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The Best New Cafes in Adelaide To Try in 2026
Here are the best new cafes in Adelaide you need to visit ASAP, with a booming coffee and brunch scene to explore.
The city’s cafe openings show no sign of slowing, with Ella Sando bringing an all-day sandwich menu to Currie Street, Shadow Baking’s cult pastry following expanding into North Adelaide, and Eccomi’s bar-and-bottega concept landing in Norwood. Add a hospital-adjacent coffee run in Eastwood and a new Brighton morning ritual to the mix, and there’s plenty to explore. Our editors have been keeping track.
In This Guide
Best New Cafes in Adelaide: CBD
Rymill Park’s New Kiosk Cafe Is Almost Here
One of Adelaide’s most anticipated park upgrades finally has a name, and it’s an easy one to fall for. The Rymill Park Kiosk is becoming Puddle Duck, a lakeside cafe and private events venue from the team behind Peter Rabbit.
The idea started with a visit to New York’s Central Park Boathouse and the quiet conviction that Adelaide deserved something similar: good coffee, good company, the lake doing most of the talking. Opening this September, Puddle Duck will run Thursday to Sunday for coffee, brunch and lunch, then ease into lakeside sessions on Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons, wine and spritzes in hand as the light goes gold over the water. The lake’s row boats return too, so the view from Puddle Duck comes with the option of getting out onto it.
The kiosk has held its post by the lake since the 1960s, and was fondly known as Arnie’s Kiosk for two decades. Its return marks one of the final touches in the park’s renewal, joining a revitalised lake, new bridges and landscaping that’s finally settling in.
Opening September 2026
Caramella Patisserie
Some family recipes take a village. This one took four generations and three continents. Pastry chef Manolis and his partner Izabela have brought their Greek patisserie roots from Athens to Darwin and now Hutt Street, and they’re doing things the old way at Caramella Patisserie. Think kourou pastry rolled by hand every single morning, no premixes, no cutting corners, just the kind of technique that gets passed down rather than taught. The caramel eclair is the one everyone’s talking about, but it’s the spanakopita that’s reportedly reducing people to tears (the good kind). Pair it with specialty coffee and custom cakes made to order, and the CBD has itself a proper Greek sweet spot to get obsessed with.
Shop 1/242 Hutt Street, Adelaide
Ella Sando
From the team behind Two Suns rooftop bar and CBD microbrewery Lady Burra Brewhouse, Ella Sando is about to shake up Adelaide’s lunch game. The new spot has already turned heads on Currie Street with a bold, red fit-out and a menu that promises not your average sandwiches, cakes, and coffee that hit every flavour mood — cheesy, crunchy, vegan — take your pick.
41 Currie Street, Adelaide
Shadow Baking, North Adelaide
Shadow Baking has quickly become one of the most exciting new names on the cafe scene, and it’s no wonder. Born from three former Gelato Messina head chefs, this bakery-first favourite has already built a cult following with its seriously decadent line-up — think buttery croissants, pillowy brioche, rich pies and next-level danishes (resist ordering just one if you can). After launching in Glenelg, they’ve now opened a second outpost in North Adelaide, where things get even more indulgent thanks to an exclusive brunch menu.
Sitchu tip: From 7am (until Messina opens its doors), the adjoining venue expands into a relaxed dining space, turning a simple coffee and pastry run into a full-on moment before things seamlessly flow into gelato hour next door.
88 O’Connell Street, North Adelaide
Best New Cafes in Adelaide: Eastern Suburbs
Rays By Out In The Paddock, Eastwood
First it was Burnside Village, then a Rundle Mall pop-up where Ray’s By Out In the Paddock quickly became the local order of choice. Now they’re doing it all again, this time setting up inside Eastwood Private Hospital.
Truth is, Ray’s was always going to happen somewhere. Out in the Paddock spent years styling and catering events across South Australia, the kind of team you’d book when you wanted a day to feel like something more. That same instinct for making things feel special is exactly what founders Ray Dahdah and Ally Aoukar are bringing to Eastwood.
Think sandos, bagels, pastries, coffee and matcha, all best enjoyed in the open garden. And here’s the twist nobody saw coming: patients can order via QR code straight from their hospital room. Proof that good coffee and bites should be within reach wherever you are.
Open now at 204 Greenhill Rd, Eastwood
Eccomi
Norwood’s evenings just got a little more Italian. From the founder of CIBO and sister to Burnside’s beloved Eccoci, Eccomi brings a bar-and-bottega vibe to the neighbourhood, serving everything from morning coffee and sweet treats to sharable plates, pizza slices, focaccia, and cocktails that keep the night alive. Interiors are striking — bold blue chairs, umbrellas, and tiles made for the ‘Gram — creating a space as inviting as the food. Casual bites, post-work drinks, or late-night snacks, Eccomi is shaping up to be Norwood’s go-to destination for lingering, sipping, and indulging.
Shop 7/161-169 The Parade, Norwood
Best New Cafes in Adelaide: Western Suburbs
Doozy
Brighton, meet your new morning ritual. Doozy isn’t just another cafe — it’s a love letter to community, quality, and simple things done really well. Founded by local, Jess, whose lifelong dream has been to open a cafe, Doozy is all about creating a space that feels like home.
