Best Coffee in Adelaide for an Instant Caffeine Fix

Latte lovers and flat white fans, we ask you – what’s a morning without coffee? The coffee scene in Adelaide is a constant source of excellence, with an endless offering of gorgeous venues ensuring the city’s caffeine addiction is well-catered for.

We all have our favourite local cafe that we proclaim has the best beans in the city… and having a perfect coffee to look forward to each morning is kind of a big deal! Especially for the ones among us who rely heavily on a heady brew to shift into work mode. You might be more of a casual cappuccino sipper who prefers to settle in over brunch, and for that, Adelaide also has you covered. 

So, when the caffeine cravings kick in, head straight to the source and swing by one of our top picks for the best coffee in Adelaide.

The Best Coffee in Adelaide: CBD

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Exchange Specialty Coffee

For those looking to expand their taste buds, knowledge and home brew kit, Exchange Specialty Coffee ticks all the boxes. Known for its silky espressos and full-bodied filters, Exchange Specialty Coffee has been servicing the East End’s coffee crowd since 2013, very recently acknowledged as one of the best coffee shops in the world! Market Lane’s beans reign supreme as the café’s house blend and is joined by a colourful collection of locally roasted beans available on the machine and for you to take home.

Committed to serving coffee sourced sustainably, responsibly, and roasted with care, Exchange works with roasters that champion quality and transparency. Alongside the coffee, the ever-expanding food menu caters to every hunger level with brunch and lunch plates joining their signature sandwiches and pastries. Much more than just some of the best coffee in Adelaide, this is a place for community, welcoming regulars and newbies to spend quality time over a perfect cappuccino.

Shops 1-3, 12/18 Vardon Avenue, Adelaide

Leisurely Coffee

Leisurely Coffee is all about connection. Connecting people through great coffee and delicious food, that is. Day or night, sunny or grey, enjoy their impeccably turned out flat whites, iced lattes, espressos and fliter brews made from Ona beans. This is some of the best coffee in Adelaide – and it comes paired with creative brunch fare such as fried soft shell crab croissant, breakfast baos and fluffy Japanese soufflé pancakes.   

219 Gilbert Street, Adelaide 

Elementary Coffee

Bucking the trend of specialty lattes and novelty caffeinated concoctions, Elementary Coffee has a no-frills approach favouring quality and consistency over the latest Instagram fad. Purchasing from the same growing partners year after year and roasting on-site, the cafe come roastery is a favourite of the local coffee connoisseur set.

Taking inspiration from previous gigs, owner Brad Nixon (Code Black, Axil Coffee Roasters) has brought a little slice of Melbourne’s esteemed coffee scene to Adelaide. There’s a tasty menu to accompany your coffee, like the classic eggs your way, or lavender cheesecake waffles. Yum.

9-17 Young Street, Adelaide

2 Jervois Street, Torrensville

My Kingdom for a Horse

My Kingdom for a Horse takes coffee seriously, and they’re just as passionate about teaching the public how it’s done. The team roast for both espresso and filter brewing as well as a delicious seasonal blend that balances well with dairy and nut milks. Order your regular or explore the range of various coffee blends curated with an ever-changing selection from different countries and a contrast of processing methods.

My Kingdom for a Horse is all about supporting coffee producers and purchasing their beans directly from the source. But that’s not all, you can go to their website to find the origin and make-up of each blend, alongside the names and background of each of the producers. Nothing like coffee that tastes good, while doing good.

191 Wright Street, Adelaide

11 Waymouth Street, Adelaide

The Best Coffee in North Adelaide & Inner-City Suburbs

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Veneziano Coffee Roasters

It’s all about the art of coffee at this combined espresso bar and training studio on Melbourne Street. Veneziano has been an institution since March 2012, serving up some of the best coffee in Adelaide to in-the-know locals looking to grab a brew and toastie to-go. There’s a rotating line up of microlots as well as their Soar seasonal blend always available at the bar. 

With a new training studio onsite, you can even take a range of espresso and filter classes with Veneziano’s own SA Brewing and Barista Champion, Mike Wells. These are geared towards the home barista or budding professional.

111 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide 

Seven Grounds

If you haven’t visited Seven Grounds in Brompton yet, this is your sign to, stat! They promise some of the best coffee in Adelaide, and the light, bright and airy interior welcomes you into the space. Serving St Ali coffee, their menu of all day beverages will tick boxes for the everyday coffee sipper to the self-proclaimed coffee aficionado.

