Adelaide and coffee are two words that work well together in one sentence. Growing up in Adelaide (South Australia), moving away to live overseas and travel the world, and now to return, I’ve excitedly re-discovered a city that is fresh, coffee-centric and completely revived. Adelaide cafes are an institution, a movement, and they’re here to stay! Adelaide has always been affectionately referred to as Radelaide, and as a friend of mine recently said, “he’s definitely now earned the ‘R’”. Because if you ask me, the coffee scene here now not-so-secretly rivals the best establishments of coffee-famous Melbourne. If you’re on the hunt for a sundrenched, barista-bustling cafe space where people hang with their silver Macbooks propped, I know just the places. Monday’s Coffee StoreBrand new to Adelaide, this gorgeous white + minimalist space is like something straight out of Europe. Except, there’s Vegemite on the countertop. Here you’ll find white tiled benches, scandi-inspired benches for coffee-sipping, plywood and iron pipe industrial shelving, fresh pastries, and pot plants placed just so (read: effortless). Keeping it simple with kicking coffee, specialty tea and lots of natural light, owner Jarrad returned from Melbourne to open an approachable coffee without the pretentiousness that can sometimes come with the territory. Need it be said, you’ll also want to visit Monday’s on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday…and so on. 7/38 Gawler Place, Adelaide La MadeleineOui, s’il vous plaît. This place is so new that they’re yet to have signage, but when you see red geranium planters and mint green painted brick outside, you’ll know you’re at the right place. Reminiscent of Paris brasseries, cosy marble tables inside are made for brews of tea and hearty conversations. The waitresses are mostly French, so it’s the perfect place to practice rolling your r’s, order your café au lait and pretend you’re actually in France. Opening daily from 6am (even on Sunday), because the early, early bird gets the best coffee. In closing, I’d like to say the owner Guillaume has a completely disarming smile and I may have un petit crush. 246, The Parade, Norwood Nutrition RepublicOrganic espresso and elixir bar, changing the world one sip at a time? Yes, there is such a thing. Nutrition Republic offers natural, raw and organic products. Here, there’s a milk menu almost as long as the coffee menu. Pick from regular milk, almond, rice or coconut. With superfood elixirs such as a liquid brownie (banana, cacao, cacao nibs, date & chia), you’ll come for breakfast but feel like it’s dessert. The Forage Bircher Muesli is incredible. 2/92-94 King William Road, Goodwood
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