Adelaide Cafes

There are decent cafes around every corner in Adelaide and you’ll probably find all your favourite brekky options, bread types and milk specifics in most. But are they worth the drive to have something you’ve had a hundred times before and even something you could easily knock up at home?

Established in 2017, Pony and Cole is a food experience that you won’t get anywhere else! Nicolle Hahn and Julie Pieda know that when you head out for a feed with friends and family, it should represent great value for money. It should also make you want to come back again… and again… and again!

Their seasonal all-day breakfast and lunch menu is built using the freshest South Australian produce and the food is made by people who are passionate about delivering memorable food experiences.

Pony and Cole is a pet-friendly café in Hindmarsh where you can bring your furry family members year-round. Nic and Julie’s pooch, Fozzie, highly recommends hanging by the heaters in winter and enjoying a drink or two from the numerous water bowls scattered around the cafe.

Pony and Cole is open seven days.

Welcome to our neigh-bourhood!

Pony and Cole sits on the sunny side of Manton Street, in a ‘60s warehouse, right in the heart of inner-western suburb Hindmarsh. Founded in 2017 by Nicolle Hahn (Cole), the café quickly became a hangout for locals and a hub of the community.

Fast-forward six years, Pony and Cole was voted Australia’s Best Breakfast Café at the 2023 Restaurant and Catering Awards!

A big part of our success comes from working with local producers, who are just as passionate about their own crafts.Our Splendid Eggs are from free-range hens raised in paddocks around Mt Gambier; our bacon comes from the Barossa Valley; our coffee is roasted in Richmond by Patio; and our juice, by Juice Quest, is cold pressed in Underdale using fruit and veg grown everywhere from the Riverland to the Adelaide Hills.  

We also support those who take care of our neigh-bourhood, with discounted coffee for all first responders.

Pony and Cole sits at the front of a cluster of joined warehouses collectively known as 6Manton. Behind the café, you’ll find the 6Manton Gallery, as well as the Koush Interior Design studio and Stone and Quoin Printmaking studio. These passionate business owners, known as “6Mantoneers”, run a variety of community events, including art exhibitions throughout the year. You can follow their events calendar here.

And we welcome four-legged family members to the verandah year-round. Cole and Julie’s resident pooch, Fozzie, highly recommends hanging by the heaters in winter and enjoying a Pup Cup with lactose-free milk.

Pony and Cole is open seven days a week, excluding public holidays and over the Christmas period.