Order up your regular brew, or try the St Ali Bartia Breakfast with coffee served three ways: flat white, espresso and filter. Ask their friendly staff for the featured coffee of the day, with classic filter for batch brew, pour over and cold drip. Seven Grounds’ food menu is as extravagant as their coffee, with all day breakfast, shared bowls and lunch menus to really make your morning.

1/28a Hawker Street, Brompton

FIX Specialty Coffee

This sleek, coffee-centric cafe would easily hold its own against Melbourne’s finest. FIX Specialty Coffee is widely regarded as pouring some of the best coffee in town, and for good reason – it’s South Australia’s first stockist of Victoria’s prized Wide Open Road beans. Perch yourself on a stool with a cup of the signature espresso blend, which perfectly marries notes of rich dark chocolate, gooey caramel and black cherry. 

27 Torrens Street, College Park, Adelaide

Tell Henry

Coffee favourites Tell Henry settled nicely into Kent Town, with a permanent home after a starting stint in Norwood. Breathing life into a former old garage site, Tell Henry Owners Brad Bonor and Sharon Mackay have blended industrial with a homely charm. Lunchtime coffee stops are only improved with tasty sangas, with the welcome sight of their classic Rueben joined by a new menu items including the mortadella sando.

Summers are for their welcoming outside space, surrounded by greenery, or escape the winter chill and warm yourself inside. For regulars, you know to expect three things: killer coffee from Industry Beans, banging sandwiches and lite bites and all-around good vibes thanks to their top-notch staff.

39 Rundle Street, Kent Town

Pogo Coffee Roasters

Coffee bean enthusiasts Pogo Coffee Roasters have industrial-style locations in Adelaide CBD and inner-city Kent Town. Making their own specialty roast, they aim to keep coffee simple (but excellent) with the modern consumer in mind – the one who isn’t interested in all the faff. Stop by the cafe for a delicious brew and stick around to chat with the friendly and knowledgeable staff. There isn’t a large menu – but you can grab pastries, toasties, granola and rolls to go. Some of the best coffee in Adelaide, every time. 

107a King William Street, Kent Town

82 Ifould St, Adelaide

Karma and Crow

Karma and Crow welcome you into their warehouse-turned cafe providing great service, coffee, food and atmosphere. Equal parts modern and industrial, style queues are taken from their warehouse roots; with recycled furnishings, exposed brick and dozens of trailing plants.

Coffee by St Ali will tempt you into staying longer for a second cup, or maybe moving onto something with a kick thanks to their range of SA produced alcoholic beverages. Be sure to pair your coffee with something from their menu of savoury brunch items including house made kimchi baked beans, or the lemon ricotta hotcakes with strawberry and honeycomb butter is guaranteed to hit the spot.

251 Richmond Road, Richmond

Devour Cafe Patisserie

Tucked away in a suburban side street, Devour might be the kind of place that only the Richmond locals would know about; we are here to change that. Sorry Richmond! They’re brewing up a stream of fantastic coffees with beans by ONA, and offering brunch with an Asian fusion vibe – think bao buns and dumplings, along with brunch classics like bacon and eggs – and we can’t get enough. Take a moment to look at the goodies for sale on the wall, and if you’re a sweet tooth be sure to grab a specialty donut to devour on the go. 

52 Davenport Terrace, Richmond

Unley Social

King William Road is awash with great cafes brewing up some excellent lattes, none more so than Unley Social, a cafe that entices with its specialty brews and delectable pastry and sandwich selection. Sitting in a sunny corner pocket, Unley Social is Social Group Adelaide’s first community cafe. You’re in safe hands for your first cup of Joe here; the focus really being on their specialty coffee ensuring each cup is a cup of caffeine gold. 

70 King William Road, Goodwood

Pickle in the Middle 

Pickle in the Middle is as local as it gets. It’s a regular fixture for Unley folk looking for all-day breakfast, welcoming vibes and health-conscious dishes in a light-filled, rustic-chic venue. But did you also know that they’re serving up some seriously good coffee without a crazy markup price? We’re suckers for their iced long blacks – for less than $5, it’s the perfect takeaway sip for early morning walks or afternoon catch ups with friends in Veale Gardens. 

