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Adelaide’s best restaurants 2015

Looking for the best restaurants in Adelaide? Here are our favourites from our 2015 Australian Restaurant Guide, compiled in 2014. Come back soon for our 2016 lists.

Looking for the best restaurants in Adelaide? Here are our favourites from our 2015 Australian Restaurant Guide,  compiled in 2014. Come back soon for our 2016 lists.

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Penfolds Magill Estate

Penfolds Magill Estate

The glass-walled dining room overlooking Penfolds’ Magill Estate vineyards has reopened in a strikingly different guise…

Read our full review of Penfolds Magill Estate

Orana

Orana

Owner/chef Jock Zonfrillo combines unfamiliar native and familiar introduced ingredients in an exciting take on Australian cuisine.

Read our full review of Orana

Peel Street

Peel Street

With its stripped-back interior and generous shared plates packed with vibrant flavours, this funky 90-seater is bustling from breakfast to dinner under former Aquacaf cohorts Ben McLeod, Jordan Theodoros and Martin Corcoran.

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Bistro Dom

Bistro Dom

Who says charcuterie and ice-cream can’t mix? Not Duncan Welgemoed, whose “pumpkin sandwich” is a highlight of a French-influenced menu that cuts a dash between the traditional and the new.

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Press Food & Wine

Press Food & Wine

The buzz hasn’t faded at Press Food & Wine. Its upbeat take on neo-bistro dining – from serious meats from the wood grill, offal and French classics to raw fish options and a supreme beef burger – remains a crowd-pleaser two years after its impressive opening.

Read our full review of Press Food & Wine

Chianti Classico

Chianti Classico

Far from complacent, this veteran is at the top of its game and deserves its loyal following…

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André’s Cucina & Polenta Bar

André’s Cucina & Polenta Bar

André’s kitchen has progressed significantly since opening four years ago as a polenta bar, embracing more complex northern Italian dishes piqued by distinctive touches.

Read our full review of André’s Cucina & Polenta Bar

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Jolleys Boathouse

Jolleys Boathouse

With views of the Torrens’ green banks, Jolleys is already way ahead of the pack when it comes to good looks. Fortunately, there’s more to this white-weatherboard space with its dark-wicker chairs than meets the eye.

Read our full review of Jolleys Boathouse

The Daniel O’Connell

The Daniel O’Connell

Serious nose-to-tail dining is the focus of this transformed former Irish-theme pub, where whole beasts are broken down in the kitchen, so offal and secondary cuts can feature from front bar bites to dining room à la carte, and a five-course kitchen menu.

Read our full review of The Daniel O’Connell

Celsius

Celsius

A land of smoke and mirrors, Celsius is an urbane, nightclub-dim city space, with chrome, velour and sheer black drapes. Five entrées and five mains are edited to their essential four ingredients. It’s a ruse: the entrées are actually multi-textured, creative and complex.

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