VISITORS GUIDE TO ADELAIDE
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Please note the information provided is as a The Journey Planner website can help you get guide only. All care has been taken in the from A to B: preparation of this document. If however you http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/planner want to be absolutely sure of opening times, costs etc please make direct contact with the TAXIS venue or operator. Adelaide Independent Taxis Phone: 13 22 11 Getting Around Suburban Taxis Phone: 13 10 08 TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT Taxi - A taxi rank is located directly out the Adelaide Access (for wheelchair users) front of T1 on the ground level. Concierges Phone: 1300 360 940 allocate taxis to passengers. The approximate fare between the airport and the Hilton is $20- A $2 levy is added to fares for taxis leaving the airport. Around Town Public Buses - J1 and J2 public buses (known THINGS TO SEE & DO as the Jet Bus Service) connect the city to the South Australian Museum airport. Buses pick up and drop off from the North Terrace, Adelaide bus stop ground level directly outside T1 Phone: (08) 8207 7500 adjacent the domestic baggage carousels. Digs into Australia's natural history with special Tickets can be purchased from bus drivers. Be exhibits on whales and Antarctic explorer Sir aware that bus stops for pick up and set down Douglas Mawson, and an Aboriginal Cultures in the city are limited. Gallery displaying artefacts of the Ngarrindjeri (http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/) people of the Coorong and lower Murray. The giant squid is the undisputed highlight of the Airport Shuttle - The shuttle provides a free tours. Open daily 10am-5pm. regular scheduled bus service between Adelaide Airport and most major city hotels. Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Phone: +61 8 8332 0528 Institute 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide IN AND AROUND ADELAIDE Tandanya offers an insight into the culture of The trams are the easiest way to travel if you the local Kaurna people, whose territory are only going within the city limits and they extends south to Cape Jervis and north to Port are free within the city (between South Terrace Wakefield. Inside the cultural institute there are and the Entertainment Centre) if you are interactive displays on living with the land, as unsure you can just ask one of the friendly well as galleries, gifts and a cafe. It is free tram ticket staff. entry and open seven days a week 10am - The 99C bus service is also free and does a 5pm. loop of the city. The bus takes in the SA Museum, State Library, Art Gallery, Royal Migration Museum Adelaide Hospital, Botanic Gardens, Rundle 82 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide Street (East End), Tandanya Aboriginal Culture This engaging social-history museum is Gallery, the Central Markets, the Hindley 15mins walk from the Hilton. Head north up Street precinct, UniSA and Adelaide University. King William Rd, turn right down North Terrace and take a left at Kintore Avenue. The museum If you are going further out you can catch trains tells the story of the many migrants who have from the railway station on North Terrace or made SA their home. the main bus terminal between Franklin St and Grote Street. Most buses to the suburbs leave from King William, Currie and Grenfell Streets.
Holy Trinity Church DANCE 87 North Terrace, Adelaide TERRAIN the wonder of Lake Eyre Among the most impressive churches in 29 Aug-01 Sep Adelaide is the 1838 Holy Trinity Church, the Her Majesty’s Theatre first Anglican church in the state and the oldest Booking: 131 246 surviving church in Adelaide. 17mins walk from (http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/afc/ the Hilton. Head straight up King William street whats-on/dance/terrain.php) and take a left at North Terrace. Nearby on Adelaide Festival Centre and Bangarra Dance Victoria Sq, other important early buildings Theatre present a fusion of contemporary include the 1847-50 Magistrate's Court; the dance and storytelling commissioned by artistic 1869 Supreme Court; and the 1839 Old director Stephen Page. Described as a hymn Treasury Building. to country, TERRAIN transports us to Lake Eyre, the place of Australia's inland sea and ART & CULTURE one of the few untouched natural waterways in Art Gallery of South Australia the world. Bangarra artists explore the innate Spend a few hushed hours in the vaulted, connection of Indigenous people to country parquetry-floored gallery that represents the and landscape as second skin. ($48-$60) big names in Australian art. Permanent exhibitions include Australian, modern OPERA Australian, contemporary Aboriginal, Asian, State Opera of South Australia, Orpheus in Islamic and European art. the Underworld Located on North Terrace the Art Gallery is 25 Aug-01 Sep open seven days a week, 10am -5pm. Catch Festival Theatre the tram from the Hilton to the Railway station Phone: 08 8226 4790 and walk East down North Terrace. Or walk (http://www.saopera.sa.gov.au/) north along King William Street and turn right Eurydice, bored stupid with her marriage to the at North Terrace. lowly music professor Orpheus, is having a love affair with Pluto, the God of the THEATRE Underworld, who is disguised as a local State Theatre Company, Top Girls by Caryl shepherd. Churchill 17 Aug-08 Sep CINEMA Dunstan Playhouse Palace Nova Eastend Phone: (08) 8415 5333 Rundle Street, Adelaide Booking: 131 246 Phone: (08) 8232 3434 (http://www.statetheatrecompany.com.au/what The Adelaide Metro Free Cityloop 99C bus s-on/season-2012/top-girls) service will drop you within a 3 minute stroll of Set in Margaret Thatcher's England in the early the cinemas. Alight at stop 29 (Grenfell St) or 1980s, where power dressing and giant 30 (East Terrace). shoulder pads were all the fashion, Caryl Churchill's stark and unflinching portrayal of the sacrifices women make to get to the top is still stingingly relevant. ($29-$59) (Tuesday 28 Aug 6.30pm: Vision Impaired / Audio Shopping Described with pre-show discussion from Rundle Mall 5.30pm) Caters to your usual high Street needs and includes Department stores David Jones and Myers. Haigh’s chocolates (an Adelaide icon) is also down Rundle Mall – at the King William St end of the mall. It is about a 15 minute walk from the Hilton or you can catch the tram outside Hilton and get off at Rundle Mall stop.
