Cumbia Bar and Kitchen

Our story

Italian soul, Colombian heart

Cumbia Bar and Kitchen is run by Salvatore and Julietha Burgos, in the heart of the Adelaide Central Market.

Salvatore is Italian, Julietha is Colombian, and that fusion is the heart of everything we cook. Two food cultures that both live around the table — long, loud, generous — meeting over saffron rice and a jug of sangria.

We set up in the Adelaide Central Market because it's where the best produce in the city changes hands every morning. Our seafood, our vegetables, our herbs — most of it comes from a few steps away. That's why paella is our signature: it's a dish that only sings when the ingredients are this fresh.

The room takes its cue from the market too — the deep green mosaic in our fit-out is where the olive green you see across everything comes from. Warm, unfussy, a little bit loud. Exactly how we like to eat.

Salvatore & Julietha

Owner photo — coming soon

Recognition

  • 4.6 from 978 Google reviews
  • TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice 2020
  • Listed in the Australian Good Food Guide