Adelaide comes alive from Friday to Sunday as market stalls pop-up, our footpaths crowd with alfresco brunchers and festivals flood our city squares. Want to know how to make the most of your trip to Adelaide? Jet or drive into Adelaide on Friday afternoon and prepare for your weekend of frivolity. Easy and accessible weekend stays include:. You can also get above the throng of the city streets at Hennessy rooftop bar , perched atop the Mayfair Hotel, or β for a different viewpoint and an IG-worthy backdrop β Merrymaker Rooftop Bar.
A microcosm of the best Adelaide has to offer, if you want to really measure the vibe of our city, then spend a night flitting about this melting pot of scrumptious food, award-winning wine and contemporary art. Fairy lights are often strung up between shopfronts, Vardon Avenue is overtaken with terrace table settings and end-of-the-work-week revelry. Or you can forget you are in Australia all together when you step through the doors of NOLA β a New Orleans inspired haunt dishing up Cajun and Creole cuisine and an extensive whiskey menu.
In the East End, you are spoilt for choice:. Fugazzi, Garcon Bleu and Shobosho are all nearby, no matter what rooftop you are descending from. The markets are also the best way to taste your way across the state, without ever having to leave the city! With over 70 stalls under the one roof, the Adelaide Central markets are one of the largest undercover fresh produce markets in the Southern Hemisphere. Jump on a market breakfast tour and sample coffee beans, nuts, fresh fruit and yoghurt, or check out our guide to the Adelaide Central Markets to see our picks.
The beauty of Adelaide is in our accessibility β some of the best wine regions are just 15 minutes from the CBD. Rolling green hills, a patchwork of vineyards and valleys home to storybook towns. Welcome to the Adelaide Hills. You can either catch a taxi or a bus up to Stirling or Hahndorf before spending your day meandering through the romantic streets, cellar doors and art galleries that make up these villages.
Hiring a car or driving to Adelaide? Then the hills are yours to uncover. The best and quickest way to balance beautiful views and crisp cool climate wines is by following the Piccadilly Valley Wine Trail.
