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 My Adelaide journey is coming to an end, and today I want to share the café that served as my “grand finale.” It’s Leisurely Coffee , located at 219 Gilbert St, Adelaide SA 5000. Interestingly, Leisurely wasn’t even on my original café list. While I was in Adelaide, a follower recommended it in the comments. Once again, the wisdom of the crowd proved right. I looked it up and saw how popular it was — and more importantly, I noticed that Leisurely regularly features beans roasted by ONA Coffee . At that moment, I thought: Well, doesn’t this perfectly make up for my decision not to visit Canberra? If you’re a coffee lover in Australia, ONA needs no introduction. Choosing their beans as a house staple is simply a smart move. Like most Australian cafés, Leisurely opens early and closes around 2 p.m. Australians flock to cafés in the morning and around lunchtime, and this place was absolutely packed — nearly every seat taken. A Community Café with History The Gilbert Street locati...

Because I love coffee, I find myself filled with extra motivation and a quiet kind of joy. That passion pushes me to go farther, to explore more places, and to discover those hidden, small-but-beautiful gems. What is the meaning of travel, really? I think everyone has their own answer. For me, I simply enjoy living for a while in a place where no one knows me—wandering through unfamiliar streets on my way to yet another café. Along the way, you encounter moments that can feel even more beautiful than the scenery itself. It’s not that I insist on leaving the city center and traveling all that way by train. It’s just that the roastery I want to visit can only exist somewhere a little more tucked away. And honestly, that’s part of the charm. Today’s café isn’t your typical first pick for casual coffee drinkers. Its location makes it clear: it either serves the surrounding community or it’s a true destination café. Far from downtown and removed from the usual tourist attractions, it’s the ...

 As I’ve always believed, the best way to understand a city is to start at its city hall — and in Adelaide, that’s exactly where my journey began. When you mention Adelaide, you inevitably think of its namesake. The city was named after Queen Adelaide, wife of King William IV of the United Kingdom. Inside Adelaide Town Hall stands a marble statue of Queen Adelaide, sculpted by British artist Francis William Woodington. Originally installed in 1864 beside the main staircase, the statue commemorates the woman for whom the city was named. After joining a guided tour and learning more about Adelaide’s history, I found myself reflecting on how remarkably forward-thinking its urban planning was. The city center follows a precise grid layout, with east–west and north–south streets intersecting at perfect right angles. It feels logical, intuitive, and incredibly easy to navigate. With a metro card in hand, setting off on a spontaneous city walk feels effortlessly enjoyable. Today’s caf...

 Beep, beep, beep—after a 2-hour-and-45-minute flight from Brisbane with Qantas, I landed in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. Funny enough, the first time I ever heard the name Adelaide was years ago, back when I was still a student, from a lyric in the song Melbourne, Sunny : “the view from the Adelaide Hills…” Somehow, at that moment, a tiny seed was planted in my mind. Adelaide —nice name. I want to go there. Time passed. I fell in love with coffee, and with Australia. I often joke that Australia is my “happy homeland.” Now, on my second visit, I’m continuing a deeper exploration—almost like a quiet calling that pulled me from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern. As Australia’s fifth-largest city, Adelaide is special for one key reason: it was planned before it was built. With a population of about 1.3 million, seeing it from the air honestly felt a bit like The Truman Show . The city has preserved more historic architecture, and the pace of life here feels calme...