February 2026: Five To Try
Hungry for more? We’ve got you covered!
The Colonist
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Located in the heart of Norwood, The Colonist’s art-adorned walls are where hunger goes to die. The beloved pub serves more than just good grog, but unbelievably great grub with their vast, deliciously curated menu. Whether you’re feeling like Pan Fried Barramundi with Moroccan spiced chickpea and couscous salad, Chicken & Prawn Paella, Confit Duck Breast, or pub classics like a Chicken Parmi, Steak Sandwich or a 250g Rump Steak, The Colonist has you covered. You’re sure to leave gobsmacked that a pub could produce meals so delightful.
Yes please: Mushroom & Halloumi Burger – oven roasted mushroom, grilled halloumi, beetroot relish, baby spinach with a milk bun and chips.
Where: 44 The Parade, Norwood
Follow: @thecolonisttavern
Pie Square
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We’re obsessed with this joint. From its hilarious website to its ethical community mindset, to its mouthwatering menu of deep-dish pizza pies, Pie Square, based out of Somewhere House, is wicked. Open from Wednesday to Saturday, run, don’t walk down to Pie Square if you’re craving a thick, topping-heavy deep-dish pizza. Just listen to these pies; Baba Ga Mush, with mixed marinated and braised mushrooms on a baba ganoush base or their Jerkin Chicken, with jerk-spiced smoked chicken bits on a bed of smoked Chow Chow, house cheese mix and pickled onions. What’s not to love?
Yes please: Pina Babe – Slow-cooked Chinesespice marinated pork belly with pickled pineapple with house cheese/sauce.
Where: 258 Pulteney Street, Adelaide
Follow: @piesquare_adl
Daebak Brothers
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Korean street food has never looked so damn mouthwatering until you walk into the doors of Chinatown’s Daebak Brothers. If the sound of corndogs, fried chicken or Tteokbokki excites you, this menu will have your heart. This space has a DIY element, where you can create your own corndog, choosing between six cheese and sausage combos, choose your coating, with options like potato, cornflakes and ramen, and pick your perfect sauces. Or if Tteokbokki is more your style, they’ve got options like their original: stir-fried soft and chewy rice cakes with fish cakes in a sweet and spicy sauce for only $14.
Yes please: Specialty Fries: deliciously spicy Korean-style AB with signature Gochujang Mayo sauce.
Where: 7 Compton Street, Adelaide
Follow: @daebakbrothers
Icardis
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Mediterranean Dining just got a whole lot better in North Adelaide, with Icardis. The dimly lit, warm walls house moments of familiarity. Family, good friends, delectable mouthfuls of dishes from across the world, and local wines from across the regions. Icardis is curated to perfection. From the atmosphere to menu, the upscale joint is home to dishes like their Buratta starter, with peach, heirloom tomato and sesame, and their bigger plates, like their Swordfish ala Milanese, with walnuts and pomegranate. If you’re looking for a dinner that leaves you dreaming about the food for months, you’ve found the place here.
Yes please: Diamond Clams with smoked fish sauce, brown butter and ziti.
Where: 67 O’Connell Street, North Adelaide
Follow: @icardis_adl
Lucky Dumpling & Noodle
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Meet Cho Cho, the brand new Asian fusion café-restaurant in Chinatown and sister to Firle’s Italian eatery Gico. You may be wondering how the team behind an ultra-successful Italian restaurant could switch over to Asian flavours seamlessly, and you’re very valid in that questioning. But somehow, they’ve made it work; and very deliciously, we may add. Their menu leans heavily on the fusion title, with menu items like their Beef Tartare, with crispy chilli, seaweed, pickle, spicy mayo on a fried doughnut stick, leaning into the Asian flavours on a traditionally French dish. Or their Squid Ink Chilli Calamari Pasta, with garlic, white wine rich scampi butter sauce meeting Asian and Italian in the middle. Cho Cho is heaven on earth.
Yes please: CHOCHO Signature: Beef Bone Marrow Pork and Wagyu Beef Ragu.
Where: 98 Gouger Street, Adelaide
Follow: @chocho_adl
