Adelaide Fringe is of course famous for it’s performances, shows and art installations BUT it’s also one such a great opportunity to get down to the city and try some new food flavours, some crazy treats or just a good old ice cream from one of the many many food trucks and vendors that set up for the month of Adelaide Fringe. It’s actually one of our Fringe highlights so we thought this year we’d share our favourite food-y finds.
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Sky Doodles Fairy Floss
Sky Doodles is a kid magnet and a gluttony icon if we are honest. You cannot walk past his cute little stall without stopping to watch this Fairy Floss magician at work.
It’s actually mesmorising for young and old alike. I mean – who doesn’t love Fairy Floss shaped as a teddy bear?
Find him at Gluttony
Follow him on Instagram @theskydoodles
Matsuri Japanese Street Food
Matsuri Japanese Food at Gluttony is a flavor festival—and the name totally fits! We devoured the Harajuku-style Strawberry and Mango crepes (heaven in every bite!), squealed over the tangy homemade Yuzu Soda, and couldn’t stop munching on the seaweed-salt fries. My taste buds are still dancing! Five stars—run, don’t walk! You’ll also find takoyaki, karaage, Japanese curry, Japanese-inspired burgers and more.
Find them on Instagram @matsuri_japanesestreetfood
Shmochi x Shibui
Adelaide Fringe Instagram feeds will be flooded with epic dessert creations from Shibui’s newest pop up Shmochi. Donuts and Redskin Ice Cream for the win yeah? Please to also report some very exciting news, a St Peters location has been secured for a permanent establishment, opening April 2025. Woot Woot. Here for it. In addittion to the OG Grote Street Shibui Dessert Bar.
Find at Gluttony
Follow on Instagram @shmochibyshibui
Caro Club
Head to the vibrant and intimate Fringe precinct Fools Paradise to find the best burgers and fried chicken at Adelaide Fringe 2025. You can count on Caro Club to deliver, they even have some kids meals on the menu!
Find them here @caroclub_
Snow Cones in The Garden
Did you know Good Times Fairy Floss in The Garden also sling the most delicious icey cold snow cones, a must for a warm Fringe day with the kids. Were talking all the rainbow colours of shaved ice, like blue lemonade, raspberry, pinapple, line, cola, watermelon and mango.
Find them in The Garden of Unearthly Delights on the main path.
The Filipino Project
Filipino inspired delights with something on the menu for the whole family. Get the meat combo platter, it’s so tasty and great for sharing with little fingers. Ther corn ribs and fried chicken was also a massive hit. You really cant go wrong here. Don’t forget top it off with one of their Instafamous Halo Halo soft serves!
Find at Gluttony
Follow on Instagram @thefilipinoproject
Burrito Boi
From the creators of cult followed Taco Cartel, we were every bit as impressed as we had hoped by new pop up ‘Burrito Boi’ in Fools Paradise. Scrumptious Mexican food, with serving sizes big enough to justify festival food prices (actually these were more than fair) and we left nicely filled up. The nachos were perfect for the kids to share and the burrito bowl we had was absolutley first class, fresh and tasty.
Follow on Instagram @tacocartelaus
Sooki La La
Bao buns….need we say more?
Sooki La La is great because their meals fill you up without giving you that “oh no I have eaten way too much” feeling. They have a great menu with the freshest ingredients.
Find them in Gluttony,
Instagram: @sookilala_adl
Twisted Potato
What kid (um, or adult) doenst love a potato on stick? I mean name a more iconic festival food. These are crispy, well seasoned and delicious. Lets not forget they are easy for little hands to hold and perfect to eat on the run or in the line up for your next show.
Find them in The Garden of Unearthly Delights
Poffertjes Carousel in The Garden
Serve us Proffertjes, but make it a moving carosel. Yes you read that right, an absolute do not miss in The Garden of Unearthly delights, new in 2025 is this bright, delightful, slowly rotating food stand. Who doesnt love proffertjes? Its giving whimsical charm of a vintage carnival meets the delicious taste of freshly made poffertjes. Every hour the vendor stall turns into a stage of humour x mad Dutch pancake cooking skills.
Find it on the main entrance path in The Garden of Unearthly Delights.
Gelatissmo
The perfect treat while you’re walking between shows or relaxing under a shady tree. Always high quality, always insane flavours. As far as gelato goes, this one is right up there.
Find them in The Garden of Unearthly Delights
Instagram: @gelatissimogelato
Gang Gang
Make it a burger…but make it extra delicious. Find Gang Gang in Gluttony with their shiny branded container at the Lakeside Food Marke. Our kids love to smash a burger and this is one of the tastiest meat patties we have ever had. The cheeseburger is perfect for small hands. Loved the fried chicken and chicken burger too. Can’t stop, wont stop raving about this food.
Find at Gluttony
Follow on Instagram @thegangco
48 Flavours
If you’re searching for ice cream you can’t go past their stall in Gluttony on the left as you are walking in! Try the purple Taro flavour. It’s a Fringe tradition for us!
Find at Gluttony
Follow on Instagram @48flavoursofficial
Brew’d Up
Fools Paradise in Victoria Square / Tarntanyangga is possibly our favourite Fringe Precinct, loved by our team for the intimate nature, engaging kids activities and delicious food offerings. These Watermelon and Mango Juices were SO delicious and refreshing. Also an epic and unexpected find here was the potato sticks and a butter chicken with rice that quite possibly wins best find of all Fringe food for 2025. Also unexpected, but actual.
Find Brew’d Up in Fools Paradise
Follow on Instagram @brewd_up
Sexy Strawberries
Strawberries and melted chocolate…..need we say more? In a cup, making it perfect to share and easy for kids to limit the mess. Tis’ the season for sweet ripe perfect strawberries too. How very decedant!
Find them in The Garden of Unearthly Delights
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