jones the grocer
123 King William Rd
Hyde Park SA 5061
Ph (08) 8357 0200
This little place is nicely raised a foot or so from the pavement. No music at the time I call – mid afternoon – or rather it’s the natural music of all the sounds around me – voices, the gurgling of the Nvova Simonelli and the clatter and tinkle of work. I have a table by the window and take time to gaze at the elegant eucalypt and the stone church across the road. Coffee, cake – lunch offerings – risotto, soup, tart, frittata, pasta, daily salads, fish, beef burgers, dips, cheese platters – also many breakfast items – bircher muesli, croissants, eggs, Belgian waffles, bruschetta… Coffee is good, food is good. Comfortable wooden chairs on steel frames, polished terrazo floor. Many items for sale – cured meats, magnificent range of specialty cheeses (entered by a sliding door into a temperature-controlled cool room), jams, sauces. Stainless steel, concrete, wood … spotlights gleam on painted blackboards with guiding notes on mustards and relishes, coffees ’n teas. Spanish food, Italian food. Uniquely Unley, uniquely burgher. But fun.