6 Fun things for foodies to do in South Australia

Adelaide and the greater state of South Australia is well known for its many restaurants, bars, vineyards, cellar doors and other foodie experiences. But if you’re not ‘in the know’, how do you decide which fabulous food adventures to sink your teeth into? You rely on your trusty travel guide at About.com, of course… Let the degustation planning begin!

1. A chocolate and wine match made in heaven

In the Adelaide Hills, around 20 minutes drive from the city centre, you’ll find a labyrinth of vineyards, farms, cellar doors and bushland. You get head into the hills and stop at whatever local haunt takes your fancy, but for something truly special you can’t go past Hahndorf Hill Winery’s Chocovino experience. The decadent afternoon of wine and chocolate pairing was listed in the CNN’s ‘Top 10 global adventures for chocoholics’, and for good reason.

2. Create your own seafood feast

If you like the idea of a little hunting and gathering before you feast, a Goin’ Off Safaris’ tour of the Eyre Peninsula – a natural attraction with over 2000km of coastline, located around 7 hours drive or 650km from Adelaide – will be right up your alley. You can cast your line from the beach, dig up cockles from the sand and pluck oysters from the ocean, allowing you to enjoy literally the freshest seafood you’ve ever tasted.

3. Blend your own drop of wine

You may well be satisfied with the plentiful wine options available throughout the Adelaide Hills, but if you fancy more of a ‘behind the scenes’ experience you can blend your own wine at D’Arenberg, one of South Australia’s most well-known wineries. Assume your position behind the Blending Bench and become a winemaker for the day; you can even personalise your special blend with your own wine label.  

4. Tour Adelaide’s finest food and wine

Spice up your visit to South Australia with a small, personalised group tour of Adelaide’s finest food and wine purveyors! You can focus your outing based on your preferences, whether it’s an exploration of the local vineyards, a city-based foodie experience or a cheese and wine trail. Whatever you decide upon, you’ll walk away with a full tummy and fantastic insights into Adelaide’s most memorable food moments. 

5. Taste some authentic Australian tucker

If you’re planning to visit the Flinders Ranges, the ancient landscape that serves the doorway to the great Australian outback, you must drop into the iconic Prairie Hotel. Located in Parachilna, around five hour’s drive from Adelaide, the Prairie Hotel serves up ‘feral food’: try the 'FMG' (Feral Mixed Grill), which is listed as one of the top 100 Gourmet experiences in Australia, or their signature 'Feral Antipasto', which includes kangaroo mettwurst, emu pate, goats cheese and bush tomato chilli jam. It’s certainly a meal you won’t forget in a hurry!

6. Head out on a chocolate walking tour of Adelaide

What could be better than a walking tour of Adelaide’s finest chocolate artisans – where every step burns the calories acquired at your pit stops along the way?! As home to some of Australia’s most celebrated chocolatiers, Adelaide offers visitors the chance to gain insights into the craft of chocolate-making – all the while tasting their iconic creations, of course. As an added sweetener, discounts on purchases are available at most of the venues you’ll visit, so you can take home some edible souvenirs from your adventure.