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Si Sea

44-60 Gouger Street Stall 76, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

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44-60 Gouger Street Stall 76, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

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+61 8 7230 1507
HoursMonday: Closed Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Friday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM Saturday: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM Sunday: Closed

*Opening hours may differ during holidays.

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About Si Sea

Perched at Stall 76 in the Adelaide Central Market, Si Sea dishes out chef-driven seafood right before your eyes from an energetic open counter. Pull up a stool to watch the pans flambé while market foot traffic rolls by. Regulars often drop in between shopping stops for a pour of champagne alongside grilled octopus or fresh oysters dressed with fig and passionfruit. The rich prawn and crab chowder arrives capped with a crisp pastry wafer built for soaking up the broth.

  • Open Market Counter: Watch chefs prepare seafood and flambé orders right from the bar stools while navigating the market floor.
  • Custom Oyster Pairings: Pair distinct preparations like Thai nam jim or fig and passionfruit without committing to a single dozen.
  • Pastry-Capped Chowder: A creamy prawn and crab broth served alongside a delicate puff pastry wafer for dipping.
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The Si Sea Advantage

Why diners choose Si Sea for standout seafood in the Adelaide Central Market

  • Front-Row Open Counter Theatre

    Watch chefs cook, torch, and flambé your dishes live from an energetic bar-counter setup that brings open-air market theater to life.

    Watch your food (and everyone else’s) being prepared as you sit at the counter and then when it arrives enjoy the immaculate presentation before tasting this superb food.

    Des Callaghan

  • Vibrant Atmosphere with Thoughtful Comforts

    Thoughtfully arranged bar-style counter seating with clever under-bench hooks gives you the pulse of Central Market foot traffic without feeling crowded.

    Cozy bar-style seating without feeling cramped, a great energy from the market around you, and clever little touches like hooks underneath the bench seating so you’re not awkwardly leaving bags or jackets on the floor.

    Ross Britton

  • Flexible Mix-and-Match Oyster Dressings

    Mix and match your choice of gourmet oyster toppings across classic, passion fruit and fig, and nam jim dressings in pairs without fixed half-dozen flavor minimums.

    They are also wonderfully flexible with the oyster menu, instead of committing to a half dozen of one flavour, they let me mix and match two each of the classic, the passion fruit and fig, and the Thai nam jim oysters, which was brilliant.

    Eilish S

  • House Chowder with Crisp Puff Pastry

    Rich prawn and crab chowder comes topped with delicate puff pastry engineered to soak up the seafood broth cleanly at the counter.

    The pastry waffer in the chowder was a genius complimentary addition because it soaked up all the seafood goodness.

    Luis Rodriguez

  • Effortless Central Market Shopping Break

    Conveniently positioned inside the market for a quick pause, whether indulging in crispy tempura prawns paired with sparkling wine or a hearty breakfast.

    One of my favourite spots in the Market - a great place for a cheeky champers and a quick bite while you shop!

    petstarr

  • Early Morning Market Breakfast Destination

    Start the morning inside Adelaide Central Market with lightly char-grilled sourdough, rich scrambled eggs, and smoked salmon away from the standard breakfast rush.

    The flavours in such a simple scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and char grilled sourdough was brilliant. The butter used and the sourdough chared perfectly with good oil.

    kym lloyd

Freshly prepared market-counter seafood highlights

  • Seafood Chowder

    The creamy base was incredibly flavourful and the seafood was absolutely fresh. The pastry waffer in the chowder was a genius complimentary addition because it soaked up all the seafood goodness.

    Luis Rodriguez

  • Fresh Oysters

    They are also wonderfully flexible with the oyster menu, instead of committing to a half dozen of one flavour, they let me mix and match two each of the classic, the passion fruit and fig, and the Thai nam jim oysters, which was brilliant.

    Eilish S

  • Grilled Octopus

    Absolutely loved the grilled octopus! It was cooked perfectly and the chimichurri sauce was amazing, adding so much freshness and flavour.

    alicia ting

  • Prawn and Crab Pasta

    And the new prawn and crab pasta was to die for...... Such a beautiful blend of flavours

    Carri Heward

Beyond the menu

Thoughtful touches that elevate casual counter dining at Adelaide Central Market

  • Under-Bench Bag and Jacket Hooks

    Benches are equipped with hooks underneath seating, letting diners secure jackets and shopping bags off the market floor without feeling cramped.

  • Flexible Oyster Mix-and-Match

    Instead of enforcing strict half-dozen minimums of a single style, the team allows solo diners and pairs to mix and match two oysters each across different preparations.

  • Puff Pastry Chowder Accompaniment

    Rather than conventional soup crackers or sourdough bread bowls, seafood chowder is served with a delicate puff pastry wafer specifically paired to soak up the broth.

  • Flambé and Counter Chef Engagement

    Diners seated at the bar interact directly with the chefs, conversing while watching dishes flambéed and prepared right before them.

Before you head over

Practical advice on bookings, ordering flexibility, and market seating

  • Reserve dinner in advance

    Book your dinner slot ahead to avoid waiting up to an hour for a table, as dinner service runs on popular timed 75-minute seatings.

  • Mix and match oyster styles

    Feel free to ask staff to mix and match individual oyster flavor pairs—such as classic, passion fruit and fig, or Thai nam jim—rather than sticking to a single half-dozen style.

  • Plan around counter bar seating

    Seating consists of open counter bar stools inside the Central Market aisle; take advantage of under-counter bag hooks, or consider walk-around timing if high bar stools are difficult for you.

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