About Adelaide Picks

A local guide to where to eat, who to call and what to do in Adelaide. Every list is checked by hand and re-checked every six months.

Who runs it

Adelaide Picks is run by Joel the Nerd from Adelaide, South Australia. It started because I kept recommending the same handful of businesses to friends and had no clean link to send them.

How a business gets on a list

Every list publishes its own criteria. The shared bar is:

1. Consistent positive reviews on Google over the last 12 months. The exact number varies by category.
2. Clear public pricing or a quote process. If I cannot work out what they charge in 30 seconds, neither can you.
3. Cross-checked against independent local guides.
4. For licensed categories such as trades, aged care and health, a licence or registration where one is needed. Each guide says what has been checked on the public register so far.

Want to be featured?

Get in touch. Some listings on this site are paid. Anything paid carries a Paid label. The details are on the For businesses page. Where Joel the Nerd has worked with a listed business, the entry says so. The site also shows Google ads.

Updates

Every list is re-checked every six months and the date is shown on each guide. If something is out of date, the contact form is the quickest fix.