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The Best Pubs with Fireplaces in Adelaide For a Cosy Feed
Wine and dine your way through winter with crackling fires and seasonal plates at the best pubs in Adelaide with fireplaces.
When the temperature drops and the layers come out, Adelaide’s best pubs quietly become the most important places in the city. Fireplaces lit, roasts on the menu, mulled wine in hand — there’s a particular kind of comfort that only a good pub on a cold night can deliver.
From tucked-away spots in the Adelaide Hills to well-worn locals in the inner suburbs, these are the pubs worth knowing about when winter really sets in.
Best Pubs with a Fireplace in Adelaide: CBD & Suburbs
The Gilbert Street Hotel
The Gilbert Street Hotel was already doing a lot right — cocktail happy hour, one of the better beer gardens around, a relaxed atmosphere that never feels rushed. Add a crackling fireplace set against bare brick walls, and it becomes the kind of pub that’s very hard to leave. Close enough to the CBD to make it an easy stop, far enough out to keep it from feeling crowded. The rotating dining deals seal it.
88 Gilbert Street, Adelaide
The Stag Public House
The Stag Public House has been a Rundle Street fixture for years — and after a thoughtful relaunch in early 2026, it’s better than ever. Hand-crumbed schnitzels, premium steaks, vodka-spiked parmis and a fireplace that makes it very hard to leave. Live music, quiz nights, and happy hours round it out. A pub doing pub things, and doing them very well.
299 Rundle Street, Adelaide
The Gully Public House
In Tea Tree Gully, the historic Gully Public House has long captivated patrons with charm and a fabulous atmosphere. We’re telling you now – this is no ordinary pub, though it does come complete with weeknight specials, daily happy hours and defined spaces with fireplaces.
Dine on their garden menu, which features dishes like salt and pepper squid and pulled pork nachos, or for something simple, stick to the pub classics or a pizza. Once your bellies are full and you’re all gossiped out, take it up a notch by popping into the charming Mr Jones Bar sitting amidst this vibrant pub, with a central fireplace keeping everyone warm and merry.
1349 North East Road, Tee Tree Gully
The Wheatsheaf Hotel
The Wheatsheaf Hotel in Thebarton doesn’t try to be anything other than what it is — and that’s exactly why it works. Live music, real beer and wine, dart boards, pool tables, local art on the walls, and roaring fireplaces that make the outdoor space feel optional. No cocktails, no fuss, no pretension. Just a very good pub doing exactly what a pub should.
39 George Street, Thebarton
Royal Oak Hotel
The prime seat at the Royal Oak Hotel is the one closest to the fire — and in winter, competition is real. Miss out and it barely matters; this is the kind of pub where every corner has its own charm, the food is genuinely good, and the nostalgic atmosphere makes it very easy to lose track of time.
123 O’Connell Street, North Adelaide
Largs Pier Hotel
There’s a particular kind of satisfaction that comes after a winter beach walk — salt air, wind-battered, ready for something warm. Largs Pier Hotel is the natural next stop. Sink into one of the oversized armchairs by the roaring fire, order something hearty, and let the afternoon slow right down. It’s the perfect end to a Largs Bay winter day.
198 Esplanade, Largs Bay
The Brickmakers Arms
The Brickmakers Arms in Brompton has had a glow-up, and it suits it well. The revamped space is stylish without trying too hard — bright interiors, a well-considered bar area, and an outdoor fireplace that makes the beer garden a genuine option even in winter. The menu runs from share plates and starters through to classic pub favourites and larger mains across lunch and dinner. It’s a new regular in the making.
36 Chief Street, Brompton
Best Pubs with a Fireplace in Adelaide: Adelaide Hills
The Crafers Hotel
Twenty minutes from the CBD and it already feels like a proper escape. The Crafers Hotel has been welcoming guests for generations, and the formula still works — bistro-style lunch and dinner, oysters and fries to share, a solid drinks list, and a crackling fire to settle in front of when the hills chill sets in. It’s worth the drive, and worth staying the night if the mood takes you.
8 Main Street, Crafers
Bridgewater Inn
The Bridgewater Inn earns its reputation year-round — beloved in summer, equally good when the temperature drops. The fireplace does the heavy lifting in winter, with cosy seating that fills fast for good reason. Classic pub meals done well — burgers, steak, pizza, gnocchi — and a cocktail list that makes the decision to stay even easier.
Sitchu tip: don’t write off the renovated beer garden on a clear winter’s day. The portable heaters work, and a glass of local wine in the hills’ sunshine is never a bad idea.
387 Mount Barker Road, Bridgewater
Inglewood Inn
Established in 1857, the Inglewood Inn has had plenty of time to get it right — and it shows. The menu sits well above ordinary pub fare, and the wine and gin bar is worth time of its own. In summer, it’s all alfresco dining and sweeping Hills views; come winter, the fireplaces in the restaurant, parlour, and beer deck mean the scenery stays, the cold doesn’t. It’s a proper Hills institution, done well in every season.
1931 North East Road, Inglewood
Hahndorf Inn
Few settings do cosy quite like Hahndorf in winter, and the Hahndorf Inn leans into it perfectly. Exposed brick, stone walls, a glowing fireplace, and a lineup of local wines and German beers that make the decision to stay another round very easy. Beloved by locals and visitors in equal measure, it’s the kind of pub that feels like it was built for exactly this kind of afternoon.
35 Mount Barker Road, Hahndorf
The Scenic Hotel
Follow the winding roads up into the Adelaide Hills and the Scenic Hotel has a way of making the drive feel worth it before you’ve even walked in. Established in 1869, the front bar log burner and sweeping views over the city below are reason enough to visit — but the outdoor fire pit with friends on a crisp winter evening is what turns a pub stop into a proper occasion.
Old Norton Summit Road, Norton Summit
Uraidla Hotel
The Uraidla Hotel has the kind of interior that makes you want to settle in and stay. Exposed brick and beams, considered lighting, plush leather armchairs, and a fireplace positioned to warm the entire room — with mulled wine on the menu when the season calls for it. One of the Adelaide Hills’ most atmospheric pubs, and one of its cosiest winter destinations by a considerable margin.
1196 Greenhill Road, Uraidla
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