We all wish Bar Lune was our local haunt. This hip and happening neighbourhood wine bar is housed in a quaint row of old stores along the Parade in Beulah Park, however, the menu is anything but cute. A stylish wine wall showcases top-tier drops, which are handpicked from around Australia, Italy and France, and poured at the bar alongside punchy cocktails. Plates are made to pass around the colourful, terrazzo tables, featuring the most pillowy focaccia, fresh kingfish crudo and smoked anchovies.
Forget the ‘City of Churches’ tag – Adelaide has just as many pubs, not to mention bars of all persuasions, which have ridden a boom in recent years following a tweak to licencing laws that now allow small bars to serve booze without food.
From city-fringe craft beer nooks to gin and whisky dens taking design cues from across the planet, there’s a bar here to suit every mood and tipple of choice. Adelaide is also a UNESCO ‘City of Music’, so expect to hear some live jazz, an acoustic troubadour or at least a DJ spinning rock classics while you quench your thirst. Oh, and don’t forget the wine. Given that South Australia is the nation’s wine-producing heartland, you can expect nothing but top bottles here.
The best bars in Adelaide – the ‘City of Booze Bunkers’ – are waiting for you.