Part Time Lover

Nestled between the bluestone Town Hall building and the beige tones of the Adina Treasury Hotel, sits a low-slung and humble timber pavilion with large glass windows, flanked by garden beds on all sides.

There’s plastic over the windows to stop prying eyes from peering in, which creates a fantastic reveal when we open the doors to see just how far Part Time Lover has advanced since our last visit.

What was once a thoroughfare – a shortcut between King William and Pirie Streets – has been transformed by Sans-Arc Studio into a joyful capsule for all-day drinking, dining, lingering and lounging. What were (and still are) the garden bed edges have been repurposed as seating for the restaurant and run the perimeter.

Two custom light fittings hang from the ceiling, one over the series of fixed two-seater tables and the other over the bar. The strip light is powered by LED but the diffuser creates an incredible sort of light that is bright and clear and warm and forgiving.

Excerpt compliments of Joshua Fanning
City Mag