Baby, it’s cold outside — there’s no denying that winter is here!
But the arrival of shorter days and icy-cold winds don’t mean you have to curl up in a ball and hibernate until Spring. There’s a million and one ways to warm your soul in Adelaide this season and we’ve made it easy to get started with a snuggly-warm list of the best hot chocolate, gin and whisky bars, plus roaring fireplaces around our sweet town…
Treat your sweet tooth
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1. Bracegirdle’s House of Fine Chocolate :: stores in Clarence Gardens, Glenelg, Oaklands Park, McLaren Vale
2. St Louis House of Fine Ice Cream and Dessert :: stores in Gouger Street, Glenelg, Norwood, Hyde Park, North Adelaide, Tea Tree Plaza
3. 50SIXONE :: stores in Hyde Park, Prospect
4. The Stirling Hotel :: 52 Mount Barker Road, Stirling
5. The Holdy :: 83 Brighton Road, Glenelg South
6. Chocolatree :: 25 O’Connell Street, North Adelaide
7. Just Bliss Chocolates :: 5/38 Gawler Place, Adelaide
8. Koko Black :: Adelaide Arcade, Rundle Mall, Adelaide
9. San Churro Chocolateria :: stores in Oaklands Park, Rundle Street, Westlakes
10. Spats Coffee Lounge :: 108 King William Road, Goodwood
11. Steven ter Horst Chocolatier :: 256 Rundle Street, Adelaide
12. Chocolate @ No. 5 :: 5 Main Street, Hahndorf
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13. Hey Jupiter :: 11 Ebenezer Place, Adelaide
14. The Loose Caboose :: 21 First Street, Hindmarsh
15. Argo :: Victoria Square, The Parade, Norwood
16. Chocolate Taperia :: 5/167 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide
17. Astonish Patisserie :: 393 King William Street, Adelaide
18. Acacia :: 3/269 Seaview Road, Henley Beach
19. Little Local Co. :: 85a Railway Terrace, Tailem Bend
Get into the Winter spirit…
Slip into any of these cosy bars for the finest gins, and whisky that will leave you warm from the tip of your tongue, right down into your belly…
1. Nola :: 28 Vardon Avenue, Adelaide
2. Hains and Co. :: 23 Gilbert Place, Adelaide
3. The Howling Owl :: cnr Vaughan & Cinema Place (off Rundle Street, Adelaide)
4. Lot 100 :: 68 Chambers Road, Hay Valley
5. Ambleside Distillers :: cnr Ambleside and Mount Barker Road, Hahndorf
6. 1857 Distillery & Gin Bar (Inglewood Inn) :: 1931 North East Road, Inglewood
7. Settlers Spirits :: 197 Foggo Road, McLaren Vale
8. Prohibition Liquor Co. :: 22 Gilbert Street, Adelaide
9. Twenty Third Street Distillery :: cnr Renmark Avenue and Twenty Third Street, Renmark
10. Chesterfield Whisky Firm :: 1/20 Henry Street, Woodside
11. Bank Street Social :: 48 Hindley Street, Adelaide
12. The Collins Bar :: 233 Victoria Square, Adelaide
13. Clever Little Tailor :: 19 Peel Street, Adelaide
14. The Apothecary 1878 :: 118 Hindley Street, Adelaide
15. The Caledonian Hotel :: 119 O’Connell Street, North Adelaide
16. The Archer :: 60 O’Connell Street, North Adelaide
Fireplaces
Gas, combustion… whatever your preference, there’s nothing like the crackle of some flames to really warm the cockles of your heart. Pull up a pew alongside any of these local venues that have stoked their fires…
In the city
1. 2KW Bar and Restaurant :: 8, 2 King William Street, Adelaide
2. Ambassadors Hotel :: 107 King William Street, Adelaide
3. Hotel Metropolitan :: 46 Grote Street, Adelaide
4. Hotel Richmond :: 128 Rundle Mall, Adelaide
5. Jolleys Boathouse :: 1 Jolleys Lane, Adelaide
6. The Franklin Hotel :: 92 Franklin Street, Adelaide
7. The Jade :: 142-160 Flinders Street, Adelaide
8. The Saracens Hotel :: 82 Carrington Street, Adelaide
Image credit :: @2kwbar
In the East End
9. Botanic Bar :: Cnr North & East Terrace, Adelaide
10. Chianti Classico :: 160 Hutt Street, Adelaide
11. Exeter Hotel :: 246 Rundle Street, Adelaide
12. The Austral :: 205 Rundle Street, Adelaide
In the West End
13. Benjamin On Franklin :: 233 Franklin Street, Adelaide
14. Peter Rabbit :: Hindley Street and Liverpool Street Corner, Adelaide
15. The Cumby :: 205 Waymouth Street, Adelaide
16. The Grace Emily – 232 Waymouth Street, Adelaide
17. The Little Hunter :: 25 Victoria Street, Adelaide
Image credit :: @peter.rabbit.hindley
North of the city
18. Royal Oak :: 123 O’Connell Street, North Adelaide
19. Ruby Red Flamingo :: 142 Tynte Street, North Adelaide
20. The British Hotel :: 59 Finniss Street, North Adelaide
21. The Lion Hotel :: 161 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide
22. The Lord Melbourne :: 63 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide
23. The Queens Head :: 117 Kermode Street, North Adelaide
24. The Wellington Hotel :: 36 Wellington Square, North Adelaide
South of the city
25. Rob Roy Hotel :: 106 Halifax Street, Adelaide
26. The Duke of Brunswick Hotel :: 207 Gilbert Street, Adelaide
27. The Gilbert Street Hotel :: 88 Gilbert Street, Adelaide
28. The Kings Head :: 357 King William Street, Adelaide
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The Hills
29. The Stirling Hotel :: 52 Mount Barker Road, Stirling
30. The Crafers Hotel :: 8 Main Street, Crafers
31. The Belair Hotel :: 141 Main Road, Blackwood
32. Maximillians :: 15 Onkaparinga Valley Road, Verdun
33. 1918 Tanunda :: 94 Murray Street, Tanunda
34. The Club House Barossa :: 45 Macdonnell Street, Tanunda
35. The Balhannah Hotel :: 78 Onkaparinga Valley Road, Balhannah
36. The Bridgewater Inn :: 387 Mount Barker Road, Bridgewater
37. Haus – Hahndorf :: 38A Main Street, Hahndorf
38. Lobethal Bierhaus :: 3A Main Street, Lobethal
39. Lost In A Forrest :: 1203 Greenhill Road, Uraidla
40. Scenic Hotel – Norton Summit :: Norton Summit SA
41. Chapel Hill Winery :: Chapel Hill Road & Chaffeys Road, McLaren Vale
42. Line and Label :: 31 Whillas Road, Port Lincoln
The Beach
43. The Moseley :: 11 Moseley Square, Glenelg
44. The Anchorage :: 21 Flinders Parade, Victor Harbor
45. Bacchus Wine Bar :: 253 Esplanade, Henley Beach
46. Estia :: 255 Seaview Road, Henley Beach
47. Ramsgate Hotel :: 328 Seaview Road, Henley Beach
48. The Seacliff Hotel :: 221 Esplanade, Seacliff SA
49. Thunderbird :: 41 The Strand, Port Elliot
