Service here is pretty swift considering how busy it can get. There is plenty of seating and it’s got a clean and airy feel to it. Brekkie and lunch options are simple yet satisfying –They do a mean eggs and bacon! I recommend the nano sticks for lunch, there’s heaps of fillings to choose from and you can get them toasted which is even better.
Donna J.
Place rating: 3 Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Nested in the pedestrian mall between Rundle and Grenfell Streets close to the eastern parklands, this brekkie and lunch spot caters to folks on the go as well as those wanting to take in the sights and sounds of the passers-by. While my chicken schnitzel, mayo, and lettuce($ 9.30) was not particularly memorable my skinny flat white was perfect. If you are in need of a quick bite this can fill the void but you won’t be racing back.
Andrew T.
Place rating: 2 Hectorville, Australia
Mmmm little to no eye contact when ordering, tables dirty and not wiped, not cleared after guests have left, why can’t this be done, clear with a tray AND wipe all in one function, faster and better presentation. Food good and tasty, busy and interesting atmosphere.
Vivian W.
Place rating: 4 Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
If you love your coffee and freshly baked bread then Nano is the place to be! Tucked away in Ebenezer place in the CBD, you can choose to sit outside and enjoy the rays or sit inside — either way this place is quite spacious so you won’t have a problem getting a table. Attracting business types during the week and cyclists in lycra — Nano gets a steady stream of business and it is easy to see why. The coffee is good and so is the menu. Choose from their pizza, breakfast, bread sticks, doorstops or sweets on display. I can imagine returning here for a few business meetings, if not just for a good coffee, the free wifi is always a plus!
Stefan G.
Place rating: 4 Australia
One of the many eateries that’s slipped into Ebenezer Place in Adelaide’s East End District offers a range of prepared sandwiches and pizza slices plus some daily pasta and soup options. Of course there’s also some cakes and of course coffee, tea etc. to quench the thirst. The décor is simple modernist.
Michael G.
Place rating: 3 Adelaide, Australia
Super chilled out seating out the front. Staff friendly enough, but close to the end of their shift and keen to clock off for the day. Came with a friend and chose two pasta dishes because most of the other foccacias and paninis fillings were sold out(we came in for late lunch at 2:45pm). Pasta was tasty. I had penne with chicken, musroom and speck. Great combo, lots of olive oil and taste. Minimal chicken, I’m talking 50grams total, which light; even for lunch. My partner was disappointed that his crab pasta was served with the half crabs on top of the pasta, in shell, which makes for messy eating. Taste was good as it should be. Won’t be rushing back for lunch. I was much more impressed last time I had breakfast there.
Pablo M.
Place rating: 4 Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
I have dumped my old Mistress Felici and are now going steady with Nano — which I hope Taste Baguette does not find out. Nano is spacious, in a nice corner of the world away from the hustle of Rundle St. Food is good and decently priced(from the nano pizzas to the heavier omelets max cost would be ~$ 16 per person). Coffee is not as good as Taste or Sylvia’s café down the road, but quite enjoyable. The staff are friendly and as long as you don’t arrive at the same time as the hordes of bikers on a weekend morning, you will have a peaceful breakfast. It is great for doing casual work while you are avoiding your office. Not that I would do that…
Phoebe L.
Place rating: 5 London, United Kingdom
Nanos I love you. Until I moved to melbourne I think I went to nanos on average 2 x per week for 2.5 years. That was until they discontinued Sunday trading. They do so much good stuff. Most things are based around their delicious bread that is kinda like a thick pizza base that’s crusty but airy. They have a range of doorstops with scrambled eggs and either spinach, mushroom or pancetta(add chili to these. Do it). They also have lots of thick pizza squares and focaccia ‘sticks’. All of the toppings are, in true Italian style, relatively simple but that is why they are so good. Choosing my favorite filling combo would be like choosing a favorite child. The chicken and mushroom focaccia has saved me a couple of times from the morning after the night before. But so has the salami one. And the prosciutto one and the eggplant one. I would definitely recommend the omelette as it is seasoned perfectly and has these big chucks of gooey cheese and heaps of veg(and 90% of the time I would never recommend an omelette). The incarossa is not for the faint hearted and I prefer to share this with someone who wants to order the mushroom pizza slice. Actually find a friend and go halvies so you can eat two things. If you get there after 11:30 try the pasta of the day. Whatever you do make sure you get a doughnut to share at the end.
Joyce V.
Place rating: 3 Adelaide, Australia
Saturday morning breakfast, the place is pumping even at 9.30am, by 10, most outside tables are occupied with the sprinkling of Lycra clad cyclists come n go, family gatherings, friends meeting, looks like this is the place to be! The surrounding cafés were all well patronised as well. The addition of extra bacon at $ 3 was very generous to accompany the scrambled eggs and the warm toasted panini is a welcomed difference. OJ freshly squeezed by machine was good but I’d wish they didn’t water it down with ice cubes, well at least customer should b asked if ice cubes r required. Service was prompt soon after order was placed. Overall a good place to have a satisfying breakfast
Marie L.
Place rating: 5 Adelaide, Australia
Is Nano ever quiet? I wonder because regardless of what time I go its always crazy busy! You would think that with all the great places popping up in Rundle Street East that perhaps they’d slow down but their reputation precedes them so I believe they’ll be forever busy. While the menu isn’t ground breaking the food is consistently delicious. Who can say no to prosciutto bread stick and a freshly squeezed orange juice? It is relaxed, casual, café style dining at its best with not a hint of pretentiousness. The staff are friendly even when they have to make their way through the dense line up they say ‘excuse me’ with a smile. Any waiter that catches you as you walk out the door will wish you a ‘lovely day’. Old fashioned service and yummy Italian breakfast and lunch options. I’m sold — its golden(yellow)!
