Adelaide’s New Nightlife Scene Reviewed Words by Maddie McShane. With our rules loosened a bit but not enough to permanently open the sweat city of Super California, the list of places to go and get shitfaced has been a little slimmer. Here’s a review of some hotspots since we’ve been allowed outside in terms of their compatibility with young professionals. The Crown and Anchor Always a crowd favourite with anyone doing a law and arts double, the Cranker’s return has been a huge relief to the city’s young small-scale graffiti artists. Almost as sad as the death of the 3-hour-happyhour with $3 drinks has been the death of the competitive sport of chair-stealing, a cornerstone practise known for birthing a good majority of friendships founded in the East End. Still, the venue hosts many professionals in the sport of dart-stealing, a practise retaining stability in its stealth.
Roxie’s Isolation may have has brought down the mingleability of the lovable beer garden, but it has brought a substantive influx in expensively dressed girls whose primary personality trait is drinking cocktails. Perfect for law students seeking to express to the world via Instagram that they are not only outside but outside and WITH THE GIRLS, these warm booths amongst the greenery make for good background to a picture on their new film camera that they snagged from Depop for only like, $200.
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Crybaby With music so loud you can’t hear how expensive the drinks are, Crybaby remains among the city’s top-rated locations for getting shitfaced. The bathrooms have received 4/5 stars on TripAdvisor for their Instagrammability, one star only being lost because the chances of catching COVID from washing your hands are comparable to a trip to Victoria, but you can’t win them all.
