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Date night cocktail bars in Adelaide

Low light, good drinks and room to talk. These Adelaide bars suit a date.

Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.

Date night: 10 bars

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Maybe Mae, Adelaide
Photo: Casandra TP on Google Maps
1 ยท Peel Street, Leigh Street and the West End

Maybe Mae

Speakeasy cocktail bar

An art deco speakeasy beneath Bread & Bone on Peel Street, with cocktails inspired by South Australia.

  • ๐Ÿธ Cocktails
  • ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Hidden
  • ๐Ÿธ Classics
  • ๐Ÿ’• Date night

๐Ÿ“ 15 Peel St, Adelaide SA 5000

Pink Moon Saloon, Adelaide
Photo: Dave Sarks on Google Maps
2 ยท Peel Street, Leigh Street and the West End

Pink Moon Saloon

Cocktail bar

A tiny, Nordic-inspired bar squeezed into a laneway gap on Leigh Street.

  • ๐Ÿธ Cocktails
  • โœจ Quirky
  • ๐Ÿ’• Date night

๐Ÿ“ 21 Leigh St, Adelaide SA 5000

trap., Adelaide
Photo: trap. on Google Maps
3 ยท Peel Street, Leigh Street and the West End

trap.

Basement cocktail bar

A small basement bar off Cold Chisel Lane with a menu that keeps changing.

  • ๐Ÿธ Cocktails
  • ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Hidden
  • โœจ Quirky
  • ๐Ÿ’• Date night

๐Ÿ“ Basement, Cold Chisel La, Adelaide SA 5000

Udaberri, Adelaide
Photo: Udaberri Pintxos Y Vino on Google Maps
4 ยท Peel Street, Leigh Street and the West End

Udaberri

Pintxos and wine bar

A Basque-style pintxos and wine bar on Leigh Street, under timber beams with a mezzanine.

  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food
  • ๐Ÿท Wine
  • ๐Ÿ’• Date night

๐Ÿ“ 11-13 Leigh St, Adelaide SA 5000

The Collins Bar, Adelaide
Photo: The Collins Bar on Google Maps
6 ยท Peel Street, Leigh Street and the West End

The Collins Bar

Hotel cocktail bar

A moody hotel bar on Victoria Square with creative cocktails, a big spirits list and tapas.

  • ๐Ÿธ Cocktails
  • ๐Ÿธ Classics
  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food
  • ๐Ÿ’• Date night

๐Ÿ“ 233 Victoria Sq, Adelaide SA 5000

Leigh Street Wine Room, Adelaide
Photo: J Cormier on Google Maps
7 ยท Peel Street, Leigh Street and the West End

Leigh Street Wine Room

Wine bar

A small wine bar on Leigh Street, a good start to a night on the lane.

  • ๐Ÿท Wine
  • ๐Ÿ’• Date night

๐Ÿ“ 9 Leigh St, Adelaide SA 5000

The Howling Owl, Adelaide
Photo: The Howling Owl on Google Maps
8 ยท The East End

The Howling Owl

Cocktail bar

A small bar on Vaughan Place, just off Rundle Street.

  • ๐Ÿธ Cocktails
  • ๐Ÿ’• Date night
  • โœจ Quirky

๐Ÿ“ 10 Vaughan Pl, Adelaide SA 5000

Bar Torino, Adelaide
Photo: Finding Jeremy and Sebastian on Google Maps
9 ยท The East End

Bar Torino

Cocktail bar

A bar on Hutt Street with banquettes and exposed brick, for cocktails and European food.

  • ๐Ÿธ Cocktails
  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Food
  • ๐Ÿ’• Date night
  • ๐Ÿธ Classics

๐Ÿ“ 158 Hutt St, Adelaide SA 5000

10 ยท Peel Street, Leigh Street and the West End

Jennie Wine Bar

Wine bar

A Peel Street wine bar.

  • ๐Ÿท Wine
  • ๐Ÿ’• Date night

๐Ÿ“ 7 Peel Street, Adelaide SA 5000

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Your questions

What are the best date night bars in Adelaide?

Start with Maybe Mae, Pink Moon Saloon, trap., Udaberri and The Bibliotheca Bar. Our full list has 10 bars.

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Who wrote this guide

This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland. Now we're bringing it to Australia. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We put this guide together from our own research, Google Maps and trusted local guides, ahead of bringing Cocktail Week to Adelaide.

No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.

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