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Adelaide’s Best Date Night Spots: Our Top Picks!

So, you’ve been tasked with finding the best possible spot in all of Adelaide’s bars and restaurants to celebrate your next occasion with that special someone? Nooo pressure. What if we told you it didn’t have to be that hard? (Seriously, stop pulling your hair out.) Our favourites are your...

Adelaide’s Top Pubs & Where To Find Them

Have a hankering for a night out at your good old-fashioned local? The quintessential Aussie pub is everywhere among the bars and restaurants of Adelaide, but how do you hack away the thorns to find the roses? We’ve done it for you! Maylands Hotel Maylands With a bright, contemporary twist...

Check Out This Café, It’s Absolutely Blooming With Deliciousness

We’ve all been there – it’s a Sunday morning, you’ve just had the best Saturday night out of your life, and now you’ve got a terrible case of the Sunday Scaries! Instead of turning your phone on ‘Do Not Disturb’ and bunkering down for a day-long rewatch of all the...

Restaurants Serving Up The Classic Chicken Parmigiana

There’s fewer things greater in life than knocking off work on Friday and heading down to your local for a pint and a parma (I’m from Victoria, it’ll always be a parma.) The humble dish may have Italian-inspired roots, but it has firmly solidified itself in true blue Aussie culture....

What’s UpNext Adelaide

UpNext is an expansive and contemporary function space, perfect for hosting a variety of events, from corporate and professional engagements, to product launches, wine tastings, and EOFY and Christmas parties!

Sinfully Good Bars In The City Of Churches… Yes Please!

Dens, Distilleries and more… Adelaide has got bars for everyone. The City of Churches, the 20-minute City, festivals galore… Adelaide is the small but mighty capital city that offers something for just about everyone. Nestled among the glorious heritage architecture and beautiful gardens lies some of the country’s best watering holes....

Enjoy The Summer Breeze From High Above At This Rooftop New York Loft Bar In Adelaide

One of Adelaide’s coolest venues, Electra House rooftop purpose-built event space captures the true essence of unrivalled New York loft living. So, whether it’s a product launch, social event, wedding or birthday, create a truly memorable event that will be the talk of the town for years to come.  

Did someone say, “Bowden Brewing Beer Tastings”?!

To all the Beer Lovers, Bowden Brewing offer private beer tastings for you, your mates, family or work colleagues. Book via their email… [MORE]   

Got A Small Party, Hens Or Birthday? This Cheeky, Vibrant And Fun Venue Is Absolutely Perfect!

Whether you’re eating from a grazing platter or cartwheeling on the mezzanine level, this small cocktail bar venue will help you create the event of your dreams and amazing memories…  

St Francis Winery Resort
Outdoor Venue Hire

This picturesque function venue is a 41-suite property situated on 5 acres in Old Reynella overlooking Lake Carew Reynell and built around the circa 1852 winery building. It is a beautiful and ever-so charming space to host your next event – whether that be a wedding, special events, conference, conventions....

Extra Chicken Salt
Unique Venue Hire

“More Chicken Salt? Yes Please!” This rotisserie chicken restaurant is offering a free gin spritz, wine or beer with any chicken, banquet, main course dish. It is the perfect place for any chicken lover! …

This Sustainable Wine Co is Now Open for Tastings

It’s the little can who, well – can. Born and bred in Adelaide from humble beginnings in 2016, Riot Wine Co had one mission in mind – to provide the country with super sustainable and super tasty wine. Spoiler alert:  they have not disappointed. They set out to make the...

Adelaide’s Top 10 Function Venues

Looking for the perfect venue to host your next function? Stress less because we have brought you Adelaide’s finest 10 function venues, with one that’s sure to suit whatever occasion you are celebrating. From expansive elegant backdrops to ocean-view rooftops – we have you covered. See the entire list of...

Top 10 Bars in Adelaide

I think we all need a drink or two after this whirlwind of 2020. Lucky for you, we have compiled a list of the Top 10 bars in and around Adelaide to help boost your moral. Have a beer, have a cocktail, wind down with some friends and a glass...

Top 10 Restaurants in Adelaide

It’s no secret that here at Hidden City Secrets, we love trying out new and delicious eateries around South Australia. The state is blessed with a bounty of fresh produce and a delightful array of wines to suit every palate. The only downside is that all the choice can make...

Beat your NYD Hangover

No one wants to start the New Year seedy and hungover, so we’ve found and tested a few hangover cures that work for us and will hopefully work for you too! PREPARE YOUR BODY!  Before you leave to go to your big New Year’s Eve bash, preparation is the key....

10 Do’s and Don’ts for New Years Eve

We’ve come up with some simple do’s and don’ts for New Years Eve so you can have a sparkling night and enjoy all the festivities (minus any embarrassing moments… we hope). Time to enjoy all the food and drinks before we start planning for all those New Years resolutions once...