The menu is fresh, fun, and made-to-order: think toasted jaffles, hearty sandwiches, breakfast bites, plus pastries. Perfect for a post-run refuel or a grab-and-go pick-me-up on your way down to the beach. And yes, coffee lovers, Doozy proudly serves Kindred Coffee, adding that extra touch to every cup.
2/49 Jetty Road, Brighton
Best New Cafes in Adelaide: Northern Suburbs
Local Crowd, Riverlea
One of the inner south’s favourite neighbourhood cafes, Local Crowd has quietly become a weekend ritual in Colonel Light Gardens. Perched on a leafy corner, it is the kind of spot where morning walkers and their puppy companions pause for a coffee, while locals line up for fresh pastries and reliable brunch plates that always hit the mark.
Now the team is expanding into The Palms Shopping Village in Riverlea. The menu is still under wraps, but if the original is anything to go by, expect the same easy crowd-pleaser energy, and that familiar neighbourhood buzz that tends to follow.
Coming soon to Riverlea
Around the Corner
Tucked away on Howard Street, Around The Corner is the kind of neighbourhood cafe that quietly becomes part of your routine. Coffee and toasties are the main event, but the sweet treats deserve your attention too. Opened in May, this unpretentious little local already feels like it’s been part of Nailsworth forever — warm, welcoming and exactly the sort of spot you’ll find yourself returning to week after week.
1/60 Howard Street, Nailsworth
Best New Cafes in Adelaide: Wider South Australia
Neighbours
Angelle and Daniel’s story spans London, Paris and a farmers’ market tent in Willunga — and their sourdough crumpets have earned a cult following at every stop. Now they have a permanent home in McLaren Vale, called Neighbours.
The crumpets take three days to make. Organic flour, water and natural yeast ferment for 72 hours before Angelle works the hotplate with the kind of precision that looks like intuition. They arrive golden and deeply textured, served with house-made cultured butter and jam or local honey — or packaged in six-packs to take home.
The space is minimal and unfussy: cement floors, timber finishes, the same Synesso machine that poured coffees at their Paris cafe. Beyond the crumpets, expect scrambled eggs with house-made chutney and parsley oil, butter bean puree with mushrooms and poached egg, smashed avo, cake, and Dawn Patrol coffee.
402 Main Road, McLaren Vale
Sammy’s Sando & Espresso Bar
Renmark has a fresh new go-to for locals and road trippers alike. Sammy’s Sando & Espresso Bar serves fresh focaccia, melty sandwiches, and coffee and matcha that’ll make any morning or midday stop worth it. Open weekdays 6 am–2 pm (closed Tuesdays) and weekends 7:30 am–3 pm — it’s the perfect spot for a quick bite on the road or a leisurely local catch-up.
53 Renmark Avenue, Renmark
The Best New Cafes in Adelaide: Frequently Asked Questions
Adelaide’s new cafes lean heavily into sandwiches, bakery items and coffee culture. Ella Sando and Sammy’s Sando & Espresso Bar both centre their menus on sandwiches and coffee, while Shadow Baking focuses on pastries including croissants, brioche, pies and danishes. Doozy and Around the Corner offer jaffles, toasties and baked goods for casual, everyday visits, and Eccomi expands the format with shareable plates, pizza slices and cocktails for an evening crowd in Norwood.
Yes, new cafe openings are spreading well beyond the Adelaide CBD. Local Crowd, a Colonel Light Gardens favourite, is expanding into The Palms Shopping Village in Riverlea, while Around the Corner has opened on Howard Street in Nailsworth, focused on coffee and toasties. In regional South Australia, Sammy’s Sando & Espresso Bar has opened in Renmark, giving locals and road trippers a fresh option for focaccia, sandwiches, coffee and matcha along the river.
Yes. Rays By Out In The Paddock is opening inside Eastwood Private Hospital, following the success of its original Ray’s cafe at Burnside Village, and will serve sandos, bagels, pastries, coffee and matcha across a rooftop and open garden area, with the novel addition of QR code ordering for hospital patients. In Norwood, Eccomi brings a bar-and-bottega concept from the founder of CIBO, covering everything from morning coffee to sharable plates, pizza slices, focaccia and cocktails.
Currie Street in the CBD is home to Ella Sando, a bold red fit-out serving sandwiches, cakes and coffee from the team behind Two Suns rooftop bar and Lady Burra Brewhouse. In North Adelaide, Shadow Baking has opened a second outpost on O’Connell Street, expanding its Glenelg bakery concept with an exclusive brunch menu served from 7am, alongside buttery croissants, brioche, pies and danishes, before transitioning into gelato hour later in the day.
Adelaide’s new cafe scene spans the CBD to regional South Australia. In the city, Ella Sando on Currie Street serves sandwiches, cakes and coffee from the team behind Two Suns and Lady Burra Brewhouse, while Shadow Baking, founded by former Messina head chefs, has locations in Glenelg and North Adelaide known for croissants, brioche, pies and danishes. Further afield, Eccomi in Norwood offers an Italian bar-and-bottega menu, and Sammy’s Sando & Espresso Bar in Renmark serves fresh focaccia and coffee for regional visitors and road trippers alike.
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