NORTHERN
TERRITORY
Pee Wee’s at the Point
Pee Wee’s enchants all the senses: see,
smell and hear the ocean from the
open-air terrace, flanked by trees and
manicured lawns, or sprawl in the cool
new lounge sipping a Dead Ant cocktail
made with green-ant gin. Northern
Territory ingredients shine in the lounge’s
small plates, such as smoked crocodile
brandade with pickled vegetables, or
buffalo carpaccio, and in main courses
including baked saltwater barramundi,
and coconut, makrut lime and lemongrass
mackerel with green pawpaw salad. It’s
worth settling in, especially if an electrical
storm rolls in over the bay as the city
lights twinkle beyond.Alec Fong Lim Dr,
East Point, (08) 8981 6868, peewees.com.auSeaSalt
Bench seating on a patio beneath beach
umbrellas and a string of party lights
marks SeaSalt as an ideal location to
settle in for a long summer session.
It’s tempting to just graze all day on
smoked eel croquettes, Ortiz anchovy
soldiers topped with salted egg yolk,
Singaporean chilli fish wings spiced with
Sichuan pepper, and bowls of sardine
“Bolognese” on spätzle, dressed with
chilli oil and pecorino. And why not?
269 Seaview Rd, Henley Beach, (08) 8465 5005,
seasaltbysea.com.auStar of Greece
The clifftop view from Star of Greece
overlooking Port Willunga Beach seems
a dreamy Aegean vision, but somehow
without any sign of a crowd. Brett Worrall
is as consistent as the languid setting,
the chef sourcing whole calamari from
Kangaroo Island to slice and deep-fry,
and King George Whiting from Kangaroo
Island fishermen (who land their catch at
Emu Bay and Kingscote each morning) to
serve battered, crumbed or simply grilled.
When freshness speaks volumes, you
don’t interfere.1 The Esplanade, Port Willunga,
(08) 8557 7420, starofgreece.com.au➤SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Kangaroo Island salt and
pepper squid with lime
aïoli, kingfish ceviche,
Frank’s Port Willunga
olives, and Spencer
Gulf prawns with sauce
gribiche at Star of Greece.
Above right: SeaSalt.GOURMET TRAVELLER 67PHOTOGRAPHY ELLEN MORGAN (STAR OF GREECE), JACQUI WAY (SEASALT) & JESSICA WYLD (BUNKERS BEACH HOUSE).