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The Best Tapas in Adelaide For Sharing & Sipping
Adelaide's tapas scene is better than most people realise. These eight spots are exactly why.
Adelaide has quietly become one of Australia’s best cities for grazing — and nowhere does that better than its tapas scene. Whether you’re after a classic Spanish spread, something Latin and loud, or a hidden Hills gem that’ll make you feel like a local in the know, here’s where to pull up a stool for the best tapas in Adelaide.
Udaberri Pintxos Y Vino
The one everyone knows, and the one that still earns it. Udaberri does Basque-style pintxos on one of Adelaide’s best streets, in a space that hums without ever tipping into chaos. Order the kingfish, the mushrooms and if you want just that bit more, the rib-eye steak.
Sitchu tip: Book upstairs if you’re staying a while.
11–13 Leigh Street, Adelaide
Casablabla
Leigh Street’s other essential stop, and a very good reason to make a night of the whole block. The multicultural tapas menu at Casablabla roams freely — glazed pork ribs, tacos and bao buns, plus a drinks list worth working through. Sometimes there’s salsa dancing, but if your calendar doesn’t line up, it’s still exactly where you want to be.
12 Leigh Street, Adelaide
Bar Madrid
The concept is simple and completely genius — every drink comes with a complimentary tapa, just like in Madrid. Bar Madrid on The Parade does Spanish and South Australian wines, jamón ibérico, cold meats and cheeses in a cosy, unhurried space that feels like it belongs somewhere else entirely.
4/47 The Parade, Norwood
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Comida
A Spanish restaurant tucked into Adelaide’s most famous German village — and somehow, it works beautifully. The garden alone is worth the 30-minute drive to Comida, and the tapas menu takes care of the rest — croquettes, tartare, fritters, and sangria by the glass or carafe to wash it all down.
100C Mount Barker Road, Hahndorf
Bar Torino
Hutt Street’s most quietly confident bar. The share plates at Bar Torino are considered and precise — anchovy crostini, pork arrosticino, octopus carpaccio, patatas bravas — and the cocktails are genuinely good. It stays open late Monday to Saturday, which tells you everything you need to know about the kind of night it’s built for.
158 Hutt Street, Adelaide
HMBL Tapas Co
Mount Barker isn’t the first place you’d think to look for tapas, but HMBL has a way of making you feel like you’ve stumbled onto something good. Small plates that roam freely — prosciutto and peach with bocconcini, baked brie with rosemary and honey, grilled chorizo with summer salsa, and Feed Me and Feast Me set menus for when the whole group shows up hungry. More than 30 hand-crafted cocktails, a curated South Australian wine list, round out the reasons to take a trip up the freeway.
37 Gawler Street, Mount Barker
Villa 77
Villa 77 is the kind of place that earns real loyalty — warm, unpretentious, and consistently excellent. Home-style Spanish tapas, a sangria bar that delivers, and a Feed Me menu that takes all the pressure off ordering, but the seafood paella is the one to know about. Time your visit with the first-of-the-month flamenco night, and you’ve got one of the best nights out in Adelaide.
77 Unley Road, Parkside
Cumbia Bar Kitchen
Cumbia is Latin American cooking done with real intention, pulling from across the continent and landing somewhere genuinely exciting. Peruvian ceviche with SA kingfish and leche de tigre, Shark Bay scallops two ways, corn ribs with pickled jalapeño and feta. Or for something bigger, a deluxe Paella that earns every bit of table real estate it takes up. Fridays and Saturdays, the kitchen runs late — so, should you.
Adelaide Central Market, 43 Grote Street, Adelaide
Loved the tapas scene and want to keep exploring? Take it to the next level with our guide to the best wine bars in Adelaide, or plan a long lunch at the best restaurants in the Adelaide Hills.
