s First Peoples. 253 Grenfell St, Adelaide SA 5000, +61 8 8224 3200"

"Gain a deeper understanding of Aboriginal culture at Tandanya, whose name means ‘place of the red kangaroo’ in the traditional Kaurna language. At Australia’s oldest Aboriginal-owned and managed arts center you can learn about Indigenous culture through visual art, music, and storytelling. Price: FreeHours: 10 am to 5 pm Monday thru Saturday."