Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
John's Pizza Bar
ITALIAN $
( 08-8672 5561;
www.johnspizzabarandrestaurant.com.au
;
Shop 24, 1 Hutchison St; meals $7-31;
9am-10pm)
Serving up table-sized pizzas, hearty pastas and heat-beating gelato, you
can't go past John's. Grills, salads, burgers, yiros, and fish and chips also available. Sit
inside, order some takeaways, or pull up a seat with the bedraggled pot plants by the
street.
Tom & Mary's Greek Taverna
GREEK $$$
( 08-8672 5622; Shop 4/2 Hutchison St; meals $15-25; 6-9pm)
This busy Greek diner
does everything from a superb moussaka to yiros, seafood, Greek salads and pastas with
Hellenic zing. Sit back with a cold retsina as the red sun sets on another dusty day in
Coober Pedy.
Umberto's
MEDITERRANEAN $$$
$$$
( 08-8672 5688;
www.desertcave.com.au
; Lot 1 Hutchison St; mains $28-46; 6-9pm)
The
Desert Cave Hotel's rooftop restaurant maintains the quality with first-class dishes such
as wallaby shanks with vegetables and char-grilled tomato stew, and its 'Essential Tastes
of the Outback' platter: char-grilled kangaroo, camel, emu and beef with bush chutney
and hand-cut fries.
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Information
Coober Pedy Visitor Information Centre
( 08-8672 4617, 1800 637 076;
www.opalcapitaloftheworld.com.au
; Hutchison St, Council Offices; 8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri,
10am-1pm Sat & Sun)
Free 30-minute internet access, history displays and comprehensive
tour and accommodation info.
Coober Pedy Hospital
( 08-8672 5009;
www.countryhealthsa.sa.gov.au
; Lot 89 Hospital Rd;
24hr)
Accident and emergency.
24-hour Water Dispenser
(Hutchison St; per 30L 20c)
Fill your canteens opposite the BIG4
Oasis Coober Pedy caravan park.
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Getting There & Around
ing vehicles from around $80 per day.
