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Eating
Foodies flock to West End hot spots like Gouger St (pronounced 'Goo-jer'), Chinatown
and food-filled Central Market. There are some great pubs here too. Artsy, alternative
Hindley St − Adelaide's dirty little secret − has a smattering of good eateries. In the East
End, Rundle St and Hutt St offer al-fresco cafes and people-watching. North Adelaide's
Melbourne and O'Connell Sts have a healthy spread of bistros, provedores and pubs.
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West End
Press
MODERN AUSTRALIAN $$$
$$$
( 08-8211 8048;
www.pressfoodandwine.com.au
;
40 Waymouth St; mains $16-46; noon-9pm
Mon-Sat)
The best of an emerging strip of restaurants on office-heavy Waymouth St.
Super-stylish (brick, glass, lemon-coloured chairs) and not afraid of offal (pan-fried
lamb's brains, grilled calf's tongue) or things raw (beef carpaccio, gravlax salmon) and
confit (duck leg, onion, olives). Try the house-made spicy beef sausages, or the tasting
menu ($68 per person).
Mesa Lunga
MEDITERRANEAN $$$
( 08-8410 7617;
www.mesalunga.com
; cnr Gouger & Morphett Sts; tapas $4-14, mains $16-28;
noon-3pm Fri, noon-late Sun, 6pm-late Tue-Sat)
In a fishbowl corner room with a sexy
dark-wood wine wall, sassy Mesa Lunga serves tapas and quality pizzas. Order some
gamba
(black-salted prawn and chorizo in pastry) and anchovies stuffed with Manzanillo
olives, washed down with some spark- ling sangria. Magic.
Lucia's Pizza & Spaghetti Bar
ITALIAN $
(
www.lucias.com.au
; 2 Western Mall, Central Market; meals $8-13; 7am-4pm Mon-Thu & Sat, to
9pm Fri)
This little slice of Italy has been around since Lucia was a lot younger. All her
pasta, sauces and pizzas are authentically homemade − perfection any time of day. If you
like what you're eating, you can buy fresh pasta next door at Lucia's Fine Foods.
Village Indian
INDIAN $$$
