Signature - Adelaide, South Australia

There's an awesome new coffee shop in Adelaide called Signature. It's located on Charles Street, which is the alleyway between David Jones and the DJ's carpark. The lady who owns it used to own the Blue Lemon baguette place on North Terrace, but sold that and started this new venture. Without any real advertising, Signature is already off to a great start.



As a fusion coffee shop, it's pretty clear that they're serious about their coffee here. It's smooth and rich with a fully developed crema. These people know what they're doing. They also sell all kinds of fancy coffee beans, machines and accessories for those who want to try to replicate greatness in coffee at home.


half latte

Since I don't actually drink coffee myself, I consulted the opinions of others regarding the actual coffee at Signature. I can safely say this is the place where you should buy your coffee in Adelaide. But if you're like me, it's where you should buy your hot chocolate...



This stuff is so good you will feel like you're drinking a bar of good quality chocolate. It's not overly thick, it's just delicious and blows most other hot chocolates out of the water. I've had way too many weak, powdery and sickly sweet hot chocolates in my time. Signature hot chocolates are everything I've been looking for. Plus, they're good value. $3.20 for the standard size or $3.90 for the large. To add further brownie points to their growing tally, they have loyalty cards which offer the 6th drink free. Just get 5 stamps on your card and you're a winner with a free drink waiting for you on your next visit. If you're after something different, I can also highly recommend their chai latte. They've got two choices for chai - spiced or vanilla. I found the vanilla to be quite plain but the spiced is awesome. Perfect mix of spices, sweetness, and milkyness.


spiced chai latte (large)

There's one more thing I have to tell you about this great little coffee shop. Not only do they make great drinks, but they serve up some pretty amazing food as well. The young chef is a genius who makes tarts, quiches, croissants and other magical creations fresh on site. Some of them are located in the display case to the right of the register calling your name. The chicken and leek pie ($9.50) is without a doubt the best chicken and leek pie I've ever had. It comes with a little fresh salad on the side.


chicken and leek pie

I predict that before too long, Signature is going to outgrow its current location. So get over there while you still can and make the most of it.

Bubble Tea in Adelaide

I have a slight addiction to bubble tea. If you haven't had one, you wouldn't understand. They look strange, typically with little black tapioca balls or "pearls" in the bottom of the cup. There are usually other options such as jelly or aloe vera gel if you don't like the pearls, though I happen to love 'em.



The pearls or jelly are only half the fun. The other half comes in the myriad of flavours to choose from. It's an adventure and even though you may have your old faithful favourites, you'll certainly never get bored!



Once your tea is all mixed up and the celophane lid is sealed onto the top of the cup, you grab your fat straw (for sucking up pearls, of course!), stab it through the lid and slurp away!



I had a bubble tea craving the other day so I naturally went looking online for some kind of list of places where you can get bubble tea in Adelaide. To my total surprise and disappointment, I couldn't find anything! So I decided to start my own map of bubble teas in Adelaide. It's a work in progress so please comment if you have any locations to add or if you have a favourite bubble tea place!


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