Rundle St Grace Emily For boutique shopping and upcoming 232 Waymouth Street, Adelaide (you might designers as well as an array of great want to catch a taxi from the Hilton unless you restaurants and cafes and more than a few are up for about a 15-20minute walk). watering holes. Rundle St is between Frome St A classic pub with a lot of character (read and East Terrace and is about a 15 minute kitsch). Has live bands most nights and a sign walk down Rundle Mall. Catch the tram outside out the front proudly declaring "No Pokies, No the Hilton and get off at Rundle Mall stop and TAB." wander down Rundle Mall. Trendy Adelaideans also recommend staying Central Market away from Hindley Street pubs and bars. Adelaide’s answer to Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Markets – Central Markets is right next door to the Hilton – closed Sunday and Monday and limited stalls operate on a Wednesday. Satisfy both obvious and obscure Eats, Drinks & Coffee culinary cravings at the 250-odd stalls. A EAT STREETS gluten-free snag from the Gourmet Sausage Gouger St Shop, a sliver of English stilton from the Smelly For a range of food types and prices Gouger St Cheese Shop, a tub of blueberry yoghurt from is just around the corner from the Hilton. the Yoghurt Shop – you name it, it’s all here. Rundle St Supermarkets If you want to explore the city a little further There is a Coles supermarket located around away from the Hilton there is a good range of the corner from Hilton on 21-39 Grote Street. restaurants and cafes on Rundle St (see above Woolworths is located down Rundle Mall and for details on how to get there). Rundle St is there are Asian speciality grocer stores between Frome St and East Terrace and is scattered along Grote and Gouger Streets. about a 15 minute walk down Rundle Mall. Catch the tram outside the Hilton and get off at Rundle Mall stop and wander down Rundle Nightlife Mall. Chinatown La Boheme Not far from the Hilton it is a short Street 36 Grote Street, Adelaide between Grote and Gouger Streets where you La Bohème is a Parisian style cabaret and will find many kinds of Asian cuisine. cocktail venue open Wednesday – Saturday. Five minutes walk from the Hilton. DINING OUT Dragonfly Chianti Classico 193 Victoria Square, Adelaide (just down the 160 Hutt Street, Adelaide road from the Hilton) Phone: (08) 8232 7955 It is a small lounge bar that also serves a (http://www.chianticlassico.com.au/) limited selection of tapas, mains and desserts. The grand dame of Hutt Street, Chianti Open Wednesday – Saturday. Classico remains inimitable and stunning as ever. Everything Italian is done to perfection Lotus Lounge here, from the uovo alla diavola (eggs baked in 268 Morphett Street, Adelaide (A few blocks terracotta with napoletana sauce, hot chilli, down from the Hilton.) basil and extra virgin olive oil) for breakfast to A classic cocktail lounge open Tuesday – the cacciucco alla Livornese (a fish stew from Saturday. the Tuscan city of Livorno) for dinner.
