Best suburbs in Adelaide for coffee
Café density per resident, not raw café counts — so a big suburb cannot buy its way up.
Adelaide (100/100), Glenelg (100/100), Hyde Park (99/100) lead this ranking of 274 Adelaide suburbs.
By BestSuburbs research · Updated October 2026
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Which Adelaide suburbs are best for coffee?
How do the top 25 compare, measure by measure?
| # | Suburb | Cafés per 1,000 | Café score | Median house price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Adelaide | 8.6 | 100 | $1,555,000 |
| 2 |  Glenelg | 3.8 | 100 | $2,775,000 |
| 3 |  Hyde Park | 3.6 | 99 | $1,688,000 |
| 4 |  Semaphore | 2.5 | 98 | $1,325,000 |
| 5 |  St Morris | 2.5 | 98 | $1,334,500 |
| 6 |  Norwood | 2.8 | 98 | $2,157,500 |
| 7 |  Unley | 2.2 | 97 | $3,051,000 |
| 8 |  North Adelaide | 2.6 | 96 | $4,270,000 |
| 9 |  Goodwood | 1.8 | 96 | $1,355,000 |
| 10 |  Wayville | 2.1 | 96 | $2,516,500 |
| 11 |  Bowden | 1.1 | 95 | $1,225,000 |
| 12 |  Glenelg South | 1.4 | 94 | $4,575,000 |
| 13 |  Firle | 1.3 | 94 | $1,675,000 |
| 14 |  Dulwich | 1.2 | 94 | $2,050,000 |
| 15 |  Glen Osmond | 1.4 | 93 | $2,200,000 |
| 16 |  Tusmore | 1.3 | 93 | $2,925,000 |
| 17 |  Bedford Park | 2.1 | 92 | $900,000 |
| 18 |  Melrose Park | 1.3 | 92 | $1,247,500 |
| 19 |  Kurralta Park | 1.0 | 92 | $1,481,000 |
| 20 |  Leabrook | 1.2 | 92 | $1,997,500 |
| 21 |  Blackwood | 1.6 | 91 | $1,112,000 |
| 22 |  Walkerville | 1.1 | 91 | $2,300,000 |
| 23 |  Oaklands Park | 1.0 | 90 | $955,000 |
| 24 |  Malvern | 0.7 | 90 | $2,410,000 |
| 25 |  Torrens Park | 1.1 | 90 | $2,460,000 |
Showing the top 25 of 274 ranked suburbs. Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Adelaide: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Click any suburb for its full profile.
Why do these 10 Adelaide suburbs lead for coffee? (October 2026)
Updated 17 October 2026 · one sentence of real reasons per suburb, from the data on this page.
- Adelaide ★ 100
Adelaide takes #1 on 98% of it within 400 m of a park, with 7 government primary schools and 7 secondary inside the suburb, and 157 cafés.
- Glenelg ★ 100
Glenelg (#2) scores on 28 public transport stops inside it for a transit score of 97 and 13 cafés, and 1 government primary school inside the suburb.
- Hyde Park ★ 99
Hyde Park takes #3 on 6 cafés, with a recorded crime rate of about 34 offences per 1,000 residents (safety score 67/100), and 11 public transport stops inside it for a transit score of 68.
- Semaphore ★ 98
Semaphore takes #4 on 7 cafés, with 24 public transport stops inside it for a transit score of 87, and 80% of it within 400 m of a park.
- St Morris ★ 98
St Morris takes #5 on a recorded crime rate of about 24 offences per 1,000 residents (safety score 80/100), with 4 cafés, and 72% of it within 400 m of a park.
- Norwood ★ 98
At #6, Norwood combines 18 cafés and 3 government primary schools inside the suburb, and 67% of it within 400 m of a park.
- Unley ★ 97
Unley takes #7 on 88% of it within 400 m of a park, with 9 cafés, and 1 government primary school inside the suburb.
- North Adelaide ★ 96
What lifts North Adelaide to #8 is 99% of it within 400 m of a park; it also has 29.6 ha of parkland per 1,000 residents, and 18 cafés.
- Goodwood ★ 96
What lifts Goodwood to #9 is 95% of it within 400 m of a park; it also has 5 cafés, and 19 public transport stops inside it for a transit score of 84.
- Wayville ★ 96
At #10, Wayville combines 95% of it within 400 m of a park and 28 public transport stops inside it for a transit score of 92, and 4 cafés.
Why each of the top 10 suburbs for coffee in Adelaide ranks where it does
Written from this page's own data: each figure below is the suburb's own value, set against the Adelaide median where we hold one.
