The Ultimate Food & Drink Guide for Adelaide Fringe Festival 2025
The month-long Adelaide Fringe Festival is fast approaching! To make the most of your time, discover the best food and drink offerings to fuel your fun.
If we know anything about the Adelaide Fringe Festival, it's that you could spend hours discovering new shows, creative workshops and immersive experiences where the outside world falls away. Time flies as you flit between Gluttony and the Garden of Unearthly Delights and traipse through the city seeking your next adventure.
Another thing we know for sure? You're bound to work up a healthy appetite. Lucky for you, the food and drink offerings at the Adelaide Fringe Festival are top-notch and open throughout the season for pre or post-show feeds, cheeky midweek dinners or weekend catchups. From food trucks and pop-up bars to special Fringe offers at participating CBD venues, we've gathered the best of the best to ensure you're well-fed this festive Fringe season!
The Best Food & Drink at Adelaide Fringe Festival: Gluttony
Gluttony: Food & Drink
Rymill Park is transformed into the epicentre of the Adelaide Fringe Festival, with a show, event or experience happening at all hours of the day. As you make your way through the spectacle, you'll notice you're never far from a buzzing bar or premium food offering at Gluttony. With cuisines to suit just about any craving, and options for dietary requirements, you'll want to arrive hungry!
Vendors to Suit Every Craving
Whether you need something sweet, a quick bite to go or a hearty dish packed with nutrients and flavour, there is a food truck with your name on it! Enfez Gözleme brings its delicious Turkish gozleme, Hahndorf's Comida will be setting up its station to fire up the paella pan and sling sangria, Staazi & Co. are pros at festivals with their delicious Greek street food, and Pizzateca has pizza down to an art.
Jumping continents, the flavours of Asia can be enjoyed with Phat Head's delish dumplings, while The Thai Guy offers an authentic piece of the Bangkok Markets.
Hubba Hubba and Let Them Eat are on hand for healthy rice bowls, salads and proteins, and Cakeboy's vegan donuts and 48 Flavours creamy scoops are our top picks for a sweet treat fix!
Enjoy a Tipple or Two
Making warm weekends at Fringe even better, the pop-up bars at Gluttony call for long and leisurely catchups beneath the lanterns. Pick your poison, from gin at the evergreen Tanqueray Bar, bubbles from Alpha Box & Dice and South Australian drops from The Local.
To take it up a notch, visit Club Curious - an adults-only bar for late-night sips, games, dancing with DJs and a whole lot of fun after dark.
The Best Food & Drink at Adelaide Fringe Festival: The Garden of Unearthly Delights
Garden of Unearthly Delights: Food & Drink
The Garden of Unearthly Delights takes over Rundle Park at the East End of the CBD, using up every inch of space to immerse visitors in a whole new world. There are magic shows, comedy gigs from big names and emerging talent, carnival rides and a fabulous lineup of food and drink vendors that are worth a visit, show or not!
Travel the World with Global Cuisine
Set your sights on any foodie destination, and chances are you'll find a vendor to match within The Garden. Brava La Parilla delights in the vibrant flavours of Argentina, best shown in the choripán, a grilled chorizo sausage topped with Chimichurri. Heading north on the map, The Mac Shack and Smalltown Smash Burgers bring the carb-loaded goodness of the USA, while Senor Taco is the go-to for an authentic taste of Mexico.
Gyoza Records churns out some of the best festival gyoza money can buy, and Bao Bao provides a quick fix of pillowy bao buns loaded with homemade sauces, salads and your choice of protein.
For something sweet, Donut Diner was born in The Garden, and the circus entertainers running this 50's style diner handmake the most lip-smackingly good classic cinnamon donuts. They're so good, they're often all you find on the menu!
Sip & Swill
Keep the good times rolling with tasty drops, creative cocktails and non-alcoholic bevvies in The Garden. For an injection of caffeine, the ever-reliable Baker Boys Coffee van has all your latte (and Espresso Martini) needs sorted, and icy cold slushies covering every flavour of the rainbow are never hard to find.
Step into a magical garden and unwind with summertime favourites and outdoor games at the Butterly Bar, spend an afternoon listening to live music and sipping on exceptional wines at the Hesketh Wine & Piano Bar, or enjoy expertly crafted premium drinks in the chic Cocktail Bar.
Back by popular demand, explore the vibrant nightlife of Tokyo at Maho Magic Bar. Sip on cocktails in the dedicated neon-lit space, and prepare to be amazed by tableside magic shows!
The Best Food & Drink at Adelaide Fringe Festival: Experiences
The Garden Feast
Coming to The Garden for three nights only, The Garden Feast is your chance to experience an exceptional outdoor feast celebrating South Australia's regional food heroes. Diners will enjoy a complimentary drink on arrival, before taking a seat in the heart of The Garden on long communal tables to enjoy a multiple-course meal. Throughout the evening, unexpected performances and encounters will make this a magical evening you won't soon forget.
24th February, 3rd & 10th of March
The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Rundle Park, Adelaide
Kangaroo Island Spirits x Popeye: Gin Tasting River Cruise
All aboard the iconic Popeye for a tasting on the Torrens! Swap the high-energy atmosphere for a leisurely river cruise, enjoying three smooth gins from Kangaroo Island Spirits as you go. Each tasting is paired with a morsel of food to compliment the drink, with sweet, savoury and fresh bites on the menu. The Popeye will depart from and return to Elder Park, so you'll be well placed to carry on the good times long after the cruise has come to an end.
February 21st - March 22nd
Popeye III, Elder Park, Adelaide
Pour, Fizz & Sip - Get Spritzy! with Prohibition Liquor Co.
Spice up your Fringe plans with a gin cocktail-making class. Hosted by Prohibition Liquor Co. at Next Door Cocktail Bar, this exclusive event is all about learning the secrets to crafting your own spritzy creations. You'll shake up two signature Prohibition Gin Spritz cocktails using award-winning gin while enjoying a delicious antipasto platter, and score $15 off any bottles you purchase on the day... it's a win-win.
Saturday 8th and 22nd of March
Next Door at Prohibition Liquor Co. 22 Gilbert Street, Adelaide
Disco Bottomless Brunch
Sublime Cafe has been a long-standing favourite for a boozy bottomless brunch, but they're stepping it up a notch for Fringe with some funky disco flair on March 1st. Over two wonderful hours, the bubbles, mimosas, beers, teas and coffees will flow freely, complemented by shared plates to graze on. Your brunch will be soundtracked by foot-tapping disco beats, setting you up for a whole lot of fun.
Saturday, March 1st at 11:45am
Sublime Cafe, 55 East Avenue, Clarence Park
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