Adelaide’s best cafés

Dessert cafés are the all rage, from clever, allergy-friendly Eggless Dessert Café (162 Goodwood Rd, Goodwood, 08 8272 0777) to Devour Dessert Bar (96 Prospect Rd, Prospect, 0411 536 343) and Onyx Dessert Lounge (163 O’Connell St, North Adelaide, 08 8361 7711).

Distinctive among a wealth of coffee-shop choices are Steven ter Horst Chocolatier (221d Unley Rd, Unley, 08 8373 1330), L’Atelier Gourmand (135c Goodwood Rd, Goodwood, 08 8272 6967) and Au Matin Calme (210 Hutt St, Adelaide, 08 7225 2707).

Lively breakfast trade defines Bar 9 (96 Glen Osmond Rd, Eastwood, 08 8373 1108) and A Mother’s Milk (105 Unley Rd, Unley, 08 8271 4329), while house-roasting characterises The Loose Caboose (21 First St, Hindmarsh, 08 8340 0809) and The Coffee Barun (219 Main North Rd, Sefton Park, 08 8342 2428).

In the city, try Coffee Branch (32 Leigh St, Adelaide, 08 8212 7711) or Baretto Corte Caffe (302a King William St, Adelaide, 08 8212 4784).

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