1. Adelaide
Adelaide is #1 of 274 ranked Adelaide suburbs on this list, with a score of 100/100. It has 8.63 cafés per 1,000 residents (157 mapped), against a Adelaide median of 0. The trade-off: it scores 0/100 for safety, so it is weaker there. It covers 10.4 km² with about 18,202 residents (census).
2. Glenelg
Glenelg is #2 of 274 ranked Adelaide suburbs on this list, with a score of 100/100. It has 3.78 cafés per 1,000 residents (13 mapped), against a Adelaide median of 0. The trade-off: it scores 3/100 for safety, so it is weaker there. It covers 0.7 km² with about 3,440 residents (census).
3. Hyde Park
Hyde Park is #3 of 274 ranked Adelaide suburbs on this list, with a score of 99/100. It has 3.61 cafés per 1,000 residents (6 mapped), against a Adelaide median of 0. The trade-off: it scores 4/100 for parks, so it is weaker there. It covers 0.5 km² with about 1,660 residents (census).
4. Semaphore
Semaphore is #4 of 274 ranked Adelaide suburbs on this list, with a score of 98/100. It has 2.55 cafés per 1,000 residents (7 mapped), against a Adelaide median of 0. The trade-off: it scores 30/100 for safety, so it is weaker there. It covers 1 km² with about 2,749 residents (census).
5. St Morris
St Morris is #5 of 274 ranked Adelaide suburbs on this list, with a score of 98/100. It has 2.5 cafés per 1,000 residents (4 mapped), against a Adelaide median of 0. It covers 0.5 km² with about 1,598 residents (census).
6. Norwood
Norwood is #6 of 274 ranked Adelaide suburbs on this list, with a score of 98/100. It has 2.83 cafés per 1,000 residents (18 mapped), against a Adelaide median of 0. The trade-off: it scores 27/100 for value for rent, so it is weaker there. It covers 2.2 km² with about 6,354 residents (census).
7. Unley
Unley is #7 of 274 ranked Adelaide suburbs on this list, with a score of 97/100. It has 2.25 cafés per 1,000 residents (9 mapped), against a Adelaide median of 0. The trade-off: it scores 26/100 for safety, so it is weaker there. It covers 1.7 km² with about 3,997 residents (census).
8. North Adelaide
North Adelaide is #8 of 274 ranked Adelaide suburbs on this list, with a score of 96/100. It has 2.64 cafés per 1,000 residents (18 mapped), against a Adelaide median of 0. The trade-off: it scores 19/100 for safety, so it is weaker there. It covers 4.8 km² with about 6,823 residents (census).
9. Goodwood
Goodwood is #9 of 274 ranked Adelaide suburbs on this list, with a score of 96/100. It has 1.77 cafés per 1,000 residents (5 mapped), against a Adelaide median of 0. The trade-off: it scores 36/100 for parks, so it is weaker there. It covers 0.8 km² with about 2,823 residents (census).
10. Wayville
Wayville is #10 of 274 ranked Adelaide suburbs on this list, with a score of 96/100. It has 2.08 cafés per 1,000 residents (4 mapped), against a Adelaide median of 0. The trade-off: it scores 3/100 for safety, so it is weaker there. It covers 1 km² with about 1,922 residents (census).
How do these suburbs compare head to head?
What else do people ask about suburbs for coffee in Adelaide?
What are the best suburbs in Adelaide for coffee?
On our October 2026 data the top five are Adelaide (100/100), Glenelg (100/100), Hyde Park (99/100), Semaphore (98/100), St Morris (98/100), out of 274 ranked Adelaide suburbs.
How is this ranking calculated?
Cafés per 1,000 residents from OpenStreetMap, as a percentile. Per-resident rather than per-suburb deliberately: raw counts just rank the biggest suburbs. 274 of 274 Adelaide suburbs had enough data to be ranked. Updated October 2026.
Is this ranking sponsored?
No. No ranking on this site is sold or sponsored. It is computed from open data: GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, the ABS census and OpenStreetMap.
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Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census,
OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Sale prices: SA Government Metropolitan Median House Sales, April–June 2026 quarter (2Q 2026) — © Government of South Australia (Land Services SA), Metropolitan Median House Sales, CC BY 4.0. Quarterly median house sale price per suburb, metropolitan Adelaide. Units are not in this dataset. Figures marked as low-volume rest on fewer than 10 sales that quarter. No ranking on this site is sold or sponsored.
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