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This super cool location is in Vardon Ave, off Rundle Street. Their classic sandwich named “The Wallace”, while a little more on the pricier side, is a great treat for those days when you need something special! This is also a wonderful off-campus spot to study while enjoying a coffee.

RECOMMENDATION: THE WALLACE--A K A THE WALLOUMI (FOR VEGETARIANS) AND THE WEGAN (FOR VEGANS

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Despite conventional wisdom, sandwiches also make a delicious breakfast. So it's worth checking out Community for their bacon and egg roll. It can be paired with a coffee for $12.50, making for a fabulous start to your day! Located at Lot Fourteen, Community puts you in the thick of the morning hustle and bustle of city workers and fellow students.

RECOMMENDATION: BACON AND EGG ROLL WITH AN ICED LATTE

No culinary offering has encapsulated my university experience more than the humble chicken parmigiana.

The “parmi”, as it is commonly known (not parma, we ’ re not Victorians), contains everything you need to get through the day: clean protein, dairy, carbohydrate, and vegetables But the question remains; where do you find the parmi that’s perfect for you among a highly saturated and diverse parmi market? Having recently completed my undergrad, I’ll try to answer this question and help you avoid buyer’s remorse. I’ll divide the parmi experience into four criteria and pick the perfect dining location for each one; a parmi for every occasion!

Venue: Adelaide UniBar

Location: Union House, The University of Adelaide

Price: $19 (discounted to $14 on Tuesdays)

A quintessential and unifying UniBar, with its golden-hued c most lecture theatres. And, lik has been valid criticism of ho you ’ re in need of chicken-bas parmi sauce add-on. I prefer t be infused rather than a piece the chips should be served un parmis avoids this sin, and the

Venue: The Griffins Hotel

Location: 38 hindmarsh Square, Adelaide

Price: Allegedly $28.50 (discounted to $15 on Wednesdays)

Square The sauce perfectly squares of pasta are well-prop way that’s disconcerting, almo this is how I first heard of it nothing beats a quick trip to T on toward the Cranker. It is thi comes to parmis

Venue: Historian hotel

Location: 18 Coromandel Place, Adelaide

Price: $26

In an obscure backstreet south of Rundle Mall sits the Historian Hotel, and contained within it are underrated parmis. It’s like a secret room in a haunted mansion that can only be used by those who already know where it is This venue brings to mind old-world simplicity and ease Here, the parmi’s exquisite texture is reminiscent of the Griffins’ parmi but goes a little bit further. Viscous sauce tops a parmi that holds together beautifully when sliced; it’s as well-matched as a fanny pack on an eshay Along with well-made chips and salad “The Histo” offers an alternative side-dish of mash and greens Overall, like the name suggests, a journey to Historian Hotel is like travelling back in time, and the parmis make it well worth the trip.

Venue: Da Vinci Ristorante

Location: 10 O'connell street, north adelaide

Price: $28

It is only fitting that the venue with the best parmi nearby UoA is named after an Italian polymath. When it comes to the parmis of Da Vinci Ristorante, no code is necessary to enjoy the sheer schnitzel brilliance served inside After crossing the University Footbridge and the picturesque parklands, it hides like an upmarket oasis on the very outskirts of North Adelaide. Its enormous range of toppings reveal the astonishing versatility of this noblest of meals

Da Vinci’s boasts some of the largest parmis around; more than enough to sate any appetite, or even divide in two and take the rest home in a doggie bag Da Vinci’s makes a mouth-watering napolitana sauce that melds perfectly, almost alchemically, with the chicken The salad is crowdpleasing. Although some end up underneath, the majority of chips gird the parmi like a flotilla of golden boats surrounding a peninsula Da Vinci’s bests its North Adelaide rivals–Café Palazzo, Pellegrini Café, Café Fellini–while being a cut above those in the CBD, thereby making it the best palace of parmigiana near the uni and, dare I say, in the entire city.

Now that you are armed with a companion guide on your mastication mission, I encourage you to embark on your own culinary quest, form your own opinions, and, above all, keep an open mind. After all, there is a universality that you experience when all you want, and all you need, all you crave is a good pub feed.

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