Guide to Adelaide's neighbourhoods, from sports to street art

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Central Business District

 

Why go to Adelaide’s CBD?

 

Adelaide’s skyline is undergoing major changes with significant hotel openings adding hundreds of rooms in the CBD (central business district). 

 

Recent openings include the Adelaide Marriott Hotel in August 2024, but there are 14 new hotels on the way including a 240‑room Westin, which will occupy a space in the 37‑storey Keystone Tower, and is set to be completed in mid‑2027.

 

At ground level, plenty of the city’s Victorian character remains and it’s easy for clients to escape the bustle in its relatively small centre. Ultra‑green Adelaide is a National Park City and the only city in Australia surrounded entirely by parkland.

 

What to do in Adelaide’s CBD

 

Walk a stretch of the 11‑mile Adelaide Park Lands Trail, which forms two loops around the CBD and north Adelaide. Start at the Botanic Gardens, with pretty Victorian greenhouses housing native Australian plants and those from around the globe – including 200 rare or endangered species.

 

Bookabee offers fascinating (commissionable) tours of the Botanical Gardens from an Aboriginal perspective, teaching clients about the Kaurna people’s uses for plants and trees in food, medicine and culture (from about £34).

 

Other attractions in the CBD include Adelaide Zoo; the Art Gallery of South Australia, which contains works by Australian and international artists spanning 2,000 years; and the South Australian Museum, devoted to natural and cultural history.

 

Fuel up at Adelaide Central Market (pictured above), which offers everything from doughnuts and patisserie to sushi and Algerian paella. For a restaurant experience, the CBD’s street art‑filled laneways are home to a multitude of scrumptious stop‑offs, including NYC‑style Italian restaurant Fugazzi Bar & Dining Room, where pasta plates are paired with South Australian wines.

 

North Adelaide