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Dining on Gouger Street Adelaide: A Guide to the City's Food Strip
Gouger Street in the Adelaide CBD has been the city's most concentrated dining strip for decades, offering a density of cuisines that is unusual for a city of Adelaide's size. Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, Malaysian, Greek and modern Australian restaurants sit side by side across a few hundred metres, with the Central Market at one end anchoring the precinct. Most restaurants are open for dinner seven nights, and many offer lunch service. The strip is busiest on Friday and Saturday evenings, so booking ahead for popular spots is advisable.
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Gauger Street Chinese Restaurants
The Chinatown end of Gouger Street has a concentration of Cantonese restaurants, Sichuan eateries and Vietnamese pho shops, a strong starting point for any visit.
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Press Food and Wine
An acclaimed Adelaide wine-bar restaurant on Gouger Street with a sophisticated take on modern Australian cuisine and an outstanding SA wine list.
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Orana Restaurant (closed, legacy)
While closed, Jock Zonfrillo's now-legendary Orana on Franklin Street established Gouger Street's reputation as central to Adelaide's serious dining scene.
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Comida Spanish Tapas
A lively Spanish bar and tapas restaurant on Gouger Street, popular for group dining, sangria and a long list of Spanish small plates.
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The Beef and Shiraz
A Gouger Street steakhouse specialising in South Australian grass-fed beef and Barossa shiraz, a classic pairing in a relaxed bistro setting.
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