Why you goPink Moon Saloon might be Adelaide’s most famous bar design. The award-winning build is a whimsical Wes Anderson-esque tiny alpine-style timber hut – with a steeply pitched roof – wedged between two multi-storey buildings in a former bin alley on premier drinking strip Leigh Street. (Talk about clever use of space.) Step inside to find a narrow log cabin-like hideaway with intimate booths, a petite courtyard and a team of affable bar staff pouring craft beers from the tap, approachable Aussie wines and expert cocktails.
Why you stayPink Moon Saloon comes from the team behind nearby Clever Little Tailor, which sits one street away, so you can be assured of strong attention to detail here, right down to the ice in the glass. House and classic cocktails range from fresh, fruity and zesty (a Blueberry Julep with rye whiskey and bitter orange, say, or a Mango Daiquiri spiked with kaffir lime) to more hardcore concoctions such as the Dirty Maidenii Martini, Penicillin (a blend of Scotch, honey, ginger and citrus topped with a peaty float), Old Fashioned (bourbon, dark rum, house chocolate bitters and rosemary sugar served on a single large cube) and New York Sazerac (with rye whiskey, Cognac and bitters stirred down with sugar and a lick of absinthe). Aussie producers dominate the wine list, which runs the gamut from new-wave winemakers like Delinquente, Aphelion and Tripe Iscariot to stalwart Barossa producer Rockford.
