Does Adelaide have good coffee?
While Australian’s take coffee very seriously, Adeladians are notorious for being coffee snobs. What can we say, we have been spoilt thanks to some of the country’s best roasters and baristas setting up shop in our boutique capital. Australians are a nation of coffee lovers, with nearly 90% of Aussies saying that they like coffee and a quarter stating that they cannot get through the day without a cup.Research from IBISWorld shows that a cup of coffee in Australia cost $4 on average pre-pandemic. It’s now sitting at $5. At the same time, customer expenditures and frequency of café visits have declined due to the cost-of-living crisis.Lemon, lime and bitters? The most popular beverage in Australia changes depending on who you speak to, but according to most sources, coffee is culturally a necessity. With 75% of the Australian population drinking at least one cup of coffee per day, the average Australian consumes nearly 2kgs of coffee each year!
When did Starbucks leave Adelaide?
Adelaide saw off the American retail coffee megalith Starbucks in the early 2000s. Starbucks opened outlets in Rundle Mall, Glenelg and Noarlunga in 2007 but they closed in July 2008 when the franchise shut down 75% of its Australian locations. But Starbucks hasn’t given up in Australia just yet. Since the 2008 closures, the company has started to slowly open more locations in the country. Today, there are 39 locations in the Brisbane, Melbourne, Gold Coast and Sydney areas, catering to tourists who visit those parts of the country.