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Amalfi
ITALIAN Come here for good Italian cooking at reasonable prices in a
lively atmosphere. The pizzas are the best in Adelaide—though a little expensive—
and good veal and pasta dishes are always on the menu. Be sure to check out the
daily specials, where you can pick out a very good fish dish or two.
29 Frome St. (just of Rundle St.).
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08/8223 1948.
Reservations recommended. Main courses A$14-A$17
(US$8.80-US$11). AE, DC, MC, V. Mon-Thurs 11:30am-3pm and 5:30-11pm (until midnight Fri); Sat
5:30pm-midnight.
Austral Hotel
MODERN AUSTRALIAN This large pub, with its dark
timber and forest-colored wallpaper, is a pleasant place for a good-value pub
meal. You can either eat at the bar, outside on the street, or in the dining room.
The bistro serves burgers, fish and chips, pastas, laksas, and Thai curries. The
restaurant is a bit more upscale and offers risotto, handmade crab ravioli, beef
filets, chicken dishes, venison, paella, and baby octopus.
205 Rundle St.
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08/8223 4660.
www.theaustral.com. Reservations recommended. Main courses
A$6.50-A$14 (US$4.20-US$8.80) in bistro and A$15-A$22 (US$9.70-US$14) in restaurant. AE, MC, V.
Mon-Sun 11pm-late. Metro station nearby.
Jasmin Indian Restaurant
NORTH INDIAN Prices have crept up as this
place has gotten more popular, but this family-run Adelaide institution a block
south of Rundle Mall is still a good value—and it won the Restaurant Associa-
tion's award for best Indian restaurant in 2000. Indian artifacts and signed
cricket bats from visiting Indian teams decorate the walls. The atmosphere is
comfortable yet busy, and the service is professional. The house special is the
very hot beef vindaloo, but all the old favorites, such as tandoori chicken, but-
ter chicken (a big seller here), lamb korma, and malabari beef with coconut
cream, ginger and garlic, are here, too. Mop it all up with naan bread, and cool
your palate with a side dish of raita. The
suji halwa
(a semolina pudding with
nuts) is the best I've tasted. Smoking is not permitted.
31 Hindmarsh Sq.
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08/8223 7837.
Reservations recommended. Main courses A$19-A$20
(US$12-US$13). Lunch banquet A$27 (US$18); dinner banquet A$35 (US$23). AE, DC, MC, V. Tues-Fri
noon-2.30pm; Tues-Sat 5:30-10.30pm.
Jolleys Boathouse Restaurant
MODERN AUSTRALIAN Jolleys is on
the banks of the River Torrens, with views of boats, ducks, and black swans.
Business people and ladies-who-lunch rush for the three outside tables, but if
you miss out, the bright and airy interior, with its cream-colored tablecloths and
directors' chairs, isn't too much of a letdown. You might start with the goat's
curd ravioli with red pesto and chives. Moving on, you could tuck into the
roasted duck with hazelnut risotto. (Close your eyes to the peaceful quacking out
on the river if you can.) The banana and cardamom soufflé for dessert is wicked.
Jolleys Lane.
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08/8223 2891.
Reservations recommended. Main courses A$21-A$27 (US$14-US$18).
AE, DC, MC, V. Daily noon-2:30pm; Mon-Sat 6:30-9.30pm.
Matsuri
JAPANESE I like the atmosphere in this very good Japanese restau-
rant on the popular Gouger Street restaurant strip. Takaomi Kitamura, world-
famous ice sculptor and sushi master, prepares the sushi and sashimi dishes, some
of the best in Australia. Monday night is “sushi festival night,” when sushi is half
price. During happy hour Wednesday through Sunday, sushi is 30% off if you
place your order before 7pm. (You can preorder over the phone and eat later.)
Promised too is a 10% discount if you show this Frommer's guide. Other popular
dishes include vegetarian and seafood tempura,
yose nobe
(a hot pot of vegetables,
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