12 Things Christmas Workers Don’t Want you to Know

It’s all smiles and pleasantries when you walk through the shop door, but behind closed doors, there are just some things retail and hospitality workers would never say to your face. HOWEVER, we’d like to divulge those secrets today and if you’re the one working this Christmas, we feel you....

Six Tips For An Epic Office Christmas Party

So you’re in charge of the office Christmas party this year? No pressure – just your boss and everyone you work with judging you. At Hidden City Secrets, we are the king of planning parties and picking the perfect venue, so follow our guide on how to host a headache...

Where to spend Melbourne Cup Day

Well November has landed and Melbourne cup day AKA the best excuse for a day off is here again. Adelaide is offering us many places to go and celebrate all of the excitement of Australia’s favourite race day this year.  Not sure where all the food, drinks and festivities will be...

Oktoberfest Is Back

Want to be part of one of Germany’s most beloved festivals without leaving the state? Returning for its seventh year in a row, Adelaide Showgrounds presents ‘Oktoberfest in the Gardens’. On Saturday the 7th of October, This festival is coming back even bigger and better than last year. Adelaide is...

Where To Get A Drink In The CBD

Adelaide, a city packed with small-town charm and a comfortableness that somehow reminds you of your grandma, the one that always offers you chocolate cookies before handing you a sneaky $20 when your parents aren’t looking. This quiet place has managed to be the complete opposite of Australia’s other cities...

What Your Drink Says About You

I’m the first to admit I have been almost all of these drinkers at one point or another. I can only imagine what the bartender thought of me when I was ordering Vodka Redbulls as a fresh 18 year old, but alas, at the time I knew no better. Just...

Mother’s Day: Where To Go in Adelaide

Don’t be a bore this Mother’s Day and do the usual card, chocolate and flowers for mum. Instead, get mum excited, dolled up and ready for a lovely breakfast, lunch or dinner – with the inclusion of a few glasses of bubbly of course. There are few Mother’s Day specials...

The Do’s And Don’ts of Hosting Your Own Event

You may have an upcoming birthday, anniversary, wedding or even a corporate function that requires some major levels of planning, organisation and creative flair. Now, we know you’re no superhero who can multi-task the grueling processes of hosting your own event or function, so we’ve asked the experts and got...

10 Things Only Hospitality Workers Will Understand

Every industry has its perils and share of cretins that employees have to deal with on a daily basis. Whether you work at a bank, in a law firm, in retail, in a school or as a dog walker, there are certain aspects of every job, certain “individuals” more specifically, you’re...

What Not To Do At Your Christmas Party

If you haven’t read it yet, make sure you check out our article detailing the Red Flags of Christmas Venues. Provided the venue checks out on those, then let’s take the next step and go through some of the classic DO NOT’S once the party’s underway. You might remember last...

Signs Your Xmas Party Venue Isn’t Quite Right

Everyone loves a good Chrissie party and rightly so. But you have to be equal parts excited and wary. Let’s take a classic office party as an example. Firstly, you have to consider who in the office organised it. Maybe it was Bob from the Creative Team who loves a...

Function Rooms Adelaide & Venues for Hire

The function season has officially begun and we know that means a mad search for the city’s best function venues and rooms. To make your lift a little easier, we here at HCS have made planning your next event that little bit easier by curating a list of function spaces...

Top 18 Bars to visit in Adelaide

Since Summer is now well and truly on the way, it’s time to get outside… and into the bar (or, let’s be honest, bars…). Whether your vibe is beers in a small, hidden laneway pub, cocktails on a sunny outdoor rooftop, wines in a snazzy, intimate bar, cider in the...

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Send Your Tastebuds On Vacation With These International Bites!

Craving a getaway without the nightmarish plane turbulence, jet lag, and never being able to find your passport? We have the solution. Sydney’s bars and restaurants are packed with cuisines from across the globe, ready to welcome you on a worldwide vacation in your own city. From Japan to Franc

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Need A New Cocktail Order? We’ve Found Sydney’s Best!

Anybody seeking a well-needed break from their regular cocktail order? (Not a break-up, just a breather. I’ll always love a mojito.) If so, you’re in luck! We’ve hunted high and low across Sydney’s bars and restaurants to bring you our edit of the best creative, unique and innovative cocktail

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Sydney’s Top 30 Event Spaces

So, you have an occasion to celebrate? Yay! Now to find the perfect place to host it! We’ve compiled our favourite venues in Sydney all in the one place, so you don’t have to freak out! (Seriously, take a deep breath.) From hidden gems, to waterside wonders, to taking to the waves, there&#

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