Simon Kardachi
Hospitality is in Simon Kardachi’s blood. His grandfather opened Adelaide’s first restaurant, Little Amsterdam, in Gays Arcade in 1959.
Kardachi got his own start in 1999, with The Melting Pot on King William Road. Since then he’s built a small empire and made himself an integral part of Adelaide’s eating and drinking culture.
Here's a complete list of all the venues he owns and part-owns.
Restaurant
Nido
A suburban aperitivo bar with handmade pasta and a tight Italian wine list.
Restaurant
Melt
Pizza all round. Also in the CBD.
Bar
Maybe Mae
Some of the city's best cocktails ... if you can find the place.
Bar
Proof
One of Adelaide's original small bars.
Restaurant
Bread & Bone
For late night burgers and dogs.
Restaurant
Press Food & Wine
Low-lights and wood downstairs; white tablecloths upstairs.
Restaurant
Shobosho
An Asian-inspired "fire-house".
Restaurant
Osteria Oggi
Beautiful pastas in beautiful surrounds.
Bar
Henley House Rooftop
A retro beachside rooftop bar from Maybe Mae's Ollie Margan.
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