Travel Reference
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Grace Emily
PUB
(
www.graceemilyhotel.com.au
; 232 Waymouth St; 4pm-late)
Duking it out with the Exeter
for the title of 'Adelaide's Best Pub' (it pains us to separate the two) the 'Gracie' has live
music most nights, featuring up-and-coming Australian acts. Inside it's all kooky '50s-
meets-voodoo decor, open fires and great beers. Regular cult cinema and open mic
nights; no pokies. Look for the UFO on the roof.
Wheatsheaf
PUB
(
www.wheatsheafhotel.com.au
;
39 George St, Thebarton; 11am-midnight Mon-Fri, noon-midnight
Sat, noon-9pm Sun; )
A hidden gem under the flight path in industrial Thebarton, with
an artsy crowd of students, jazz musos, lesbians, punks and rockers. Tidy beer garden,
live music, open fires and rumours of a new kitchen opening soon. Great beer list.
Cork Wine Cafe
WINE BAR
(
www.facebook.com/corkwinecafe
; 61a Gouger St; 4pm-midnight Mon-Thu, 3pm-1am Fri & Sat,
4pm-10pm Sun; )
A down-sized Frenchie hole-in-the-wall wine bar, unexpected among
the fluoro-lit Chinese restaurants along this stretch of Gouger St. Well-worn floorboards,
bentwood chairs, absinthe posters…perfect for a quick vino before dinner (see fluoro-lit
Chinese restaurants, above).
Udaberri
BAR
(
www.udaberri.com.au
;
11-13 Leigh St; 4pm-late Tue-Thu, 3pm-late Fri, 6pm-late Sat)
Taking a
leaf out of the Melbourne book on laneway boozing, Udaberri is a little hole-in-the-wall
bar on compact Leigh St, serving Spanish wines by the glass, a few good beers on tap
and pintxos (Basque bar snacks) like oysters, cheeses,
jamon
and tortillas. Why aren't
there more bars like this in Adelaide?
Casablabla
BAR
(
www.casablabla.com
;
12 Leigh St; 4pm-late Tue-Fri, 6pm-late Sat)
Billing itself as a 'multi-
cultural tapas lounge bar', Casablabla covers a lot of bases but does it well. The atmo-
sphere is eclectic: exotic art (a bit of Morocco, a bit of Bali, a bit of Brazil), hookah
