Gouger Street, Adelaide

{{Short description|Street in Adelaide, South Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox Australian road | type = street | road_name = Gouger Street | state = sa | city = Adelaide city centre | urban = yes | image = Gouger Street.jpg | caption = Gouger Street, looking westward from the Adelaide Central Market | length = 1.1 | length_ref = <ref name="gmaps">{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/-34.9307151,138.5880534/-34.9301111,138.6000556/@-34.9306447,138.5917656,17z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0 |title=Gouger Street | access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> | est = 1837 | direction_a = West | direction_b = East | coordinates_a = {{coord|-34.930707|138.587942|type:landmark_region:AU-SA|display=inline}} | coordinates_b = {{coord|-34.930117|138.600059|type:landmark_region:AU-SA|display=inline}} | pushpin_label_position_a = left | pushpin_label_position_b = right | alternative_location_map = Australia South Australia City of Adelaide  | end_a = '''West Terrace'''<br />{{small|Adelaide}} | end_b = '''King William Street'''<br />{{small|Adelaide}} | exits = {{plainlist| *Morphett Street *Victoria Square}} | lga = City of Adelaide }}

[[File:4 days till Spring.jpg|thumb|250px|Street sign in Gouger Street. The Adelaide Hills are visible in the distance.]] [[File:Gouger St, Adelaide 1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Gouger Street near Chinatown]] '''Gouger Street''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ʊ|dʒ|ər}} {{respell|GUUJ|ər}}) is a major street in the centre of Adelaide, South Australia.<ref name=ubd>{{cite book|title=2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition |publisher=UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd) |year=2003 |isbn=0-7319-1441-4}}</ref><ref name=map>[http://www.soulunderground.com.au/national_files/CBDMAP.pdf Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325140742/http://www.soulunderground.com.au/national_files/CBDMAP.pdf |date=25 March 2017 }} of the Adelaide CBD, North Adelaide and the Adelaide Parklands.</ref> It was named after Robert Gouger, the first Colonial Secretary of South Australia.<ref>[http://www.historysouthaustralia.net/STlist2.htm#gou Gouger Street] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219093302/http://historysouthaustralia.net/STlist2.htm#gou |date=19 February 2009 }}, History of Adelaide Through Street Names, Streets Named on 23 May 1837, historysouthaustralia.net</ref>

== Restaurant district == Gouger Street is known for its high-end international restaurants and cafes. Cuisines found along Gouger Street include Italian, French, Argentinian, Malaysian, Vietnamese, Chinese and Thai. Many of the restaurants on Gouger Street have won awards. Some of the better known ones are ''Star of Siam'' (which specializes in Thai cuisine), ''La Porchetta'' (Italian) and ''Chi on Gouger''.

The southern entrance of the Adelaide Central Market is on Gouger street. A paifang, comprising an archway erected by the city council and two lions donated by the People's Republic of China, marks the southern entrance to the Moonta Street Chinatown.

==See also== {{portal-inline|Australian Roads}}

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Category:Streets in Adelaide Category:Restaurant districts and streets in Australia