Cafés in Glenelg

The tram to Moseley Square

The tram line began as the Adelaide and Glenelg Railway in 1873 and reopened as an electric tramway on 14 December 1929.³ Its southern terminus is Moseley Square, and trams run to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, through Victoria Square, about every 10 minutes.³

The jetty at the end of Jetty Road is a replacement: the original, opened in 1859 and 381 m long, was mostly destroyed by a cyclone in 1948, and the present 215 m jetty was finished in 1969.¹

Moseley Street and Jetty Road

Superette, at 3/15 Moseley Street, serves specialty coffee and cinnamon scrolls in a heritage-listed corner building, and recently changed hands after nearly ten years with its first owners.⁴ Somewhere@Mosley at 4 and Uniqorn Eats at 6 are on the same street, a block from the square.

Along Jetty Road, Mint On Moseley is at 8–10, Il Kafe' at 19, Dancing Spoon at 41 and Massey Espresso Cucina Dolce at 3/47. Further up, Feed Jetty Road is at 85, The Strand at 108 and Camel and Fig at 118.

Broadway, Sussex Street and Glenelg South

South of Jetty Road, The Organik at 37 Broadway combines a café with an organic grocer, serves house-made muesli and gluten-free banana bread, and grows herbs in a garden out back.⁴ It has outdoor seating and vegan options. Mockingbird Lounge is at 68 Broadway, and Broadway Kiosk has tables outside. Nutrition Republic is at 1 Colley Terrace, and Market on Maxwell is at 38 Maxwell Terrace.

On Sussex Street, Cafe No 6 occupies the former Glenelg Police Station, and Zest Cafe & Gallery is at 2A. Glenelg South is among the dearest suburbs in Adelaide for coffee, with an average flat white of A$5.75 in October 2026.⁵

When to go

Adelaide's coastal summers are dry, with average January highs of 28.6 °C at the airport, a few kilometers inland, and about 2,762 hours of sunshine a year.⁶ Little Eatery Glenelg opens every day, 07:30–15:00, and has outdoor seats.