The Adelaide City Guides answer the questions every visitor has: where to eat when many of the best kitchens shut on Sunday, how to do three free museums on North Terrace in one day, which laneway bars around Peel Street and Leigh Street are worth finding and how to reach the Hills, the Barossa and the beaches without wasting a day. Every guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or see and one practical tip per place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Adelaide City Guides
- 144 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Adelaide guides
Food guide
24 places
Central Market lunches, the pie floater at midnight, Afghan home cooking, decades-old Gouger Street favourites and where to get a proper flat white.
Things to do guide
24 places
The free museums of North Terrace, a cricket ground with a 1911 scoreboard, the botanic garden, a stadium roof climb and the tram to the sea.
Family guide
24 places
Pandas at the zoo, kangaroos to hand-feed in the Hills, calm beaches with lifeguards, dolphin cruises and indoor plans for 40-degree days.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Laneway cocktail bars off Peel Street and Leigh Street, old East End pubs, live-music back rooms, a comedy club and food after the bars close.
Day trips guide
24 places
Jetties and snorkelling by train, Hahndorf and Mount Lofty in the Hills, cellar doors in the Barossa and McLaren Vale and the long trip to Kangaroo Island.
Budget guide
24 places
A boulevard of free museums, free sunset views, cheap dumplings near the Central Market and the free trams and buses that cover the centre.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Ying Chow Chinese Restaurant
Gouger Street, Chinatown
Loud, plain and cheap, and loved by locals for decades. Order the tea-smoked duck and the vinegar pork ribs, share the big plates and expect a queue on Friday and Saturday nights. From the food guide.
Adelaide Gaol
Gaol Road, west of the CBD
The oldest gaol still standing in Australia, which held prisoners until 1988. Walk the cell blocks and the gallows yard, and watch the short film in which a former guard tells his story. Weekdays are calm. From the things to do guide.
Brighton Jetty
Brighton, about 30 minutes by train
A long, quiet jetty away from the Glenelg crowds, where locals cast for whiting and squid off the end and the sunsets are superb. In late January and early February a sculpture exhibition takes over. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Adelaide
Day one: start early in the Adelaide Botanic Garden, walk North Terrace through the free museums, have lunch at the Central Market, then ride the tram to the beach at Glenelg and come back for a laneway bar on Peel Street. Day two: head up into the Hills for Mount Lofty and the kangaroos at Cleland, or book a driver for the Barossa. For a hot, wet or slow day, mix the Art Gallery, the South Australian Museum, the Haigh’s chocolate factory and an early dinner on Gouger Street.
Adelaide guides: your questions
What do the Adelaide City Guides include?
Six guides with 144 places: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place has the area, why it is worth your time, opening notes and a practical tip.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order page straight after payment and in the confirmation email. Open them in any browser on a phone, tablet or laptop; there is no app to install and no account to create.
Can I use the Adelaide guides without mobile data?
Yes. Load each guide once while online and it keeps working offline, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need a connection.
What languages are available?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide is A$7.99, two are A$14.99, four are A$25.99 and the full set of six is A$32.99.
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