Amanda Z.
Place rating: 5 Brighton, Adelaide, Australia
Love this place. Great food. Great coffee. Great staff. New stickers too
Leonard B.
Place rating: 5 Australia
This is one of those places that I’ll drive out of the way for, just to enjoy their superb food. I’ve been frequenting this place since they were on Hutt St. They have at least a couple of items that are mouth wateringly delicious — my favourites are the eggplant parmigana nano sticks and the pizza slices. So good. The only disappointment I’ve experienced is when I arrive for a late lunch and they are sold out of my favorites! But they always rustle up something good worth the visit.
Madeleine W.
Place rating: 5 Melbourne, Australia
Nano rocks. Coffee is great, iced coffee is delicious, orange juice is so tasty! I have never, ever had a bad food or drink experience here. Favourites are tuna salad, eggplant nano stick, pizza, pastas or the italian doughnuts — mmmmm!!! Nano is so easy, everything is so simple not try hard. Get a table in the sun and soak it up. It’s so chilled even the Lycra boys don’t annoy me here.
Fots K.
Place rating: 4 Adelaide, Australia
Brilliant food, home made feel! I did prefer it when it was on hutt street as it was a much more cosy location although they were so good they had to move to a much bigger premises to keep up with the demand! This place is gorgeous on a sunny day when you can sit outside. The breakfast is great although lunch is just as good! i can’t get past their nano sticks! absolutely delish! Coffee is beautiful! especially their long mac! and their freshly squeezed orange juice is a highlight too :) Their beef ragu(when they have it on the menu) is amazing! My husband loves the vongole pasta!
Trent D.
Place rating: 3 Australia
Contrary to popular opinion, I’m going to have to say that I wasn’t all that impressed. Nano is good, but I wouldn’t go beyond that. Despite being constantly busy(those damn cycling groups are to blame!), I’ve always managed to get a seat during the quiet periods of the day. The customer service has always been great at the counter, but deteriorates upon returning to my seat. Some of the waitresses here are not only clumsy, but forgetful — either that or they don’t care. Once or twice I had something missing from my order, and I’d had to remind the waitress more than once about it. I understand when it’s busy things get misplaced, but I shouldn’t have to be doing that when it’s settled down. The food is good, but a little too salty for me. The scrambled egg foccacia is a great choice, but if they eased up on the salt I feel it would be much better. I can’t compain about the coffee; its excellent.
Sarah B.
Place rating: 4 Australia
This large coffee shop and café is in one of the best locations I have seen in Adelaide. Hidden along Ebenener Place parallel to Rundle St before you get to Grenfell, Nano is the only café on the strip and does a great trade. The café is pretty massive with an amazing outdoor area. Because it is situated on its own little street, there is little foot traffic and not much noise from cars so you can enjoy the outside without feeling like you are almost sitting in the busy gutter. Inside is a huge counter where you order and all the delicious breakfast, lunch or coffee items can be chosen from the huge blackboard menu above your head. I ordered a chai which was cheap at only $ 3.00 and whilst not the worst one I have had, could have been better. In one of the cabinets is the most enormous slices of pizza that you can have in or takeaway. There is heaps of topping options to choose from and at $ 5.80 for a really big slice, it is pretty good value as well.
John T.
Place rating: 5 Australia
What can you say about Nano. It’s pretty much the perfect coffee shop. Hence the crazy business these guys turn over daily. The coffee’s good, and the food is more than you would expect from a coffee joint. Sometimes our fascination with focaccia here in Australia can be a bit absurd, but here they do ‘em right. The service is great. If they’re not too busy, the barristas are always up for a chat about anything. The location is perfect as well. If you’re hanging out in the east end and want a decent coffee without putting up with the busy Rundle Street traffic you get at every other joint in the district, Nano’s the place. Likewise, it’s right by some great and varied retail and the charming Belgian.
P S.
Place rating: 4 South Australia, Australia
At times when I am residing around East Terrace, I will stop at Nano for a coffee or a bite to eat. I rather enjoy the fact that at Nano you are not going to be eyed out by everyone who drives down Rundle Street, and although at times it gets busy, it is still away from what feels like mainstream society. There is a father and son tag team that gave birth to Nano, and the business has taken off. They make their own bread and actually make coffee the proper way. So many coffee stores insult proper coffee making. Apparently. Therefore kudos to Nano. The seating is nice, and I like the vibe one gets walking down Ebenezer Place. The staff have always been friendly to me, and in all honesty whenever I have been here I have never had any difficulty finding a seat. However perhaps that is because of the unconventional times I tend to eat lunch.
Laura F.
Place rating: 3 Melbourne, Australia
Forever busy, this large café located behind Rundle Street serves breakfast and lunch everyday, and the seats are almost always full. The prices are reasonable, with some interesting items on the menu. I’ve had toad in the hole(egg in bread) topped with passata and spinach for breakfast there. They also do the usual bacon and eggs, French toast, foccacias and pizzas. It has a large outside dining area and inside as well, but as its busy a lot of the time it is often loud.
Andrew C.
Place rating: 3 South Australia, Australia
Nano is a casual café, situated in Ebenezer Place a trendy and modern inner city residential, shopping and eating district in the east end of town, just near Rundle Street. Nano offers a range of foccacias, bread sticks and pizzas, made with their home-made bread, as well as fresh salads, pasta and a delicious breakfast selection. Whilst the food is incredibly good, Nano gets really busy and not only is it often difficult to find a seat, the fact that they make their own bread means that there is only a limited amount of stock on hand. Consequenly they will often sell out of a number of the best dishes(the chicken and mushroom foccaccia for instance) by mid to early afternoon. Best to get in early.