Apothecary Coffee Branch 118 Hindley St 32 Leigh St, Adelaide Phone: 08 8212 9099 Phone: 0451 661 980 (www.theapothecary1878.com.au) (www.coffeebranch.com) Apothecary harks back to the golden age of Space is a premium at this long, narrow cafe. wining and dining with its marble floor, low The house blend is a cracker but if you are lighting and beautifully restored pharmacy feeling a little adventurous there is also a back cabinets. Head down to the restaurant in the room grind. stone basement, decorated by the 1,200- strong wine cellar encased in wrought iron Lucia's Pizzeria and Spaghetti Bar against one wall. Shop 1 and 2 Western Mall, Adelaide Central Market, Adelaide Jasmin Indian Restaurant Phone: 08 8231 2303 31 Hindmarsh Sq Adelaide (www.lucias.com.au) Phone: (08) 8223 7837 Amid the hubbub of the Central Market, Lucia’s (http://www.jasmin.com.au/home.htm) is an oasis for tired shoppers. Something of an Established by the Singh Sandhu Family in institution in Adelaide, it is manned by a roster 1980. Much of Jasmin's achievements are to of no-nonsense Italian women who dish out the credit of Mrs. Singh, who has been a heart-starting espresso and huge plates of driving force behind the popularity of Jasmin. pasta. The freshest spices and ingredients available ensure her North India style cuisine never Dining options outside the Adelaide CBD disappoints. The suburbs of North Adelaide (O’Connell and Melbourne Streets), Norwood (The Parade) Concubine and Hyde Park (King William Road) have a 132 Gouger Street, Adelaide wide range of dining options and offer pleasant Phone: (08) 8212 8288 alternatives to dining in the Adelaide CBD. (http://concubine.com.au/) These 3 suburbs are all within 5-10 minutes Concubine is a modern contemporary drive from the Hilton (and would cost about restaurant that fuses flavours of the orient with $10 - $15 taxi fare). Ask the concierge for fresh local produce, showcasing South specific suggestions. Australia's best. LGBTI COMMUNITY Vego and Lovin It 240 Rundle St, Adelaide Phone: (08) 8223 7411 Get your weekly vitamin dose disguised in a BARS scrumptious vegie burger, wrap or focaccia at Mars Bar this artsy upstairs kitchen. Even die-hard meat 120 Gouger Street, Adelaide eaters have been known to enjoy it! Phone: (08) 8231 9639 (www.themarsbar.com.au/) CAFÉS Open Wednesday-Saturday nights, Mars Bar is Paddy's Lantern Adelaide’s dedicated gay nightclub and your 219 Gilbert Street, Adelaide one-stop-shop for drinks, drag shows and Phone: 0402 586 245 dancing. Expect commercial europop and retro (www.paddyslantern.com.au) danceables. The gang at Paddy's Lantern are keeping things simple and sweet at their newish south The Hampshire Adelaide cafe. There are only four food options Location 110 Grote St about 10 minutes walk on the blackboard, though you can also get from Hilton. Known to the locals as the Hampy your hands on one of From Scatch Patisserie's it is a queer owned pub, that serves standard beautiful pastries and sweets. pub food and drink. Does turn the music up later in the night.
Adelaideans also recommend Sugar and ANZ Garage nightclubs for your big nights out - 121 King William Street, Adelaide (5 mins walk both attract gay-friendly, mixed crowds. from the Hilton) Phone: 13 13 14 SERVICES Westpac Gay & Lesbian Community Services 64 Gouger Street, Adelaide (4 mins walk from Phone: (08) 8422 8400 the Hilton) For free, confidential and non-judgemental Phone: (08) 8202 1088 support 7pm-10pm every night. NAB Gay Men’s Health service 70 Pirie Street, Adelaide (8 mins walk from the Phone: (08) 8334 1617. Hilton) For information about safe sex, HIV, and Phone: 13 22 65 sexual health, or to book a sexual health check-up. POST OFFICE Adelaide GPO Post Shop 141 King William Street, Adelaide (6 mins walk Additional Visitor from the Hilton) 8.30am - 5.30 pm (Mon-Fri) Phone: 13 13 18 Information Adelaide Visitor Information Centre Phone: (08) 8203 7611 HEALTH Adelaide Health Care 43 Carrington Street, Adelaide (5 mins walk from the Hilton, head south down King William Street and take a left down Carrington Street) General medical care and health services. Phone: (08) 8410 0774 Royal Adelaide Hospital North Terrace, Adelaide (5 mins drive from the Hilton) Phone: (08) 8222 4000 Adelaide Dentalcare 1/45 Grenfell Street, Adelaide (9 mins walk from the Hilton) Phone: (08) 8212 5976 BANKING Commonwealth 96 King William Street, Adelaide (6 mins walk from the Hilton) Phone: 13 2221
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