The 2016 City Awards: All the winners
FROM the oldest family-owned chocolate maker to the new bar that brought life to a narrow bin alley, The City Awards winners showcase a city merging old and new. SEE THE MAJOR WINNERS HERE
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FROM the oldest family-owned chocolate maker to the new bar that brought life to a narrow bin alley, the winners of the second annual The City Awards showcase a city merging the old with the new.
The winners across the 20 categories — such as best interior fitout, best restaurant and best dining strip — were announced on Monday night at a cocktail reception at Keith Murdoch House, home to The City and The Advertiser.
In a record result, nearly 9000 readers voted in the online survey, showing love for their favourite bars, cafes and shops.
A panel of judges comprising representatives of award sponsors Adelaide City Council and The City team then selected the winners from narrow finalist fields determined via public vote.
Messenger Community News editor-in-chief Jessica Leo said the awards were a fantastic way to celebrate the businesses and people that are the “heart and soul” of Adelaide.
“Supporting small business is a huge part of what we do every week in The City and these annual awards are a great way to take stock of those special people and places which make our city unique,” she said.
“The massive growth in public voting is a testament to how much these restaurants, cafes, bars, retail outlets and more mean to South Australians who work, live, study or play in the CBD and North Adelaide.”
Sean’s Kitchen, which won best new restaurant last year, showed it had firmly made its mark on the city dining scene by taking out best established restaurant.
Two year-old Vietnamese eatery Sit Lo won best lunch-on-the-run for the second year in a row, while former pop-up stall Abbots & Kinney cemented its successful jump to bricks and mortar by taking out best new cafe/restaurant.
Regular customer Lia Buckett, who often visits the cafe with her 19 month old son Archer, says
she has favoured Abbots & Kinney since its market stall days.
“We have been to a few of their stalls at the Farmers Markets — we love their pastries,” she says
“My husband told me about the cafe. We’re from Mawson Lakes so we enjoy coming in to the city and trying out different cafes, there are so many new ones opening.”
Alleyway bar Pink Moon Saloon won best interior fitout, proving a disused bin lane just 3.7m wide could transform into something special.
It’s not just the newbies that were celebrated — 88-year-old fashion emporium Miss Glady’s Sym Choon won best boutique for the second year in a row, while Haigh’s Chocolates topped the newly-introduced Hall of Fame category.
Gouger St was another repeat winner, claiming best dining strip.
City worker Gabriel Zappiello said Gouger Street was an eclectic destination, and preferred it as a night-time spot for dinner and drinks.
“I like the mix of restaurants, cafes and bars.
“You’ve just got everything on the one street.”
The cream of the winners
Best small bar: Bar Torino, 158 Hutt St
Best pub/bar: 2KW, 2 King William St
Best new restaurant or cafe (operating for less than 12 months): Abbots and Kinney, 78 Pirie St
Best established restaurant (operating for more than 12 months): Sean’s Kitchen, North Tce (Adelaide Casino)
Best coffee (takeaway): Lucia’s, Adelaide Central Market
Best cafe: Cafe Troppo, 42 Whitmore Square
Best lunch-on-the-run: Sit Lo, 30 Bank St
Best beer garden: 2KW, 2 King William St
Best food strip: Gouger St
Retail Hall of Fame award (businesses established for more than 25 years): Haigh’s Chocolates, 2 Rundle Mall
For the full list of winners — and the stories behind their success — pick up your copy of The City this Thursday from Rundle Mall, James Place, Adelaide Central Market and various other CBD and North Adelaide hot spots or check out The City’s Facebook page
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