Adelaide’s best seafood eateries
Whether you’re a local or in town over Easter, Adelaide is swimming with great seafood restaurants – each showcasing locally-caught specialities not to be missed. And, from cheap to treat, there’s something to suit all budgets.
Paul’s Seafood on Gouger
$$
The peeps at Paul’s certainly know their seafood – after all, they’ve been serving it for a whopping 80 years! Think local King George Whiting, SA snapper, salt and pepper squid, lobster mornay and Coffin Bay oysters, all sourced from South Australia’s freshest waters. Main courses start from $29.
79 Gouger St/instagram.com/paulsongouger
Mr Mario’s/Louca’s
$ to $$$
From takeaway fish and chips to fine dining, Mr Mario’s and Louca’s have you covered. With menus highlighting regional specialities like kingfish crudo and prawns from Spencer Gulf, SA snapper and their signature King George Whiting, you’re guaranteed the freshest, tastiest seafood feasts. Stashed behind the iconic Louca’s, Mr Mario’s serves up real-deal, restaurant-quality grub, with a fish sando under $13. For more of a treat, sit in and savour a classic and modern take on seafood dishes at Louca’s, with mains around $45.
242-244 Pulteney St/instagram.com/loucas_adl, instagram.com/mrmarios_adl
SiSea
$$
Visiting Central Market? Don’t forget to dive in to SiSea. Blending South Australian seafood with Mediterranean-style tapas dining, the menu features SiSea’s signature Spanish, French and Thai mussels, along with a huge selection of tasty tapas dishes. Ingredients include mussels from the Eyre Peninsula, oysters from Streaky Bay, mullet fish and chips from the Coorong, kingfish from the Spencer Gulf and local waters, and premium lobsters from the Southern Ocean. Prices start from $23.50.
Stall 76, Adelaide Central Market/instagram.com/sisea76
Fair Seafood
$ to $$$
The first and only Australian seafood wholesale and retailer to provide 100 per cent fisher-to-consumer traceability on all products, Fair Seafood also offers a delish dine-in eatery with a menu that rotates based on the daily catch. Signature dishes include oysters from Smoky Bay and Coffin Bay, vongole from Coffin Bay, SA King Prawns fillets sourced from Port Lincoln, Coorong Mullet and SA flathead and King George Whiting. Prices range from $15 to $95.
Stall 12, Adelaide Central Market/instagram.com/fair_seafood
The Kitchen @ SkyCity
$$$
The Kitchen blends fine dining with the freshest SA seafood. For something extra special, the raw plate ($67) brings the best of the ocean: scallop, kingfish, yellowfin tuna, Ora King salmon and Coffin Bay oysters.
125 North Terrace/instagram.com/thekitchenadl
Part Time Lover
$ to $$
From quick lunches to lazy afternoons, Part Time Lover serves up delish South Australian seafood dishes to suit all budgets. Think local kingfish, half-shell scallops, grilled squid and prawns. Prices range from $11 to $48.
Paul Kelly Ln/instagram.com/parttimelover.adl
We’re spoilt for choice here in SA – from farmed and wild catches to shellfish and molluscs. So, next time you’re eating out, ask for locally caught, in-season seafood.
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