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Simon Wilkinson is the restaurant reviewer at The Advertiser and plays a lead role in compiling the delicious. 100 list every year. While living and working as a journalist in London, he has followed the food trails of Europe from Sardinia to Scandinavia. He lives in Adelaide’s beachside suburbs where he is an enthusiastic home cook.

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Simon Wilkinson

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Delicious 100

Top Hills fish and chip shop to shake up Central Market

It’s ranked as one of SA’s best spots for fish and chips in this year’s delicious. 100 – now this little fishy is going to market.

Delicious 100

Mario and Kathy Cavuoto and Sianna Smith who has been working for them for two years and is treated as their adopted daughter with a Turkey and Salad roll at Favourite Fillings Sandwich Bar on Gawler Place in the City,Friday,October,13,2023.Picture Mark Brake

Hankering for an old-fashioned, affordable sandwich?

This family-run city spot has been voted as having some of South Australia’s best sangas.

Food & Wine

Grilled octopus with nduja at Icarus wine bar, Peel St

Does new Peel St restaurant live up to its ominous name?

The newest dining and bar addition to Peel St is named after a Greek legend who flew too close to the sun. So are the owners living dangerously, or on a winner?

SA Weekend

Maremma Farm duck breast at Jolleys Boathouse, Adelaide

Top Adelaide restaurant charts a different course

One of the CBD’s most celebrated restaurants has made a fresh start – with a new chef and a return to classic cooking. But is it the fare outdoor lovers expect?

SA Weekend

Lamb tagine at Inside Morocco restaurant, Stepney

Blink and you’d miss it – surprising restaurant hidden away

Tucked away in a series of Magill Road shopfronts is a restaurant filled with delicious flavours from the other side of the world – and outstanding value.

SA Weekend

Dining space at La Louisiane, Adelaide. Picture Jack Fenby

Just one problem with new CBD basement French restaurant

In July, a jazzy French tavern opened underneath King William Street – and our reviewer is head-over-heels with nearly everything.

SA Weekend

Fried chicken, shallot pancakes and other food at Bobibao, Bowden

Where to get the best bao bun in Adelaide

This eatery in Adelaide offers a new take on Taiwanese food – and offers huge serves, fantastic fried chicken and the best bao bun our reviewer’s eaten.

Food & Wine

Pumpkin agnolotti, vegetable broth at Elementary, Mount Gambier Picture: Supplied

Out-of-the-way gem’s element of (pleasant) surprise

A visit to this most unlikely regional restaurant will reward those prepared to take a leap of faith, writes Simon Wilkinson.

Food & Wine

Sushi selection for one at Ramen & Izakaya Himeji, Grote St

Sushi for one? Take an aquatic tour de force for under $40

The search for Adelaide’s best sushi leads to a Japanese restaurant where the pork gyoza is a must, the karaage chicken elite and a sushi selection could fill this review.

SA Weekend

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Like your seafood? Have we got a restaurant for you

This regional SA restaurant – with its strong focus on perfectly cooked seafood – is well worth the drive. And it has one dish you could expect in any city spot.

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