134 Unley Road, Unley

Pinco Deli

If the coffee doesn’t win you over, the retro and clever branding of Pinco Deli will grab your attention. Found on the city fringe in Eastwood, Pinco went from new kids on the block to an adored sandwich shop, with their friendly and talented team causing an absolute stir. So much so that they’ve opened up a second location in Adelaide’s CBD to spread the good vibes even further.

With local Willow Bend Coffee providing the beans, the coffee orders here are simple, satisfying and best of all – supporting local business. While you might come for the coffee, chances are you’ll stay for a sando.

73 Glen Osmond Road, Eastwood

96 Gilles Street, Adelaide

Whistle and Flute

Enter another world within the gorgeous Whistle and Flute in Unley. Their wooden interiors have lush greenery spilling over surfaces, with long sharing tables, bar seating and individual tables to cater. Trained baristas serve a range of coffees crafted from Five Senses beans, a company that is proudly B Corp, carbon neutral and strive to impact people positively through specialty coffee. Go for a simple white, black or iced coffee, with the option for non-dairy milks, or shake things up with an aromatic sticky chai.

136 Greenhill Road, Unley

The Best Coffee in Port Adelaide

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Milledge’s Distillation Cafe 

An old warehouse in the Port has been transformed into a cafe by day and bar-distillery by night, with live music every weekend. Milledge’s is our favourite new spot to drop in for a coffee, a bite for lunch…and chill afternoons reading before delving into their excellent gin selection. If the warm and inviting atmosphere doesn’t entice you, the delicious roasting of Charlie Black beans, fresh flowers delivered weekly and monthly Community Market certainly will. 

8A Todd Street, Port Adelaide 

Drummer Boy Cafe

Quality and a sustainable ethos is at the heart of everything Drummer Boy Cafe does – right down to their delicious coffee from 5 Senses. There’s no better, creamier cup in Port Adelaide right now – the ultimate antidote for tired souls readying themselves for another long week at work. The best part? The coffee grinds here are also free to take home for mulch, body scrubs – anything you like!

132 St Vincent Street, Port Adelaide 

The Best Coffee in the Adelaide Hills

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Mighty Mighty Coffee Roasters 

As the name suggests, this coffee is Mighty Mighty good. Tucked away behind Lobethal Bierhaus you’ll find this excellent coffee roastery, offering up some of the best coffee in Adelaide Hills. It’s bringing premium coffee to the hills, drawing in locals with the drip-drip of their magical cold drip, made for hot summer mornings, and the brewing of perfect flat whites and naturally sweet long blacks. Open Wednesdays through Saturdays, you can also pick up the necessary equipment to make your perfect coffee at home. 

Behind Lobethal Bierhaus, 3C Main Street, Lobethal 

The Coffee Barun

With its loyal army of supporters, The Coffee Barun is synonymous with providing an experience in itself alongside great coffee. With two locations, you can visit The Barun Cafe in Sefton Park for coffee, breakfast and lunch, and St. Agnes is home to the Espresso Bar with light meals, sweet treats and standout coffee. An affection for balanced, fruit-driven blends can be enjoyed in just about every way possible – from a classic flat white or espresso to cold drip and pour-overs. Or, let the coffee obsessives behind the counter guide you towards your new favourite beverage.

132a Tolley Road, St Agnes

219 Main North Road, Sefton Park

Fourth Hill Providore

Make mornings better by heading into Verdun, where dreamy Fourth Hill Providore awaits with its superb coffee, fresh bread and all the brunch goods. What was once a quaint, renovated barn has been transformed into a space that is natural, fresh and clean; floor to ceiling, white framed windows line the frontage of the building, there’s a sloping white roof and an outdoor porch area, as well as pale sandstone walls that are nostalgic remnants of the old barn.

Take a seat and prepare to melt with the first touch of coffee that hits your lips – it’s that good. Best paired with something from their cabinet full of sweet treats, or one of their nourishing brunch dishes infused with local produce. 

34 Onkaparinga Valley Road, Verdun

Has all coffee and brunch talk got you inspired to book in a catch up with the girls? Before you settle on which spot has the best coffee in Adelaide, be sure to check out our favourite new cafes, and the best spots for a bottomless brunch.