Stem Bar & Restaurant
Taking a punt on reviving a part of western Hindley St in Adelaide with an upmarket wine bar and restaurant has paid off handsomely for a new hospitality partnership.
Taking a punt on reviving a part of western Hindley St in Adelaide with an upmarket wine bar and restaurant has paid off handsomely for a new hospitality partnership.
A picture-perfect location nuzzled next to the sand that stretches into the azure Gulf St Vincent has inspired the most idyllic type of wine bar on the beach.
How do you make a difference in a wine industry capital city already crowded with cellar door tasting rooms and established wine bars? Jennie opened in the already bustling bar kingdom of Peel Street in central Adelaide during 2022, with owners Scott Taddeo, Lachlan and Matthew Harrison, plus Matt Holding and Scott Quick (who also owns two other bars on the same street) aiming for a steely focus on smart global wine offerings.
Bar owner and chef Adam Robinson previously placed food first in his priorities, but since opening alt Wine Bar, he’s designing food as the supporting act to beverages for the first time in his career – and he’s loving it. He built this vision after finding a shopfront in busy King William Road, in the affluent Adelaide suburb of Hyde Park, which has great bakeries, cafes and restaurants. “What was missing was the best type of wine bar offering a cheeky glass for locals.”
Desirable drinking and eating spaces provide a central plank in the urban renewal of Bowden, to transform a former manufacturing plant on the western fringe of Adelaide into a chic apartment precinct. Bowden Cellars, occupying an airy, light-filled and whitewashed post-industrial space located in the big Plant 3 building, is integral to this transformation with…
The Fino philosophy has been built around simplicity and high quality – which has been maintained as co-owners Sharon Romeo (restaurant manager and wine buyer) and David Swain (head chef) have developed three winning venues over 16 years, culminating in their Adelaide CBD venue Fino Vino. Their earlier ventures – Fino Willunga, a modest villa…
After working in regional South Australian hotspots Fino Seppeltsfield and Pike and Joyce Wine Room, Josh Kleemann returned to his hometown of Lobethal in the Adelaide Hills and took over a 1960s bank, converting it into a wine lounge with a peaceful, homely vibe. “I saw a lack of local watering holes, especially something focused…
An intensely personal wine bar, Fall from Grace is also an incredibly accessible one, with wine, cheese and salumi at retail pricing to take away or consume in-house. It’s also the best place to start a conversation with a local winemaker, as most are regulars.
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