Mainstreets & Districts of the City
The city is a blend of cultural precincts; each has its own recognisable atmosphere and community. City of Adelaide fosters the precincts and supports associations who promote and assist business. Cross-city activation programs like Splash Adelaide, also energise the city with events and projects like outdoor dining, and street parties.
Hutt Street
This village in the City is nestled in the south-east corner, enclosed on one side by parklands and within easy walking distance of the central CBD.
Rundle Mall
Adelaide’s premier shopping precinct is undergoing a $30 million transformation that reflects a spirit of energy and change.
East End
Quirky retail mixes with high-end fashion, vintage and designer boutiques, some of the best cafes, restaurants and pubs, travel agents, wine and beer bars and two Adelaide cinemas.
West End
Nowhere else is like the West End. Its history as the city’s post-war entertainment hub lives on in the high concentration of live music and dance club venues and a sophisticated emerging bar scene.
Adelaide Cultural Precinct
Stand on beautiful North Terrace and you could not be anywhere else in the world. Steeped in history and living in the present, this beautiful boulevard is lined with Adelaide’s iconic cultural institutions including the Art Gallery of South Australia which is home to 38,000 works of…
Riverbank Precinct
With the picturesque River Torrens as the scenic backdrop, this entertainment and hospitality strip is being energised and linked to the redeveloped Adelaide Oval to create a city sporting complex.
Central Market & Gouger Street
This is the Mecca of Asian cuisine and seafood and the much-loved centre for fresh local and imported produce. The city’s best cheeses, fruits, smallgoods, olives and artisan breads are found at Adelaide’s most visited destination.
O’Connell Street
This stylish street north of the city shows its architectural origins in the 1830s. From fast food to chic cuisine and upmarket takeaways, this is North Adelaide’s village and is close to some of Adelaide’s most beautiful residences.
City Southwest
A small and Green sector with Gilbert Street and Whitmore Square at its centre, it has a strong community history of environmental and social activism.
Melbourne Street
Leafy office spaces, adventurous food outlets, specialty retail and an art auction house set in a church define a street that has always attracted start-up businesses and entrepreneurs with an eye for a stylish location.
Grote Street
More than a convenient gateway to the western suburbs, Grote Street is a high-traffic area with frontage to the Franklin Street Bus Deport and the northern periphery of the Adelaide Central Market with Korean grocers and specialty foods.
