The 30 best bars in SA are right here

Well, what a night that was! Tonight in Adelaide, we welcomed a full house down to The Stag for the first annual Boothby Best Bars SA Awards.

It was wonderful to see so many of the local industry in the room. It’s such a privilege for us to be a part of it.

At the awards, we counted down the 30 best bars in SA, and awarded seven major titles along the way:

• SA All Time Great presented by Club Suntory;
• Person of the Year SA presented by Jack Daniel’s Bonded;
• Best New Bar in SA presented by Bacardí;
• Best Hospitality Team SA presented by Campari Academy;
• Best Bar Eats in SA presented by Estrella Damm;
• Best Cocktail Bar in SA presented by Perrier;
• and the Best Bar in SA presented by Never Never.

I’d like to thank The Stag for hosting us, and dishing up some great drinks with our sponsor bottles, and a big thanks to our sponsors for helping us to make this event happen.

You can see the full list of the Top 30 Bars in SA in 2026 right here, along with each of the seven award winners.

These are the best bars in South Australia, according to bartenders

All the results from the first annual Boothby Best Bars SA Awards.

Boothby.Sam Bygrave