2 Best Restaurants in The Adelaide Hills, South Australia

Pram-wheeling parents, hikers resting their walking poles, and friends catching up on gossip keep this red-and-blue café and adjoining organic supermarket buzzing all day. Reasons to linger include tasty focaccias and soups; rich, indulgent baked goods like home-baked muffins and cakes; and all kinds of purportedly healthy and unquestionably delicious drinks.

If you suffer from vertigo, think twice about dining here; this glass-front building atop Mt. Lofty is all about dining with altitude. Breakfasts range from a simple grilled cheese sandwich to an imposing "brekkie tower" that feeds four and lunch is upscale café fare. By morning, the Summit also serves lunch and becomes an intimate candlelit restaurant by night, serving Modern Australian cooking (which might include kangaroo).