December 2024: Four To Try
New faces in SA’s food scene to know.
POMPOM
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Puffy pitas filled with Mediterranean flavours are one thing to expect from Forrestville’s latest eatery, POMPOM. Devised by the brains behind some of your favourite venues (Part Time Lover, Just Down The Road, Sofia), this studio-gram-designed all-day diner occupies a light-filled space in the atrium of the Forrestville Demonstration Space. What’s in store? Honest ingredients, good quality produce and carbs akin to Totti’s famed wood-fired bread. Come for the subs, stay for the adjacent gallery space that’ll host live music and workshops soon.
Yes Please: The Sav with sheftalies (Cypriot sausage), tzatziki and Greek salad.
Where: 58 Maple Avenue, Forestville
Follow: @pompom_avenue
Tin Shed Distilling
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The newest hotspot for premium whiskies and spirits, Tin Shed Distilling has opened a new chapter in its 20-year story by launching its flagship distillery door in Nairne. What started as a backyard operation has transformed into an award-winning business with a dedicated barrel room to make, store and age spirits on-site. The space is massive – an ideal spot for group hangs with friends this summer. Indulge in spirit flights out on the expansive balcony, enjoy courses from the smokehouse BBQ-inspired menu, or listen to live and local music inside the light-filled venue. Sipping a dram of single malt has never looked so good!
Yes Please: The 12-hour smoked brisket sando with pickled cabbage.
Where: 121 Old Princess Highway, Nairne
Follow: @tinsheddistillingco
Bar 1854
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An upstairs cocktail den is the latest venture to capture the attention of Unley’s community, with Bar 1854 opening above favourite pub, The Cremorne Hotel, at the tail end of November. Moody and atmospheric, this suburban speakeasy is an alternative spot to drink and chat late into the night. Conversations here are buoyed by high-end cocktails, premium whiskies from around the world, SA wine and a Japanese-fusion snack menu. Sip on table-made martinis, indulge in bumps of caviar or devour gooey gourmet toasties Whatever takes your fancy!
Yes Please: Salmon and avocado sesame rolls with soy, wasabi and pickled ginger.
Where: Level 1, 207 Unley Road, Unley
Follow: @1854adl
Station Road
Image by Jack Fenby
Feeling boujee? Book into Station Road, the newest world-class restaurant to open inside the CBD’s Festival Tower. Taking cues from the forefathers of haute cuisine, this French-leaning venue strikes a balance between refined elegance and unpretentious charm. As for the food, expect top-tier flavours in mouthwatering courses such as the mushroom and Gruyѐre tart with pickled jalapeno, Queensland tiger prawn and ‘nduja tempura with lemon myrtle or Mayura Wagyu tartare with Tasmanian wasabi and buckwheat. The wine list is just as impressive: sample rare global labels and SA bottles from the innovative Coravin system.
Yes Please: Kombu cured yellowfin tuna sashimi, aged soy and pickled ginger.
Where: Festival Tower, Adelaide
Follow: @stationroadadelaide
PEPPINO’ S ITALIAN STREET FOOD
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The latest venue to open up along Pirie Street’s famed strip of eatery favourites, Peppino’s Italian Street Food is the answer to your laidback lunch dreams. The family-founded business pinches the flavours and recipes from traditional Calabrese tucker and translates it into easy grab-n-go grub to satiate your midday cravings. You know what we mean: New York-style pizza served by the slice, generous courses of alla vodka pasta delivered in a bread bowl, and Bolognese arancini rolled into convenient one-bite balls. Delish! Pop past and taste-test these quirky courses yourself.
Yes Please: A classic rigatoni Napolitana pasta bowl.
Where: 86 Pirie Street, Adelaide
Follow: @peppinos.adelaide
